The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-20
THE UYsEATING PROCESS
Resorted to by the PopuIists to Secure
Majority.

TOPEKA. KAN, Jan. l9.-The Repuoii-
can senators and representatives, met IN
ioint session this morning and baiioted
for State printer. None OF the Democrats
were present. and although the solid vote
was cast for Crane the Republican noul'
nee he did not receive constitulionai
majority. Tho Republican House then ad-
iourned until 2 o'clock. and the fopullsts
began the unseatirg process. Ihe fopu-
list election committee reported III iaNo.
OF unseating Kline. republican uon
Jackson county. and seating Sheienoar-
Ger Populist. In Reno county DIX, Re-
nubl,can. was ousted and Mitchell, Popu-
list, seated. . .o,,
The grounds were the same In ooth
cases. In Jackson county, the town OF
Eolton. and In Reno. the town OF Dicker
con r,cra not mentioned in the legislative
anportionment two years ago, and altholsh
tl,ey are in the centre OF their leelsia'lVs
districts the Populist committee nein
that their votes should not be counted
In II e Senate similar tactics VIII pe iyi-
lovrad and by this means the Popu'is's
win have a elear majority on JOINT pai'o'
without the aid of the Democrats
The Nebraska senatorship.
LINCOLN. NEB., Jan. 1.-TWO houses
tion at noon to-day, and one ballot was
taken There were no changes OF I'M
nortance from the ballot OF yesterday:
The seven leading candidates received
the following vote: Powers und'), Y'
paddock Rep), 81 Majors CRep.)' 81
Morton Deni). 6; Thurston tKep.), o.
McKelghan Qnd), 6; Edgerton uhu.h o.
Thirty votes were scattered among lhe
other twenty candidates. The JOIN. ses-
sion adjourned until noon tomorrow
The Wisconsin Contest.
MADISON. WIS, Jan. 19.-Four more
holIots we're taken for senators at the
session of the caucus this afternoon, there
being but one change from the vote vi
81 for Mitchell. q for Bragg ~ ior
Knight and for Dodge cast iast illsil'
on the fifth ballot Bragg gained one VOTE
that OF Apple, OF Racine, who mas mere
tofore cast for Dodge. The caucus then
adiourned until s o'clock this evening
Irnon reassembling four more ballots were
| taken. Mitchell gaining two votes from
Knight, making the eleventh paIIot as
| follows: Mitchell. 80; Bragg, y; hhlsnt,
1s Caucus adjourned The Adjournment
,s generally looked upon as highly iaVor-
able TO Bragg, for whom an uhuehlaDie
| ipopuIarsundercurrent prevails
AZ the Republican senatorial caucus 'hls
| afternoon Assemblyman Tucker placed
in nomination the name of Philetus saw
Yer Of Oshkosh. There was no second,
and the name was withdrawn, ana that
| of ex-Irnited states Senator John =
| Snooner was substituted. lie was unani'
| mously nominated.
| Election of a Democrat Assured
| HELENA, MONT, Jan. p.-The eVeh'
| Of to-day In the senatorial contest was tht
| receipt by W. A. Clark, one OF the can
| didates Of a telegram signed by sixty
| four senators and representatives IN con
| gress urging him to take no step tha'
| would jeopardiZe the election OF d De,hu'
crat to succeed Sanders. Although tnes
| do not say so. plain inference Is 'hey
u,isb him 10 get out of the field the
| moment he sees he has no cnance 10 VII
| himself. and there IS said TO be strons
| sentiment in Washington I'm favor OF th'
| election of Dixon before the end or th'
week Sixty-eight votes were cast II
| ballot to-day as follows: Sanders, ~
| Clark. %; Dixon. Il; Collins, 2.
| Davidson. the sick Democrat, is 80 I'm
| proved that he can be brought INTO th'
| House at any time his vote is necessary
with him the Democrats only need on
of the Popullsts to give them majority
| an ioint ballot. and this one they have II
| Reecher. who has announced In the las
! few hours that he Will vote for any De
mocrat for United States Senator th'
Democrats may agree upon
Deadlock in North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 19.-The Legs
lature in joint session took eight ballots
for United States Senator to-day withou
elscting any candidate. There was nc
change from yesterday until the thir'
ballot was reached, when Popuiists nn'
| Democrats united and gave John ID. Ben
ton. OF Fargo, 55 votes, within seven o
enough TO elect. on the seventh pailo
most of the Democrats and Populists
went to J. p. Lamb, who received 9
votes. on the last ballot the result was
Casey. 1s; Worst, 10; Smith, s. Kingman
Q: Anderson. 8; Roach. g.; Muir, l6' hor
gan. IS: scattering. Q. AN effort VIII b'
made TO organize a caucus by the case,
men. II no caucus is reached BY Saturda!
a deadlock IS certain.