St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-26
Judge John Martin Elevated
to the Senate From
Kansas.
Democrats Unite With Popu-
lists in Effecting This
Result.
Republicans Go Through the
Form Of Electing a
Senator.
Mitchell Loses One Vote in
the Wisconsin Senatorial
Caucus.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 24.-Judge John
Martin, of Topeka, today became Sena-
tor Martin. of Kansas. The latter title
was bestowed upon him by the joint
convention of the senate and the Pop
ulist~house. and he will proceed at once
to Washington to take Senator Perkins
seat, who was appointed by the gov
ernor year ago to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of
Senator Plumb until the legislature
should name senator to serve
the uneXpired portion of the term. The
Populists stole clever march OIL the
Republicans when they nominated
Judge Martin in caucus last night.
They figured that Mr.. Martin being a
Democrat, there would 90 into their
joint convention not only enough Dem
Populist members who took the seats of
unseated Republicans, but also enough
to break the Republican quorum. Their
figuring was correct. for when the roll
was called in their convention today
three Democrats voted for Martin. OF
course those three cannot now go into
the Republican joint convention, and
without them the Republicans can only
muster elghty-one members.
Two Short of a Quorum.
The Republicans will therefore be
unable to elect a senator, and John
Martin will, without doubt, be the only
applicant for recognition before the
federal senate. The Republicans, of
course. claim that his election is illegal.
inasmuciI as it was participated in by a
house whose organization they allege to
be unconstitutional. That question:,
however, Will have to be Settledby the
United States senate when Mr.. Martin
appears with his credentials.
Judge Martin has been leading
Democrat of Kansas ever since there
wore any Democrats in the state. He
has made the race for congress in his
district several times, and once, four
years ago, undertook the thankless
task of running for governor on the
straight Democratic ticket lib the face
of a Republican majority of $4,000.
When the Farmers Alliance went over
to the Populist party Judge Martin
urged the Democrats to unite with them,
not so much to secure the victory of
Populist principles and Populist men as
to beat the Republicans. His counsel
prevailed. and the result at the last
election is well known. Today he re-
ceived his reward.
The BaIIofing.
The legislature met in joint session at
noon in representatives hall. The Re-
publican members of both house and
senate declined to answer to their names
when the roll was called, as did Senator
O'Bryan (Dem.), of Wichita. Ninety
one persons responded to their names.
eight more than quorum. Eleven of
these were members OF the Populist
house, and had been given their seats
through contest proceedings. Without
these there was no quorum. When the
senate roll was called the entire Popu-
list strength went to John Martin.
all the. twenty-five Popuist senator's
voting for him. O'Bryan also voted for
Martin. The result of the vote as finally
announced was Martin, Sc; Coburn, 4
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dent Daniels announced that as Judge
John Martin had received majority of
the votes that he had been duly elected
United States senator. Before this w as
done Senator Baker Rep.), demanded
that the Republicans. be given right to
vote. The president ruled that the vote
having been announced, no further
votes could be received.
The Populist joint session at once dis
solved aud Senator Baker (Rep.),
mounting a chair in the midst of the
cheers that were being made for Mar
tin, offered resolution in which it was
set forth that ten persons who voted
in the joint session had no
legal right to a seat, declaring that no
election had been had. and
Calling Upon Members
to meet and elect a senator. Spea ker
Douglass was promptly elected chair
man of the Republican joint session,
after the resolutions were adopted. An
Intellectual ballot was then taken, the
vote being, Ady, II. No quorum being
present. an adjournment was taken
until IL O'clock tomorrow.
The Republicans tonight prepared a
statement to the effect that the Populist
house is All illegally constituted body;
that nine of the eighty-SiX members
who cast votes for Martin are members
who took the seats from which Repub-
licans had been illegally Ousted, and
that Judge Martin has not been legally
elected senator. To this statement
was added protest against the
recognition of Judge Martin by
the federal senate and then the
statement and protest was telegraphed
the Republican senatorial steering COM
mittee. and the United States senate
committee on elections. The Repub-
licans claim that they fcially recog-
riiZed the presiding officer # the Popu
list joint session and requested that
their votes be recorded. AS this
was refused they claim that they simply
continued the unfinished business of
the session, when they proceeded to
ballot with the: Republican senators.
They assert that 154 legal votes were
ceived n, Ady II, and the rest scatter
ing. Consequently they claim that there
was no election.
Tomorrow the Republicans will prob
ably unite ON some stalwart Democrat,
and hope to get enough dissatisfied
Democrats aud Populists to meet with
them to effect an election. The Demo
Gratis and Populists who admit that ten
OF the votes cast in today's joint SEES
sion were illegal, insist that
Martins Election
was legal, because eighty-three legally
elected members participated, and. that
number being constitutional quorum,
he received an unquestioned majority.
They deny that the Republicans took
any partin the session. Judge Martin
will leave for Washington in few
days to deliver his certificate Of election
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