The Globe-republican., 1893-01-13
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Last Tuesday the Kansas representa-
tives assembled in the state house, and
after stormy scene elected two speak
ers and two sets of officers: There we're
sixty three republicans and one indie
pendent holding certificates Of election
from the state canvassing board who
took part in one organization, while fiji
ty-eight populists holding certificates
assembled in the same hall and effected
their organization. The three demo-
Gratis were there but took no part in the
proceedings of either outfit. During
the excitement revolvers were flourish
ed wildly i'm a scutlle for possession of
the sergeant-at-a room, which was
held by republicans. No shot was fired
though the member from Ford wired his
partner and friends to come down to his
rescue. II. McGarry and |. f. Voorhees,
took the next tram for Topeka.
The republicans organized by the
election of the following: Speaker, G.
l.. Douglass of Sedgwick county; speak
er pro tenn. +. y. Hoch of Marion coun-
"; chief clerk. Frank l.. Brown. An
derson county: assistant chief clerk, j.
Q. Royce, Smith county; journal clerk
Charles T.. Hall. Russell county: docket
clerk, Robert NJ. Fulton, Shawnee cOun-
ty; sergeant-at-arms, Z. c. Clevenger.
Woodson county; assistant sergeant-at-
arms. George Higgins, Miami county,
and A. IL. Heber, Meade county; post
master, b. ii. Bum, Rush county; door
keeper. J. X. Miller, Shawnee county;
chaplain, Rev. J. NJ. Sullivan, Douglas
county,, chief enrolling clerk, Mrs. l.. c.
Hughes, Wyandotte county.
The following are the pOpulist OFF,
GERS:
Speaker, J. NJ. Dunsmore, Neosho
county; speaker pro TEN. w. II. Ryan,
Crawford county; chief clerk Ben c.
Rich, Trego county: sergeant-at-arms.
Leroy +. Dick. Labette county: door
keeper, F. J. Scott, Linn county; read
ing clerk, ID. G. Marley, Linn county:
docket clerk, J. c. Potts, Cloud county.
Hon. r. NJ. Wright returned from To-
peka Wednesday, where he has been
spectator of the house organization. He
was one of the few outsiders who gained
admission to the ground floor of repre-
sentative hall. and mingled with the
members during the whole turbulant
scene. He said at one time there was
those who feared bloodshed, but that by
the time he left all thought of violence
had passed, and the populists had put
up cook stove in Legislative hall. They
alse had score of women and children
(the wives aud daughters of the men,
bers) to cook and serve food to the peO-
pies party side of the house. Mr.,
Wright said he never saw such sight
before in Kansas. Rev. Busser was in
the gallery during the organization.
Seated beside him was Major Hudson.
When the populist sprang into the
speakers chair, Major Hudson's man.
ner expressed great anxiety. and he inn
patiently calculated ''why don't one of
our fellows get into the chair, too" The
Rev. Mr.. Busser replied that it was wiser
not to do SO until called to preside BY
vote of the house, and almost before he
had concluded the remark Cubbeson was
voted for, declared elected temporary
speaker and took the seat beside the
populist who had assumed the position
without the formslity Of an election. 1t
therefore transpired exactly as the rev.
erend gentleman commended, for the re-
publicans by this forbearance not only
placed the opposition in the light of be-