The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR IN KANSAS
Judge John Martin Elected By thu
Populists and Democrats


Topeka today became Senator Martin Of
Kansas. The latter title was bestowed
upon him by the joint convention OF the
senate and the populist house and he will
proceed at once TO Washington TO take
Senator Perkins seat, who Was appointed
by the governor year ago 10 1li the va.
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Plumb, until the legislature should name
a senator to serve the unexpired term.
The Dopulists stole clever march on the
republicans hen they nominated Judge
Martin In caucus last night. They figured
that Mr.. Martin bring g democrat, there
Won q go into their joint convention not
only enough democrats TO elect him
without counting the populist members
who took the seats of unseated repub-
licans, but also enough to break the re-
pub lean quorum. Their hguring was
correct. for when roll was called in their
Joint convention today, three democrats
voted for Martin. OF course, these three
cannot now 60 into the republican joint
convention, and without thsm the repub-
licans cen muster only eighty-one mem-
bers-two short of a Joint session quo
rum. The republicans will therefore be
unable TO ect 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 iaasmuch as il
was participated in by house
whose organization they sllege
to be unconstitutional. That ques-
ton, however, will have TO
be settled by the L. 5. senate when Dir.
Martin appears with hIs credentials.
Judge Martin hiss been q leading demo-
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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 In the
face of a republican majority OF $1,000.
When the farmers alliance developed
into the popuist party Judge Martin
urged the democrats TO unie with them,
not so much to secure the victory OF
poDulist principles and populist men, as
10 beat the republicans. His counsel pre-
vailed and the result at the last election is
we'll known. Today he received bis re-
ward,
The Republicans Protest.
The republicans tonight prepared .
statement to the elect that the populist
house is an illegally constituted body;
that nine of the eighty-six members who
cast their votes for Martin are members
who took the seats from which repub-
licans had been illegally ousted, and that
Judge Martin had not been legally elect
ed senator. To this statement was added
a protest against the recognition Of Judge
Martin by the federal senate, and then the
statement and protest was tsIegraphed
the republican senatorial steering
committee and the committee on
elections. The republicans CAIN that
they officially recognized the presiding
officer OF the popul ST 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 l5i Legal votes were cast: that
OF this number Martin received II. ADV
Il and the rest scattering. Consequently
they claim that there WAS no election
Tomorrow the republicans will probably
unite on some stalwart demo-
crat and hope to get enough dis
sati fled democrats and populists to
meet with them to effect an election
Democrats and populists who admit that
ten Of the votes cast in today's joint ses-
sion were illegal, insist that Martins
election was legal because eighty-ihres
ltRd " tlCOActl ulCttlbOto paAAANAhu W. ou0
that number being a constitutional
quorum, he received an uDouestioned
majority They deny that the republ cans
took any part in the session. Judge Mar
tin will leave for Washington In a few
DAYS to deliver his certifc te of eection,
which was made out and delivered to him
this afternoon.
Mrs. Lease Hot.
Mrs. Lease and Mrs Diegs. who have
been prominent in the councils of the
populist party. who took an active part in
the campaign and whose work lie recog-
nized az having been potent factor in
the populist success. are furious over the
election of Judge Martin as senator. They
thought @ stalwart poDu.iSt ought to be
elected.
"You can saw for me-" said Mrs Lease
to q reporter this evening, that the cleo
of Judge Martin is a death bow TO the
populist party in Kansas. l renounce my
allegiance TO it,"
Mrs. Digss said: "When the populist
party elected Judge Martin senator il COM
mitted suicide. From Its ashes. how
ever. will rise another party. not 20 be
dominated by 20 itical tricksters. who
will carry out the will OF the people,"
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