Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-02
Monday, February 20.

W. n. Roach Dem OF Grand Forks
was elected United State senator on the
on the 61st Joint ballot.
On the first ballot OF the day the demo.
Gratis scattered their votes between Walsh
and Judge Wallin, with the minority re-
publicans and populists going to Wallin.
Miller received but IS votes on this
ballot, the balance being divided between
Walsh, Wallen, Benton, Lamb and Muir.
On the second ballot the democrats
took up Roach, the regular cancus
| nominee, as per program, and all the
| democrats and populists went to him.
There being three members absent, it
required but 40 votes to elect.
| Wneman, Sorley, Pierce, Haugen. all
| republicans OF the Walsh following, then
changed their votes to Roach, followed
| by LaMoure, Cochrane and others.
The Walsh contingent offer as Il reason
for electing a democrat that the
| first ballot today, If Miller was not elect
ed. they would go to Walsh.
The greatest excitement prevailed on
| the part OF the democrats at the course
of the Walsh contingent and they fairly
shook the roof Of the capitol building
| with their shouts and cheers.
The Cass county delegation for the first
| time since the beginning of the fight was
| united on this ballot with the exception
OF one vote, that OF Macarthur. Senator
LaMoure, having been elected on ticket
| Endorsed by democrats, republicans and
populists, felt that he had right to vote
| for any man brought forward.
Roach, Oliver and Others changed their
| votes to Casey, stating that he was really
| the only republican entitled to be voted
| for by the republicans, behaving received
| the regular caucus nomination as such.
At 1:3O, after the clerk had read tho
proceedings OF the joint session, declaring
W. n. Roach elected United States senator
| from North Dakota, Roach was escorted
to the speakers desk He said that he
occupied the unique and strange position
of having been elected to the United
| States senate as the nominee OF the
minority party by the aid OF members of
the majority party. His election was
| something unlocked for. He said that
no pledges had been made or asked; that
he and his friends had only taken ad-
vantage OF the disorganized condition OF
| the majority which was fair politics.
Therefore occupying the position which
ne DID, ne wished to say that his friends
OF the majority would receive substantial
and grateful recognition so far as lay in
his power, and to the brethren OF the
democratic faith he said he would wear
| their memory ever near his heart.
W. N. Roach has been resident OF Da-
kota for the past dozen years, coming to
Grand Forks county from the District
OF Columbia. He was born in London
county, Va, and is now 35 years OF age.
He has family OF four children and is
now O widower. He has stood for his
party as it's candidate for Governor on
two different occasions, being defeated
the first time by John Miller and on the
second occasion by A. H. Burke He is a
large wheat grower, and being engaged
in this occupation, he was naturally ex-
pected to draw farmers votes from the
independent ranks.
In the house Mr.. Oliver, as chairman of
the committees on grain and grain grad
ing, reported from said committee u
substitute for the Mclean bill, which is
practically a copy OF the South Dakota
law upon the subject Of elevators and
warehouses