Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-03
Th,rty-First Day.
Tie Joint Convention.

BISMARCK, Feb. l.
In the joint convention to-day Messrs.
Bentley. Churchill, Oliver and Ritter were
absent. sick, and Senator Hitler, on &C.
count OF death in his family; IS
being present and voting. As was
| necessary to choice. After long skir-
mish over d question relating to the
alleged pair between Senators Hitler and
Day, the S2d ballot was cast, resulting:
Benton, 80; Casey, 81; Pinkham, q; Smith,
8; Kingman, 8; Walsh,3.
Those who voted for MIR. Benton were
Senators Bidlake, Bryniolfson, Burke,
Engle. Kinter, Lamb, McCarten, McCor-
mack, Patch, Stevens, and Messrs. Cald-
well, Deans, Ebbighausen, Elliott, Hagen
Hall, Hallum, Hodgson, Holiday, Aorgan,
James, johnson OF Sargent. johnson of
Grand Forks, Johnston, Kelly. Lee, lie.
wang, Logan, McCanna, McCulloch, Nc.
Lean, OKeefe, Plain, Rinde, Sanford,
:rhexton, Thompson, Towers and
Ueland-S9.
Those who voted for Mr.. Casey were
Senators Cashel, Day. Gregory, Aaggart,
Palmer, Svensrud, Worst, White, and
Messrs, Benedict, Boyntop, Burkhardt,
COchrane, Davis. Halvorson, Havrevold,
Newman, Oksendahi, Pierce, Satterlund,
Simpson, Southland, Tufts, Veeder, Wishek,
Yegen, Walsh-3l.
Those who voted for Mr.. Pinkham were
Senators Arnold. Enger, Fuller. johnson
and Messrs. Bullard, Macarthur, Severson,
StrOm, Wallen-9.
Messrs, Pinkbam, Young and Wright
voted for Mr.. Smith.
Messrs. Hurley, Larson and Lohnes
voted for Mr.. Kingman.
| MessrS. SOrley, Haugan and Wineman
voted for Mr.. Walsh.
Atterthe journal was read this morning
q question came up as to the pair between
Senators Hitler and Day. Mr.. Day desir-
ing correction of the journal to show that
the pair was intended for yesterday only
while the record seems to show that it was
agreement it was released. He stated that
he was not we'll yesterday and it being
stormy he suggested he would like pair,
when Mr.. Bidlake stepped forward and
said he could accommodate him and Mr..
Hitler had been called away and left a
signed the agreement without reading it
Intending it to be for the day only.
MIR. Burke said the agreement. as it ap-
| pears in the records speaks for itself. He
believed the senator to be bound bv that
agreement and demanded that it should be
complied with.
Mr. Little insisted that Mr.. Day was the
only man to determine whether he was en-
titled to a vote. He knew what his inten-
tiOnS were when he signed that agreement,
and he alone should determine whether he
was entitled to vote.
Mr.. Burke called attention to the rules
of the house Ut representatives end tO the
| charter of contracts made between MEM
bers seeking a pair, insisted Senator Day
was in honor bound to respect the agree
ment, and that all members of the cOnven.
ton were interested and entitled to act as
judges: that an injustice would be done to
Mr.. Hitler If the pair was not respected;
that Mr.. Hitler alone could release him
from the agreement, and unless MIR.
Hitler consented the senator should not
be permitted to vote.
Mr.. HavrevOld requested tn know ii
Mr.. Hitler was present when the agree
ment was signed.
Mr.. Little stated that Mr.. Bidlake pre-
sented the agreement; that Nj. Hitler was
at home and not in the city when the
agreement was signed.
Mr.. Elliott stated that he had something
to do with that pair; that Mr.. Hitler left
the agreement and went away with the
understanding that he was not to be cx-
cused, but that the convention should be
held under q call of the house until
he returned unless they sue
ceeded IN obtaining q pair for him.
Mr.. Bidlake said Mr.. llil(ier signed the
agreement with the understanding that 1t
was to cover the time of his absence.
til Z agreement as to the time 1t was tO last.
Senators Casllel and Mccormack were
present when the pair was signed. Know
inv that ht COuld not return MIR. Hitler