The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-02-25

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sounded q loud tattoo and the warriors
settle down in their seats ready for the
charge. Chit CLERK Hamilton then
called the roll and all were present,
with the exception of SPEAKER Waieh,
who had gone of on q eooutir g tour
md lost the trail. The order wal given
to proceed to form into line their ballots
and the firing began. There were 90
shots fred on the fret, which was the
sixtieth battle. as follows:
Miller. ............ . IS Walsh................24
Wallin .......".......6 Lamb....... ........ 8
Muir ............. l Benton. ............. l
ROACH IS CHOSEN.
TIE sixty.arst and last ballot stood:
Roach ........."....50 Smith ................1
Wauln. ............ q
On the 6rst Gail CT the roll those who
voted for E1sch were:
Messrs. Bidlake. %Brynjolfson, Burke.
Engle. Hitler, Hunter. Lamb, McCarten,
Mccormack. Patch, Stevens, Caldwell, D ives,
Deans, E~bbighausen. Elliott. Hagen, Hall. Hal.
lum. Halvorson, Hodyson, Holiday. Horga1.
James. johnson Of Sargent, Johnson OF Grand
Forks. Johnston. Kelly, Lee, Levang, Logan.
McCanna. McCulloch. Mclean, OKeefe. Plain.
Rtnde, Sanford. Tnexton. Thompson, Towers,
Ueland-42.
Mr. Cashel changed from Miller to Roach; Mr.
LaMoure changed from Miller to Roach; MI
Sorley changed from Wash to Roach; Mr.. Coch-
rane changed from Miller to Roach; Mr.. Haugen
changed from Wallin to Roach; Mr.. Pierce
changed from Vallin to Roach: Mr.. Wineman
changed from Walsh 10 Roach; MIR. Yegen
changed from Miller to Roach. making 20. or
three more than enough to elect.
Those who voted for MI. Miller on
the first call of the rsll were:
Messrs. Arnold. Cashel, Day. Fuller. Greg.
CRY, Haggart, Ink. johnson. La Moure. NC
Gillivray, Miller, Palmer. Pinkha D, svensrud u,
Worst. White. Young. Benedict. Benton. Boyn-
ton. Bullard, BuIkbardt, Chu,r htli. Cochrane,
Havervold, Hurlsy. Lohnes, Larson, Newman,
~Oksendahl, oliver, Ritter. Satterlund. Simpson,
seversoo. Southland, Strom, Tufts, Veeder,
Wright and Yegen.
Here was the critical point. The vote
stood exactly equal. Halverson ard
Davis had voted with the democrats and
ropulists; five votes would elect either.
The ether republicans had vet d:
Epger for Wsllin. Sorley fer Walsh,
Haugen for Wallin. Macarthur for Wal.
lin. Wallin for Wallin. Wincman for
Walsh, Wishek not voting and Walsh
abeent. Scrlty changed his vote to
Roach, Haugen changed his vote to
Roach. followed by Pierc, and Vine
man. This elected r zach. a. W.shek
had not voted and Walsh was absent
L. Moure changed to Roach, Yegen
changed to Roach. Oashel changed to
Roach, making Roach's vote GO,
THE vIoroR's SPEECH.
"Gentlt men Of the Joint Assembly:
For this honor I thank You. 1t I had
the choice OF the sweetest words with
power to frame them in most pleasing
and seductive sentences I could not say
more or mean more, nor would the ex.
preston come more directly from tie
heart, than when I say the simple little
phrase, sincerely and heartily I thanh
you
20 Hupying as I do on this occasion Q
unique and strange position, I cannot be
s1peo'ed TO sly very much. In the
first place the unexpected has happened;
10 the next place. a. memte'
elected by the help Of the votes from y
msi'r''y party. 10 those gentlemen Of
tie majority. party Who fought for,
nopt d AID wished q different result |
can oaly say that our fight has been
manly, open and honest (applause.
We have 8 imply dore what any minority
party would hsva done under the
circumstances crgan:zed to take I'd
vantst 9 CT any mistake OF . discrgsnixed
majority.
"Somethirg hiss been said during the
contest attu the locality from which Q
candidate halls. I desire to ssy, a. far.
as I m concerned, tat whilst 1 hail
from Graz Forks county / AN proud
to- know and own that as my homa I
am proud that her people are my
PEOPLE and I wish to assure
you that in the discharge OF duties of
this pos ton to which you have elevated
me ! shall honestly and sincerely en-
deavcr to represent the people of the
whole state Of North Dakota. plausel
I sm happy to say that no pledges have
been given, and l Am also proud to soy
that none have been demanded
lApp:auee But I feel that I can say.
Standing in this place and OCCUPYING Tie
position to which You have elected me,
that the friends who have SUBJ orted ne
in t. is contest aud helped to bring this
res7lt shall receive. as far IS it is in ny
power ard the power Of our party.
my grateful and s~u5etantisi
recognition. [Arplau e.
ITO my Independent friends Who
have stood by us 90 nobly in this 3
test ! de ire in this public manner TO.
THAI you, one and oil, heartily. and
s:ncerejy, In my own behalf and on the
behalf Of the party which I repre- SAINT,
lapplauet and I desire TO say further
that since eight years ago when I oceu-
pied . seat in this hall ss . represeIt to.
tive representing Dakota, CT the terri.
tory OF Dakots, doYn 10 the present
time. there has never been any doubt an
e which political party I belonged.
Whilst that 10 true my rolitioal ieht
has slways been open and in public