The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-19
A CALIFORNIA DEMOCRAT,
Stephen M. White Elected United
States Senator to Succeed
Republican.
With q Democrat From Montana
tho Senate VIII Be With
Cleveland.
Som ethlug OF Sensation In tho California q
! Joint Assem- bly y Bootles Votes
| IN Othes States.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 17.-Stephen NJ. White.
democrat, of Los Angeles was elected
United States senator to-day by the legis-
lSture by majority of two votes. The
two houses of the Legislature met in Joint
session shortly afternoon and indnlgsd In
nominating speeches until 2,l5 O'Clock.
Then 1t was discovered that McGowan. se-
publican assemblyman from San Francisco,
was missing. The Republicans tried to de-
lay proceedings until MCGOWAN could be
found and brought In. but were unsucess-
full and the vote proceeded without McGow-
ans absence being explained. Tho demo-
Gratis, who had total Of hfty-nine votes,
voted solid for white. 20 did Burke nom
partisan, and Ksarns, populist. This gave
White the necessary sixty-one votes. But
Bretz. . populist, interrupted the count and
created great excitement BY charging that
KeArn's vote for White had been bought
and that Marion Cannon, populist and
democratic congressman from the Sixth
district had bought it. Cannon, who was
present. hotly denied the charge and called
Bretz liar. The greatest confusion en-
sued. but after time the result Of the vote
WAS officially announced a. follows: Total
ballot cast. 119: necessary to choice, 60;
White. 81; Perkins, republican, -; FELTON,.
republican. IL; Bard, republican. 8; Wild
ney, republican, 6; Caton. populist. Il;
Franks, republican, 8; Estee. republican. i;
Reed. republican. 8; Preston, republican. l.
Carlson. OF San Diego, independent. voted
for Reed.
Bretz was called before the bar Of the
house and his charges taken down in
writing by the chairman. White was then
declared elected United States senator and
was escorted to the platform. where he
made speech. He referred TO the charge
made by Bretz that Kearns' vote had been
bought and said 10 far a. it referred to
himself it was an unmttigated falsehOod.
He endorsed Kserns and Cannon as men OF
probity. White said the day had come for
the election OF senators BY the people.
Among other things he said he would favor
the enforcement OF the contract of trans
continental railway companies to the gov
ernment He would do his best to carry
out the principles of the democratic ma
tional platform. After Whites speech both
houses adjourned,
A feature Of the senatorial contest which
has causcdaSsOme comment was tho fact
that NJ. d. DsYoung, proprietor Of the San
Francisco Chronicle, and one of the Ma
tional Worlds fair commissioners was not
among the republicans who received COM
plimentary votes for United States senator.
The names of DeYoung. Senator FELTON,
and ex-Gov. Perkins wee mentioned most
prominently as republican senatorial espir-
ants, and it was regarded that the main
fight would be between them if the repub-
licans should secure a majority in the leg
islature. During the senatorial contest Of
the past few days DeYoung's managers re-
fused to permit his name to be placed in
nomination. Tho hfty-one republican
votes were divided among eight persons,
Perkins receiving twelve and Felton,
eleven.