Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-27
MITCHELL CHOSEN.
He Will Represent Wisconsin in
the u. S. Senate.
KNIGHTS MEN STAMPEDE TO HIM

Leaving Bragg Out in the CoId-The eau
Gus Selection Confirmed by the LegisIa.
ture-Kansas Republicans Make n For
NAL Protest Against Martins Election,
and Drop Their Joint Session Business
for Good-Illinols Legislative Doings-
Repeal of the Edwards Law in Progress
Situation in Other States.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 27-Representa-
tive John L. Mitchell was nominated yes
terday on the thirty-frst ballot for United
States senator. Knight could no longer
hold his forces, and when the break came
Mitchell made big gains, having moro
than sufficient to nominate. Mitchell
had thirty-one votes in the caucus
that have stood together for the past week.
He secured from the knight contingent
twelve and three from Bragg, giving him
forty-six or five more than necessary to
elect. Sampson, Bragg man, moved to
make the nomination unanimous, and
the motion prevailed amid great enthusi-
asm. AT noon today the legislature met in
Joint session and confirmed the action of
the caucus, Mitchell being declared elected
United States senator to succeed Sawyer
Held Preliminary Caucuses.
The Bragg and Knight men caucused at
o'clock, just before going into the legis-
iative caucus, The Bragg men were ad-
dressed by Colonel G. NJ. Woodward and
Senator Mcbride, who stated to the eau
Gus that the 81 uation bore strong Mitch
ell tinge and it might be that the Bragg
column would be doubled up. After fur
Their discussion vote was taken and all
the members present agreed to stand b.
General Bragg to the last, whatever might
Come. Within half hour three of the
members who had subscribed to this agree
ment had left the Bragg standard to get on
the Mitchell wagon.
Knight Releases His Friends
The Knight caucus occupied more time.
Colonel Knight appeared before the caucus
and after than ling the members for their
loyalty in standing by him so long said
that the time had arrived when he was
convinced he could not be elected, and he
therefore released them from their alleg;-
ance. Hereafter he wished each member
to vote as he deemed best, using his own
Judgment. The colOnePs abdication was
not accepted without protest on the part
of majority of his supporters Senator
Wescott refused to leave his candidate aDo
served notice on the caucus that he wou'i
continue to vote for Colonel knight.
which he did. The other members thought
1t was time to scatter, as the colonel would
not remain in the field, and while no vote
was taken on the question of what should
be done it was understood that the ma
Jority of the members would vote for
Mitchell
The Camps of the Defeated.
General Bragg's headquarters were sur
rounded during the evening by a curious
crowd, but the general remained in his
room the greater part of the evening, re-
ceiving his friends. He took occasion ,
personally thank all his followers for theic
loyal support. Colonel Knight remained
at home last evening. His headguar-
ters were occupied by his leutenants,
whose disappointment at the outcome was
even more pronounced than that of the
Bragg men. The Milwaukee men had the
earth and the fullness thereof last night.
The Mitchell headquarters, at the Park no.
tel were thronged, and outside the corridor
was thick with groups of Democrats tell
ing how it all happened