The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-22
THE PEOPLE WIN.
The Protests of the Republican
Party Masses
Were Listened To by the Kansas
Legislature.
Mr.. Burton's Supporters Unable
to Stem the Tide.
WITH LUCIEN BAKER
AS Their Nominee, the Anti
Burton Members
Unite tremendously and Carry
the Day.
EACH HOUSE BALLOTS
And the Choice of the Caucus
is Ratified.
Legislative Proceedings of Each
House Today.
Unite Harmoniously and Carry
the Day.
EACH HOUSE BALLOTS
And the Choice of the Caucus
is Ratified.
Legislative Proceedings of Each
House Today.

Hon. Lucien Baker, now state senator
from Leavenworth county, will succeed
John Martin as United States senator
from Kansas and Kansas will once more
be. represented in the upper house of the
national legislature by Republican.
Senator Baker was made the nominee
of the Republican members of the legis
lature in the party caucus last night and
that action was ratified at 12 o'clock
noon, today, when the votes of the two
houses of the legislature were cast for
senator
Mr.. Baker received the entire Repub-
lican vote of the legislature, and in aGdi-
ton the votes of Senator O'Bryan, (Dem.)
and Senator Leeds, (Pop.) Senator Baker
was himself excused from voting. He
received in all 1U7 votes,-91 in the
house and 16 in the senate.
The regular joint session of the legis-
lature will be held at noon tomorrow,
when the joint assemblage will ballot for
senator. Senator Baker will without doubt
receive as many if not more votes tomor-
row than today, and will then be formal
ly declared elected to represent Kansas
in the United States senate.
1t is Satisfactory Outcome.
The Republican members of the legis~
lature are to be congratulated for the
happy manner in which they have solved
the senatorial difficulty. Especially are
the mem bers of the anti Burton caucus
to be congratulated for having so nobly
and truly represented the people of the
state in refusing to be drawn into a com
binatiOn which would have elected a
man who would not have so truly repre-
sented the state.
The friends and supporters of Major
Hood are to be congratulated for having
made it possible for the opposition to the
candidacy of j. r. Burton to unite. Major
Hoods manager, |. Z. Lambert, nomi-
mated Senator Baker in the anti Burton
caucus.
The people of Kansas are to be con.
graduated that the Legislators of the
state have regarded their wishes and
that their protests against the selection
of Mr. Burton were headed.
The defeat of Mr.. Burton and the cleo
ton of Senator Baker is a victory for
the clean, honest, straight forward bust
ness element of Kansas Republicanism.
BurtOn's Strength Remained Intact
Mr.. Burton's close friends and support
ers stood by him to the last. When they
learned that the forces of the
other candidates had been con
centrated and would cast their
votes for Lucien Baker for senator
there were some misgivings at Burton
headquarters. A Burton caucus was
held at Z o'clock last evening which was
attended by forty-six men, and others
were apparently accounted which
brought the number of Burton men, ac-
cording to their figures, up to fifty four
just the number required to nominate. &C
that the Burton people were disappoint
ed as much as their opponents that The
first ballot of the caucus did not bring
about a nomination.
1t is understood that Mr.. Burton
friends are already buckling on thei
armor preparatory TO the fight for Sena
tor PETERS seat two years from now.
The fact that Senator Baker lives bu
twenty five miles from the home of Sena
tor ingalls, is regarded by the Burton me,
as sufficient to warrant the prediction tha
location will keep Senator ingalls, fror
getting the nomination in two year
which will leave the field open for then
to try again.
On the other hand it is freely predicteC
that location will not effect Senator In
gals chances in the least providing tn
legislature is Republican two years from
now.
The Vote In the House.
BY the time for voting on Unite
States senator arrived the house we
pdChous Inc mem D0rS OF the state odi
torial association with their wives an,
friends occupied the speakers CALLER,
Conversation in the lobby became so ger
eral and persistent that Mr. Cole of Ban
ton called the attention of the speaker I
the fact that members in the back of tb
house could not hear for the buzzine
mo gentleman will buzz after hearin
what the member from Barton has said.
SAID the speaker. As the roll was called o
senators every visitor craned his neck +
see just who it was voting and how
man would act anyhow when he was as
slsting to make a United States senator
Ihere were number of scattering vote,
Bone, Populist of Crawford, voted for 7
H. RIdgely OF Crawford. Pancake. Por
ulist OF Pawnee, was the first to vote fo
John Martin and his vote created
laugh. Rothweiler, another Populis
voted for John Martin. Schlyer, demo
erar of Ellis, also voted for NJ Martin Will
Smith of Sherman gave G. w. Click hi
only vote. The vote was: