The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-01-26
WASH3URN IS OUT
THE SENATOR GIVES UP THE SEN.
ATORIAL FIGHT.
He Releases His Supporters From,
Further Efforts i'm His Behnlf-
John Lind ls offered Their
support, but He De-
clinea to Rum.
REsuBM1ss1oN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
The Bill Ia Passed by the Senate
Senator Pettigresv Ia Re-
Elected.

st. Paul. Jan. p. - Senator Wash
burn is out of the fight. and he has re.
leased his supporters from further eff.
forts in his behalf.
That was the resLlt of a long con.
ference Of his friends.
They met and talked the situation
over with the result that q committee
was appointed to see If a combination
with McCleary and Comstock could
not be formed. The chief aim Of the
Washburn supporters was to band
themselves together in such way that
with the aid Of Comstock and Nc.
Cleary's friends it would be impossible
for Nelson's election.
Washburns supporters asked John
LIND to become candidate, but after
a consultation with his friends he re.
fused.
Ballot In the Legislature.
st. Paul, Jan. 24.-rhe first ballot
for United States senator did not differ
materially from the vote of the Repub
lican caucus last Friday night, as far
as the two leading candidates are con.
cerned. At the caucus Washburn had
on the last ballot 56 votes and Nelson
62. Comstock had fourteen votes last
Friday night and 13 today. McC cary
had 8 votes to-day. The Democrats
voted as per agreement for McHale
and the Populists for Donnelly.
In the house these Republican
changes were noticed on the ballot to-
day:
Blagik, who on Friday night voted
for Comstock, voted to-day for Nelson
Holman, voting on Friday night fol
McCleary, voted to-day for Nelson
Torson, voting on Friday for Wash
burn, voted for Nelson. These arc the
three new Nelson votes. Johns OF
Ramsey county, who voted for Nelson
Mt the caucus, voted to-day for Nc
Cleary, leaving Nelson a net gain OF
two in the house.
In the senate Macarthur, who on
Friday night voted for Washburn
voted to-day for Dickinson; and Rove
rud of Houston county changed from
Washburn to Nelson.
In the House.
Those voting for Washburn in the
house were:
AhlstrOm, Baston, BoObar, Brainerd
Cross, Dahl, Dale, Dare, DeLaittre
Dingman. Downs, Gcisslcr, Gunn
Guttcrson. Juliar. Leach. I.ovcioy
Mansfield, Metcalf, McKcnney, Rice
Robbins. Sederberg, Severance. Smith
T.. f., Staples, Swanson, Vogel, Woold
ridge, Wright, Zier, speaker.
Those voting for Nelson were:
Anderson. Barta, Blagik. Boxrud
Buck. Burke. Cant, Christensen
Craig, Damp Dressed, Ellingscn, Fer
ris, Gibbs. Grondhal. Hartshorn
Hceffken, Holman, jacobson, Johnson
f., Jones. ]. d., Jones. j. ~. Kelly. A.
B., Kendall. Littlejohn, Lockwood
Mathieson. Mallettc, Mullin, McInnis
Parker, Post, Reeves, Robil'ard, Samp.
son. Sander, Shell. Smith, e. A.. Smith
J. NJ, Strang, Tallmun. TOrson, Under.
wood.
Those voting for Comstock were:
Bickford, Douglas. Feig. Finney
FOss, Nicholson, McGrath, l.. Nicman
sivright, Soule.
Those voting for McCleary were:
Johns. johnson. f. c.. Nash, Olds
Schofield, Underleak, Warner.
Those voting for Donnelly were:
Brevig, Hendricks, Knuteson, Lee
Meilicke, Nelson. Richardson, Vigen.
Those voting for McHale We're:
Chisholm, French, FurlOng, Gerlach
Cores. Kelly. p. H., O'Rcilly. Schroed.
er, Schurmeier.
In the Senate.
Those voting for Washburn in the
senate were:
Allen. Barr Culkin, Day. Dunham,
Greer, Howard, Johnson. w. E., Lar
son. Masterman, Miller. Miller, Nor
gan, Potter, Pottgeiser, Spencer. Sper.
ry, Stebbins. Stockton, Theden,
Thompson. Wyman, Yale.
Those who voted for Nclson were:
Collester, Currier, French, Fuller,
Hanson. Iltis. johnson, A. c., Knat.
void, Lloyd. Peterson, Roverud, Shee-
han, Stevens, Sweingsen, Thorpe,
Wing, Young.
Those voting for Comstock were:
Cole, Heneman, Smith.
The one voting for McCleary was:
Ozmun.
Those voting for McHale were:
Keller, Schaller.
Those voting for Donnelly were:
Cronkhite, Hanna, Reishus Ring
dahl, Sevatson.
The one voting for Pillsbury was:
Hodge.
The one voting for Dickinson was:
Macarthur.
Absent-Moore. Populist, and Jones,
Republican.
Minnesntn
st. Paul. Jan. 24.-In the house Mr..
Robbins introduced bill intended to
prohibit state officials or persons hold
ing state appointments from taking
active part III senatorial campaigns or
Lobbying for any candidate DIR. Rob
illard introduced bill providing that
any person giving or promising any
money or position In return for sup
port for political Office or position.
elective or apr,o!ntivc, should be
deemed guilty of crime and punished
by imprisonment IN the penitentiary
for not less than six months nor more
than five years. He further penalized
the act by prohibiting tenure of office
for ten years after the committal of
the 0ffense. and by providing that If
he be in office at the time the offender
be dismissed.
Among the bills introduced in the
house We're the following:
Littlet0n, TO provide for the revision
Of the statutes: Littleton, relating to
the sale Of baking powders; Johns, to
encourage the smelling and manu-
facture Of iron ore into pig iron and
steel and to appropriate money there
for; Johns. an act to amend existing
laws relating to the sale and lease of
state mineral and other state lands;
Feig, declaring forfeiture Of swamp
lands granted to a branch line of the
Minneapolis & st. Cloud railroad; ].
NJ. Smith, declaring when the filing
and publishing required by the act en-
titled "An act TO provide for the ex-
tension of the terms of corporations"
may be done, and legalizing ACTS al
ready done; Zier, to regulate the sale
Of patent medicines,
In the senate: II. +. 69, a bill to
legalizc bonds issued by cities under
the provisions Of chapter 204 Of the
General Laws, came up for its first
reading. Senator Wing of lied Wing
asked that the rules Of the senate be
suspended and the bill be put on its