Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-01-24
WINS TIE KANSAS SENA-
TORIAL CAUCUS PRIZE.
.HE is NAMED OHYHE TENTH BALLOT.
Hard Fought Contest Over--FOrty- slz
Ballots Were Taken In Anti Burton
Meeting and Then the Dark
Horse Came In-.lBrleH sketch
of the NOmInee--De Defeated
Candidates Speak.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 90. The Repub-
lican caucus nominated Lucien Baker
of Leavenworth, for United States
senator. Ee
A general caucus Of theanti- Burton
men was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. It was agreed that the
candidate receiving the forty-fve
votes should be selected as the man
ito make the fight against Burton
There were fifty-three votes in
the caucus. Forty-six ballots were
taken.
After balloting for two hours sup
porters of the four regular candidates,
Major Hood, J. w. Ady, S. o. Thacher
and Cyrus Leland, saw that it was
impossible to agree on either of the
gentlemen named, and the ranks
commenced to break. Governor Nor
rill, John j. Ingalls,, Chief Justice
Albert II. Horton and Lucien Baker
were taken up as dark horses. Baker
received As votes on the forty sixth
ballot. The roll was called and the
ffty-three members of the caucus de-
elared that they would support Baker.
1t took ten ballots in the regular
caucus to nominate. In addition to
the candidates, Farmer" A. w.
Smith, General J.. c. Caldwell, Chair
man W. B. Sutton, j. K. Cubbison, 7.
f. Carver, Judge w. A. Johnston and
II. j. Bone of Clark county were
voted for.
First Baker 81, Burton 40, Morrill,
., Ady 2, Ingalls, l.
STANDARDIZATION 81, Baker so, Ady
2, Ingalls, 1, Smith 1, Sutton l.
Third-Baker SO, Burton so, Ady 2,
Morrill, /, Smith 1.
Fourth Baker 81, Burton 4S, Nor
rill 8, Ady 3, Sutton 1.
Fifth-Baker 40, Burton 46, Ady 5,
Morrill, 4, Cubbison l.
Sixth-Burton 4s, Baker AZ, Ady 6,
Morrill, 8, Sutton 1, Cubbison 1.
Seventh--Baker 40, Burton 4s, Ady
6, Morrill, 1, Carver l, Johnston l.
Eighth-Burton so, Baker As, Ady 4,
Morrill, l, Carver 1, Bone l, Caldwell 1.
Ninth Baker SO, Burton 4S, Ady 2,
Broderick 2, Carver 1, Morrill, 1.
Tenth-Baker So, Burton 46, Ady 3,
Ingalls, /.
Before the tellers had finished
counting the last ballot it was known
that Baker had won, and mighty
shout went up, and there was rush
for the LeaVenworth man. His
friends actually Rugged him and
some patriot started to sing ''March-
ing Through Georgia" but the chair
man pounded the desk vigorously
with his gavel, restoring order.
Speaker Charles Z. Lobdell, one OF
Mr.. Burton's most ardent supporters,
gained the floor and moved to make
Bakers nomination unanimous. Rep
resentatives Frank Grimes of Graham
and f. NJ. Benefiel of Mon sgomerv,
also workers in the Burton camp, Sec
onded the motion. 1t carried with a
whoop and a hurrah. "Baker!
Baker!" shouted q hundred men. Mr..
Baker assembled the platform, and
with tears in his eyes, thanked the
caucus for the honor it had conferred
upon him, almost without asking.
The defeated candidates each ex-
tended to Mr.. Baker their congr1tu-
lations and pledges Of support,
Lucien Baker IS the present state
senator from Leavenworth county.
He was born in Fulton county, o.,
and is 40 years of age, over twenty
FIVE of which have been passed in
Kansas OF Methodist parentags, Mr.,
Baker secured a good general eduea.
ton, and adopting the law as his pro-
fesston, came TO This state from Mich
ivan in April, 1869, settling in Leav-
enworth, where he has since resided.
His time has been closely devoted to his
profession, in which he has been very
successful, and but very small por-
ton of it has been given to politics.
Until elected to the senate Mr. Baker
never held any office save that Of city
attorney of Leavenworth.