Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-20
The Joint Session.

SueSUlOu WIS OCUeTeu by vote OF on
to As. Then the resolution was adopted
by party vote.
The Joint Session.
The joint session began promptly at
noon amid the din of voices inside,
bugles and drums outside, the CLINT and
glare of musketry inside. The senators
and half a hundred newspaper men
filed through and into the house hall.
The lobbies of the latter were filled
with ladies and state officials. While
the crowd was gathering good-hu-
mored group had to be raped to order
for singing the "Doxology."
Dissolved Everlastingly.
On the preliminary roll call the chair
announced that &C had answered to
their names. but that ballot would be
taken to see If 70, quorum, was pres
ent and voting. The ballot began. Not
q man, republican or democrat, an
swered to his name during the call of
the senate roll.
Mr.. Burnam asked for call of the
senate absentees, but was not accorded
q second. There were no votes in the
house until Mr.. Burnam's name was
called and he voted for Boyle. Carrot
slso voted for Boyle. No other person
answered, and the ballot resulted:
Boyle, g." Mr.. Howard moved that the
session be dissolved everlastingly, eter-
nally and forever. His motion carried
with a wild yell. A member started up
the Doxology, and the crowd in the
lobby Joined in.
Accomplished All He Hoped For.
Senator Blackburn sat in the senate
cloak room surrounded by his friends,
smiling ut his satisfaction at having ac-
complished all he had really hoped for
from the beginning. He will leave for
Washington at once. ST. John Boyle
did not look happy. He had been bad
ly disappointed. This was the 51sU
ballot.
Proved Boomerang.
The startling feature of the day was
the result of the investigating commit
tee. The democrats are in high
dudgeon over the outcome. They
confidently expected to establish as
fact that Gov. Bradley and the
republican leaders had conspired to
call out the militia in order to compel
the senate to allow Senators Walton
and James to vote. In this they failed.
The testimony of Col. Gather proved q
boomerang. 1t showed that the demo-
Gratis had been in communication with
John and Phil Thompson and others Of
that ilk for the purpose of filling the
capitol with armed men and intimidat-
Ing the general assembly.
Col. Gathers testimony produced a
decided sensation. In answer to uues-
ton from Mr.. Gobel, the colonel re-
piled that he believed the senator to
have been cognizant of the plans of
Phil Thompson's resort to arms. He
said that Phil Thompson told him if
be came to the capitol he would be
killed.
Phil Thompson corroborated the
statements made by Col. Gather.
Citizens Voice Their Indignation.
There was not standing room in the,
courthouse when the indignation meet
Ing to protest against the action of Gov.
Bradley in calling out the troops was
called to order by Mayor Julian. His
honor made speech telling of his
conference with Gov. Bradley, in which
he had assured the executive that he
would give the legislature ample pro.
lection, and characterized his action in
ordering out the troops as highly par,
tisan and unbecoming governor. Gen.
Aendrick nominated Judge Lysander
Hoord as chairman of the meeting. AS
Judge Hoord took the chair there was
awildburst of applause. Speeches were
made by Ed. Taylor, Ollie James and
others. denouncing the action Of Gov.
Bradley in severe terms.