The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
THE BALLOT AT BOISE
CLAGETT AND DUBOIS SHOW THEIR
STRENGTH.
George Perkins Chosen Senator to
Succeed Himself in California
by Party Vote.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 12.-Balloting in sep
arate session today was without incident.
1t was taken in the house at II o'clock.
The senate was In wrangle over the
Bingham contest, and postponed the SEN
atorial ballot until 4:3O. The populists
had agreed to give Clagett their solid
vote today, and he got total of 80, five
democrats voting for him. These were Ell
der and Seat of Latah and Afford of Nez
Perez in the house. and Pierce of Cassia
and Davis Of Oneida in the senate. Nee
essary to elect on joint ballot. SO. Other
wise the democrats scattered their votes
among other populists, Thomas L. Glenn
Of Bear Lake county leading. with five
votes. followed by State Senator Thomas
Nelson of Latah with three. The de-
tailed vote in each house was:
House Clagett: Andrews, Bryan,
Briggs, Clagett, Elder, Flanagan, Fuller,
Goldensmith. Hampton. JONES. McCar-
thy, Mitchell, Morgan, Orr, Perkins. Ran
dolph, Rogers, Seat, Sherry, Waite,
Wright Alford-22. Dubois: Beary,
Black, Bryan. Brown, Carter Fulton,
Gray. Hadley. Hamer Harris, Holt. Keat,
Rigby. Sisson, Waters, Wilson, Workman
IL. Glenn: Hayse, McMurin, Pugmire
and Wallantine4 Nelson Allen and
JOhnson-2. Clawson voted for Senator
Ballantine of Blaine county; Rice voted
for c. w. Cooper; Thomas voted for
Texas Angel and Fem for Judge w. b.
Hepburn. Total vote cast. 40.
Senate-Dubois: Keller, Turner Of
bingham. Davis of Boise. Coryell Tur-
her of Idaho, Donnelly, Barnum, Bennett
and Harris-9. Clagett-Ballantine of
Blaine, Pierce, Urdohl. Nelson, Rees,
Heitfeld, Davis of Oneida and Youngay
3. Angel: Ballentine of Ada, Crook,
Coughanour Glenn: Rich. Nelson. Bas-
set.
Clasett has 10 men in the populist eau
Gus and Texas Angel Z. The vote may all
be cast for him tomorrow, but that is
to be settled in caucus tonight. 1t seems
to be the conviction of all politicians that
Clagett can not get enough democratic
votes to elect even if the populists stick
to him. The Dubois men are hopeful, but
1t seems to be the purpose of those in
control on the other side to beat him If
possible.
Protest in the House.
In the house today protest was tileC
against the action unseating the two Du-
Bots members from Bingham county. me
protest is signed by 10 silver republicans
and two democrats. 1t recites all the
facts OF the nomination and election, the
decision of the supreme court bearing on
the question of printing the same names
in more than one place on the ballot
In consequence. it says. I'VE therefore
most earnestly urge that the minority
report of said committee is without evil
dence to support it, and is unfounded in
facts, as well as being contrary and
squarey in the face of the express pro-
visions of the statutes governing the con-
duct of elections. as the same have been
construed by the supreme court. And we
further urge that the action of the ma
jority of this body in rejecting the re-
port of the committee and adopting the
minority report to unseat duly elected and
qualified members and seat in their places
persons whose qualifications and elections
are wholly unknown, was and is illegal.
high handed and revolutionary, oVerrid-
ing as it does the law and the decisions
of our courts arbitrarily DISTINGUISHING
a large groupe of electors, establishing a
most dangerous precedent of majority
tyranny and lawlessness. and in taking
such action without even an inspection
of the ballots or election returns. not only
trampling upon formal law, but shock
Ing all sense Of justice, right and COM
mon decency."
WrnngIe in the Senate.
The only matter OF much interest in the
senate today outside of the senatorial
ballot, was the protracted fight over the
contest case from Bingham county, in
which 5. L. Taylor, democrat, seeks to
secure the seat of F. II. Turner, silver re-
publican.
J. NJ. Ballantine of Ada. democrat, join
ed the silver republicans in the fight and
COughanour of Canyon voted with them
frequently His vote gave them a major
ity of one, and by his vote the case was
finally postponed until tomorrow.
On a vote to sustain the chairs ruling
that Turner can not vote on his own case,
Coughanour voted against the silver re-
publcans. II this stands, the vote on
the resolution unseating Turner will be a
tie. and will be decided against him by
the president.