The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-11
WHO'S THE LTAR?"
SAID MR.. CARTER
Sensation Exploded at the Joint Con-
yentiOn at Salem Yesterday.
MR.. MITCHELIs PROMISE
Assured Carter that Forty-six Woulc
BE Present and. Such Not Being
the Case He Is Angry.
speolaI 70 the Astoran.

Salem, February l0.-The hope Of Sen
ator Mltchell's friends that forty-six
members would enter today's Joint con-
yention was rot realized. Roll call
showed only thirty-eight present. Bill
yeu and Lee were among the absent.
Senator Carter. who did not answer
TO roll call. came in and exploded a
bomb. Carter sat in the lobby until
after roll was called and the result
was announced Carter then walked
down the aisle and addressed the con-
ventiOn. He said;
II came to this session unpledged 10
any man. When I arrived here I was
met by buggy and taken 10 Senator
Mitchelrs headquarters. where / met
Senator Mitchell. He asked me to sign
a paper which. he said, was signed by
forty-seven members. told him that
never signed a political paper.
Mitchell said he especially wanted my
name. l did not sign the paper.
When came here found a muddle;
found there was no other nominee
than Mitchell l told him that ! would
support him, but further said to him
that would not stand by any man as
long as had stood by Dolph two years
ago. II the time came when saw that
he could not be elected. / would not
support him any longer,
Last night Senator Mitchell came to
my room and told me that today there
would be forty-five In the joint conven-
ton and that l would make the 4sth.
He told me II did not come and make
the 18th man the whole responsibility
for the situation would rest on my
shoulders"
Mr.. Carter had cume here to make the
f0rty-sixth man today. but. said he: ~
find that there Is a lie out some where
Either Senator Mitchell misrepresented
things 10, me. or those senator's whom
Senator Mitchell said would come in
have lied to him. They have told me
they did not tell Senator Mitchell they
would come in today. There is a II,
out some where"
Carter concluded by saying that h,
felt he had done his duty in coming II
today.
As soon as Carter finished the con
vention adjourned.
MITCHELL SURELY DEFEATED.
Portland. February 1O.-Conference,
OF the two opposing forces were helC
tonight and, as result, the senatoria
situation presents itself in a cleare
perspective than at any time since tn,
opening OF the session. The reorgani
zation problem appears just as far iron
solution as ever, but Mitchelrs defea
seems to be inevitable. whether the ses
sion ends in deadlock or not. If ther
is reorganization, Mitchell's defea
will be a condition precedent; if ther
is a permanent deadlock, there vii
simply be no senator at all.
Broadly speaking, the conference
were of the Republican Mitchell an,
anti Mitchell followings respectively
but each disclaims that 1t is repre-
sentative OF either faction. The frs
consisted of the Republican senator
; who have for the most part been friend
ly TO Mitchell. and who have refused
! on the ground of its illegality, to ente
his joint convention. All were present
or were represented, except Reed AN,
Calbreath, the latter Of whom may b
considered neutral The situation wa
: fully discussed and II was unanimously
$ decided to follow the same course pur
, sued heretofore, and that is to refus
:, to participate in the joint assembly a
at present constituted. The second wa
, of the Republican members OF the join
n convention. There was full discussio
$ and nearly every one present made
speech 1t was decided by resolutio
that the convention is the proper an
lawful method to elect a senator, an
to continue its daily sessions to tn
/. end. The members of the conferenC
expressly declared that the support {
any candidate was not considered an
@ the name Of Senator Mitchell wa
" scarcely mentioned.