The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-09
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION AT
PIERRE is NARROWING
DOWN.
POPS THREATEN TO BOLT.
SEVEN AGREE TO GO OVER To
THE REPUBLICANS WEDNES-
DAY.n
Two Useless Ballots and Indefinite
Caucus AdjOurnm ent-Bismarck
DOings.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb S.-But two bal
lots were taken in the Populist caucus
tonight. With but few over half the
members present, the last ballot was
Kyle, %; GoodykOontZ, II; Plowman. 9.
An adjournment was taken to the call
OF the chairman of the caucus.
In the joint session the ballot for
senator was: Picker, AZ; Kyle. 35:
Goodykoontz, IS; Plowman, 10; Kellar,
2; Palmer, 10. Thirteen members were
absent and paired.
Seven Populist members, ex-soldiers
held a conference today and decided
that after Wednesday next they would
vote for Picker for United States SEN
ator.
j. G. Johnson, the emissary of Chair
man Jones Of the national Democratic
committee, has reviewed the situation
mere and declared today that Senator
Kyle seemed to hold the winning card
Inc impression prevails here that KvIe
Will be elected senator, but there is
war on between the Goodykoontz fac
ton and the Democrats. The Demo-
Gratis have for four weeks refused to oo
INTO the Populist caucus, but at their
conference last night they decided "a
DO so at the fusion caucus tonight The
Goodykoontz men Immediately declared
that if the Democrats were allowed 10
participate in the caucus thew would
walk out Goodykoontzs right hand
man said today that he realized there
was no chance of electing the Mitchell
man, but that they would defeat Kvle
The Democrats took no part in the cam
Gus.
Inc senate today fought over a. liouo,.
license bill, in which Gov. Lee had de-
manded of the committee that a. DOR
tlon or the license should come to the
state, and after long discussion
killed the bill taxing grain warehouses
$40 per year each. Both houses adont-
ed favorable reports of the committees
on equal suffrage amendments. It was
discovered that the Hinckley bill, pass
ed early in the session. will have to be
repealed, as it prohibits any appeal to
the supreme court. The militia asked
for an appropriation Of $500, and the
agricultural college $4,000. A number
of new bills were introduced in the
house, among them bills providing that
all taxes shall be assessed, levied and
collected by the state, and providing
for issuance and redemption Of uni
form, non-interest bearing warrants for
counties and divisions thereof
story is in circulation that Col. Car
penter, of Watertown, quartermaster
general of the state militia, will be un-
able to effect a settlement. He has in
his custody $4,000 worth of government
supplies and is under $4,000 bond. Gov.
Lee has had this office abolished and
has ordered the supplies turned over
to the adjutant general. This has
brought about protest from Col. Car
penter and his bondsmen. He has writ
ten letter to Gov. Lee in which he
says that it would be in the interest of
the Populist party If he was retained
as quartermaster general. Carpenters
bondsmen are George H. Parker, John
B. Hunter, A. H. Barnard, G. c. Wiley,
w. B. North. 0. B. Crane and T. P.
Phillips No direct charge of irregular
ity is expected, but it is known that
several militia companies are short in
their accounts, and that Col Carpenter
is not properly protected by bonds as
he should be.