Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
WANNA IS ELECTED
IN JOINT CAUCUS
The friends Of Yesterday Wsrs
StanchIy at His Command
Today.
ATTEMPTS TO DELAY FRUSTRATED
Otis Asked for al investigation Into
the Bribery Charges Before
tho Senator Was
Elected.

Columbus. Jan. 13.--The democratic
steering committee at n iate hour this
morning was said to have decided up
on ,Jcptba Gerard of Cincinnati as
the new fusion candidate for United
States senator. Gerard is n silver re-
publicau. His selection was made
with n view of securing the votes Of
the fusiouist members OF the Hamil-
ton county delegation, Droste and
Lane, who voted against Mayor McKis.
son. the fusionist candidate in the
senatorial ballot yesterday.
Hot Time I'm Columbus.
Although the joint balloting for sen.
ator did not begin till noon the legis-
iatiye halls were crowded early in the
| morning with an overflow crowd in
and about the state house. At the ho-
tells the opposing headquarters pre-
! sented the same anxious, busy scenes.
Workers on both sides showed more
| plainly the WEAKNESS than on the for
mer morning. The Hanna hustlers
were up all night on watch. Their OPP
ponents spent the entire night in get.
ting some members out OF bed and
STAYING neal others. There were sew
erai collisions in the hotels between
the opposing workers and the watch
men before daybreak, and their feel
ing had not abated any when they met
again in the state house. There we're
reports about attempts to abduct GER
tain members during the night. but
none were lost i'm any OF the alleged
a.aayNn1au There Cnamad IN Inc ipRa
curiosity over the result Of the joint
ballot for senator than over the well
advertised dramatic performance in
connection with the charges of bri-
berry and conspiracy and other wrongs
charged by both sides against each
other. And in the midst OF all the
cheering there are signs OF relief from
the wearying suspense over the action
of doubtful members. All arc anX'
ious for the curtain to drop.
The Final Test.
When the house convened at 10 a.
m. Representative Otis was promptly
recognized on a question OF privilege
He made q long statement regarding
the Boyce bribery charges. He said n
was due to the house and 20 hlmseii
TO have an investigation before pro
ceeding further in the election Of
United States senator and offered {
resolution accordingly.
The motion TO suspend the rules fU
immediate consideration OF h reso
luton was defeated--56 TO SO. The vot'
was precisely the same as all vote
: cast and the two ballots for the shor
: and long term for senator.
Representative Cramer was absen
and Is still very sick.
Stewart, one of the Hanna leaders
: said there would come a proper tim
for the fullest investigation, but tn
un~--G-~ Cos olootias a senate
He moved q recess till noon The OF
position moved TO make the recess fI
minutes. This was defeated. 80 to s.
showing that Hanna held the hous
by the same majority as yesterday.
The Senators.
Burke offered a resolution demand
ing an investigation of the charge
that $1,000 was offered by agents /
n the interest of Hanna for tho vote
Otis. The resolution provided for
committee of five consisting of thre
p democrats and two republicans. A Ion
q bitter discussion followed. The poir
was raised that this investigation W
\ n matter for the house as il concerne
q n of its members, and that the hous
had refused to investigate.
Houses Come Together.
The houses got together in joir
Z session shortly after noon, and pr,
ceeded with the election Of a Unite
T. states senator, Hanna and McKisso
t were formally nominated. Then III
houses balloted for senator for I'll
short term. The result as announce
showed Hanna received IL in the sci
ate and Sc in the house, exactly IL
same rs yesterday, or a total Of 20
n total Of II for McKisson and Ham
was declared duly elected for the shoi
term, ending March 4, 1899. The ba
lot for the long term, extending 81
years from March 4, 1899, followed.
II was taken with little excitement as Il
: result was n foregone conclusion. III
result was the same as for the sho.
{ term.
;. The the ~jollifcation, which was pr,
nounced when the election for Il
: short term was announced, broke O,
afresh and with renewed vigor. Pal
demonium reigned supreme. The ga
Ieries We're entirely filed, and I'll
members of the legislature joined
= the demonstration. a committee W,
sent to the Neil house to escort Ham
q to the state house. while the GROVE
outside took up the demonstration.
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