The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-11
EYB0DY'S FIGHT
+ the Apparent Situation at
koIumbu> on the Day Before
the Battle.
|usuration Of Bushnell an Oc-
k,ion for a Demonstration
Ly His Friends
krre> of Bribery Come From
Epch side, Each Claiming to
Have Evidence.

r,,,rl->. -, Jan. II. The senator.
k,.ua,iou i, s.ill a uncertain as ever.
ldtl,,ou L. the usual conferences the
Stature r,cunvcned IN the morning.
,uav.uratla II If Governor Bushnell
lr.,l n loon. Ii Is settled in ad.
|re that t!erc vii! I've no election on
tr,t la!.lt The senate VIII 10 TO /,
kn,, iiannn, and the house will likely
him majority Of or more. There
b. election unless both houses arc
hi liz some one candidate. In the
BIZ 1. iianna ov any one else having
|ajl,,ty u tutn houses OH separate
! 4. Tie two branches would meet in
J, invention 10 hear their journals
|he previous day read and approved.
] the result Il the vote on senator
fd te formally and officially dc.
b. bn, wncn the majority in one
r. houses : different from that Of
CHER tnen the two houses in joint
Fmt ! MU>t proceed TO ballot. and III
q - election ON the joint bal.
t"c legislature must con.
+ ta..ot in joint assembly
P Jay - day till somc one
I'VE Constitutional majority for
?, :. IL first vote cannot be at
fte.>.ve. 20 far as senator Hanna is
EeiAed, as II Is conceded by his
ar tAatthe senate will stand ~ to
eA.Ast him IN the separate ballot.
aaJ r.ty must come from the house.
= eppo,llon shows tho strength it
i4s AMI casts all its votes for ono
+ 'AITa VIII he an election. as it
pa 'Aen have majority in both
IS oA senator, as il did have on or.
'1a"oh week ago. The opposi-
SUI! claims the house by
''a>t - ~ 81, which would
? 'Ae general assembly stand
:. On JOINT ballot. against Hanna.
even after the members are all re.
pea N their respective houses OH the
aus there Is nothing to prevent
= 'hem changing their votes on
['Aes1ay, when the minutes Of tho
/, E'eolnss Of the previous day are
~ .he Joint meeting. And il the
F.a OF quick and repeated fiops dur.
'Ae past week is kept up. there will
o n certainty about the final result
: decisive joint ballot il taken and
Alc1a. announcement is declared.
''e Inauguration OF Governor Bush.
"l' 'Ae other events in connection
aie Inauguration caused no cessa.
H. Tue conferences, aud the hustling
~ senatorial contest. The reas.
:, n"Ns o. the legislature brought all
.aa aa'A1'eFs back aud the contest was
more persistently aud bitterly
'"aay Was an Exciting Day.
{ 4uay was the most exciting in.
','oA day ever known in Colum.
!, long before noon the streets
'Afohsed with excursionists from
,1uhties. a. They poured in from
erection. At noon the railways
|y,l ea That there had been 5000
fba S curing the night and the day
pr ~ excursion trains reported in.
|,r ashhell badges were in the ma.
i'o1 as me Hanna excursionists were
l. =, A'u to arrive till afternoon, in
f.. s' me mass convention. During
hdoa anoon the state house was sur.
/, - ~ oy crowds yelling for Bushnell.
90, Gus impossible for the crowds
tba inside the capitol build.
pr' ;, governor was called out into
h,nna"n where he addressed the
(va,'e "e and received in review one
p,,;h oh after another. The frs,
bd"a 'h to which the governor re.
1 !" was from his home at Spring.
men "a q y included hundreds OF work.
ttcn . from Bushnell's shops. bearing
Is, ! ef'etings OF confidence in him.
m. u, ul,monstrations continued until
ted - ".h Governor Bushnell was o.
tre NJ 'ne rotunda Of the state house
bnn,s. nv decorations in floral design,
"S We're more elnhornta thar