Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-20
First Joint Ballot.
lFrom Thursdays Daily.l

The first joint ballot for the senator
ship was taken in the hall of the house
of representatives at noon yesterday.
The house convened at shortly before II
o'clock and at that hour sent word to the
senate that it was ready to meet with the
senate jointly to take such action toward
the election of United States senator
as was necessary and proper. The SEN
ate received the message, and adjourned
at once to the house, the senators filing
in by twos and taking their seats, each
senator with the representatives of his
district. Lieutenant Governor Devine
presided over the deliberations of the
joint assembly.
Although it was not expected there
would be any definite choice on the part
of the members of the assembly or that
there would result any decisive change
from the votes of the members as ex
pressed in the several caucuses that
have been held, the attendance of spec
tators upon the recording of the first
formal joint ballot was large. All avail
able space in the spacious hall was oc-
cupied. The gallery was filled and the
floor of the house crowded with ladies'
and gentlemen, who watched the pro-
ceedings with interest, heard the nomi
mating speeches with attention, bestowed
unstinted applause at the mention of the
names of the various candidates and fol
lowed with eagerness the recording of
the choice of the members of the as
scmbly, who responded when their
names were called from the rolls of the
house and senate.
When the senators had been seated,
the president called the joint assembly
to order and announced that nomina-
tions for the Office of United States SEN
ator were in order. Mr.. Stevens stated
for the information of the presiding Of
ticer that the various candidates had
agreed as to the order in which the nom
nations should be made.
HON. NJ. N. JOHNSON.
Senator Ames Of Trail made the first
nomination, that of Congressman Martin
N. johnson. Mr.. Ames made an elo-
qucnt and earnest address, speaking
clearly and with distinctncss. He said:
Mr.. President presenting name
to this joint assembly, I cannot say
that speak for the republicans or the
people Of Burleigh county, or Richland
county, or the county of Cass; 1. cannot
say that speak for his county of Nelson,
or for my county of Trnill. AS federal
sovereignty knows no state lines, so the
candidacy of him whom I shall present
knows no county lines. His credentials
are from the people; from them comes
the nomination, that submit to you to-
day. This candidate, at the beginning of
a period that is rich in the incidents and
achievements that 60 to make up the
glorious history of the country, entered
upon his duty as member of the con-
gress of the United States, at time
when there were presented to that con-
gress and to the people of this nation
several of the great questions that have
now passed into history, that were then
taking their infant steps toward the goal
of solution. One of these great questions
which affected the industries of this
country was then under discussion the
country over. 1t was at that time one of
the burning issues, and our little state
then took it's place in the beginning of
its history and through her representa-
tive she spoke upon the right side of
that question, and followed it's fortunes
to it's final settlement.
At the same time there came another
problem forcing its way to solution,
which affected the vital interests of the
whole nation. It formed the back ground
and the support of its Industries. At that
time false lights went forth from our lit
tie state. AS the seeding states in 1860
called "Maryland, Ny Maryland" so the
revolving silver states of the northwest
called to our little commonwealth to join