The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-29
CONTESTS FOR
U. S. SENATOR.
The Deadlock in the Montana Leg
isIature Broken.
millionaire William A. Clark Chosen on
the Seventeenth Ballot.
Eleven Republicans Cast Their
Votes for the Democratic Candi-
date, in the Belief That Tt
Would Hopeless1y Disrupt the
Democratic Organization of the
State.

\ulOiilj, JILL [C-Ol Liz
seventeenth ballot taken to-day the
Montana Legislature elected Hon. Will
liam A. Clark Of Butte United States
Senator to succeed the Hon. Lee Man
tie. The vote was 81 for Clark, II for
Conrad, 4 for Marshall, scattering. OF
those who voted for Clark eleven are
Republicans. The four votes cast fol
Marshall were Republicans, and one
Republican was absent because of sick
ness.
Two ballots were taken to-day The
first resulted practically as previous
votes had, but on the second the Re-
publicans came to Clark, and his cleo
ton was made. At the caucus of the
Republican members held last night a
large majority of those present decided
it to be good politics to vote for Clark
and effect his election, in the belief that
it would hopelessly disrupt the Demo
cratic organization of the State.
The joint session was without Incl
dent, though several members made
speeches explaining their votes.
The election of Clark was made GER
tain when the Grand Jury, which thor
oughly Investigated the sensational
charges made by State Senator White
side reported that it had heard no evil
dence on which to found an indictment
for illegal use of money, thus COM
pletely vindicating Clark
William A. Clark is GO years of age,
native of Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa. In 1856 his parents moved
to Van Burne County, Iowa, where the
Senator-elect farnled and pursued his
schooling. He studied law, but never
practiced. In 1862 he crossed the plains,
driving a team and locating at South
Park, Colo.
Mr.. Clark was one of the first to
reach Bannock, Mont, on the discovery
of gold there in 1868, driving an OK
team. His Montana career began with
merchandising, but he soon got into
mining, in which the most of his vast
fortune was acquired.
Mr. Clark is the largest individual
owner of copper mines and smelters in
the world. his principal properties be-
ing Butte, Mont, and Jerome. Ariz. lie
has extensive beet sugar interests in
California, and a large copper wire
works at Elizabethport, N. j. He has
a plantation of $4,000 acres IN Mexico,
devoted to growing coffee, tea and to-
bacco and rubber. His net income for
1898 was not far from S1O,O00.00O.
CONTEST IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRISBURG Pa.), Jan. 2S.-There
were no more than twenty members
present this morning when Speaker
Farr called the House to order. There
was less than a dozen Senators in at
tendance at the joint assembly. The
list of pairs showed 154 Senator's and
five absent and paired. The tenth bal
lot for United States Senator resulted:
Quay 80, jerks 1, Dalzell 1, paired 15i.
There was no quorum, and consequent
ly no choice. :.
Finn voted for Dalzel1 and Spat for
jerks. General Goblin announced that
there had been no election, and the
joint assembly adjourned.
IN WISCONSIN.
MADISON (Wis.), Jan. 2S.-There. is
no loosening of the Senatorial dead
lock, the ballot in joint convention to-
day standing practically the same as
Yesterday 1t was announced that
there was an agreement between the
leaders that there would be no election
Monday. as several of the members
would not be back.
LIN DELLA w AXE.
DOVER (Del), Jan. 2S-The TWEEN
tieth ballot for United States Senator
resulted: Gray CD IA, Addicks Gun
ion R) Is, Dupont Greg. R) 4, Chand-
Ter (R.) 2, Higgins (R.) 2, Burton (Reg-
RI 3, Sprague (R) /, Handy (Sil. d
4, absent Z.
IN UTAH
SALT LAKE (Utah), Jan. 2S.-Four
ballots were taken for Senator to-day
without change, excepting that The Pc
publicans voted for Mccarthy. The
last ballot was: King Cd IA, McCune
CD 81, Cannon Z. Mccarthy tR~) IL,
Sutherland (R.) 1, absent L.
in WASHINGTON.
OLYMPIA (Wash.). Jan. ?S.-One
ballot: Foster 81, Wilson 26. Humes
49, Ankeny 10, Lewis 81, Bridges 1.