The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-27

| Stood, McCumbcr u, johnson 1.
Most Sharply Contested str>gxIes
I'm the History of North Dakota
Politics Sketch of the New
Bismarck. \. D.. Jan 21.-The bat
lie FOR the Scnatorship is over and the
prize has fallen to the field against
Congressman johnson and TO Porter ].
McCllmbcr as the choice of the field
candidates for the place. The election
OF MrCumbcr was conSummated in the
| joint session of tho assembly yesterday
when he received with one exception.
the solid vote of the Republican mem
bers of the assembly. The session of
the joint assembly was brief and de-
void Of excitement. The result was
known beforehand and the assembly
was merely to register formally the
decision that had been arrived at by
the caucus of Republicans.
The two houses met in joint session
at noon. AS the roll was called every
| Republican with the exception of Her
grandson of Trail county cast his bal
lot for the caucus nominee. Herbrand-
son voted for Congressman Johnson.
The fusiOnists cast a complimentary
vote for Thomas Kleinogel of Fargo,
with tn exception of Senator Creel,
who voted for McCumber. The total
vote OF the favorite son of Richland
county was q. for Johnson l. and for
i Il lnin II
taking or the ballot Representative
Stevens. who had nominated G. B. Lit
tie of Burlcigh for the senatorship,
withdrew the name of his candidate
and requested his supporters to vote
for McCumbar. Representative Laugh
lin Of Ransom county took the same
action with reference to the name of
Senator Marshall. AS soon as the bal
lot had been taken Lieut.. Gov. Devine
announced the formal election Of Nc.
Cumber and signed his certificate Of
election. \ committee consisting of
Senators Little and Marshall and Rep
reSentative Allen escorted the senator
elect to the hall of the assembly and
he was introduced by the lieutenant
governor.
| The New Senator Speaks.
MI. McCumber spoke briefly, thank
ing the assembly for the high honor re-
posed in him by the election. He
thanked the supporters of the various
other candidates for the grace with
which they had come to his support as
the caucus nominee. He paid a tribute
to the worth and ability of Congress
man Johnson as the representative of
the people for the past eight years.
With reference to the policy of terrific
rial expansion. he said:
ION this question | desire to state
that | am in exact harmony with that
portion OF the governors message re-
iaung to territorial expansion. l am
IN favor OF the greatest and broadcast
expansion of American industries and
American commerce, and to facilitate
that am i'll favor OF holding ali terri
tory now held by us that may be nee.
essary to enlarge that commerce and
trade. l want 10 say that l believe
that the flag that floats to-day over
Manila. and whose every fold sings a
song OF glory and whose very stars
vie with the gems of the Orient should
never br withdrawn. 1t Slo.ld he the
! beacon light that will forever invite
! the commerce. the intelligence. the
! progress of Americanism to the Very
! SHORES or the OLD world.
The joint assembly dissolved imme-
| diately after the address OF the Sena-
| tor-elect. and by previous resolution OF
| the house and senate an adjournment
was taken until next Thursday The
battle was practically over when Nc
| Cumher was agreed on in caucus of
the field candidates Thursday night.
! The choice of the field caucus was rat
Sod
! day morning. Senator -AmeS OF Trail
county, who nominated Congressman
Johnson OH the tirst day of the joint
session. moved that the nomination OF
| McCumber in Republican caucus be
made unanimous. and he was declared
| the caucus nominee.
senator McCumber.
Porter j. McCumber is Il native Of
| Rochester. Mimi, and is forty three
! years Of age. He is of Scotch parent
age and his parents were poor farm
erS. He was raised on Il farm and
| educated in the common schools Of
Rochester. in later years taking the
law course at the university at Ann
Arbor. Mich. He came to North Da-
kota in 1880, locating first at Lisbon
and moving to Wahpeton in 1881.
where he formed law partnership
with r. L. Bogart. and has since been
a resident of Wahpeton. AS an ora
tor he has few peers in the state and
he is man of recognized ability. u
stanch Republican and sound on all
financial and political questions. He
has been a member of t3e territorial
house of representatives and council
in 1SSj-SG and states attorney of Rich
land county. He has many admirers
throughout the state and his personal
friends especially in his home county,