Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Dolngs Of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Goy. Pingree and Albert Pack Suffer De-
feat at the Hands of Senator Bur-
rows Anti Pingree Man Elected
Speaker of the House.
Pinrree Loses the First Round.

Edgar j. Adams, of Grand Rapids,
was nominated for speaker of the
Michigan house of representatives on
the second ballot in the Republican
caucus. The first ballot resulted in a
tie, 46 to 46. The second ballot stood
fs to A. Adams only opponent was
John j. Carton, of Flint.
. The election of Adams was a body
blow at Gov. Pingree, and it is gener-
ally believed that it will result in
trouble for the Atkinson bill. Adams
course all through the special ses-
sion was one of opposition TO that
measure; and it was feared that in
making up his committees he will not
give the governor chance This first
defeat of the governor was also quite
generally regarded as making Burrows
certain OF victory in the election of
u. S. senator over Albert Pack, the
Pingree candidate. The governors
friends, however, contended that the Sc
lection of a speaker did not affect the
senatorial situation.
The nomination of the speaker took
exactly two hours and it took an hour
longer for the speeches and the other
nominations. Chamberlain nominated
Geo. +. Gillian, of Harrisville, for
speaker pro tenn, and it was made
unanimous.
The minor positions in the house
were filed as follows: Sergeant-at-arms
w. +. Shepherd, of Lenawee; assistant
sergeant, John Torris of Detroit; clerk,
Lewis NJ. Miller Cby acclamation), of
Wayne; assistant postmaster, c. n.
Willis, of Allegan.
Officers of the Senate.
The senatorial caucus elected: Presi-
dent pro tenn, r. b. Loomis, Grand
Rapids; secretary of the senate, Chas.
S. Pierce, Oscoda sergeant-at-arms,
Moses Parshelsky, Detroit assistant
sergeants, Hezekiah Sweet, Hillsdale,
and John Hill, Genesee; postmaster,
Il. j. Clark Alma
Pack Withdraws.
With the defeat of their candidate
for speaker of the house the Pingree-
Pack people saw that their chances OF
downing Burrows were very poor and
after lengthy consultations II was
deemed the best for all concerned that
Albert Pack withdraw from the race
for United States senator. Mr.. Pack
wrote letter thanking his friends for
their support and virtually announcing
his candidacy for the u. S. senate to
ct1aann1 Gnnafnr MnNIt11oY,
hence.
The house of representatives was
crowded to the limit when Speaker
Adams called the joint Republican
caucus to order and appointed John J.
Carton to the chair. Senator Addison
Brown, of Kalamazoo, nominated
Julius Caesar Burrows for U. S. senator
in short but forceful speech. No
other name was presented and after
several seconding speeches had been
made, some of them by Pack men, Rep
Gustin, of Alpena, Pack manager,
moved that the secretary be instructed
to cast the unanimous ballot of the eau
Gus for Burrows. The motion was put
and carried, and amid furious applause.
Carton declared Burrows nominated.
A committee was then sent after Bur-
rows and Pack and they were soon
brought in, Burrows on the arm of
Rep. Dudley, of Newaygo, and Pack
with Capt. Stewart, of Detroit. Both
then made brief speeches, Burrows
thanking the caucus for the honor,
and Pack declaring that he was not
sore over his defeat.