The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-21
PICKS OFF HIS PLUM
M'CUMBER FORMALLY NAMED FOR
THE SENATE IN NORTH
DAKOTA
JOHNSON FORCES JOIN IN
Ratified by the Republicans Be-
fore the Matter Was Carried Into
the Legislature--SOut Dakota
Senate Passes the Wolf Bounty
BflI-Clark Gains In Montana.

BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 2O-(Spe-
at noon today elected Porter j. Nc
Cumber, of Wapheton, to the United
States senate. OF the seventy-eight
Republican votes all but one were cast
for the successful candidate. That one
was for johnson. The fusion vote,
which yesterday was cast for Thomp-
son, was transferred to Thomas Klein
ogle, of Fargo, who received thirteen
votes.
The vote in joint session carried out
the determination reached at the field
caucus last night, when McCumber was
selected as the candidate of the anti
Johnson forces. Before the vote was
taken in the legislature, however, there
was a caucus of all the Republicans,
at which the field candidate was made
the regular party nominee. This eau
Gus was held at 10 o'clock this morning.
Little time was wasted in formalities
and the ballot showed forty votes for
McCumber. Ames. a Johnson support
er, moved to make the choice unani-
nous, and the motion prevailed with
out objection. While the Johnson men
had no voice in the field caucus selec-
ton of McCumber they prefer him to
any of the other field candidates. He
was not the choice of Mckenzie for the
senate. and there is that much con-
ISOLATION for the friends Of the con-
gresham in his victory.
After the Republican caucus adjourn
ed the choice Of the Republicans was
ratified by the legislature. The scene
in the house chamber was an animated
one. Bismarck society was present and
other cities Of the state had a quota
of representatives. Lieut. Gov. Devine
after the ballot was taken declared Nc
Cun1ber elected, and instructed by mo-
ton, named Allen, Marshall and Little
a committee to escort Senator McCum-
ber to the chamber. He was greeted
with dignified applause and spoke at
length, dwelling on the honor conferred
upon him and referring to the cam
paign leading up to the election.
He paid a glowing tribute to the con-
gressiona1 career Of Johnson. which
evoked loud applause Defining his
position on questions of the day, he de-
clared in favor of the broadest policy
of expansion. with Hawaii, the La
drones and the Philippines as stepping
stones for American commerce. The
legislature then adjourned.
The election Of McCumber is the close
of one of the most interesting political
fights in the history of the state. II
was a contest between the elements Of
the Republican party favorable to Con-
gresham johnson and those opposed to
him. The opposition has numbered six
candidates among the possibilities for
choice, which fell to McCumber through
the union of the forces Of c. B. Little
and Jud Lamoure. Mr.. McCumber
has been identified with Republican
politics in the state since territorial
DAYS. Although his election was accom-
plished after a bitter fight, it was alb
solutely devoid of scandal, and there
has been at no time any fmputation
that any other than honorable methods
we're employed by any candidate in the
field in promoting his election. McCum-
Der was a candidate for states attor-
ney in his own county last fall and
was defeated.