The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28


~ member not marked absent who
failed to respond to his name was Mr..
Hoehle. The abSentecS reduced the vote,
but the ballot showed no change in the
relative standing of the candidates.
The vote stood: Quarles. Al: Stephen
son, %; Cook, Is; Babcock, 16; Webb,
The secretary Immediately proceeded to
call the roll for the second ballot of the
mornlnS-thc twenty-tirst of the caucus
and those who We're expecting change
listened closely to catch it when it came.
The call proceeded monotonously and fin
ally reached the point where the expect
ed break was to be located but it did not
come and the clerk announced the same
result.
Then the third and last ballot of the
day was reached upon which the break
had to come, if at this meeting. 1t di'l
not come and those who had thought
they had understood the programme
learned that they had not.
AS soon as the vote had been announced
Mr.. Williams moved that the caucus al
journ until . o'clock Monday and the
motion prevailed without opposition.
Fourth Session.
Madison, Wis. Jan. 2i.-I Special. j
Three ballots were taken at the Re
publican senatorial caucus list night.
The first two ballots showed no change
from the vote of last week, viz: Quarles,
II; Stephenson, 23; Cook, 10; Babcock,
10; Webb, TO-
On the third and last ballot Assem-
for Mr.. Stephenson. On all previous
ballots he had voted for Mr.. Cook. This
gave Stephenson "a votes.
There were five abSenteeS from the
caucus, two of them supporters of Mr..
Stephenson, two supporters of Mr.. Is, b.
cock and one a supporter of Mr.. Quarles.
The caucus then ad journed.
Fifth Session.
Madison. Wis, Jan. III Special. j
Immediately upon the adjournment of
the Legislature the kepubncan members
OF the Two houses went INTO caucus III
the Assembly chamber ana took eleven
ballots without showing any change from
the combined vote i'll the Senate and AS
Sembly. Under the impression that
Joint ballot was to be taken at noon to-
day u meeting of the caucus committee
was called at > o'clock this morning, but
in view of the fact that the JOINT ballot
would not be taken till tomorrow noon,
nothing was done and the committee ad-
Journed till 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The meeting was to make u programme
for the joint ballot to preclude the possl-
hility of any slip. With nobody within
20 votes of enough to elect on Il JOINT
ballot there is little prospect OF any COM
bination with the Democrats, but no
chances will be taken.
1t will require % votes to elect on a
joint ballot, since the whole number of
votes in both houses must be taken into
account on that vote.
Senator Thayer called the caucus to
order at 1890 o'clock and the baliotlns
began promptly The roll call showed
only one absentee, Mr.. Holland.
ASscmblyman Anderson voted for Mr..
Cook. as he had done in the Assembly,
but as his vote was not noticed then the
change caused some excitement. The
vote stood: Quaries, 10; Stephenson, 70;
Cook, Is; Babcock, Il; Webb, 10. The
first vote was the twenty sixth taken Ill
caucus Ballot after ballot was taken
without change, and With nothing to
break the monotony of the roll call ex-
cept an occasional lapse of memory on
the part of some members who had been
half asleep. Mr.. Hall, the most wide
awake member of the Assembly, was
caught mapping once, and did not re
spond until his name had been called
three or four times.
After the thirty second ballot Senator
kreutzer moved to adjourn until 3
o'clock this afternoon, but the caucus re-
fused to adjourn and the balloting con
tinucd.
At II 40, when the thirty sixth ballot
had been taken, Senator Woodwork re-
newed the motion to take a recess until
3 o'clock. There was opposition and a
division was called for. y count dis
closed 46 members in favor of adjourn
ment to As opposed, and the caucus ad-
journed. The announcement of the re-
suit was greeted with applause.
Sixth Session.
Madison. Wis, Jan. 4.-ISpecial. i
n
at 3 O'Clock and the thirty seventh bal
lot was taken ASSemhlyman Anderson,
who deserted to Cook in the mornikg,
went back to Quaries Mr.. Anderson
says that he voted for Mr.. Cook for
few ballots out of Difference 10 sentiment
in his locality. The ballot showed no
other change.
The thirty eighth ballot showed no
change, the voting progressing rapidly
and without incident. Two ballots had
been taken by 3:15 o'clock.
On the thirty ninth ballot there was
no change. the vote being the same as
on the first ballot of the afternoon.
The fortieth ballot showed no change,
and the members began to ask how many
ballots were taken i'll the Mitchell con
test. by way of comparison.
On the forty-tirSt ballot there was no
prospect tor change, ana the ne" spapti
men ceased to keep tab on the roll eau.
T.
by voting twice for Cook when he meant
Stephenson.
The members grew tired and on the
forty second ballot the clerk had to call
some of the names three or four tunes
before he could get response. 1t took
all the men within ten feet of Senator
Jones to stir him up to vote. he Daliot
showed no change,
BY the time the forty-third ballot was
over. Speaker Ray was ready to resign
his position as clerk to the first conner,
but there was nobody who would have
taken the job on gold platter. He got
through the roll call, but it showed no
change.
The representative of a Milwaukee
German daily went 10 sleep. but the eau
Gus proceeded and the ballot showed no
changed. Mr.. Soltwcdcl woke up and
voted for Mr.. Stephenson.
Mr.. Ray sent out for a fresh package
of 'Frog-in-I our Throat and Tailed the
forty sixth ballot. which was no differ
ent from the others SO far as anybody
could discover.
Before the forty-seventh ballot was
taken Mr.. Hughes moved to adjourn to
80 this evening. Judge Orton. whose
head is level on all matters. moved an
amendment to make il 1890 tomorrow
morning. The amendment was accepted.
but the motion was lost. The ballot
showed no change.
Col. Rusk moved to adjourn to s
O'Clock tonight and Mr.. Nandercook
moved to make ii 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Hall thought it ought TO be until
O'Clock IN the afternoon, ami after
some parliamentary sparring the amend
ment and melton were carried
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