The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-20
M'CUMBER THE MAN
THE CAUCUS NOMINEE OF THE
FIELD FORCES IN NORTH
DAKOTA
EQUIVALENT TO AN ELECTION
Republicans Participated
In the Ballot by Which the Ricb
iand County Candidate Was
Fiedged the Support of the Anti
'ohhson Forces-The Selection
marks the End of a Bitter Flight.

BISMARCK. N. D., Jan. 19.-(Spe-
clai.)-Porter ]. McCumber, of Waphe-
ton, R1chland county, will be the next
senator from North Dakota. succeedine
william N. Roach, Democrat whose
term expires next March. He was norni-
hatec this evening by the field caucus
ana under the agreement will receive
the support of all the Republicans on
poseo TO Johnson. There is small cnras-
tlon here that the caucus agreement
VIII be carried out, and McCumber viii
oe declared the nominee when the ioint
paliot Is taken in the legislature to-
iHorfoW. Two caucuses were held tn
ody py the field. The first occurred This
i'aorhihg, put was without effect. as all
VI the opposition candidates were stub
wi Ii anu unwilling to retire Forty
iilhe Republicans were in attendance
dEu aIter two ballots had been taken
.here was an adjournment until this
evening. In the meantime the opposi-
eIoh leaders had been busy, and when
the anti-Johnson men met tonight Mo
Cumoers nomination followed.
TO the eleventh hour the choice was
peheved to be between Little and
Marshall and the former candidate was
WITHIN two votes of the number reo1,ir-
Gu 10 control the field caucus and Sc
ehe nomination. He was unable
10 secure the additional strength neces-
sary, however, and his forces were then
placed by Little in the support Of Nc
SuHiper Lamoure also Joined the Nc
Cuinoef forces, giving him majority
OF the held. The final ballot in caucus
stcod: McCumber, 33; Hanna. G. and
Marshall 8. After the result had been
announced the choice was made unani-
nous and as forty-six Repuhlicans
participated in the final caucus the
nominee is assured of the RepubIican
senatorial caucus choice and practically
of election.
MT McCumber is a native of Poches
ter, Mimi, and forty-three wears or
age. He is of Scotch parentase and
seI-made man in every respect. He
ls lawyer by profession and came
10 North Dakota in 1881, locating at
Wahpeton, where he has been engaged
since in practicing law. He is a stauncb
Republican and an orator with few
peers in the state He is married and
has two children.
In all the ballot of the bitter hattla
OF the last week McCumber has been
persistent but not conspicuous fac
tor In the situation. His strength has
ranged from seven to nine votes. In
the joint session today, he was given
seven votes, when the result of the bal
lot was as follows: Johnson. 20.
Thompson, IA; Marshall, y; Little. 6:
Lamoure, Z; MeCumber, /; Hanna. s:
Cooper, .. Assembly dissolved after
one ballot. The battle, which is now
practically over, has been as bitter a
one as North Dakota has ever seen.
From the first Johnson has been In the
lead, but has never been dangerously
near to an election. The opposition.
While divided as to a choice. has been
unit in its determination to defeat the
congressman. The Johnson plan of
campaign has been to wear out the
field and this might have succeeded,
but for the coup credited to Mckenzie
by which the field forces were combin-
ed and pledged to the support of any
one who could command a majority of
the opposition. The agreement has
been recognized as fatal blow to
Johnson's hopes and now 1t has fall
len.