Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
Republicans With One Exception Are
Unanimous in Voting for Rich
lands Favorite Son.
Fitting Address of the Successful Can
didate to the Assembly After
the Election.
Two Houses Take an Adjournment Un-
til Thursday of Next Week to
Rest From Their Labors.

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McCumber was chosen senator for six
years to succeed William N. Roach. The
hall of the house of representatives was
crowded with those who came to witness
the election of a senator, but there was
no excitement beyond the natural eager
ness to witness the consummation of the
election, that had been agreed upon by
the republicans in caucus.
Promptly at noon, the senate was es-
corted to the house and the senators
took their seats in the assembly hall.
Every available space in the house cham
Der was packed with spectators. The
sclgeant-at-arms threw open the doors,
and the crowd surgcd out into the halls.
1t was quite asscmblage, eager and in
terestcd.
The Joint assembly was called to order
by Lieutenant Governor Devine and the
rolls OF the two houses were called.
There were two dbscntces, Messrs. Towle
and Gulacl1, both of whom had been ex-
cused.
Upon the roll call upon the question
of the election Of a senator the following
members voted for Mr.. McCumber:
Messrs. Ames, Arnold, Baker, of EN-
mons, Cooper, Cox, Creel. Fuller, of
Pembina, Fuller Of Stutsman, Hanna,
Heggge, Laidlaw, LaMoure, Little, Luke,
Mansfield, Marshall, McGillivray, Nc.
Dougal, Murphy, Porter, Sanborn,
Sharpe, Slotten, Twichell, Allen, Ais
house, Bacon, Berger, Boyd, Brake,
Cassell, Chacey, Clarke, Deisem, Dwire,
Earl, Engelter, Erickson, Gilbertson,
Glasgow, Green, Gronvold, Hale, Hare,
Hauan. johnson of Richland, Kennedy,
Laughlin, Lee, Lynch, McHarg, Nc
Lean, Michels, Miner, Nelson, Ovind,
Peek, Peterson, Restemayer, Sanford,
Sargent, Stevens, Stewart, Sven
son, Stevenson, Taylor, Thom,
as, Thomson, Thordarson. Tousley'
Tufte, Ugland, Wallace, Watts,
Wolbert, Winslow and Mr.. Speaker,
Baker of Cass-77.
Those who voted for Thos. Kleinogle
were: Messrs. Cashel, Cronan, Dunlap.
Levang, McCanna McCarten, Noble,
Aas, Brotnov, Dougherty, Ferris, John
son, of Walsh, and Lish-13.
Mr.. Herbrandson voted for NJ. n.
Johnson.
Upon the announcement of the vote
the lieutenant governor declared Mr..
McCumbcr duly elected as United States
senator for the term Of six years from the
4th Of March, 1899.
A committee of three consisting of
Messrs Little, Marshall and Allen was
appointed to introduce the senator-elcct
and the committee escorted Mr.. McCum-
Der to the speakers stand where he was
presented to the assemblage by Lieuten-
ant Governor Devine. Mr.. McCumber
spoke eloquently and appropriately in
thanking the assembly for the honor con
ferred upon him and pledging his most
earnest efforts for the welfare of the
state. Mr.. McCumber said:
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker, the Exec
utive of the State of North Dakota, and
the Legislative Assembly--In this hour
of thankfulness, when the feelings of
gratitude swell like tidal wave over
ones heart, desire to express to you
one and all. my sincere thanks and graf
itude for the trust and confidence you
have reposed in me as exhibited by
electing me to this honorable and ex-
alted position---the greatest in the gift
of the state of North Dakota. In the
successful termination of this contest,
which has been friendly, yet arduous, by
all the supporters of the several candi-
dates who have been ballotted for by
this body, Il cannot but feel that 1 owe
to them debt of gratitude; and while
there may be feeling of exhiliration in
the successful termination Of the con
test, at the very moment. of victory that
emotion must necessarily subside when
one contemplates the arduous duty that
is imposed upon a man selected for that
position "a duty to represent not only a
great state and an independent people,
but also, one Of the greatest nations on
the face of the. earth. (Applause.) afo
I cannot but conceive that in the sew
eral candidates who have been before
you, there are many who are superior to
myself in attainments and in the qualifi-
cations for this Office. I can assure you,
however, that have the ability to labor
arduously, and if that qualification when
exercised to it's utmost capacity will in
any degree compensate for the lack of
those other qualities, I am certain that