Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-03
To Be BLACKBURN
|ChOSen as Democratic Sen
atoriaI Candidate.
VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS
Senator Goebel Placed His Name Be-
fore the Caucus Amid Tremendous
Cheering-Old Fashioned Rati1i-
cation Was Held Later.

years Of retirement. j. S. &. Blackburn
was chosen tonight by the Joint caucus
of the democratic members of the legis-
lature as the successor of William Lind
say in the United States senate. Not
w~itnstanding Blackburn's nomination
was a foregone conclusion. and his cleo
ton morally certain, The proceedings of
the caucus tonight were enacted in the
presence of a galaxy of kentucky beauty
and a dense throng of blackburn ad-
mirers. The caucus convened at s o'clock.
and was called to order by Senator Goe-
bel, chairman of the joint caucus. There
was a wild demonstration in the gal
leries when Goebel came into the hall be-
fore calling the caucus to order. and the
cheering continued for several minutes
Senators Alexander and Hays, demo-
Gratis, and Mcconnell, populist. stayed
out of the caucus.
Mr.. Blackburn was placed in nominal
ton by Senator Goebcl. who said that
the longest and bitterest fight ever
fought for senator in this state. which
began four years ago (when Daboe de-
feated Blackburn), was about to reach
it's just termination. The state capitol
TdIS Will CHEERS dis fe DldCSu bldIh.
burn in nomination.
Senator Harris made a short second
ing speech, inc was followed by other
members, who eulogiZed Blackburn and
congratulated the party on the union of
all of the democratic members in re-
turning him to the senate. Senator
Thomas asked that the roll be called. SO
that every democratic member might
have an opportunity to go on record for
Blackburn. Senators Alexander and
Hays failed to respond to their names,
otherwise the vote was unanimous.
Goebel was applauded when he voted
for Blackburn. After the ballot was
announced showing that Blackburn had
received the vote of every member pres
emit, he was brought into the hall by a
committee headed by Senator Triplett.
In his speech of acceptance, Mr..
Blackburn said thai the state election,
when purged of fraud, would show that
every democratic candidate for state
offices had been fairly and honestly
elected. He said he believed the demo-
Gratis won the fight in November, and he
believed that a democratic legislature
would not fail to carry the contests to a
successful conclusion and give the state
offices to the democratic contestants.
Frankfort, Jan. Both house of the
Legislature at noon organized by elect
ing the nominees of last nights demo-
cratic caucus.
In h house South Trimble. for
speaker, received the full democratic
vote, n J.. p. Haswell all of the AZ re-
publicans. For president pro tenn Sen
ator Goebel was elected. The four demo-
cratic senators who sbolted the caucus
last night voted for the caucus nominees
today.
Gov. w. S. Taylor submitted a mes
sage of over 1000 words covering state
affairs and presenting elaborate reasons
for the repeal of the GOebel election law,
which he called the "infamy of 1898 thai
had demoralized. disturbed n dis
graced the state"
He recited at length how manyc citizens
had been disfranchised, and claimed tina
even after the ballots were cast there
was injustice in counting the same and
in making returns. He pointed out the
great danger to the commonwealth of all
the W at elections being vested in
any one party to the exclusion of all
mends a new state capitol building,
stringent laws against lynching and all
mObs, n the prohibition of the use as
well as the sale of cigarettes.
Frankfort. Jan. 2.-The republicans of
the house caucused in secret session this
morning. Representative ]. p. Haswell
of Breckenridge county was nominated
for speaker. Senator Deboe, Ex-Governor
Bradley and others We're present, and
went over with the members the general
policy of the session.
In he Franklin circuit court the mo-
ton of the democratic election commits
%sioners, Poyntz and Fulton, for injunc-
ton against Governor Taylor's APP
| pointees. Mackey and Corcoran, was
postponed until Friday.