New-York tribune., 1901-02-25

OREGON AGAIN CHOOSES JOHN H. MITCHELL
TO REPRESENT HER AT WASHINGTON


Salem. Ore. Feb. 24-John H. Mitchell was
elected United States Senator at 1880 o'clock
: this morning. to succeed John w. Mcbride,
whose term will expire on March 4. His cleo
ton accomplished by a combination OF
thirty-hve Republicans with eleven Democrats,
making forty-six votes a majority of the Legis-
lature. The result was reached on the twenty
fifth ballot of the day and the fifty-third OF the
session. At noon on Saturday the joint AS
sembly met and took ballot for Senator, and
then adjourned until p m, when balloting
was resumed. Both houses had decided TO ad-
journ sine die at midnight Saturday, and
the prospect OF an exciting close brought thou
sands of persons to the Capitol.
Voting proceeded without material change for
twenty ballots. Just as the Assembly
about to take the twenty-ffth ballot. State Sem
ator BrownelI arose and presented the name of
John II. Mitchell, which received with tre-
, mendous applause. The next ballot gave II. w.
Corbett Sc. j. Fl. Mitchell So and A s. Bennett
Dem) 10. Three more ballots were taken, but
with few changes. The hands OF the clock had
already pointed to midnight and the clerks were
engaged in checking up the rollcall for the twen
ty-ffth ballot. There were great excitement and
loud calls OF the name of Mitchell from the
lobby
The first deserter from the Corbett ranks was
7
Mitchell had had "a votes and Corbett SO When
his name was reached Hemingway. in the last
rollcall, without explanation, responded j. H.
! Mitchell The call proceeded to the end and
Mitchell and Corbett were then exactly tied,
having 81 votes each. Then McQueene, of Lane
arose and with brief speech changed to Mitch
ell putting him in the lead. Nine others changed
to Mitchell, giving him II votes-within one Of
the goal. There brief wait, and then
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with great vehemenCe. came from many parts
of the hail. and a crowd of Mattoon's friends got
around him and talked to him excitedly. He
seemed to be successfully withstanding them,
and there rose cries of Deadlock "Ad-
journ:
Mattoon finally yielded and changed his vote
to Mitchell This was all that was needed. and
the crowd knew it. Pandemonium reigned for
| many seconds. and the chairman made little
effort to check it. The clerks then completed
the roll and passed II TO President Fulton, VINO
announced That Mr.. Corbett had received %
votes. Mr. Mitchell 46 and Mr. Bernett 16.
Mr. Mitchell had been in the lobby all even
ing watching the progress of the voting. He was
hurried forward through the jostling crowd and
escorted to the platform, where he stood for a
minute until order restored. Addressing
the large audience. he said;
1t would be impossible for me at this time to offer
words in which to RToPeF express @ IN, the gratqde @
tinction shown me by your votes The elevation to
seat in the United States Senate is a great dis
tnction. the greatest that can be conferred upon
a citizen, but when for period OF thirty years or
less than that the same state, speaking Dy IOuF
Legislatures selects the TO that office, he
is made the recipient of debt that never can be
paid by mere words
There is only way TO reCompense you and the
State Of Oregon and that is faithful, earnest and
efficient attendance the duty TO which you have
assigned me. This Will endeavor TO do To all
who for me-RepubHcans, Democrats
and Populists-rny heart out in deep gratitude
AS you who voted for another. let me assure you
that make distinctions against you. | viii rep
all the people all OF Oregon. to the best OF
my ability.
Senator-elect Mitchell has served three full
terms in the United States Senate from oregon
having been elected the first time in 1873. when
H w. Corbett his chief opponent