The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-23
GAMBLE IS THE NAN
SELECTED TO SUCCEED PETIT
GREW AS UNITED STATES SENA-
TOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
HOW THEY DO RUB IT I'M
More Light Let In on the Repub-
Iican encouragement of
the State Reform
School.

PIERRE. s. D., Jan. 22.-(Special-The
sessions of both houses this forenoon
We're taken up in voting for senator the
name of Gamble being presented in the
house by Price, and that of Pettigrew
by Gross. In the senate Gamble was
presented by .Edgerton, and Pettigrew
by Martin. The total vote stood Gamble
113 and Pettigrew 49, The houses meet
in joint session at twelve tomorrow to
complete formal action.
In the house this forenoon the princip-
al bills were; a joint resolution memoir
ializing congress for the election of sem
ators by popular vote, and tree bounty
bill, to pay a state bounty of $4 per
acre after trees have been growing for
three years.
resolution was presented in both
houses by Populist members protesting
against the proposed issue Of $250,0OO
emergency warrants by Treasurer
Schamber and requesting the governor
and auditor to withdraw their consent
from the plan. The bill for a law de-
partment at the state university passed
the house. .-,--..-
In the senate the principal bills intro
duced were to allow the licensing Of
billiard and pool rooms and preventing
establishment of liquor warehouses in
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants. The
uniform negotiable instrument bill was
placed on it's final passage and mado
a special order for next Monday.
Robert ]. Gamble, Of Yankton, who
was today elected to succeed Pettigrew
as United States senator, was born near
Akron, Genessee county, New York, Feb.
Z, 1851 He is of Scotch-Irish ancestry,
his mother being a second cousin Of
Andrew Jackson. His early life was
spent on a farm, he removing with his
parents from New York to Wisconsin,
in 1863, where the family settled near
Fox Lake He attended the common
schools and Lawrence university, at APP
pleton, Wis, and graduated with honor
from that institution in 1874; taught
school, and with the money thus earned
largely paid his way through college.
He studied law with Jenkins, Elliott &
Winkler, at Milwaukee, Wis, and was
admitted to the bar in that state. He
removed to Yankton, S. D., in November,
1875, and was associated with his brother,
John R., in the practice of law until the
latter's death in 1891.
He was district attorney for the Sec
ond judicial district Of the territory in
$780, city attorney of Yankton for two
terms; and state senator under the cona
stitution of 1885.
w do AOI1i4lldtSu anu SlSClOO " Lie S1tIA
congress in 1894, and renominated by ac-
clamation In 1896, but was defeated by
1872 votes out of $1,000. Was elected to
the 18th congress in 1898, running very
much ahead of the ticket In March
of last year he made formal announces
ment that he would not be a candidate
for denomination and announced his can-
didacy for the senate to succeed Senator
Pettigrew
During last summer and the early fall
he was precluded from taking an active
part in the campaign on account Of
severe attack of typhoid fever. Many
counties had, however, endorsed his
candidacy, and there is no doubt that
the large body OF Republicans of the
state believed during the canvass that
If the Republicans carried the legisla-
ture, he would be elected as the sue
cessor of Senator Pettigrew.
His unanimous nomination by the Re-
publican caucus indicates that he Is the
choice not only of the party but of the
legislature.
Mr.. Gamble has been active in politics
for many years. He was chairman Of
the Republican state convention at Madi-
son, in 1892; also held the same position
at the judicial convention at Huron, in
1893; and he has been a trustee of Yank-
ton college for many years.
Mr.. Gamble was married in 1884 to
Carrie s. Osborn, and they have one
son, Ralph A., Is years old.