Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
DARK HORSE WON OFT.
Mitchell Is Senator From Oregon-Had
Not Been Candidate.

Salem Ore. Feb 25.-John H. Mitch
ell was elected United States senator at
1890 Sunday morning to succeed George
W. Mcbride whose term expires March I
next. His election was accomplished
by a combination Of thirty-tive republic
cans 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 Sat
urt.ay the joint assembly met and took
one ballot for senator and then adjourn
ed until p. M. when balloting was re-
sumed
Both houses had decided to adjourn
sine die at midnight Saturday and the
prospect Of an exciting close brought
thousands of people to the capitol
Voting proceeded without material
change for twenty ballots. Just as the as
sembly was about to take the twenty
first ballot state Senator Brownell arose
and PR scented the name of John H.
Mitchell. which was received with ire
n1endous applause The tweuty-tirst
ballot gave w. II. Corbett SO: j. H.
Mitchell 81 ana \. S. Bennett tdemo 10.
Three more ballots We're taken with but
few changes
The hands of the clock had already
pointed to midnight and the clerks We're
engaged in checking UP the roll call
for the tWenty-fifth ballot. There was
great excitement and loud calls fos
Mitchell from the lobby.
The first deserter from the Corbett
ranks was Hemenway of Lane. On
the previous roll call Mitchell had 81
votes and Corbett So. When his name
was reached Hemenway tdemD without
explanation. responded John II. Mitch
eli" The roll call proceeded to the end
and Mitchell and Corbett were then ex-
actlS tied. having So votes each. Then
McOueene of Lane arose, and With =
brief speech, changed to Mitchell putting
him in the lead. Nine others changed
to MITCHELL giving him A. votes. within
one of the goal. There a brief wait,
then the name OF 'Mattoon of Douglas.
repeated with great vehemence came
from many parts OF the hall and crowd
of the Douglas county mans friends got
around him and talked to him eNcitedly.
Batsoon finally yielded and changed his
vote for MITCHELL This was all that was
needed and the crowd knew it.
Pandemonium reigned for several min
utes and the chair made little effort to
check it. Mr.. Mitchell had been in the
lobby all evening. watching the progress
of the voting. He was hurried forward
through the jostling crowd and escorted
to the platform. where he stood for a
m mute until order was restored Adj
dressing the vast audience he said:
cit would be impossible for me at this
/ time to offer words in which to prop
! erly express the gratitude that is SWELL
ing up in my heart for the great dstinc-
ton shown me by your rendered vote.
The election to the United States senate
is a great distinction, the greatest that
can be conferred upon a citizen, but
when for period of thirty years or less
than that the same state speaking
through four legisla lures. elects the same
man to that office he is made the recip-
lent of a debt that can never be paid by
words. There is only one way to recon-
s., panse you and the state of Oregon, and
that is be faithful to the duties to Which
You have assigned me. This I will en-
lieayor to do. To all Who cast vote for
/ me-. republicans. democrats and popu-
! lists my heart goes out in deep gratitude.
! AS to you who voted for another, let me
assure You thai 7 make no distinction
agafnst you. 7 will represent all the peo-
+ pie all of Oregon. to the best of my a bill
ity.'
/ M Mitchell has served three full terms
in the United Stats senate from Ore
. gon having been elected the first time
in 1873. when H. w. Corbett was his