The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-09
THE DEFEAT KBBNLY FELT
Gibs0n's Victory a Blow to the
Montana Republicans.
The Hopes of Carriers Partisnns
RudeIy Shattered by the with
dravnI of Frank From the Race
A sketch of the Standardized.

HELENA. Mon. March S.-Paris Glib
son, a Democrat. of Great Falls, was this
morning elected United States Senator
from Montana for the term ending on
March 3. lg05-the seat which William A.
Clark resigned, and which the State has
been trying to fill since last January.
The election of Gibson was accomplish
ed by the Legislature at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning, at a stormy sitting which had
lasted since noon Of yesterday with re-
cesSes at intervals. The deadlock which
had existed for weeks was broken only
at the last moment and, even then, II was
necessary to turn back the hands of the
clock, for the sixty days to which the
Legislature session is limited by law ex-
pired at midnight. Gibson received AZ
votes and had not single vote to spare
SiXty-one ballots had been taken in Joint
session.
The result of the contest is a disap-
pointment to the Republicans who had
hoped up to the last moment to be able
to profit by the Fusion differences ami
elect Thomas II. Carter. who retired from
the United States Senate on Monday. The
Fusionists had such a majority in the
Legislature that Carter was thought TO
be the only man able to overcome it.
ex-senator Lee Mantle as the Republ-
can candidate. Mr.. Carters feat in talk
ing to death the River and Harbor bill
had increased his chances. it was
thought, and the Republicans were san
guine. He was able. however, to mus
ter only thirty-three votes.
Gibson's election was brought about by
the retirement of II. L. Frank, a Demo-
crat. The nineteen Fusion votes which
had been cast for Frank were then added
to Gibsons twenty-eight, giving him
forty-seven, the exact number required
to elect
The joint session of the Legislature was
continued a HIS o'clock last night, after
two-hour recess and balloting was re-
sumcd without breaking the deadlock.
There was a violent row about l:50
O'Clock A member who was turning back
the hands of the clock in obedience to
instructions from the Chair got into an
alteration with the sergeant-at-arms,
and between them they succeeded in
smashing the clock. At o'clock a mo-
ton was made to adjourn sine die but
II was lost by vote of IS to A.. Half an
hour later the decisive ballot was taken
Gibson's election is looked upon as a
victory for the Amalgamated Copper in
terestS lie Is known as Boston and
Montana" man. The choice Of Thomas H.
Carter would have been satisfactory to
the Amalgamated people, but since he was
n Republican and unable TO command the
necessary votes Gibson was put forward
as candidate at almost the last hour.
and the defeat of MacGinnis, who is Au-
gustus Heinze's mine manager, was cf-
fected
The first serious blow to the Heinze in
terest was dealt when. at Z o'clock last
night, II. l. Frank CDem) gained ten
votes, partly at the expense of MacGin-
mis-. When Frank Withdrew and his
strength was thrown to Gibson the Anal
gamated victory was complete.
Paris Gibson was born in Brcwnfield.
Oxford County. Me, July l. 1890 OF
Scotch and English ancestry. His grand
father on his fathers side was an Eng
lsh soldier in the French Colonial war
while his grandfather on his mothers
SIDE fought in the Continental army. He
moved to Minneapolis in 1858, helping to
build that city by starting the first wool
en- mill in the State Of MinnesCta.
Financial reyerses drove him still
further west, and in the latter part of
the seventies he went to Fort Benton.
emharkinE in the sheep business. In 1852
he became impressed with the possibili-
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