The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-08
POSSIBILITY OF MONTANA LEGLs-
LATURE NAMING HIM FOR
SHORT TERM SENATOR
DEADLOCK IS STILL UNBRoKEN
WITH THE CLOCK PUSHED BACK.
FACTIONS ARE FIGHTING
TO WIN
EXCITEMENT MOST INTENSE
City of Helena Is ThrOnged with
Delegations of Carter Boomers
Coming From All Over
the State.

CHICAGO, March IA special to the
Record from Helena says:
Tonight the Montana legislature is strtv-
ing to break the deadlock that has exist
ed since the voting for the short term
senator began in January. This is the last
day of the session. At midnight the hands
OF the clock in the house will be pushed
back and the sun Will be peeping over
the Rocky mountains before the hour IS
agreed to be II o'clock The result will
be deadlock, it is predicted, though
there is hope for Senator Thomas III.
Carter. He is the only Republican in
Montana who stood the least show of Sc
curing fusion votes. The Democrats ara
divided. A score stay with Magihnis. f.
Augustus Heinze's mine manager
Other Democrats-the straights-stay
with ii. L. Frank, the Butte millionaire.
Seven Independent Democrats with
others, have formed the field. Long ago
the Republican minority knew that Lee
Mantle stood no show, and Senator Car
ter was substttrI cd. Carrer's closing act
IN congress on the day Of his exit from
the senate, when he dealt the coun de
grace to the river and harbor bill. has
augmented his senatorial chances might
ily
AT o'clock the balIoting was resum-
ed, and has continued with varying re-
SUITS. Garter has thirty-two. Trailers
nave dropped out. The third ballot threw
a crowd to Frank and Maginnis. each
having %. This shows that the fusionists
ana Democrats are uneasy and are
amenable to change. They could not
agree IN caucus last night, however, after
nours Wrangling over candidate. and
the Republicans hope at the proper mo-
ment to create stampede to Carter.
STILL BALLoTING.
HELENA, Mont, March Sat 1890
O'clock this morning the Montana legis-
Iature is still balloting for a short-term
senator to fill the place made vacant by
the resignation of Senator William A.
Clark. After assembling at 11:15 o'clock
the joint assembly at once began ballot
ing. On one ballot Frank had as high
as 42 votes-5 short of an election. On
the next ballot he fell off again. Frank
and Maginnis are the leaders on the fu-
sion side. Shortly after u o'clock actual
time the Republicans objected to further
balleting, claiming the time for election
lad expired. Their protest was not
heard, however, the clock having been
stopped before it indicated midnight
There is nothing to indicate when the
election will occur, if at all.
ONE FREE FIGHT.
BUTTE, Mont, March S.-A Miner spc-
cial from Helena. Mont, says: Up to
12:4O this morning twelve ballots had
been taken in joint session of the Mon
tana legislature for the short-term SEN
atorship without result. On the twelfth
ballot Frank received 36. Maginnis, who
is recognized as the Heinze candidate
dropped from "a to s, and Walter Coop
er, of Gallatin county, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
jumped from to 49,
As the sergeant at arms was about to
turn the hands of the clock back at mid
night one of the Republican members,
Gregory, of Carbon county, tried to stop
him in order to prevent an election. in
the struggle the time record for fast
fighting was broken, along with the
clock.
Thirteenth ballot: Carter 80, Frank &c,
Cooper Is, Conrad 9, Macginnis 6, Glib
son 1.