Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-08

DAILY Democrats Give Support
and Election 10 Accom-.
plished ...His Career.
Helena, Mont, March Sat half past
! this morning Hon. Paris Gibson, of
Great Falls. was elected United States
senator for the term expiring March 4,
1905. For almost the entire term OF the
Legislature that body has been voting
daily for senator, but with no result.
Thursday at noon the joint assembly
met as usual
In all twenty-five ballots were taken
during the day. Al the conclusion of
the twenty-first ballot II. l.. Frank,
Who was the leading fusion candida te,
announced his withdrawal from the
contest in favor of Gibson, who had not.
up to this time, had more than a nomi-
nal following.
Gibson's high character and unblenl-
!shed reputation commended him to the
fusion members and there was a stam-
rede to him on the next ballot and he
received the required number Of votes,
seven of which We're furnished by the
wing of the democratic party known as
the DAILY faction.
Gibson was born in New Hampshire
en- July 1. 1885, and was educated at
Bowdoin College He located at Minne-
opolis in 1858, building the first Touring
mill in that city. He came to Montana
iii 1879. locating at Fort Benton and en-
gaging in the stock business. In 1882
he became interested in the possibilities
OF the water power that could be devel-
oped by the falls of the Missouri river
at the site of the present city of Great
Falls. of which he is called the father
He laid his plans and hopes before
James j. Hill, who Joined him in the en-
terprise. and the result was the growth
Of city of $4,000 on the prairies by the
side of the vast water power.
Gibson was a member of the state
constitutional convention and OF the
first senate OF the state legislature. He
has always been a strong democrat.
no SENATOR FROM DELAWARE.
Legislature Ad1ourns Sine Die With
Two Senatorial Vacancies.
Dover. Del. March s.-The last day of
the present session OF the legislature
brought a large crowd. Today's ballot
for United States senator resulted:
Full term-Kenney. democrat, %: Ad-
dicks, union republican, 16; Dupont.
regular republican, 4; Higgins, regular
republican, s.; necessary to choice, 81.
%; Richards, regular republican, Z.
C.po
q vote of 30 to %, with double dead
lock as the result. The legislature ad-
iourned sine die at Q o'clock. Forty-tlye
ballots were taken in joint session since
the balloting began on Jan. 49, Della
ware has not had a full representation
in the United States senate since the
expiration of former Senator Anthony
Higgins term in 1895. Higgins was a.
candidates for reelection. but was op-5
posed by j. Edward Adlicks who mad
recently moved to Dela ware from ,,hila-
Celphia. Addicks deadIocked tt,a ,eeis-
lature and made the threat that tho sem
ator would be .Addicks or nohodvn a
deadlock has existed ever since and fire
.factional fight has been. perhans. the
most bitter in the history of American
politics.
In tho motion To aauarate the eeyen
regular republiucans who have stead-.
fastlv refused Ia vote for Addicka vot-
ed with the twenty- three dpn,ncrats
The rnntion which va. a,la sh,. sar-
ator Knox regular ren,1blican yas a
comnlete s,,rnrIse IN tt,e union ran,,hIi-
cans ..vota, a DOWN, vac s,on+a,,
from their .ect,on Amid tho praatest
cnnf,,s,ion tha ro,, u. . !, ,alIal md . ~,
democrats, and regular ren,,bIica nc vS,t-
ed solidly the motion carried when
President El,Ison.s pavel fei1 and an
nouncement was made that the ioint
session was ended fhere was roar os
excitement and wild cheers from the
democrats and regular republicans fol-
lowed. The crowd rushed about in an
almost frenzied manner, shouting out
the names OF the seven republicans who
refused 70 vote TOR Addicks The other
SIDE cheered for Addicks at the same
1ime, and altoge'her the scene was one
fight began in 1895. 4 crowd Of Addicks