The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
TELLER LEADS.
He Receives % Votes for Sena-
tor in Each House.
Republicans Refused to Answer
Senate Roll Call.
IT is BICEPHALOUS.
Colorado Senate Operating in
Two Parts.
Lieutenant Governor Refuses to
Recognize Democrats.
UNSEATING HAS BEGUN
Each Party Turns Out the Other
by Vote.
Compromise Suggested on a
Basis of No Z. S. Senator.

Denver. Jan. 20-A ballot Tor Oniteu
States senator was taken in the senate I
soon after noon. Henry NJ. Teller re
ceived 25 votes, the entire number cast /
One Democrat, Mcguire, of Arapahoe (
was excused from voting at his request +
only two Republicans, DeLong and
Pryor. were present and they refused
to answer to their names. Lieutenant
Governor Haggott and all the other Re
publican members had Withdrawn from
the chamber before noon, but DeLong
and Pryor were turned back by the ser
geant-at-arms when they attempted to
follow. Senator Adams, president pro
TEN. was in the chair when the vote was
taken.
The vote in the house for senator was
as follows:
Henry M. Teller. Democrat, 25; Ed
ward O. Wolcott, Republican, 1S;F'rank
c. Cloudy, Republican, 1S; Irving How
bert, Republican, 6; N. w. Dixon, Re
publican, 3.
Denver. Jan. 20.-After a tumultuous
conflict last night in the general assem-
i bly in the course of which the governor
was requested to call out the militia
7 forces of the state in order to seat seven
1 Republican senators, declared TO De
wrOngfully excluded from their places
the situation quieted down with Dem
ocratic ma jority in possession OF lheSeh-
ate chamber. A supply OF blankets was
sent in to them and they propose to hold
the fort until balloting for United states
senator begins today and possibly untll
time for the joint ballot on Wednesday
The senate is divided into two organlza-
tions, one with Senator Adams as pre-
siding officer and Sprague as secretary
the other with Lieutenant Governor
HaggOtt and Secretary Pryor as of1lcefS-
The first named organization mas
n1
nublicans and seated two Democrats
for the purpose of giving the Democrats
a majority on joint ballot. Meanwhlle
the Republicans have thrown out seven
Democrats, thereby gaining a majority
in the senate. The oath of office was
administered to the seven Republicans
but they were refused admission 10 the
senate chamber. Judge GabberI adllllh-
. istered the oath to the two Democrats.
At 2 O'Clock this morning Senator
Newell said to be acting under IN
structiOns from Lieutenant Governor
: Haggot, called upon Governor PEABODY
t with a request that an order be ISSUED
calling out the state militia for the pur
> pose of dispensing the crowd OF ofllcer'
: in the hire of the Democrats Officers
. of the militia and a number of mel
> were held in readiness at the Curtis
= street armOry Appeals We're made Il
the sheriff for assistance in clearing tn
{ Democrats from the hall. but ne de
G clined He permitted his deputy to re
+ with Chief of Police Armstrong, who
: acting for the Democrats
Governor Peabody has announced tina
4 he recognizes the Haggot senate as tn
Y one properly ganlzed under the stat
e constitutional provisions, which make
e the lieutenant governor president o
that body.
Il All Republicans who have filed con
e tests against Democratic legislator
l. which have not been acted upon, ar
i said to have been notified, by telegraph
v TO come to Denver at once
/ Efforts are being made to effect
> COMPROMISE between the parties 1t
impossible that an agreement will +
ii reached before a ballot for sena tor
taken The Democrats claims majol
= ity of two on joint ballot as resu
= of Yesterdays proceedings The Re
> publican majority of the house VI
seated six Democrats creating R'
! publican majority of fifteen in thu
- body.
le The Democratic majority of the ser
, ate unseated Senator Dick of AuerfaT
y and Senator Mcdonald of Lake, NAL
ing a Democratic majority Of Il IN Il
senate. Prior to this action LieutenaI
- Governor Haggot and Il Republican
"a in the senate went through the form
unseating eight Democratic senator
re the lieutenant governor declaring va
- ious motions carried in spite OF II
protests of the % Democratic senator
~ Under the orders of the Democratic m
$ iority the doorkeepers refused to perm
IL + MED admission to the men that the Der
II ocratic minority pretended to have seate
all Inc senatS si eiieh1
by Each house takes a separate ballot
senator today and a joint ballot at no
e tomorrow
e Denver. Col, Jan. 20.-Late yesterds
afternoon the senate took up the co
test cases and the election commit
ny reported on the cases where. Dem
ze. cratic seats are being contested by X
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