The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
Secured Fifty-One Votes by Threaten
ing to Bring i'm a Sick Representa-
tive dead or Alive"
REPUBLICANS TO TRY AGAIN
WILL ENDEAVOR TO ELECT ED
WARD o. wOLCOTT THIS WEEK.
An Effort to BE Made to Induce the
House to Recognize the Repub-
lican Senate as Regular.

DEN Elk, COL, Jan. 24.-Democratlc
members of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Fourteenth General AS
sembly of Colorado this evening cast their
fifty-one ballots for Henry NJ. Teller for
United States senator. Teller was declared
elected by w. II. Adams, who presided.
The result was reached after a week of
untiring effort on the part of the Demo-
cratic leaders, during which many rumors
Of treachery had been circulated, and many
delays had occurred by reason of the alb
sence from roll call of different members
Of the Assembly. Since Monday morning
the Democratic branch of the Senate has
been In practically continuous session, and
since Wednesday at noon the joint session
Of the Democratic members of both houses
has been continuous. From yesterday MORN
ing all the Democrats were ready to cast
their ballots for Teller, except Representa-
tive NJ. J. Madden, of Denver. The alb
sence of Madden was unaccounted for until
this afternoon, when it was learned that
he was at home sick with grip and had
been forbidden to leave the house by his
physicians. In spite of his condition, how
ever, he decided to attend this evening,
and at o'clock cast his vote for Teller.
dering the sergeant-at-arms to bring in
Madden, dead or alive. There were no Re-
publicans of either house present at the
joint convention and the legality of the
election is not admitted by the Republican
leaders.
The session to-day has been uneventful
and when Representative Madden came
into the chamber he was greeted with ap-
call he voted for Teller. When the call was
finished and the result announced the
cheering was prolonged.
Senator Teller was escorted to the plat
form and expressed his thanks for the pa
tient zeal of his friends. He was elected
six years ago by an almost unanimous vote
of the Legislature and he did not believe
that any act of his since then had turned
the people of Colorado against him. He
expected to have to defend his seat against
a contest by the Republicans. He denied
that he had been threatened with treach-
cry.
Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson followed
in a speech in which he declared the De-
mocracy of the State was now more closely
he did not think it likely that contest
would be made against Senator Teller
These speeches were followed by congratu-
latory remarks from former Governors
Adams and Thomas, c. j. Hughes. jr. and
T. j. O'DOnnell, all of whom nave been
talked of as candidates for the Senate, and
Democratic Chairman Milton Smith. The
joint session then adjourned
The House, after transactlng little rou-
tine business adjourned till Monday by a
vote of 80 to %. Democrats and anti-Wol-
While the election of Senator Teller by
the Democratic portion of the General AS
sembly has removed one element of un-
certainty from the situation, 1T has not
cleared the atmosphere. The election is de-
clared illegal by the Republican leaders and
the two senator's are still maintained The
Democratic Senate resumed its session i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
joint session and its leaders announced they
would continue to occupy the senate
chamber until Monday morning at least.
AS a result of conference between Re
publican senators and representatives OF
the two factions to-day a proposition will
be submitted in the House Monday to
recognize the Republican Senate as regular.
The Wolcott men hope that sufficient
number of Republicans who are opposed to
Wolcott will join them in support of the
proposition to secure its adoption. In that
event it is purposed to hold joint session
of Republicans next week to vote upon a
United States senator. Should they sue
coed In agreeing upon candidate. the Re-
Teller.
When the General Assembly met Jan. Z
the Senate stood: Democrats, "a; Repub-
lcans, IL, and the House, Democrats, 81;
Republicans, a. This gave the Democrats
a majority of ten on joint ballot. The Re-
publican majority in the House unseated
six Democrats. thus changing the complex
ion of the Assembly, giving the Repub-
licans a majority of two. In retaliation
the Democratic majority of the Senate
unseated two Republicans and seated two
Democrats. This action gave the Demo-
Gratis a majority of two on joint ballot. as
follows: Senate, Democrats, 26; Repub-
licans, 8. The Republican senator's, led by
the lieutenant governor, then voted TO un-
seat eight Democratic senators, at the
same time refusing to recognize the action
of the Democrats in unseating the two Re-
teen members in the Senate, and they or
ganized in the lieutenant governors cham
bers, electing full new set of officers. The
twenty-six Democratic senators retained
possession of the Senate chamber and their
sessions have been presided over by State
Senator Adams. Although efforts have re-
peatedly been made to induce the House
to recognize one or the other of the sena-
torial bodies by going into joint session 1t
has so far refused to do so. Governor
Peabody has also withheld his recognition