The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-22
COLORADO SENATOR RECEIVES
ONLY ONE VOTE SHORT
Of ELECTION.
TWO .>SENATES ORGANIZE
Nine Republican Senators, Two Who
Had Been Expelled by Democrats
and Eight Contestants Assemble and
Elect .Off;cers-If the Democratic
Senate Is Recognized Mr.. Teller
Seems Sure of Winning. 81
oF$ELEcTIoN.

Denver, Jan. 2l.-BOth houses of the
general assembly balloted for United
States senator at noon, and Henry M.
Teller received fifty votes, only one
less than is needed to elect Senator
Mcclure, a Democrat, refrained from
voting, but he has frequently said he
would vote for Teller if it should ap.
pear that he could be elected. i. Only
two Republican senators were in the
senate chamber when the vote for SEN
ator was taken, and they did not re-
spond when their names were called.
Soon afterwards the nine regular Re-
publican senators, the two who were
expelled by the Democratic majority
and the eight contestants who had
been sworn in on the steps of the cap
ltol the previous night, assembled in
the lieutenant governors room and
formed a separate organization. Sen
atOr M. z. Farwell was elected presi-
dent pro tenn, C.. E. Hogan secretary
and Thomas Mcmahon sergeant-at-
arms, the senate officers previously
chosen being ordered removed. A bal
lot was then taken for senator. A res.
ernor that the senate had organized
and was ready for business. Two reg
ular Republican senators, Drake of
Laramie county and Cornish of Ell
Paso, left the @Haggott senate and re-
turned to the senate chamber, where
they announced that they would act
with the Irregular senate" and would
no longer participate in farce" I'm
der the constitution, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Haggott is presiding officer Of
the joint session, which is to meet at
noon to vote for senator. He will in
sist that the body over which he pre-
sided during the day was the regular
senate and it's vote for senator should
be accepted. The speaker of the house
will then be called upon to decide
which senate shall be recognized as
regular. Comparison of the journals
will show that no one has been elected
senator. It will then be necessary for
the joint session to proceed with bal
loting until a senator is chosen.
Teller May Win Out. a.
If the Democratic senate is recog-
nized and the house remains with its
present membership, as seems likely,
Senator Teller will be reelected. yyOn
the contrary, if the Republican senate
is recognized, there is likely to .berIlo
election and the balloting will continue
indefinitely. x. ,xvszSh~
Edward o. Wolcott, the leading Re-
publican candidate for senator, and his
followers are urging the governor to
call out the militia to place Haggott
and the Republicans in possession of
the chamber. -
Governor Peabody said that he
would not interfere. His friends are
advising him to keep his hands off, and
they point out that if he recognizes the
Haggott senate, no legislation can be
enacted at this session and the state
government must go without funds for
two years, as appropriation bills could
not be legally enacted. -
The Republican leaders in the house
srefused to carry out the Wolcott pro-
gramme and unseat the eleven Arap-
aho Democrats The senate remains
in continuous session, but will not re-
move more Republicans pending fur
Their aggression by the house. When
asked regarding his attitude with ref
erence to the split in the senate, Gov
ernor Peabody said: -
1T am the governor of the whole peo-
pie and not subservient to any clique
of any political party and l will be
guided by the law and constitution In
deciding which side of the senate
should be recognized. lido not con
template calling out the militia I
think the Colorado national guard too
dignitied body to do police duty, and
that is all that is required. There is
no occasion for bayonets. think that
the police can keep ORDER" =