The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-25

the delights Of the blest playing ov
er his features. 1t failed, faile(
somehow, and Fulton, surrounded
by his war-scarred followers, staye6
on the field until the last foemar
had struck his colors or fed dis
mayed. This is how it happened
STORY OF VICTORY.
Final balloting began at eight o.
clock. The determined struggle o
the next four hours would make a
senator, and on every face there
was expectancy and suppressed ex-
lcitement. What intense emotions
surged through the breasts of those
for whom the members were voting
can only be guessed at
The assembly was a mass of
crowding, jostling humanity. In
side the bar, almo st every chair in
the house had been placed, and
each was occupied. Outside the
railing the crowd was Of the kind
as is only seen on such occasions.
Every time senator is to be elect
ed in the last moments of the ses-
sion the same spectacle is manifest.
Cattle in the widest stampede on
the plains never crowded and ell
bowed and jostled each other with
more reckless abandon or more care
less determination. The seats were
full, sometimes with two where
there was only room for one, and in
every niche and nook Of floor space
somebody was standing. The half
dozen special officers employed for
the evening made DO more impress
sion in keeping the crowd from
surging and struggling than could
the efforts of a baby in resisting an
EN- battled regiment. Seats in the
lobby were pre-. empted as early as
two o'clock in the afternoon, and
were occupied by the same person
through the long ten and one-half
hours until the struggle ended.
Throughout the evening the DEM
ocrats cast their seventeen votes
steadily for Lieutenant Wood. On
the first ballot Fulton's vote was
53 and Geer's 2S, with the rest of
the republican vote scattering. Dur
ing the progress of the next few
ballots two Multnomah members
changed to Geer, lifting the latter's
maximum to thirty. Fer nearly
three hours, or until few minutes
before II O'Clock the candidates re-
msined in this position, and then
the last cards in the great game
were played.
HERMANN CAME IN.
A significant incident happened
shortly before eleven o'clock.
man of distinguished mien
in the corridor, walk
ID with dignifed bearing to
inside the railing and took
'eat among the members. He was
7inger Hermann, and his coming
It this minute of supreme expec-
ancy sent the whisper around that
le was to be the dark horse. All
he time, three mem 5srs of the as
emily had been voting for him.
Whether they or he. or he
nd they had planned this
ppearance at the moment when
he assembly might be in a
pasmodic mood, with chance
+ demonstration that might make
be lightning strike can never be
nown. Where Mr.. Hermann had
cen that he should not enter the
all until this late hour of eleven
7hen spectacular things might be
doing is a question that those
Tho suspect that there was method
4 the mad entrance will ever con-
niue to debate.
SMITH NAMED SCOTT.
It was Senator Smith of Multno-
nah, who flung a frebrand into the
ssembly. "Mr. president" he called
ut, and President Brownell re-
ponded, Senator Smith of Multi
omah." Then everybody knew
hat the mine was to be touched off.
hose sitting In the lobby were on
heir feet in a flash, those in the
ack rows standing in their seats.
lead silence fell over the great
all.
For five minutes or more Senator
smith talked without mentioning
be name of his candidate, but his
told everybody what name
was 10 be. In earnest tones he
leaded for the assembly to unite.
nd then threw the name of Har-
ey w. Scott into the arena.
TITS Scott" unconsciously fell from
he lips of nearly every man in the
obby and the hum swe1led into a
Lul1 roar. Then the audience burst
nto demonstration that was a
lattering testimonial to both speak
r and candidate.
For eight or nine minutes longer,
senator Smith spoke, too long and