Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-22
COLORADO SENATOR RECEIVES
ONLY ONE VOTE SHORT
OF ELECTION.
TWO SENATES ORGANIZE
Nire Republican Senators, Two Who
Had Beer Expelled by Democrats
and Eight Contestants Assemble and
Elect Officers-tf the Democratic
Senate Is Recognized MIR. Teller
seems Sure OF Winning.

Denver, Jan. 21.-BCth houses of the
general assembly bal,oted for United
Slatcs senator at noon, and Henry NJ.
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 i: should ap-
pear that he could be elected Only
two Republican senators were in the
se;.ate chamber when the vote for SEN
ato, was taken. and they did not re-
saond when their names were called.
Soon afterwards the nine regular Re
publican senators, the two who We're
expelled by the Democratic majority
ana the eight contestants who had
been sWo.n in on the steps of the cap
itol the previous night, assembled in
the lieutenant governors room and
formed a separate organization. Sen
ator NJ. z. Farwell was elected prcsi-
dent pro tenn, C. E. Hogan secretary
and Thomas Mcmahon sergeant-at-
arms. the senate officers previously
chosen being ordered removed bal
lot was then taken for senator. A res
eInor 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 regular senate" and would
no longer participate in farce" Tn
don h.,
ernor Haggott is presiding officer of
the joint session. which is to meet at
noon to vote for senator He will in
sst that the body over which he pre-
sided during the day was the regular
senate and its vote for senator should
be accepted The speaker of the house
vii! 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. 1t will then be necessary for
the joint session to proceed with bal
| lOting until senator is chosen.
Teller May Win Out.
| If the Democratic senate is recog-
nized and the house remains with its
present membership, as seems likely,
Senator Teller will be reelected On
the contrary. if the Republican senate
is recognized, there is likely to be no
election and the balloting will continue
indefinitely.
Edward o. Wolcott. the leading Re
publican candidate for senator, and his
followers are urging the governor to
cali out the militia to place Haggott
and the Republicans in possession OF
the chamber
| Governor Peabody said that he
would net 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
refused 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
| ther aggression by the house. When
asked regarding his attitude with ref
ercnce to the split in the senate. Gov
ernor Peabody said
am the governor or the WnO!e ttO-
pie and not subservient to any clique
Of any political party and | will be
guided by the law and constitution in
deciding which side of the senate
should be recognized | do not cor
template calling out the militia.
think the Colorado national guard too
dignified 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"