The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-19
SEPARATE VOTE
IN BOTH HOUSES
No Opposition Among Repub-
licans and Democrats Cast
Last Hope for Cashel

AaSt nope lOT VdSAe4
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.-With the
house and the senate balloting sep
arately, the Eleventh legislative as
sembly this afternoon elected Hon.
M. N. Johnson Of Nelson county to the
United States senate, succeeding Sen
ator Hansbrough. The election was
carried out very quietly, Mr.. Johnson
receiving the entire Republican vote.
Hon. ]. L. Cashel Of Walsh county
was the Democratic nominee and re-
ceived the support Of the Democratic
members Of the legislature. The total
vote of the house and the senate gives
Mr.. Johnson 126 and Mr. Cashel II.
The balloting took place Immediate
ly upon convening. Motions were
made directly after the roll had been
called and 1t was ascertained that
there was a quorum present. that the
election Of a United States senator be
taken up In accordance with the fed
eral statutes, the motion being carried.
In the House
In the house the Republican nomi-
nee was nominated by B. g. Skulason
Of Grand Forks. He spoke very brief
ly in naming the candidate, reviewing
In q Jew words his work in the past
years for the state and bespeaking for
him the support Of the entire Repub-
lican membership. The nomination
was seconded by number Of the
members before the name Of ]. L.
Cashel, as the Democratic nominee.
was presented by s. ]. Doyle. His
nomination was also seconded by sew
eral others, the house then proceeding
to ballot The call of the roll resulted
in the following vote:
For Johnson-Aasheim, Akesson,
Anderson, Atwood, Baker of Cass.
Baker Of Stark, Brusletten, Brynjolf-
son, Burnett, Burns, ehatheld, Collins
of Cass, Collins of Grand Forks, Cum
ningham, Davidson, Dibley, Doyle Of
Logan, Duncan, Evans, Frame, Free
man. aanssle, Garden. Giedt, Gibbens,
Goldammer, Grant, Hale, Hanley,
Hemmingson, Hendrickson, Hill, Hon
ey, Homnes, Hughes, Jewett. Johnson,
Of Bottineau, johnson Of Mclean, Kin
ney of Mclean, johnson of Rolette,
Kinney of Richland, Kneeland, Knox,
Kremer, Lew, Laithwaite, Lnde, Lind
Wig, Lucke, Martin, McCrea, McLear,
Moen of Benson, Narum, Nelson Of Nc
Henry, Nelson of Steele, Nelson Of
Walsh, Nyhus, Olson, Paulson, Peart,
Pendray, Plath, Ployhar, Poe, Pound,
Price. Putnam. Schulz. Senour, Sgutt,
Shells, Sinclair, Skinner. Skulason.
Sorlie, Steen. Streeter, Thompson.
of Mclean, Thoreson, Traynor, Tuttle,
Ward, White, Wisner, Wolbert. Young,
Speaker 8urdick. Total, 8S.
For Cashel-Bjorndahl, Crawford,
Doyle, Moen, Wexford, Thompson of
Grand Forks, Christianson. Total, z.
In the Senate
The senate in it's more deliberate
manner proceeded Ito the election
without any extra formally. Mr..
johnson was placed on nomination by
Senator LaMoure and several second
ing speeches, very brief, were made.
Mr.. Cashel, who is a member Of this
branch of legislature, was nominated
by Senator Purcell. The cal of the
roll resulted in the following vote:
For Johnson-Albright, Anderson,
Baker, Bessessen, Crane, Davis, Gil
bert, Gronvold, Gunderson, johnson,
Kelly, Kennedy, Koffel, LaMoure.
Leutz, Martin, Macdonald. Mclean,
Movious. Neal, Overson, Palmer, RAM
sett, Pierce. Sharpe, Simpson. Steel
O: Stutsman, Steel of Ward, Stevens.
Strom, Syvertson, Talcott, Trimble,
Wallin, Walton, Welsh, Welo and
Weicher. Total 3s.
For Cashel-Duis, Irwin, Turner,
Plain. Purcell, Halliday and McArth-
ur. Total, z.
Not voting-Rice.
Joint Assembly Wednesday
Wednesday at the hour of twelve
o'clock the house and senate will
meet in joint assembly in the chamber
Of the house of representatives for
the purpose of comparing the journ-
ais. When these journals are found
to show that each house gave a ma
jority Of its votes to M. N. johnson,
his election will be officially declared.
johnson Thanks Legislature
Following the close of the ballot
in the senate, Senator johnson was
escorted to the presiding officers
desk where he made an eloquent and
earnest address, thanking the men,
bers for their support and pledging
himself to do all i'll his power to wear
unsullied the mantle which had fallen
on his shoulders today.
A Biography
Hon. M. N. Johnson, who was to-
day elected to the United States SEN
ate from North Dakota. is a native Of
Wisconsin, being born in Racine coun-
ty in that state in 1850. His parents
removed from Wisconsin the year Of
his birth and settled on a farm near