Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-07
HOUSE has AGREED
TO NAME FRAME
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lican caucus was held. 100 late tc
really perfect an organization agails,
Co. Frame, although an effort to de,
lay the caucus by adjournment was
made, and failed.
Sentiment against the so.called
"lcar speakers club, a mythical or
ganization of two years ago compris,
ing the defeated candidates for the
speakership. was one sof the peculiar
factors IN the race. It resulted In thl
! organization of a farmers caucus
but the effect Of the farmers caucus
was minimized to a marked degree
through their failure to agree Oh q
candidate. ,
At oon yesterday a Progressive
caucus was held, and 1t was then that
Mr.. Hanson's name became associated
with the speakersh!p. Hanson, bei.te
from Barnes county, naturally carried
some Of the strengths that was up to
that time pledged to Ployhar.
General E. A. Williams of Bismarck
was elected chairman and Represent.
ative Freitag Of Mclean county was
made secretary when the caucus or.
ganized. ' 80
Immediately the plan Of a%djourning
TIL a later hour was presented, being
in the interests of the Hanson candi.
dacy, which had been sprung only q
short time before the hour set, for the
caucus. But the adjournment move,
ment failed, being voted down about
four TO one. a. '
! Col. Frame suggested the, idea of
balloting on the several candidates,
using the first and second choice, and
with the lower candidate on each bal
lot dropping out. TO this suggestion,
which he later Incorporated in a mo.
ton, an amendment calling upon each
candidate for the speaker4hip to
make a statement to the caucus with
particular reference to the question
Iof a NEAR speakers club" was pro-
posed and carried. The plan was
adopted. D. r. Streeter withdrew be.
fore the ~balloting commenced.
On an informal ballot, preceding
the regular ballot, and which was
taken for the purpose OF determining
who should be the speakership candi.
dates, Frame was high, the vote fol-
each Of the candidates following:
Frame, q first and % second; Han
sen, II first and 8 second; Ployhar,
6 first and 8 second; WARDROBE, II
first ard 10 second; Hendrickson. 3
first and ! second; Thompson, Is first
and 7 second; Anderson, 3 first and
10 second: Streeter, 2 first and 5 sec
and; SOrlie, l first and | second;
Iuck 2 second; Burnett, / second.
Immediately the vote was announc.
ed, Sorlie declared he was not a can
date for the ~speakership and had not
at any time announced that he was in
the race. Anderson, Burnett, Buck
and Streetor withdrew their names.
Several candidates then made state
ments of their views. ua,
Col. Frame declared there had been
no promises of committee favors from
him and he did not believe other
! sVeakership candidates had made any.
He did not believe there had been
any near speakers club two years
ago, and said that in the appointment
OF committee members, If successful,
that he would pick men who were
best qualified. Other candidates
made similar statements, and Ployhar
of Barnes declared that no sllcn thing
as a "near speakers club" had exist
ed. He had been mentioned as a
prominent member OF the supposed
organization whereby candidates for
speaker in the fight two years ago
: ,.rD,.r n1nD,JcJ ,-,N,,;nI nD,~r, -, Il, r
committees.
Tae balloting then "a taken UP
fCrmally, and each ballot follows, the
total Of both first and second choice
being used in the elimination pro
cess:
FIRST Ballot-Fraine, % first and IL
second; Thompson, II first End 8 sec
ond; Hanson, % first and IL second.
HendricksCn, l first and ) second;
Strceter, II second; WARDROBE, s first
and 10 second; Divct, IA first and 1G
second. Hendrickson was dropped
and PlOyhar announced that he would
retire as a candidate.
Second Ballot-Fraine, "a first and
% second; Hanson, "a first and 8 sec
ond; Thompson, 16 first and 70 sec
end; WARDROBE, 8 first and 20 second;
Divet, 16 first and II second. Thomp-
son dropped out.
Third Ballot-Fraine, sc first and
"a second; Hanson, Is first and p
second; WARDROBE, 16 first and IS
second; Divet, Is first and 80 second.
WARDROBE dropped out. a. ="
Fourth Ballot-Fraine, ii first and
1872 second; Hanson, 81 first and 1G
second; Divet, II first and 4, second.
Hanson dropped cut.
Fifth Ballot-Frainc. GA, and Divet,
|31.
Following the authorization Of the
appointment Of a committee cn EN-
ployment, Col. Fraine wa. escorted
to the front of the hall by Mr.: Dlvet.
He made a brief talk, sincerely thank
ing the members for the courtesy ex.
him, and insuu'ing them that
he thoroughly appreciated the honor
and responsibility placed upon him as
speaker.
That the fight had been as clean as
any he had ever Witnessed for the
speakership vas his statement to the
house members just before the eau.
Gus adjourned.
Many interesting features marked
the skirmisdles preliminary to the
signing of the cali for the general re
publican caucus Of house members,
In which all speakership candidates
with tho nvccntinn nf SOi1ip nF's TrAil1