Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1893 — NO ELECTION IN MONTANA. [ARTICLE]

NO ELECTION IN MONTANA.

Democrat* Have Not Yet Nominated a Candidate for Senator. The Montana Legislature met in joint session to take the first ballot for United States Senator. There were present thirty-three Republicans, thir-ty-four Democrats and three Populists, a total of seventy. The sick Democratic member, Davidson, was not present. The Republicans all voted for W. F. Sanders, the caucus nominee, and. while to a certain extent the vote was scattered, it gave a very good idea of the strength of the leading candidates. Two of the Populists voted for Mulville, Populist, and the third voted for Hauser, Democrat. This latter was Beecher, who agreed at the beginning of the session to stand by the Democrats on all political questions. He ha 9 announced that he will stand by the Democrats in the fight until it is over.