Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1887 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Nf.ls P. Haugen is elected Congressman from the Eighth Wisconsin District, to succeed the late William T, Price, by several hundred majority. A. S. Paddock was -nominated for United States Senator flow Nebraska to succeed Charles It. Van Wyck, in the Republican legislative caucus, after fifteen ballots had been taken. In the joint session the vote was as follows: Paddock, PI; McSbahe, Democrat. :l2: Van Wyck. 4.... The Senatorial dead-lock in Indiana is unchanged', says an Ind anapolis dispatch: Two ’ballots were taken Friday on the election of "a Senator wit ho it any caauge in too vote. Turtle receiving ?.'* Harrison 71, and Alien 4. It was the intention ot the Democrats to continue, tre balloting all day. but when at Hop Chilean Senator made a motion lor ad.ouraUieut Speaker Sacra declar'd it carried on a viva voce vote, r.g.irdloss of the demands of the Democrats for a cat! of tue roll. The Sentinet appeals to the Democratic • legislators to remain steadfast in tneir suppoit of Turpie until March .8, and if iiiero is no election before that time he will theu be appointed United States Senator. W hatever the result of the balloting mav be, tli-re will certainly be a contest. “Will tau Republicans recognize the election of Turpie. or any other Democrat as valid ?' was asked of Senator Huston. Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, Friday. "By no means No Senator chosen by til ■ Democrats as now comprising the roll will,be recognized.* “W'ill Speaker Sayre sign tile "certificate if Turpie or some other Democrat receives seventy-six votescineltiding Branueman s’? * “He will not. ” An Indianapolis dispatch of the 20th inst. says: Beth parties in the Legislature caucused yesterday morning and appointed conference committees to arrange a compromise on the subject of the election’ot a United States Senator. Before the hour for the meeting of the joint convention a compromise was reached by which it was agreed that Green Smith should call the joint convention together iu the House, and that Speaker Sayre should preside over it, while Lieut. Gov, Robertson should not put in an appearance. It was also agreed that anv member whose name was on the rollcall of either House oil. Tuesday ..should be allowed to vote, and the right to enter protests against any vote was reserved to both sides. The compromise is to.continue in effect until a Cuited States Senator is elected. Under this agreement the joint convenfioifassembledimti took two ballots for Senator, which resulted in Turpie, Democrat, receiving 75 votes. Harrison. Republican, 71, and Allen, Lsil-or, 4. Upomthe first roll-call protests Wt-re formally made by the Republicans against the votes of fourteen Democratic members. The Democrats protested against the votes of the entire Republican minority of the Senate and three members of the Haase. A» of tlx-se prot-ats were entered on the records with,a view of their being used as evidence in case of a contest of the Senatorial teat.