Show ANOTHER california cheeses S tf whits whito I 1 for senator amator sacramento jan IS 18 steven 31 white democrat of los ange an ee was elected united states s senator today by the legislature by a majority of two votes tile two houses of the legislature 0 met in joint session sh shortly after noon and indu indulged laed in nominating nominating speeches spec elies uril until a 1 quarter after 2 then it was discovered that mcgowan republican ls as seni blyman inan froni from san F francisco was missing missing T tho the republicans republican I 1 tried to delay proceedings 0 until MeT metrofan rowan could be found and brought in but were unsuccessful and the vote proceeded proceed dd without mcgowans absence being p explain ed the democrats democrat who had a total of au votes voted solid for N white as did burke nonda and kearns kearn populist this gave gave white the necessary gl 61 votes but bretz populist lest interrupted the count and created 0 great kearns vote for white had been bought 0 and that marion populist and democratic congressman from the sixth district had bought it cannon who was present hotly holly denied the charge and called bratz a liar the greatest confusion ensued i ablit but att A result I 1 of th vote va fill a n td onig necessary nece seary to a choice 60 chife gl 61 ili 12 felton 11 bard republic republican call 9 wi widney d n ey R Pie e publican 6 cantor populist 7 ranks franks b republican 3 essec republican 1 reed republican 8 preston Pre stun republican I 1 carlson of san diego independent voted for reed aced bretz was called before the bar of the house and his charges taken down in writing by tho the chairman mr white was was declared elected states senator and was escorted to the platform where lie he made a speech ile iio referred to the charge made by III bratz etz that kearns vote had been bought and said so far as it referred to himself it was an unmitigated falsehood ile he endorsed kearns and cannon as men ot of probity mr white said tile tho day had come for the election of senator by the people and among other things said ho he would favor the ibe enforcement of the contracts of the transcontinental rail way companies to the government lie would do his best to carry out the principles of the democratic national platform after whites sp speech cc ch both houses adjourned |