Show MONTANA SENATOR CHOSEN HOSEN carls gibson of tarent falls chosen for rth the term at 3 30 friday morning although the legislature clock testified that it was not yet midnight parts paris gibson of oust falls fall was elected united states senator from montana for the term expiring march 4 1905 for almost the entire term of the life of the legislature that body had been voting toting dally daily for a senator but with no result thursday at noon the joint assembly met as an usual and took one ballot adjourning until 7 ap p in for further balloting after taking a few votes without indication of result the joint an it ok a recess until it 0 clock at w which 1 tell ti time in a began bega n th a solon an edding ding with the election of mr gibson in all twenty two ballots were taken during the day at the conclusion of the twenty first ballot II 11 I 1 lj frank who was waa the lead leading loir fusion candidate I 1 announced hla his withdrawal from the a contest in faaoi of mr fibson who had bad not up to tills this time had more than a nominal following 1 mr Gib gibbsons gibsons Gi biona sons high character and unblemished reputation commended him bit to the fusion members and there was a stampede to him on the next ballot he receiving rec eiTing the required number cumber of votes totes seven of which were furnished by the wing of the democratic party known as the daly faction mr holbson was wait born in now new hampshire july 1 1830 aud was wait educated at bowdoin college graduating la in the class of 1851 lie he located at minneapolis in 1818 1858 building the first floering flouring flou flour ring log mill in that city lie also operated the north star woolen mills of that city lie he came to montana in 1870 locating at I 1 ort benton in the stock business busi nesa in 1883 1881 lie he became interested in the pa possibilities of the water power that could be deve develops lopi of by the falls of the missouri river at the site of the present city of rest I 1 alls of which he is in called the father lie laid his plans and hopes beffie J J who joined him in the enterprise aud and the result was waa the growth of a city of 1 13 1 on the prairies by tile the side bide of the vast water power mr gibbon was member of the state constitutional convention and of the first senate of the state legislature he lies has always been a strong democrat |