Show SIGNED The Billls Signed and is the Law of the Land How is That for Our Democratic i President i Two Years of Democratic Rule Accomplishes More Than 24 Years of Republican Repub-lican Misrule ISpecial to THE DEMOCRAT WASHINGTON D C March LThe Utah bill signed by the President and has just been returned to the Senate MCPhERSON The New Jersey Senator TRENTON N J March 3Rnfus Blod gett Democrat was elected United States Senator yesterdav afterdoon He is Superintendent Super-intendent of the New York i Long Branch Railroad At the conclusion of the first ballot it was evident that the Republicans had consolidated consoli-dated on a Democrat tQ1 feat Abbett All of them except two votfd for for Blodgett making thirtysix who voted for him A second ballot was ordered amid much excitement > ex-citement Before tile result was announced an-nounced an attempt ws made to stampede the Republicans in a body to Senator Sewell in the hope of carrying enough Democrats to elect him but this failed as the Republicans feared that Governor Abbett would profit by it in the confusion A number of changes were made and the vote as finally announced stood Blodgett 44 Abbett 38 E E Potter 1 Blodgett was declared elected amid wild excitement excite-ment Rufus Blodgett the new Senator wrs born in Dorchester New Hampshire November 19 1834 He was a member of the L wer House of the New Jersey Legislature in 878 and 1879 representing Ocean county He afterwards removed to Monmouth county where he now resides He is identified with i the interests of several rajlroad companies and has always been recognized as a staunch Democrat In the Assembly he was the Democratic leader He is a fluent speaker and of commanding figure He was for several years a member of the Democratic Demo-cratic State CentrAl Committee He is superintendent of tile New York Long Branch Railroad |