CHAPTER 15. LASKA OPENS A DOOR
The first ballots for a United States senator taken by the legislature in
joint session failed to disclose the alignment of some of the doubtful
members. The Democratic minority of twenty-eight votes were cast for
Springer, the senator whose place would be taken by whoever should win in
the contest now on. Warner received forty-four, Ridgway twenty-six, eight
went to Pascom, a former governor whom the cattlemen were supporting, and
the remaining three were scattered. Each day one ballot was taken, and for
a week there was a slight sifting down of the complimentary votes until at
the end of it the count stood:
Warner 45
Ridgway 28
Springer 28
Pascom 8
Warner still lacked ten votes of an election, but It was pretty thoroughly
understood that several of the Democratic minority were waiting only long
enough for a colorable excuse to switch to him. All kinds of rumors were in
the air as to how many of these there were. The Consolidated leaders boldly
claimed that they had only to give the word to force the election of their
candidate on any ballot.
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