1890 Minnesota Senate election

none September 2023 1890 Minnesota Senate election 15 Republican Party of Minnesota Democratic Party of Minnesota DEM 13 Minnesota Minnesota Republican Party File:MNSen1890.svg Minnesota Republican Party 28 GOP ALL 1890 11 04 All 54 seats in the Minnesota Senate 1894 26 1894 Minnesota Senate election 1886 1886 Minnesota Senate election no legislative 1872 Farmers' Alliance 300px The 1890 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1890, to elect members to the Senate of the 27th and 28th Minnesota Legislatures. The Minnesota Republican Party won a plurality of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmers' Alliance. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1891. The election resulted in Republicans losing control of the Senate for the first time since 1858 when Minnesota was granted statehood. Background In the late 1800s, Minnesota was one of the nation's most consistently Republican states, and conservative dominance extended to the State Senate as well. Since 1860, Republicans were the preeminent caucus in the Senate, not once losing a majority in the chamber.Minnesota Senate President and President Pro Tempore, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library https://www.lrl.mn.gov/history/spres 2021-05-02 www.lrl.mn.gov That being said, in the years leading up to 1890, Minnesota had emerged as a center of the Farmers' Alliance, a progressive agrarian movement. At the 1886 election, two members of the Alliance had taken seats from the Republicans, foreshadowing the 1890 result. It was not uncommon for local Alliance organizations to endorse members of the two major parties if their values were aligned, though it was more likely for Alliance groups to endorse known Democrats than Republicans. The same is true of the Prohibition Party and other groups. In St. Paul, a group of 100 local power brokers, 50 from either major party, assembled in August 1890 with the intention of nominating a "Citizens' Ticket" for Ramsey County. The "committee of 100" hoped that local Democratic and Republican organizations would endorse their unity ticket, which they did in most cases. In western Minnesota, two candidates were endorsed as the "Peoples'" candidates. It is unclear if these endorsements were related as part of a broader organization or if the "Peoples'" designation was only of local significance. Three Republicans who lost their party's endorsement ran as Independent Republicans and won, then caucused as Republicans in the Senate. Two Democrats, one endorsed and one unendorsed, ran in the 36th District of Scott County. The endorsed candidate, James McHale, won.1891 Minnesota Legislative Manual Minnesota Secretary of State 1891 560–571 Prior to the 1890 election, the Minnesota Senate had 47 seats. A redistricting undertaken in 1889 added 7 seats, bringing the total to 54. In particular, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties as well as western and northern Minnesota gained new seats. Goodhue County lost a seat.Act 22 April 1889 Minnesota Legislature An Act to Prescribe the Bounds of Senatorial and Representative Districts, and to Apportion Anew the Senators and Representatives among the Several Districts https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/1889/0/General+Laws/Chapter/2/pdf/ English Results Summary Republicans won 26 seats, two short of the 28 needed to control the chamber. The Democratic Party and Farmers' Alliance won a combined 28 seats. Due to the fact that numerous candidates were endorsed by more than one party, it is impossible to calculate how many people voted for each party without counting votes multiple times. It can be said, however, that Republicans had certainly not won such a small percentage of the vote since Minnesota had been granted statehood. District results The parties are as follows: #CCFF00 Alliance (All.), #dddddd Citizen's Ticket (Cit.), #b0ceff Democratic (Dem.), #dddddd Independent (Ind.), #ff6347 Labor (Lab.), #dddddd People's Ticket (Peo.), #FFa6ff Prohibition (Pro.), #FFB6B6 Republican (Rep.) Dis.IncumbentCandidatesNamePartyFirst electedNameEndorsementsVotes%Winner PartyAll.Dem.Rep.Other1Tosten JohnsonJohnson, Tosten "T., Tostin" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12387 2021-04-02 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886James C. Kelly30 October 1890 County Tickets Houston Valley Signal https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn91059052/1890-10-30/ed-1/seq-4 2 April 2021✓1,26342.54Dem.Tosten JohnsonHohl H. L. 23 October 1890 Republican Ticket Hokah Chief https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84031602/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-4 2 April 2021✓1,23241.50John Pendergast27 September 1890 Prepare Your Ballots Caledonia Argus https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn91059043/1890-09-27/ed-1/seq-1 2 April 2021✓47415.972Charles G. EdwardsEdwards, Charles G. "C.G., G.C." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12676 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Rep.1876, 1886†Evin D. Hammer24 July 1890 Republican County Convention Preston Times https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064671/1890-07-24/ed-1/seq-3 2 April 2021✓2,35154.25Rep.Theodore Tousley30 October 1890 The Alliance Ticket The Rushford Star https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025574/1890-10-30/ed-1/seq-4 2 April 2021✓✓The Democratic Party initially endorsed the Alliance ticket when the nominee for state senator was Daniel Currie. Currie then fell into ill health just days before the election and resigned from the ticket.30 October 1890 Locals The Mable Enterprise https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064661/1890-10-30/ed-1/seq-1 2 April 2021 The Democratic Party did not reconvene with enough time to nominate their own candidate or endorse Tousley. "nb"1,98345.753Otis W. GibsonGibson, Otis W. "O.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12993 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.govDem.1886Oscar Ayers8 October 1890 The First Gun of the Campaign Mower County Transcript https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025431/1890-10-08/ed-1/seq-4 3 April 2021✓1,72550.31Rep.Otis W. Gibson8 October 1890 The Alliance Convention Mower County Transcript https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025431/1890-10-08/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 202127 October 1890 Legislative Nominations for 1890 St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-27/ed-1/seq-5 3 April 2021✓✓1,70449.694Marcellus HalvorsonHalvorson, Marcellus "M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13175 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.gov1 October 1890 Wisely and Well Done Freeborn County Standard https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025442/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 2021§Rep.1886H. C. Nelson17 September 1890 This Means Business https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025442/1890-09-17/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 20218 October 1890 United They Stand Freeborn County Standard https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025442/1890-10-08/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 2021✓✓1,63952.26All.Thorvald V. Knatvold✓1,49747.745VacantPreviously held by Republican Daniel F. Goodrich, who died in 1889.Goodrich, Daniel F. "D.F." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13040 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.gov "nb"N/AN/AJacob Armel Kiester5 October 1890 Specials The Minneapolis Tribune https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1890-10-05/ed-1/seq-7 3 April 2021✓1,89367.83Rep.Charles S. Dunbar✓74426.66George E. FranciscoPro.1134.05David H. Morse✓411.476Frank Arah DayDay, Frank Arah "F.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12496 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Frank Arah Day16 Oct 1890 Local The Worthington Advance https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025620/1890-10-16/ed-1/seq-4 3 April 2021✓1,77658.44Rep.James E. Grogan✓✓1,22440.28James D. McBroomPro.391.287Warrington B. BrownBrown, Warrington B. "W.B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11455 2021-04-03 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Rep.1886Jay LaDue9 Oct 1890 Ticket The Worthington Advance https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025620/1890-10-09/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 2021✓2,34248.94All.Herbert J. Miller✓1,87139.10A. M. Becker30 Oct 1890 A Word to Voters The Worthington Advance https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025620/1890-10-30/ed-1/seq-1 3 April 2021✓57211.958John ClarkClark, John - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11666 2021-04-04 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Rep.1886Eric Sevatson✓✓Both Sevatson and Knox claimed to have rightfully earned the Republican nomination. Cottonwood County Republicans endorsed Sevatson and Jackson County Republicans endorsed Knox before the legislative district convention. At that convention, shenanigans ensued, which left neither without the legitimate endorsement of the whole district.16 Oct 1890 The Five to Four Convention The Windom Reporter https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025617/1890-10-16/ed-1/seq-2 4 April 2021 "nb"1,66662.07All.T. J. Knox✓Both Sevatson and Knox claimed to have rightfully earned the Republican nomination. Cottonwood County Republicans endorsed Sevatson and Jackson County Republicans endorsed Knox before the legislative district convention. At that convention, shenanigans ensued, which left neither without the legitimate endorsement of the whole district.16 Oct 1890 The Five to Four Convention The Windom Reporter https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025617/1890-10-16/ed-1/seq-2 4 April 2021 "nb"71526.64W. F. Portman23 Oct 1890 Democratic Legislative Convention The Windom Reporter https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025617/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-3 3 April 2021✓27810.36John I. WallaceRose Arthur An Illustrated History of Jackson County Northern History 1910 202Pro.250.099Thomas Evans BowenBowen, Thomas Evans "T.E." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11330 2021-04-04 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Dem.1886Samuel D. Peterson23 Oct 1890 Republican Ticket The Sleepy Eye Dispatch https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064955/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-6 4 April 2021✓2,19845.35Rep.Andrew D. Stewart9 Oct 1890 Alliance Senatorial Convention The Redwood Gazette https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025570/1890-10-09/ed-1/seq-3 4 April 2021✓1,37828.43W. E. Baker1 Oct 1890 Local News New Ulm Weekly Review https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064939/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-5 4 April 2021✓1,27126.2210Edmund Mann PopePope, Edmund Mann "E.M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14397 2021-04-04 www.lrl.mn.gov3 Oct 1890 The News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064559/1890-10-03/ed-1/seq-4 4 April 2021§Dem.1886George T. Barr4 September 1890 Blue Earth and Traverse Republicans Hold Conventions St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-04/ed-1/seq-1 4 April 2021✓2,83251.21Rep.Albert R. Pfau10 Sep 1890 The Farmers' Alliance of Blue Earth County New Ulm Weekly Review https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064939/1890-09-10/ed-1/seq-1 4 April 2021✓✓2,69848.7911William G. WardWard, William G. "W.G." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11986 2021-04-05 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Rep.1872, 1886†Robert O. Craig21 November 1890 The Legislature Elect Chatfield Democrat https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016508/1890-11-21/ed-1/seq-2 6 April 2021✓✓1,29251.56Dem.Cristoph Wagner✓1,21448.4412Charles Schretz CrandallCrandall, Charles Schretz "C.S., C.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11694 2021-04-05 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Charles Schretz Crandall10 Oct 1890 Republican County Convention The People's Press https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025560/1890-10-10/ed-1/seq-1 5 April 2021✓1,28549.31Rep.E. M. Morehouse17 Oct 1890 Democratic Convention The People's Press https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025560/1890-10-17/ed-1/seq-1 5 April 2021✓1,25348.08D. J. Ames24 Oct 1890 Temperance Items The People's Press https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025560/1890-10-24/ed-1/seq-4 5 April 2021Pro.682.6113E. N. DodgeDodge, E. N. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12566 2021-04-05 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Rep.1886Jeremiah Grinnell16 Oct 1890 Our Candidates Dodge County Republican https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025503/1890-10-16/ed-1/seq-1 5 April 2021✓1,09150.18Rep.William H. Edison3 July 2021 County Alliance Convention Dodge County Republican https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025503/1890-07-03/ed-1/seq-1 5 April 2021✓96944.57A. R. Cohoon31 Oct 1890 The Tickets The Mantorville Express https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064781/1890-10-31/ed-1/seq-3 5 April 2021Pro.1145.2414Milton J. DanielsDaniels, Milton J. "M.J." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12457 2021-04-05 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Rep.1886William Worrall Mayo17 Oct 1890 Democratic Convention The Record and Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025572/1890-10-17/ed-1/seq-2 5 April 2021✓✓2,13151.46Dem.Alonzo Thomas Stebbins24 Oct 1890 Our Legislative Ticket The Rochester Post https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025571/1890-10-24/ed-1/seq-2 5 April 2021✓1,95647.24D. D. Kimball20 June 1890 Locals The Record and Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025572/1890-06-20/ed-1/seq-3 5 April 2021Pro.521.26P. H. Marsh20.0515Thomas Taylor HaydenHayden, Thomas Taylor "T.T." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13263 2021-04-05 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Dem.1886James Albertus Tawney10 Oct 1890 Republican County Convention St. Charles Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060792/1890-10-10/ed-1/seq-3 5 April 2021✓3,15653.30Rep.John Ludwig3 October 1890 Democratic County Convention St. Charles Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060792/1890-10-03/ed-1/seq-2 5 April 2021✓2,76546.7016Ole Olson LendeLende, Ole Olson "Ola" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13598 2021-04-06 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Rep.1886Orrin Mott11 July 1890 Would-Be Senator Mott The News Messenger of Lyon County https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060652/1890-07-11/ed-1/seq-3 6 April 2021✓1,55635.49All.Hans Lavesson3 Oct 1890 Legislative District The News Messenger of Lyon County https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060652/1890-10-03/ed-1/seq-3 6 April 2021✓1,33830.52Henry M. Burchard10 Oct 1890 Candidate for Senator The News Messenger of Lyon County https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060652/1890-10-10/ed-1/seq-4 6 April 20211,30129.68G. I. Larson31 Oct 1890 Home Gossip The News Messenger of Lyon County https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060652/1890-10-31/ed-1/seq-8 6 April 2021Pro.1894.3117Gideon Sprague IvesIves, Gideon Sprague "Gid S., G.S." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10932 2021-04-06 www.lrl.mn.gov‡Ran successfully for Lieutenant Governor. "nb"Rep.1886Charles Russell Davis17 Sep 1890 Nicollet Republican Convention New Ulm Weekly Review https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064939/1890-09-17/ed-1/seq-1 6 April 2021✓1,40755.72Rep.H. C. Randall1 Oct 1890 Local News New Ulm Weekly Review https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064939/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-5 6 April 2021✓✓1,11844.2818Thomas WelchWelch, Thomas "Thos." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12035 2021-04-06 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Dem.1882Theodore G. Streissguth✓1,25142.81Rep.Patrick Bray7 Sep 1890 To Name a Winning Ticket St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-07/ed-1/seq-1 6 April 2021✓1,09137.34J. A. Solomonson✓58019.8519C. U. ChapmanChapman, J. U.C. or C.U. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11621 2021-04-06 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Rep.1886Edson R. Smith✓1,81444.56Rep.Dennis Doyle✓1,67541.15John Byrnes✓50012.28Alex KenrickPro.822.0120George Weston WoodWood, George Weston "G.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11862 2021-04-06 www.lrl.mn.gov¶Rep.1886Albert William Stockton27 Sep 1890 Republican Ticket The Northfield News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016829/1890-09-27/ed-1/seq-2 6 April 2021✓2,01144.66Rep.S. L. Crocker4 Oct 1890 Rice County Politics The Northfield News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016829/1890-10-04/ed-1/seq-3 6 April 2021✓1,76139.11Timothy O'Grady✓57612.79Royal PlummerPro.1553.4421Anders K. FinsethFinseth, Anders K. "A.K." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12810 2021-04-07 www.lrl.mn.gov§Rep.1874, 1886†John W. Peterson27 June 1890 First in the Field The News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064559/1890-06-27/ed-1/seq-3 6 April 2021✓2,07841.27Rep.Peter NelsonNelson represented Senate District 22 from 1887-1891, which covered the north half of Goodhue County. During redistricting, Nelson was placed in Senate District 21, which now covered all of Goodhue County. Thus, while Nelson was an incumbent Senator in 1890, he represented a constituency that did not exist for the 1890 election.Nelson, Peter - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14144 2021-04-07 www.lrl.mn.gov "nb"✓2,04340.58A. T. Conley5 Sep 1890 Prohibitionists Nominate The News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064559/1890-09-05/ed-1/seq-5 6 April 202110 Oct 1890 Farmers' Alliance Convention Pine Island Journal https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064424/1890-10-10/ed-1/seq-4 6 April 2021✓Pro.91218.11T. Wilson20.0422Henry BurkhardtBurkhardt, Henry - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11500 2021-04-07 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Henry Burkhardt20 Sep 1890 Republican Convention The Plainview News https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064809/1890-09-20/ed-1/seq-3 6 April 2021✓1,77650.40Rep.E. D. Southard✓1,67447.50George B. AlbertsonPro.742.1023Edward White DurantDurant, Edward White "E.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12643 2021-04-07 www.lrl.mn.gov§Dem.1886Jasper N. Searles6 Sep 1890 Republican County Convention Stillwater Messenger https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060506/1890-09-06/ed-1/seq-5 6 April 2021✓2,11546.25Rep.This result was contested in January 1891 in the opening days of the newly convened legislature. The originally certified results counted Republican Jasper N. Searles as the winner by 104 votes, but after a tabulation discrepancy was discovered in Marine Township, Democrat James S. O'Brien was awarded the seat by the Senate's vote of 32 to 21 on January 29, 1891.O'Brien, James S. "J.S." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11408 2020-01-07 www.leg.state.mn.us "nb"James S. O'Brien30 Aug 1890 Democratic Co. Convention Stillwater Messenger https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060506/1890-08-30/ed-1/seq-5 6 April 2021✓2,01143.98Andrew Richmond20 Sep 1890 The Alliance County Convention Stillwater Messenger https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90060506/1890-09-20/ed-1/seq-5 6 April 2021✓4479.7824Albert H. TruaxTruax, Albert H. "A.H." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15164 2021-04-07 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1882Ignatius L. Donnelly✓1,64741.37All.R. C. Libbey✓1,30532.78William Hodgson✓95123.89C. M. NicholsPro.781.9625New constituencyN/AN/AJohn Benjamin Sanborn30 Aug 1890 Republican Harmony The Appeal https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016810/1890-08-30/ed-1/seq-3 7 April 202123 Aug 1890 St. Paul The Irish Standard https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059959/1890-08-23/ed-1/seq-8 7 April 202114 Aug 1890 Sprung its Report St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-08-14/ed-1/seq-8 7 April 2021✓✓Cit.5,10390.51Rep.John LindstromPro.5359.4926New constituencyN/AN/ACharles H. Lienau17 Aug 1890 Did Its Work Well St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-08-17/ed-1/seq-1 7 April 2021✓Cit.4,471100.00Dem.27New constituencyN/AN/AWilliam Blake Dean✓✓Cit.4,283100.00Rep.28New constituencyN/AN/AHiram Fairchild Stevens✓2,32749.31Rep.Charles H. Benedict✓Cit.2,24347.53John W. RhinesPro.1493.1629New constituencyN/AN/ASamuel A. March3 Sep 1890 County and City Conventions The North https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84024279/1890-09-03/ed-1/seq-8 7 April 2021✓4,06283.94Dem.Thomas H. Lucas✓51210.58Washington S. Cilley7 Sep 1890 Cold Water for All St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-07/ed-1/seq-9 8 April 2021Pro.2655.4830New constituencyN/AN/AFrank G. McMillan✓1,78452.59Dem.Edward M. Johnson2 Sep 1890 Legislative Nominations The Minneapolis Tribune https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1890-09-02/ed-1/seq-2 8 April 2021✓1,22336.06William B. Hammond✓2447.19Charles M. WayPro.1414.1631New constituencyN/AN/AFrank L. Morse✓2,83550.02Dem.Albert J. Boardman✓2,57345.40George R. WhitcombPro.2604.5932New constituencyN/AN/AAlonzo Phillips✓3,72255.46Dem.J. A. Wolverton✓2,39935.75Michael W. Morgan✓3184.74W. M. LawrencePro.2724.0533New constituencyN/AN/AJohn W. Bell✓2,99256.81Dem.Sever Ellingson✓1,80634.29Edwin B. Miller✓4698.9034New constituencyN/AN/AJohn Day Smith✓2,06249.18Rep.Elbridge S. Barnes✓1,93346.10Herman W. KnappPro.1984.7235David Marston Clough‡Ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor. "nb"31 July 1890 Merriam the Man The Princeton Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016758/1890-07-31/ed-1/seq-3 16 April 2021Rep.1886Christopher S. Guderian1 Oct 1890 Anoka, Minn. St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-1 16 April 2021✓1,69353.95Rep.E. L. Reed23 Oct 1890 In the 35th District The Princeton Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016758/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-4 16 April 2021✓Pro.1,41645.12Edward L. Curial150.48J. W. Steed140.4536Mathias NachbarNachbar, Mathias "M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14097 2021-04-17 www.lrl.mn.gov§Dem.1886James H. McHale18 Oct 1890 McHale for Senator St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-18/ed-1/seq-1 17 April 2021✓1,79763.39Dem.Mathias Nachbar1,03836.6137Andrew G. Anderson‡10 Sep 1890 Completing the Ticket St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-10/ed-1/seq-4 17 April 2021Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Minnesota Secretary of State. "nb"Dem.1886Joseph W. Craven✓✓1,95561.83Dem.Charles G. Halgren✓1,20738.1738Alcinus Young Eaton§Eaton, Alcinus Young "A.Y." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12660 2021-04-17 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Alcinus Young Eaton18 Sep 1890 Hurrah for Wright St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-18/ed-1/seq-1 17 April 2021✓Peo.3,04451.95Rep.William H. Houlton✓2,48242.36D. MurdockPro.3335.6839John S. Shields¶Shields, John S. "J.S." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14770 2021-04-18 www.lrl.mn.gov25 Oct 1886 Want to Make Laws St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1886-10-25/ed-1/seq-5 2 May 2021All.1886Silas W. Leavitt10 Oct 1890 Litchfield, Minn. The Minneapolis Tribune https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1890-10-10/ed-1/seq-2 17 April 2021✓✓1,56652.45Dem.Peter E. Hanson✓1,33444.68S. S. SquirePro.862.8840Elisha Adrian Child¶Child, Elisha Adrian "E.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11629 2021-04-18 www.lrl.mn.govDem.1886Samuel P. Brown✓1,63654.52Dem.Axel Hayford Reed✓93030.99C. N. Perkins✓37012.33B. M. RecordPro.652.1741Marcus Johnson¶Johnson, Marcus "M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12371 2021-04-18 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Gustavus A. Glader17 Oct 1890 Saturday Oct. 11th The Atwater Press https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn89064878/1890-10-17/ed-1/seq-4 17 April 2021✓Peo.1,22846.46Rep.Nels Quam30 Oct 1890 The Tickets Willmar Republican-Gazette https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn85025615/1890-10-30/ed-2/seq-1 17 April 2021✓✓1,20445.55Charles E. JohnsonPro.2117.9842Darwin Scott Hall¶Hall, Darwin Scott "D.S." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13156 2021-04-18 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Ferdinand Borchert17 Oct 1890 Mr. Borchert The Great West https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059299/1890-10-17/ed-1/seq-4 25 April 2021✓✓1,42345.07All.J. T. Brooks6 Oct 1890 A Republican Ticket The Minneapolis Tribune https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1890-10-06/ed-1/seq-1 25 April 2021✓1,28940.83Peter F. Walstrom37611.91Morris Bishop Foster692.1943Hiram Eugene Hoard¶Hoard, Hiram Eugene "H.E." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13361 2021-04-27 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Erick O. Erickson✓✓3,47964.59All.Myron F. Barber✓1,90735.4144Otto Alexander Bernhard Wallmark¶Wallmark, Otto Alexander Bernhard - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11971 2021-04-26 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886William S. Dedon1 Oct 1890 Rush City, Minn. St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021✓✓1,63651.79All.Levi H. McKusick24 Sep 1890 M'Kusick and Gag Law St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-09-24/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021✓1,52348.2145Henry KellerKeller, Henry - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12113 2021-04-27 www.lrl.mn.govDem.1886Henry Keller1 Oct 1890 Keller has a Walk-Over St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-01/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021✓4,21357.09Dem.Charles A. Gilman23 Oct 1890 St. Cloud, Minn. The Minneapolis Tribune https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021Gilman was a well-known Republican and was only not endorsed as their candidate because he missed the legislative convention.23 October 1890 Of Affairs Political Duluth Evening Herald https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84024278/1890-10-23/ed-1/seq-6 27 April 2021 "nb"2,17329.45J. L. Robbins22 Oct 1890 Five Hours in Session St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-10-22/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021✓99313.4646Clarence Bennett Buckman¶Buckman, Clarence Bennett "C.B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11476 2021-04-27 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1882George Geissel2 Oct 1890 The Legislative Tickets The Princeton Union https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016758/1890-10-02/ed-1/seq-4 27 April 2021✓5,16772.25Dem.James C. Flynn✓1,98527.7547George W. Thacker¶Thacker, George W. "G.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15076 2021-04-27 www.lrl.mn.govAll.1886Herman A. Grafe2 Nov 1890 Kortsch May Win It St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-11-02/ed-1/seq-1 27 April 2021✓2,60680.71All.Hill H. Wilson✓62319.29G. A. Kortsch✓N/AFor an unknown reason, Kortsch's vote total is not recorded by the 1891 Minnesota Legislative Manual. Presumably, the vote total is recorded in a yet-to-be-archived contemporary newspaper. "nb"N/A48James Compton¶Compton, James - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11770 2021-04-27 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1882John B. Hompe3 Sep 1890 Lidt mere om vore Kandidater Fergus Falls Ugeblad https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83025227/1890-09-03/ed-1/seq-5 27 April 2021✓✓Pro.3,86566.76All.F. M. Mosher25 Oct 1890 J. M. Burlingame The Park Region Pioneer https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90064408/1890-10-25/ed-1/seq-4 28 April 2021✓1,92433.2449Daniel W. HixonHixon, Daniel W. "D.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13360 2021-04-28 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Ole O. Canestorp2,29843.80Rep.Daniel W. Hixon✓✓1,76433.62Louis Peterson✓1,09520.87Archibald A. StonePro.901.7250Elon G. HolmesHolmes, Elon G. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13398 2021-04-28 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1888*Randolph Michael Probstfield23 July 1890 Choice of the Grangers St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-07-23/ed-1/seq-4 28 April 2021✓✓2,81254.92All.Elon G. Holmes✓2,30845.0851Bernard Sampson¶Sampson, Bernard "B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14638 2021-04-28 www.lrl.mn.govRep.1886Edwin E. Lommen✓4,79062.79All.John Cromb18 Sep 1890 John Cromb Warren Sheaf https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059228/1890-09-18/ed-1/seq-4 28 April 2021✓1,44318.91Alexander McKinnon✓1,39618.3052New ConstituencyN/AN/ALorenzo G. Wood✓1,98464.10All.Hans O. Hanson✓1,11135.9053New ConstituencyN/AN/AWilliam Prescott Allen27 Sep 1890 Marked for Defeat The Aitkin Age https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn91059397/1890-09-27/ed-1/seq-1 28 April 2021✓2,22652.02Rep.H. H. Hawkins4 Oct 1890 Winners Named The Aitkin Age https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn91059397/1890-10-04/ed-1/seq-1 28 April 2021✓✓2,05347.9854Alonzo Jay Whiteman‡Whiteman, Alonzo Jay "A.J." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12095 2021-04-28 www.lrl.mn.govRan unsuccessfully for the United States House "nb"Dem.1886Frank B. Daugherty7 Oct 1890 The Legislative Fight Duluth Evening Herald https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84024278/1890-10-07/ed-1/seq-1 28 April 2021✓3,57244.72Rep.Charles P. Maginnis9 Oct 1890 Dems Convene Duluth Evening Herald https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84024278/1890-10-09/ed-1/seq-1 28 April 20218 Sep 1890 Named Their Leaders Duluth Evening Herald https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn84024278/1890-09-08/ed-1/seq-4 28 April 2021✓Lab.2,90336.35Joseph A. Mannheim✓1,51218.93 * Elected in a special election. † Elected to non-consecutive terms. ‡ Retired; did not seek re-election. § Lost primary election for party's nomination. ¶ Unclear why this senator was not a candidate for the general election Aftermath When the new legislature met in January 1891, a flurry of activity and political dealmaking led to a strange arrangement of power in St. Paul. The 1891 session opened by Republican Lieutenant Governor Gideon Ives, and was swiftly moved to recess for three hours. In this time, Ignatius Donnelly organized the Democratic and Alliance members into a caucus (known as the "Combine") with him as its leader.7 Jan 1891 Tied in a Bow Knot St. Paul Daily Globe https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1891-01-07/ed-1/seq-5 2 May 2021 To the great surprise of Republicans, the caucus was able to topple all their nominations for officers of the Senate. By custom, Lieutenant Governor Ives would each day pass the president's gavel to Republican Senator John B. Sanborn to serve as president pro tempore (i.e., temporary) of the Senate.Sanborn, John Benjamin "Jno., J.B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14641 2021-05-02 www.lrl.mn.gov The Combine never elected a president of their own, making Sanborn the de facto president of the Senate until the start of the 1895 session. The result in the 23rd District of Washington County was contested in late January 1891. The originally certified results counted Republican Jasper N. Searles as the winner by 4 votes, but after a tabulation discrepancy was discovered in Marine Township, Democrat James S. O'Brien was awarded the seat by the Senate's vote of 32 to 21 on January 29, 1891.O'Brien, James S. "J.S." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11408 2020-01-07 www.leg.state.mn.us This expanded the Combine's majority to 29 over the Republicans' 25 seats. See also Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1890 Notes nb References Category:1890 Minnesota elections Minnesota Category:Minnesota Senate elections