, 1874-03-25
Result OF tho Votes III tho Two Houses
Of tho Legislature.
Dawes Ahead in the Senate and Hoar
in the House.
Dawes, Roar, and B. R. Curtis Run
Nearly Even on Joint Ballot.


tho tirat ballot approached, tho Htato House was
throuGod by tho friends Of tho noveral candi-
datos, WHO. for wcok past, have had their lead-
quarters nt tile hotels in tho vicinity. Members
Of the Legislature admitted thoir flionds to tho
floor, until all tho spare room was occupied,
When MI order was passed forbilding any moro
admissions.
THE GALLERIES WERE CROWDED,
anu tile atair~ays, .anto rooms, and Dorio Hall
wore al1 filled with animated raitisans. Thoro
wero almost as many opinions about tho result
~ persons. Fow anticipated that the ballot
ing today would clearly indicato tho ultimate
choice. but 1t was gonorally conceded that Mr.
Dawes would have plurality, bis mare san-
gulne friends claiming that ho would receive 100
to lt5 votos, and placing Alr. Hoar'a vote Mt
About W. alr. uoar'a friends conceded Dawes
from 10 to 100. mud claimed between 81 aud 90
for their candidate. 1t was t|lroo minutes past
tho hour Of LaIf-past whom tho special asytvn-
mont vas called for in tho House. Bpoalior
Sanford rocsel tho Statute under winch tho
election W0H held and
THE VOTING BEGAN.
every member was provided with a cleu1t-liBt,
and ntsnopt oil kept tally. The calling Of tle
roll occupied about twenty minutes, md as q
Quarter past the result was proclaimed. Those
tho Democratic caudiduto, lel and that IIonr led
lnwas. These three kept very ncar together all
tho lime, but, to overybodys surprise, nAy7oy 1T
no time caught up with uoar. Tho yoto waa a,,-
noutced as fullows:
Necessary for rhoico. lii
=. NnekWooa Hour. ar............,.,.,,..,..... IL
nea!alnh Il. Cnst1s. G3
Julln E. sauforl. ,............... '.' II n
chai'es Francis Adams. Il
Gov. william d. Washburn :,,...... n.,,,..........
"enacii 1nilhps..... 2
Ex-Goy. john II. Clifford, John 3. Smith
(Sunnaer's colored friend), Charles D. Eycns, Jr,
william Lloyd GafrlHou, o1-Gov. 4. Il. Bullock,
and Charles Hale had ono each. There was
but one ballot.
THE SENATE
had three ballots. The frat two resulted as fol-
lows:
loSr r........................ 10
DaHes. ........,....... II
tsI 10
ttri.It.' - +''''''''....' .'''.'.-'s...........
On the third ballot two votes changed from
uoAr to Dawes, mud now vote for Dawes made
tue latter'a voto II and Hoar'a 8.
THE RESULT IN uoru HOUSES
aggregates al follows:
Mhole numoer .272
Necessary for choice. ,137
HnWes IS
aoar 10
L"t ~
Aosen].+',..
UaWeB laokB 6v yoteB OF majority. and Hoar
lacks G1. Hoar would got more Of tie scattering
vote than Dawes, but L it we're ali thrown tlg for
either it wonld not mako a majority without
some changes from Hoar to Dawea, or vice
versa.
Almost all the known
BUTLER aiEN VOTED FOR DAWES.
Speaker santor1s vote was complimentary, hut
ho III nevertheless among the talk otl~Uf resorts
when tho break comes. Thcse il an effort to
mako Banks prominent, but it IL not likely to
SUCCEED. Adams ia rather possibility than q
probability. Tie Politician NE morbidly anx-
ious lest
NaEM COME TO TIE PARTY.
After thu voting, somo OF Mr. Dawes friends
gava out that there would be purity cat1cus to-
they would not take part In it. Tho manutao-
turing interests hercaboutB arc working hard for
Dawes, III payment Of 4 debit for Services III be-
haH Of tho tariff. In consideration Of this tho
WORCESTER "spY"
today Baya:
II tho gentlemen suppose that they ave any specia1
Interest III Mr. DAwea' election, We would rcnnd tlle
members Ct tile Legislature that COTTON and woolpn
nlucnces have not awaya been nuch as Massachusetts
ator. II they Ind been consulted 11r. Summer never
would Aavo become Senator. And when We arc
chootng LIS anccessor 1t Is not the time to stuff
Tho result Of to-daya balloting does not indi-
cato speedy election.
re The dssoctat<d Pr<ss]
NEw YoRX, afnrch 34.-Tho Boston Post this
morning Hays in regard to tho Senatorshp:
r',nor 1s current that several Of the leadng sup
ward the namo!of ex-aov. Clifford When II beeonea
apparent that oar cnpnot receive majority Of the
oint conyent1on: Speaker sauford'a name Ia also
feeling n certain quarters that one not rrol-
aently mentioned may be tia successful man.