Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Senatorial Contests.

BALLOT was taken st Harrisburg, Pa. yester.
Gay Tor S. Senator: In the senate Oliver 90.
Grow =. Wallace ls, Agnew /. In the house,
Philadelphia voted for Brewster. Law for Mac.
Nesgh. and WEIGH for II. Carey Baird. Both
houses adjourned until TO DAY. Each faction is
yafy Tor week. The anti-caucus men regard
wayne MacN eagh as their second choice. 1t Is
believed Gov. Hoyt Is second In favor with the
The Minnesota legislature yesterday elected
S. j. r. Mcmillan United states senator as fol-
lows In the senate-McMillan -, Dan1 Buck
2, Z b. Davis =, N. J. Severance |. Ia the
houses. j. II. MCMILLAN 81. III. ii. Stbley g. c.
h. Roberts (greenback republican, 2. several
members OF both the senate and house were
absent. one or two refused to vote. and four or
nye democrats voted for Mcmillan
The West Virginia legislative caucus last
night adjourned without ballotilg formally.
An attempt TO take q ballot was drowned In
S MSch ana oamden reSeiyed only "a votes
several or the members opposed TO Camden left
the caucus and refused TO abide BY its decision
From Indications the election VIII De thrown
into the legislature, In which event the repubn
cans VIII take hand. In such event, Cam
den, 1t is thought. VIII surely be defeated.
The Michigan legislature yesterday elected
gubernatorial appointment, to I'LL the uneX-
pired term OF Senator Chandler, ending March
q. For the fun term. beginning March 4, the
vote result ed In the election OF o. n. Conger
rep. as follows: In the senate, Conger 2S. q. V
\. Lolhrop 2;in the house, Conger So Lothrop
vote was taken for United states Senatorin
the NebT aska legislature yesterday with the fol-
lowing result: Paddock 50. Van Wick a Weaver
IA. Dundy II, Mason and Post p with 4 scat
tering. The ten democrats voted for Judge
Nakeley. The indication is that no election
VIII take place In the convention.
At caucus OF NJ. Sawyer'S friends at Madi.
son, Wis, last night, 50 were present, and
pledges were reported as secured from - men,
beiS TO support him. AS 81 votes are enough TO
elect, it seems the Wisconsin Senstorship is
virtually settled.
Int heMaSSachusetts legislature yesterday the
vote for Us. senator resulted In favor OF Senator
II. L. Dawes, rep. as follows: La the senate.
Dawes 81, Butler 3; house, Dawes lbs, Butler Al,
Long I3. scattering ;.
hon. Eugene Hale. republican, was elected
United States Senator yesterday by the Maine
legislature. The ballot was, In the senate
BALE o. j. L. Smith S, ii. Nj. Plaisted I, (cast 10y
One ballot for United States Senator was cast
In the Tennessee legislature yesterday: Sen
ate-Maynard s, Savage 6, Bailey s. Muse 2
James l, Taylor /. Bate 2. House-Maynard 49,
Bailey Il, Savage IL, Muses. Bright 2, Wilson 1,
Edwards l; necessary to choice 81.
The Indiana legislature elected Harrison.
rep, for United States Senator, as follows; In
?: house, Harrison 81. Gray 50. De La Matyr i.
The vote for United States Senator In the
Missouri legislature yesterday was as follows
Senate, CocSrell dem, "a; Dyer: rep, II; Deb
ernard1, greenbacker, 2. House, Cochrell 81
Dyer 81, Debernardi 4, Broadhead, dem, /.
In the Ohio house yesterday, John Sherman
received Ga votes for United States Senator A
G. Thurman 50. In the senate the vote was
sherman 20, Thurman ls.