Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-05
No Further Fight VIII Be Made on
Mr.. Lodge.
Els ELBCT0NASU.S. SENATOR ASSURED
He Has Majority Of the Legs
lature.
y Majority "f th" Massachusetts I~g gisIaiur,
Has Voted Cor ifItn

gofttmert tv tEo JOINT rrTuh' can GAnrns q
the Massachusetts legislature Yesterday after
noon 5ya vote ofl37 va: o. is7 ballots assure hi.
election as United States senator. W tnsu,pa-
laiion can now detea; hin iespi;s thc fac, In,
( The legislature viii not Notc on the question
until January l..
Congres. man Lodges fcrcss are Veu ,,r-,--
lied and the call Tor cagclz wa 50 strong tl.at
the fucads OF ext CONGRESSMAN Millian "
Crapo could not refuse 90 htar A. The .niutrritv
contested every foot Of g-J~ud. however. ana
Welded reluctantly at last that .trl,. ,lia-
form of attack may he attempted NsfUre IN.
first vote Is taken. IL was one ~ the i4fr.-t
! caucuzes ever held by the oarty " less thsn
I l90 out oi the ls7 republican ms''llsrs On both
branches were present. flr. 4. =. Ilhr.ton.
president ot the senate. acted a. chairman aud
Mr.. Henry psrkuau read tho raI f,r fhs meet
Ing. tie stated tia; few weeks ago % ci-,,,lirr
had been sent 70 the ,r.-,lr-t 2 thu 'c- s-
3 laure giving them thr chs leo ~ four datt,- be-
I tween January and January i2 Tor the hold
4 lng of the caucus Tor the uantuatiou oI .iii-d
States senator. which the state reIlh lean
convention Ead provided fur n IT. platform.
4 total % lc7 ~ the lg7 republicans in tl. l.r-
islatu-e united a. the cal iur size cau-r. aaI
Ia had expressed pryf,rruce for sauua-, Z
On this authority the c-uru. We ca He'd an 4 ;hs
] large attendance. he claimed. showed tllt tie
/ time WAS proper and o1vUTtunc. Ioa parilrau
concluded by moving that ,he caucus procc "A 20
ballo; for senator
H.'lA'iiA = tbtsAiFf tl AFN isNftf = loslfi - -
the Erapo forces. objected In tins hc va. car
rying ont the Trogian which ms candila.e
himself had laid doau.
THE ,E,ro PROGRAM
Mr.. Crapo came from New Eadfo-d 20 Boston
/ yesterday morning, but quickly sized ~ he
situation. The reports which senator Fuller
and Walter Clifford had fDr him we're u,t en-
! couragIrc. he decided that MS supp,st,.s
! should attend the caucus afa trF. first. % have
The meeting simply a conference. rot q rrutl-
! whose action wa binding. n TINS ssiloa tltr
were % try FOR pos;ponelnout 81 the caaraz.
sui II ,haf failed To 'a~tir.rate in the bnlll'
under protest. This Gone. Mr.. Cr4po roturu,d
! TO New Bedford.
Senator Builder followed the lines laid down.
| Ho varied the first move. as conferences Nero
not popular. Yesterday hc urged. hoNeyer.
! with al the e!oquence m hiS power. for IN nd-
! journincnt ot the caucus % January l. tie
week before the vote Vas taken.
'All We want Is fair Ilay, hc exclaimed. aud
| moved to adjourn q January -
! Senator Read called him sharrlv 90 time a-i
| the term ''ihlr play. tie said that a. over
vhelming majority Of the Legislators hid Sc
| lected the date in question. while only sil had
asked for January -.
The motion 70 adioTrn was lost by a vote os
l2i 20 40 aud the motion to ballot carried BY
vote of l43 to 81.
| SENATOR BUTLER PROTESTS.
Before the ballot was taken senator Tuilsr
uttered his protest. The contest for this senn-
| torial seat was begun b. Mr. Lodge. he said.
''away back In September. Every precedent
4 was disregardcd and tine state convention ras
| used 20 further hi- ends. Then the fight vas
carried 10 the caucuscs for legislative tandi-
dates and the futgrC members OF the lsgi- atrirs
| were instructed - support Mr.. Lodge for
! United States Senator. When the mcnhefs
| ere elected they we're seen ald 80 faf ~ pr--
! . lble recommitted to Ir. lodge. and now to-
! day. within three hours after they have taken
| their oaths OF ,.lice they are arEcd TO make
him the sole and irreyoc.ble nominee a. the
party-two weeks before the vote l. to be-
| taken. Why this Lastey You saw members
| have made up Their minds. know .corts
| Who haven't. They doRt want 20 be bound
Land and foot. IL this T. precedent set ap thss
| campaign and only members Who are bscaet
| b. the machine csr aspire q oiice 4lnsss-
| chuscJts VIII soon be in the same category -
| New York.
- represent a republican oIteruhlioans. he
| said IN conclusion. ''and = ~uI force toa
! vote We mEst abide By the result
! The beet answer to senator Bltiers strir-
! tures is the overwhelming streuEh of NJ.
Lodge. as shown IN the vote that fol owed
! The voices Of the raeuiher-' constituents con-
strained them 20 vote ior the maa the peoPls
| wanted.
The complete vote was as follows.
! Whole number o. votes. -...-.-.--....lN lNs
| Necessary Tor choice. cc....................... -
/ Henry Cabot Lodge. ...-.......--.....-..-l+s
| W. ". -......--..-.-....-.-..- %
| John II. Long. ...-....--..----.-.---... .
| = l. hi''li-". .e---- 900 ---------..'-.
| Gen. Coggswcu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| IS there are but $50 nri.5c.~ II tho x. la
| trre Mr.. Lodge ai-estv h11 more thaa q ma-
jori:y. Several did not vote tor any candidate.
notaby ". +. barrett Ills success in the
| spcakership contest has reaiIirmcd his ucpub-
licanism and placed him in hne for Lodges
/ seat IL Congress wheR the Nahaut states aian J.
1 l.
! aspirauts. among them United States Iistrirt
! Attorney Frank ID. Alien. Frank Breed. canai-
/ date for lieutenant governor before tie last
! republican convention; =. d. HAYES of LyIn.
/ Frank 4. Bennett OF Everett. Mr.. Barreits
. recent opponent for the spoakr-shir. AID
Others. The democrats may put forward Prof.
/ Nm. Everett, Mr.. Lodges congressional op-
/ poueIt in the las. election.
WHAT HR. LODGE SAYS
| Congress,n&n Lodge leaves Et once for Wash
ington. He said, regarding HIS nomination: II
an deeply Sratiiicd uy lie vote OF the rcpubli-
can cauc2s this afternoon ard by the fact that
nav fcl.ow-republicans gave me not only na
overwhelming majority Of the republican vote.
but a clear majority of the entire legislature In
nv opinion a senatorship Of the United States
| Is a very great Office and the republican. have
| conferred upon me more than n scnatorsLi1 OF
the United States. Ihov have given me by their
vote a senatorship from Massachusetts,.
Il an deeply u illtillh AT over
| the state who have 20 kindly supported aud
TO the Representatives OF the republican party IN
the legislature and TO the republicans of Massa-
chusctts for the great honor they have dome
today. The only possible return that | can
hope to make is by the endeavor 20 serve the
nation. the state and the republican party 10
the best Of my ability"
rx-Gov. LoNG's TRIBUTE.
Gov. Long SAYS: Il heartily congratulate Mr.
Lodge. our next United States senator. lie
has brains. ability, industry and taste for the
best political service. think. too. IL is a good
plan to have a man who il still voang. ard who
can look forward 10 a long and influential ca
reer. 1 have felt that Mr.. Lodge deserved
credit for his hearty interest in public Affairs.
His arlple means his social position aud has
cultivated literary taste might have tempted
him into less thorny paths, but he has con
sistently stuck to public life ard won deserved
respect and confidence in it. lie will continue
TO make his mark. and enters the senate -ial Of
flee thoroughly well qualified for it, think
there is something attractive in such n fortu-
nate and successful career. and am sure every
body will give him hearty send of. THIS Sp
portunity splendid and he wall meet IT,"
Mr.. GREENKALGE's VIEWS.
Ex-Congressman Greenhalge says:''I think that
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