The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

Its Task Simpiified by the Withdrawal
of George Q. Cannon from the Race
Foraker Gets Pretty Near All the Votes
of the Two Houses in ohIo-Ten Candi-
dates Divide the Vote in the Maryland
House and Eight in the Senate-Legis-
latures in Session.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan 14.-George Q.
Cannon publishes a card in the Desert
News this afternoon, in which he says:
Il desire in this public manner TO say
to all my friends and especially to those
who have been so kind as to express
themselves in favor of my being elected
10 the United States senate, that 1 am
not Candidate for and could not ac-
sept that Office"
The Republican legislative caucus or
conference was called to order at SIS
tonight behind closed doors to discuss
The senatorial question.
{ The formal notice of George @. Can
non this afternoon that he would not ac-
eept the senatorship has simpiified mat
ters very much and it is now believed
I that the members will express them
selves in a manner that will put the
question Of one of the senators, at least,
beyond a doubt. The general impress
sion prevails tonight, in advance of the
action of the caucus, that Frank J.
Cannon Will be one of the men chosen.
For the other position at the least
three candidates are standing promi-
nently, with possibilities of q dark horse
n the background.
CANNON AND BROWN
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 14-Frank J.
Cannon and Arthur Brown were NOM
mated for the senate tonight by the
Republican caucus.
The call for the meeting was signed
by a number Of members with the I'M
dersoanding that action taken on the
senatorial question should not be bind
Ing. However, when they settled down
TO business il was decided that the ac-
ton of the caucus should be binding
1t was also decided that a secret ballot
Should be taken for both senators.
The rules were afterwards suspended
Frank J. Cannon was nominated by
exclamation Twenty-Five votes We're
necessary TO nominate.
On the second ballot Arthus Brown
received "A votes and c. W. Bennett 10.
Brown was therefore declared nominal
ed No other nominations We're before
the convention.
OHIO AND MARYLAND.
Columbus, Jan. 14-Ex-Governor Jo-
seph B. Foraker was today elected Unit
ed senator.
Foraker in the senate received %
votes; Brice and George A. Groot,
Popuiist, 1. The senate has thrifty Re
publicans, one Of whom, Senator Porter,
was absent on account of sickness. Six
Democrats voted for Biice. The Popu-
list voted for GroOt
In the house the vote stood: Foraker
81; Brice q; John II. Thomas of Spring
field !; Gage /; Judge Blandin of Cleve-
land l; Lawrence l; Meal 1. All Of
whom, except Foraker, are Democrats.
The houses vote on joint ballot to-
morrow.
Annapolis, Nd. Jan. 1.-THE first
ballot for United States senator resulted
as follows:
House-WelIington %; wescott Is;
Goldsborough II; Milliken Z dryden 5; !
Mudd !; TOrber l; Smith (Dem.) u; |
Henry GDem) 6.
Sena te-Smith Dem.) 9; Henry Oem.) |
B; Wellington 3; Goldsborough 3; West |
colt 9; Dryden 2; Robert BliXtOn 2.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1.-THE senator
isl deadlock still continues. The joint |
Democratic caucus met again tonight |
and took four ballots, the last (siXth) |
one resulting: Money a; Lowrey A; |
ALLEN S912; Hooker 101a; McLaurgin 4; |
Yerger /; Campbell l. adjournment was |
then taken until tomorrow night.
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
Des MOines, Ia, Jan. 14.-In the SEN !
ate this morning a resolution was adopt |
ed for a joint session in the afternoon |
to canvass the vote fog governor and /
lieutenant governor. The Inauguration /
committee was appointed and the gov |
errors message was received and read. |
The joint Republican caucus commit |
tee has called a caucus for tomorrow TO |
nominate candidates for United States /
senator, state printer and binder, and .
wardenS Of the penitentiarieS.
Columbia, s. c., Jan. 1.-THE general /
assembly met at noon today. The gov
ernor recommended the passage of cleo
tion laws adjusted TO the new cOnstitu-
tion, and that the famous eight-bOX ball !
lot law be allowed 10 remain in force as
a breakwater against the negro vote in
case the federal courts should inValldate
the suffrage clause Of the constitution.
Trenton, Y. J., Jan 1.-THE legislat-
ure met in annual session at p. m The !
message of the outgoing executive, Gov
ernor Wertz, was read. 1t treated ex-
cluSiVely of state affairs.
MUsIC AND DRAMA.