Evening star., 1897-01-20


Standardized Mason.
almost solid vote of Chicago and Cool
county.
The contest had been so long drawn ou
and so fierce that the legislators were in a
mood to be stampeded, and as the hour fol
| the caucus drew near the sudden shifting
OF the Cook county forces to Mason car.
rled the other candidates off their feet.
BOfes Penrose Elected.
Boies Penrose was elected a United States
senator in place of J. Donald Cameron by
the Pennsylvania legislature yesterday af-
ternoon. But one republican vote was cast
against him-that of Daniel F. Moore of
Chester. Both houses voted separately
| The vote in the house follows: Penrose,
lbS; Chauncey F. Black, York, :3; John
W anamaker, l. Absent or not voting .
Moore'S vote for Wanamaker was greeted
with cheers, mingled with handclapping,
Kisses and cat calls.
In the senate Senators Penrose and Nit
cheIl of Bradford were absent. The vote
was as follows: Penrose, A.; Black, O.
Senator HansbrOush Reelected.
Senator Hansbrough was reelected United
States senator by total vote of 6S to %, for
WA. Bentley, populist in the North Dakota
legislature.
The first ballot in the Utah state legisla-
ture for United States senator taken yes
terday afternoon resulted as follows:
Thatcher, democrat. 10; Rawlins, democrat
1S; Henderson, democrat, 16; Lawrence
populist, 4; Brown, republican, 3; scatter
ing, 2. Necessary to choice, 81. The sup
porters of the three highest candidates are
very determined, and somewhat bitter
feeling exists, especially between the
Thatcher and Rawlins forces.
Washington.
The calculations of party managers were
upset by the result Of the first ballot for
United States senator at yesterdays ses-
sion of the Washington legislature. Judge
Denny, republican, headed the list of nine
teen candidates. with a vote of % or less
than half the number necessary to elect.
Both house and senate split into fac
tionS.
South Dakota.
The two branches of the South Dakota
legislature voted separately yesterday for
United States senator without result
Picker received the entire republican vote,
"a, which is 10 less than a majority. The
fusionist vote divided as follows: Kyle,
81; Loucks, II; Plowman, l.; Goodykoontz,
3; kellar, =; Weeks, >; Kirk, 1.
Idaho.
Three ballots were taken in the Idaho
legisla ture yesterday for United States SEN
tor The populists left Claggett and CEN
tered on Walton. Dubois held the vote of
the silver republicans, while the demo-
Gratis favored Lewis and Nelson populists,
alternatively. The first two ballots gave
Walton, 2S; Dubois, %; Lewis, 16 The
third stood: Walton, 2S; Dubois, %; Nelson,
16. No choice.
After taking twenty-four ballots last
night for United States senator, the popu-
list caucus of the Kansas legislature ad-
journed at midnight until today without
making choice. Senator PETER and John
w. Bredenthal, chairman of the state Or
ganization, are clearly out of the race, and
the popular candidates are L. p. King of
Cowley county, ex-Representative w. A.
Harris of I-inwood and Ed. c. Little of
Abilene, ex-consul to Egypt The last bal
lot last night stood: King, 80; Harris, 81;
Little, %; Breidenthal ); Peffer =: scat
tering, Z. Most of the ballots gave the
highest vote to King. 1t takes "a votes to
nominate.
Arkansas.
The Arkansas senate and house bailoted
separately for a United States senator yes
terday, with the result that James K.
Jones, democrat, was reelected by an over
whelming majority. The ten populists cast
their votes for ]. R. Sovereign and three
republicans voted for General Powell Clay
ton.
Connecticut.
Both houses of the Connecticut general
assembly by separate action yesterday re-
elected Orville H. Platt United States sena-
tor for six years from March 4, 1897 The
vote in the senate was unanimous-24. In
the house the vote was 196 to 24 for Joseph
s. Sargent (dem.l of New Haven