The herald., 1897-01-20
LEGISLATURES OF STATES
Inaugurate Governors and Vote
for Senators
PLATT WILL SUCCEED HILL
Vest Goes Back to His Seat From
Missouri
The Oregon Populists Block Proceedings
and Neither House Has Yet
Been Organized


Associated Press Special Wire
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 19.-The vote for
United States senator in the state SEN
ate resulted as follows: Plat, 35; Hill,
IL; Henry George, 2. Guy and Coffee
voted for George.
The vote in the assembly was: Platt,
112; Hill, 81; Henry George, 2. Cain and
Seurn of Kings voted for George.
COLORADO
DENVER, Jan. 19.-Henry M. Teller
was reelected United States senator
today by the almost unanimous vote of
the Colorado legislature. ALI the men,
bers classed as Populists. Democrats,
Silver Republicans and National Sill
verites voted solidly for him. Senator
Carney. Populist, chosen by lot for the
honor. made the principal nominating
speech in the senate. To William O.
jenkins, Democrat. was accorded the
same privilege in the house because he
represents GilpiD county, where Senator
Teller resides. There were several Sec
onding speeches, all eulogizing Senator
Teller highly.
INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.-Charles
Warren Fairbanks was elected United
States senator to succeed VOORHEES, by
the legislature today. The minority
voted for VOORHEES,.
PENNSYLVANIA
HARRISBURG, Jan. 19.-Boise Pen
rose, Republican, was elected United
States senator to succeed Donald J..
Cameron this afternoon. All the Re-
publicans in each branch of the legisla-
ture voted for Penrose with the excep-
ton Of Moore of Chester county, who
voted for John Wanamaker.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
CONCORD. Jan. 19-J. W. Galinger,
United States senator, was today unan-
imously renominated by the Republicans
and reelected. H. w. Parks received
the votes Of the Democrats.
MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 19-The
formal ballot of the legislature today
which resulted in the reelection of Sem
ator Vest, stood as follows
House: Vest, Democrat, IS; Kerens,
Republican, "a; Jones, Populist, 4.
Senate: Vest, 10; Kerens, IA.
NEVADA
CARSON, Jan. 19.--There Is no change
Ill lilc dSpcCt Ol THE StIld lOTldi IlSnI. JOnn
P. Jones will be the next United States
senator. 1t is understood that the three
that voted for Nixon in caucus last night
will cast their votes next Tuesday for
Jones also. Nixon is not on the.scene.
DELAWARE
DOVER, Jan. 19.-Governor- elect
Tunnel was inaugurated promptly at
noon today. The ceremonies took place
in the court house in the presence Of the
members of the senate, house of repre-
sntatives and the constitutional conven-
tion. After the oath Of office had been
administered Governor Tunnel deiiv-
cred a brief address.
TEXAS
AUSTIN, Jan. Ex-Governor Charles
A. Culberson and Lieutenant Governor
George T. Jestor were inaugurated at
noon today. there being an immense
crowd out to witness the ceremony, not
withstanding the fact that a drenching
rain fell all the morning.
UTAH
SALT LAKE, Jan. 19-The legisla-
ture took the first ballot this afternoon
for United States senator. The vote
in the senate was: Rawlins, 6; Thacher.
6; Henderson, 8; Nebeoker, 1; Law
renee, l.; ABSENT. In the house: Raw
Inns, IL; Thacher, 12; Henderson, 10;
Brown, 2; Chambers, 1; Lawrence, 8;
absent. q Necessary to choice, 49,
ARIZONA
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. ia feature
of the legislative session today was the
appointment by the council of Mormon
elder to be chaplain. 1t was not done
through any denominational bias, as
but a single member of the body is of
that faith. The standing committees
were appointed and several bills intro
duced; among them are two looking
toward legislation of the sale of the At
lantic and Pacific, that is soon to oc-
cur, giving to outside railway corpora
tions the power Of purchase Of railroads
canals, etc, under foreclosure generally,
the same powers and right as are en-
joyed by the lapsing corporations.
OREGON
SALEM, Ore, Jan. 19-The deadlock
in the houses still continues and the
Populist minority is still as determined
as ever. They say the only solution of
the question is for the Republicans to
allow Jonathan Bourne to be elected
speaker.
KANSAS
Topeka, Jan. 19.-After taking
twentyfour ballots tonight for United
the Kansas legislature adjourned at
midnight until tomorrow night without
making a choice. Senator Peffer and
Chairman Breidenthal are clearly out
of the race and the popular candidates
are l.. P. King of Cowley county, ex-
Congressman w. A. Harris of Linwood
and Ed c. Little of Abilene, ex-consul to
Egypt. The last ballot tonight stood
King, 35; Harris, 8; Little, %; Breiden-
thai, Q; PETER, 2; scattering, 7. The
three leaders have clearly had the way,
each ballot changing their relative po-
sitions, but most of the them giving
the highest vote to King.
ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 19.-Ex-Con-
gresham VIM. E. Mason was nominated
for United States senator at the Repub-
lican joint caucus tonight after one of the
most bitterly contested battles in the
history of the Republican party in Him
ois. Although he had been canvassing
the state as a senatorial candidate for
two years, Mr.. Mason's selection was
regarded by machine politicians as an
impossibility up to within two hours of
the time of his triumph and unanimous
nomination, the choice being the result
of the withdrawal from the race of
Congressman Lorimer who has held the
almost solid vote of Chicago and Cook
county. The contest had been so long
drawn out and the battle so fierce that
the Legislators were in mood to be
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