The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-28
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION
SENATORIAL CONTEsEs
Field Narrowing Down TO the Far North
western States.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 27.-As was
agreed at last nights conference of the
POpulists. Lieutenant Governor Daniels
| today received the full vote for United
! States senator that has heretofore been
cast for Speaker Cline. Four ballots
were taken, Judge Turner increased his
strength and finished with SO votes, the
! highest he has received. Daniels ap-
pears to be unable 20 unite the Populist
vote more than Cline could, and the Pop
! ulists today for the first lime seemed
restless and talk Of a caucus was heard
J The Turner forces seem imprag1ao ole ard
are now more hopeful than ever Of final
| success.
Tee first ballot for United States SEN
ator today resulted: Turner &c: Cine 4;
! Squire 6; Rogers >; Daniels 20; Winsor
/; Denny 2e.
Second ballot: Turner IS: S1uire g.;
Rogers ,; Daniels "A; Denny 25.
Two more ballots were taksn Without
| change.
! Salem, Ore, Jan. Eth. only devel-
| opment today in the legislative deadlock
was the withdrawal of MisErr, a Demo
crat, from the Benson aodsa This
leaves only thirty members in that house.
one short of the majority. Nisner's
withdrawal came as a surprise 10 the
Benson men, who are forced from the
position that thirty-one members could
organize and do business. There are
other evidences OF detection in the Ben
son house, and the prediction is made
that it viii only live a few days longer.
Today its members passed a resolution.
instructing the sergeant-at-arns 10
notify members composing the temper
airy organization to appear before the
bar OF the house tomorrow.
Milwaukee. Wis, IAN. "A @tecial TO
ihA WfScNDSf, from MaTf-f,--
says: The election Of John c. Spconer
Is United States senator TO succeed ".
+. Villas was ratified IN iOint Convention
by both houses of the legislature today.
W. =. Silverthorn, The defeated Demo
cratic candidate for go-ec1uT, received
seven votes and General l.. :. :9agE che
vote. Mr. Spooaar appeared before the
assemblage and made br.et speech C
thanks.
Boise. Idaho, Jan. 27.-Hsnry neilfeid.
state senator :rom Me- Peice tJnry.
was nominated last n.E1t fpr Jri;ed
States senator ~ the P0pul->c caut -
and il was generally believed tran he
would bs elected. The Democrats tc[sy. /
however. refused 10 support h.-l. The
ballot resulted: Herr iIsitteld. Pc, u
list, p; Dubois =; NeiS)1, PolH.T:t, / !
Dubois got one Democratic We.
Pierre. :. D.. Jan. 27.-Locks has -
fight aud they are al sea just n0w. The
fight between :he Kyle and anti KYLE 1
factions is so bitter that some OF them 4
would prefer voting for s Republican u i
joining the opposition faction. and a {
senator IS not considered an
impossibihty.
Salt Lake. Utah. Jar. - T.,e ,ssIslat- /
ure took one ballot f5r senator ;oisy and
adjourned til room tomorrow TIC 1
ballot showed 10 chan-a from @s5tl-
days ballotia.y axcsD- thst thee P5yu-
lists voted for Warren -.s:s-
Carson. New. Jan. IA joint confer
ence OF senate and assembly vas held
today and John Jones declared elsctes
United States senator. receiving all but |
Eve votes.
Columbia. s. c. Jan. 27-The lscislat-
ure met in joint session today and form
ally elected Joseph Earle, United States