Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-01


Before the house adjourned for the evening
Speaker Clark announced the caucus, which
met with prolonged applause, General re-
joicng continued for at least fifteen minutes
after adjournment. the members feeling re-
lieved at the prospect of an early end to the
prolonged and now most tiresome deadlock
At O'Clock this evening seventy-four repub-
licans had signed the call, Grafton Of Saline,
being the only one WHOSE dame was not on
the list He is suffering with a severe at
tack of rheumatism in his arms and hands
| and gave that his excuse for not signing.
! He will participate in the caucus without
doubt however. After the Thompson forces
! agreed to the caucus they will see to 1t that
all his supporters are there to vote for him.
There is only one detail left for the lobby
to discuss tonight and that is how long they
will ballot without adjournment should the
same deadlock prevail in the caucus that
now exists on the floor. The impression Is
| that the Hayward following will force the
balloting and insist on no adjournment until
a choice is made. The talk of the Hayward
men tonight is that they "will lock the doors
and ballot until some one is named" Un-
less there is an unexpected breakthe chances
are good for the balloting to continue long
after the hour OF starting.
The lobby presents a swollen condition
! this evening. All incoming lTdlns uuriHB
the afternoon and evening have been loaded
down with reinforcements and the jam about
headquarters tonight is a reminder OF con-
vention times. Now that a caucus is actually
arranged the excitement has become inten-
sifed. The prospects for an enormous and
eager crowd tomorrow night anxious to heaS
the result of each ballot are excellent.
There was only one change in the joint
ballot for senator today, Berlet from Field to
, Hayward Many of the absentees had re-
! turned, though the roll call showed nine
still missing, They were Blake Currie.
/ Holbrook and Smith OF Richardson from
those who have been voting for Hayward;
Jones, who has been voting for Weston;
Olmsted, for Webster, and Dunn, o'Nell
and Watson of the fusionists,
: 1t is definitely settled that the republican
4 caucus will not be held until tomorrow
night Upon this the candidates seem to
), have agreed The proposal that they fur
Il nish fifteen secret votes has been accepted
n by the Hayward forces, and today the list
It was submitted to Talbot and Clark of the
y Thompson forces. II will probably be rati-
fed. although it is said today that Mr..
Thompson Is not entirely pleased with the
situation, and that some OF his principal
workers are objecting 10 the arrangement,
n which was originally proposed by them
selves
Individual Vote.
The following is the individual vote
a AIIen-Bouler, Canaday, Carton, Cawthra
p Cosgrove, Crockett, Cunningham, Dobry
# Easterling, Eastman ElWood, Endicott
e Farrell, Flynn, Fretz, Fuller Grandstah
e Grell, GrosvenOr, Hale, Hardy, Howard
p johnson, Keister, Knepper, Lemar, Loomis
e McCIacken, Mckinley, Memmlnger, Miller
b Moran, Morgan, Morrison. Murray. Peck
'e schaal, Smith OF Antelope Smith of Butler
W siecke Shore. Spohn Sturgess. Swan, Tan
al ner Taylor of Fillmore Taylor of Custer
IS Thompson of Clay, Vandegrift Weaver
4 Webster, Wheeler Woodard, Wright au(
he Wyman-5J.
Hayward-Armstrong Alexander. Allen
Arends. Beigner Berlet, Broderlck Ditmar
= Evans Fowler Giffert, Halderman, Hall
IN Hannibal Harris, Hastings Hathorn Hib
- bert, Hicks Mccarthy, Nesbit, Newell
-, owens, Pollard, Prince. Prout. Reynolds
Rouse, Sandal, schaible, smithbergeI