The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-29
NEBRASKA HAS
TWO SENATORS
Deadlock in the Legislature
Broken at Last Moment.
REPUBLICANS AGREE
FOR SAKE OF PARTY
Gov. Dietrich for Short and j.
II. Willard for Long Term.

Lincoln, Neb., March 2S.-The Ne
braska senatorial deadlock was broken
today by the selection of Governor
Charles H. Dietrich and Joseph H.
Willard for the short and long terms
respectively. Each received the unani-
nous support of the Republican mem
bership present, one member being alb
sent.
The end of the deadlock IN reality
came Unexpectedly two hours before
the last Joint ballot of the session was
to be taken. Seventy Republicans, in
person, or by proxy. assembled i'm the
caucus room of the Linden hotel to
make what was believed by nearly all
TO be a final vain effort to ind So
luton of the three months bitter StTug-
gle. Seven. ballots had been taken
without result on the long term, when
ID. L. Thompson. the short term caucus
nominee, formally announced his with
drawal from the race and suggested
the name of Governor Dietrich as his
successor.
Meanwhile the North Platte fight
continued. and Lorenzo Crounse
jumped TO prominent place. threaten
ing a nomination at one time by Sc
curing thirty-five votes.
The next sensation was the an
nouncement of Edward Rosewater's
withdrawal in favor of George w. Lin
niger of Omaha Meanwhile, ]. II. Mil
lard had appeared as a new North
Platte candidate and he Immediately
became a hot opponent of CrOunse, for
the place.
The ten boiling Republicans had en-
tered the caucus before Thompson's
withdrawal. and it was then a com
plete caucus of party members. Messrs.
Meiklejohn, H. z. Martin and ". Z.
HinShaw withdrew
Dietrich by Acclamation.
Four ballots were taken. On the first
Governor Dietrich was nominated al
most by reclamation. Harlan receiv-
ing a few votes. Two more disclosed
close fight between Willard and
Crounse, the second ballot showing
thirty-two TO thirty-four in the for
mer's favor. Then the third was taken
and Willard had gained a considerable
further lead. 1t was then moved 10
name him by reclamation and this was
done on the fourth ballet.
Both Thompson and Rosewater made
addresses to the caucus IN Withdraw
ing their names Mr.. Thompson said
he became satisfied last night that he
could not hope TO win, and that for the
good of the party he would step aside
He WOULD thank his followers for their
loyal support, and closed by nominal
ing Governor Dietrich as his choice
Mr. Rosewater said: 81 pledged my
word to President Mckinley last De-
cember that / would not stand in the
way of Nebraska electing two United
States senators. The time has come
for me to redeem that pledge. Under
the peculiar conditions which now con-
front us, L deem it essential that my
personal ambitions be subordinated to
patriotism and duty to party. I desire
to withdraw my name"
The caucus adjourned a 1890 o'clock,
and an hour and a half later its action
was. ratified at the joint convention of
the Legislature. News of the caucus
action had became generally known
and there was a tremendous crowd in
the hall of the house when the ballot
was taken. The proceedings, however,
were devoid of excitement.
Following the selection of the two
nominees, committees were appointed
to apprise them of the action of the
legislature. Mr.. Willard being in
Omaha, Governor Dietrich alone ap-
peared.