New-York tribune., 1901-03-29
NEBRASKA SENA TORS CHOSEN
GOVERNOR DIETRICH AND ]. H. MILLARD
TO SUCCEED THE LATE SENATOR
HAYWARD AND EX-SENA-
TOR THURSTON
LEY rELEGRAPH TO TIE rn1nrxr. l

TBY TELEGRAPH TRIBCSE.l
Lincoln. Neb.. March 2S.-The Nebraska Leg
isature to-day elected two United States SEN
ators. both Republicans. They are Governor
Charles II. Dietrich, who will fill out the
pired term of the late Senator Hayward. who
died last year. and Joseph H. Millard. who is TO
succeed ex-senator John NJ. Thurston.
This result was reached at noon in the last
day of the session of the legislature. There had
been a deadlock throughout the two and a half
months of the session. Recently efforts
made to secure Republican agreement D. Z.
Thompson, the nominee of a majority caucus,
but it could not be secured.
Mr.. Thompson received many telegrams this
morning. urging him to withdraw in favor of
on The kilograms said that in this way he
could best refute the story that he was not a
loyal Republican. The events of the last two
months, and especially Of the night before. had
shown TO Mr.. Thompson that he could not be
elected.
Mr.. Rosewater also urged to withdraw,
but was not favorable to withdrawing Mr..
Thompson acted first. He asked his men TO
ascertain if the antis were agreed A caucus
was called. The names of Dietrich and Milard
were suggested. Mr.. Rosewater suggested the
name of o. w. Lininger. but his suggestion was
drowned in the cries for Dietrich and Millard
After Thompson and Rosewater had withdrawn
Hinshaw, Meiklejohn and Martin announced
their withdrawal. Crounse was the last TO with
draw, and he did not get out Of the way until
he had practically been forced out by the votes
Of the caucus.
Three ballots were necessary On the first
Governor Dietrich was nominated almost by ac-
clamation. Harlan receiving a few votes Two
more disclosed a close fight between MiIIard and
Crounse the second ballot showing the score to
be 33 to 81 in the formers favor Then the
third was taken and Miard gained the lead.
When the nominations were announced the Re
publican side Of the Legislature went wild with
JOY. Confusion reigned in the State Capitol
building in the leading hotels and all over the
city. The booming of cannon announced TO the
people that agreement had been reached
The choice Of Mr. AIilard was not surprise
The deal had been hanging in the air for some
time This is not the first time Mr.. AIillard has
aspired to Senatorial honors. In 1883. when
General MandersOn was elected. Mr.. Millard
the leading candidate The fight just ended
unparalleled in length and ierceness in
the history of the State.
Joserh II. Milard and Charles II. Dietrich are
both bankers. Neither mad been prominent in poll
tics until within the last year.
Senator-elect Miard was born In Hamilton Can
ada in 1886 He came 10 Nebraska in 1856 and has
lived since then in Omaha. He was the founder of
the Omaha National Bank of which institution he
is still the president He was for many years
director Of the Union Pacific Railroad, but has
not been connected with the road under the
organization. He has never held public Office.
Charles II. Dietrich. elected for the short term,
man National Bank of Hastings. He was born al
SuIora III in i and came fo 20 this State in in lS M
publican ticket last year he had never been in
Governor Detrich's election to the Senate will
raise Lieutenant-Governo Savage 10 the office of
qualification Senator.