The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-23
THOMPSON GAINS ONE VOTE.
Is Gradually Securing Number
Necessary to Elect.

Lincoln. Neb.. March 22-Fiity-four Re
publicans went into caucus again FRIDAY
night in an effort to end tie long-tern
senatorial deadlock. Balloting up to IL
o'clock was without result or material
change from Thursday night. the vote at
that hour being: Rosewater. 81: Meikie-
John. Is: Frank NJ. Currie. Z. Necessary to
nominate. 10.
The feature of the joint convention bal
lot Friday noon was the gain by ID. h
Thompson of one vote. that of State Sena-
tor Alonzo Crounse, heretofore one of the
strongest CT Mr.. Thompson's opponents
Proceedings bordered on the sensational.
Mr.. Crounse made speech of some
Ter 9Th In explanation of his vote, saying
Nj. Thompson was not his choice for the
short term. but he believed It 4 duty he
| wed his constituents to end the deadlock
IL he could. Mr.. Thompson. he said. stood
! with the prestige CT caucus nomination
tehind him and the support of sorty-eight
| members. He concluded: s's -'=-
Il. for one, shall not set up my Judgment
| against that of The majority. and Therefore
1 vote for d. E. THOMPSON and f. NJ. Currie.
The Thompson men were net expecting
| the change and their qualification was
| plain. They cheered Senator Crounse
| heartily. The prospects tonight are not
| favorbale to an election this week. Both
| houses will be IN session tomorrow.
ID. f. THoMPSON's DIVORCED WIFE.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL. t
Washington, March Cd. E. Thompson.
| the caucus nominee for the short-term sem
| atorship from Nebraska, Is known in Wash
| ington through a sad romance which does
not fiatter the Senator-elect. Mrs. Emma
Thompson. his divorced wife, and Miss En-
ma Thompson. his beautiful daughter and
only child, are residents of Washington.
Since the mothers divorce. eleven years
ago. this couple have steadfastly refused to
| hold communication with D. E. Thompson.
to accept support from him or to acknowl-
edge his existence Mrs. Emma Thompson is
a clerk in the Statistician's office Of the
Agricultural Department, and upon her sal
ary has supported and educated her daugh-
ter now a lovely young woman of 10.
| When interviewed Friday by q. representa-
tive of The Republic Mrs. Thompson re-
luctantly said:
! II have no inclination to discuss Mr..
| Thompson His ambitions, his hopes or his
purposes have no interest for me. Eleven
years ago l secured a divorce from him
| upon good and sufficient grounds About ten
years ago he remarked. but 1t Is only JUS
| tice to state that the lady was not consid-
cred in any way In my application for a
divorce. She was a very young girl when
she married him, and l have indirectly
heard that she has made him good wife.
| Any woman who could make a good wife
| for that man during such length of time
is an essentially good woman. That is all 1
care to say, as 1t is matter Of indifference
| to me whether he comes to Washington as
a Senator or remains in Omaha as rail-
| road man.
Mrs Thompson Is woman Of refined ap-
pearance. cultured. dark eyed. pale and clas-
sic in outline of face as a cameo. her brow
crowned with prematurely white hair. She
never talks of herself. and has kept her
secret carefully. Although she has been in
Washington nearly nine years. no one knew
her sad secret. She has kept it strictly TO
herself, personally attending to the educa-
ton of her daughter, besides her office du
ties. She has twice been promoted for hei
efficiency as a clerk and enjoys the esteem
of all the officials of the Agricultural De-
partment.
lived in Nebraska for many years prior tt
her coming to Washington. Her maidei
name was Goss, and her family is wei
known in the West. She was married to Mr
Thompson nearly twenty-four years ago a.
| Benson. a small town near Omaha. Ine
senatorial candidate was then an employt
of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad
and was 4 man OF small means.