The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21
Ballots Taken for Senator In the
Three Houses Yesterday and Tel
Ter Given 30 Votes In Two.
JOINT CONVENTION TOD
H REPUBLICAN SENATE BE RECOG-
NIZED wOLCOTT MAY WIN,
but III Democrats Secure the Presiding
Omcer Senator Teller May BE De-
cIared Reelected.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 2o.-The fight for
the United States senatorship between the
Teller and Wolcott forces is assuming an
interesting phase. So far as appearances
go. Teller has the best chance of winning,
but many persons think there will be
deadlock. Others fear there will be a clash
tomorrow when the two houses of the
Legislature meet in joint session to ballot
for senator.
Late tonight it was understood that un-
less the two branches of the Senate shall
have settled their differences before noon
tomorrow the House will refuse to enter
a joint session and may adjourn over three
days as it has right TO do under the Con-
stitution There Is we'll defined rumor
that Gov. Peabody has notified Lfetenant
Governor Haggott that he will not recog-
nize the Republican Senate nor give GER
tificate of election to the senator elected
by it. This rumor cannot be confirmed.
Another rumor is that four Of the Re-
publican senators who have been meeting
with the other Republicans and the Lieu
tenant Governor will return to the Senate
chamber and resume relations with the
Democrats tomorrow morning.
DEMOCRATS HOLD THE FORT.
The facts are that the Republican Sen
ate has adjourned until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning while the Democratic Senate
is still in .ssion and its members declare
they will not leave the chamber until a
senator s elected or the session
expires oy limitations Police line
the corridors and act as Demo-
cratic guards. Edward o. VOL
colt. the leading Republican candidate for
senator. and his followers are urging the
Governor TO call out the militia to place
Haggott and the Republicans in posses
sion of the chamber. Governor Peabody
said to-day that he would not interfere
His frienos are advising him to keep his
hands off, and they point out that IL he
recognizes the Haggott Senate no legisla-
ton can be enacted at this session and
the state government must go without
funds for two years, as appropriation bills
could not be legally enacted. The Repub-
lican leaders in the House to-day refused
TO carry out the wolcott programme and
unseat the eleven Arapahoe Democrats
but will not remove more Republicans
pending further aggression by the House.
THE GOVERNORS ATTITUDE.
When asked to-day regarding his atti-
tude with reference to the split in the SEN
ate Governor Peabody said: 'T am Gov
ernor OF the whole people and not sub
servient to any clique of any political
party, and / will be guided by the law and
Constitution in deciding which side of the
Senate should be recognized. do not con-
template calling out the militia. / think
the Colorado National Guard too dignifed
body to do police duty. and that is all
that is required. There is no occasion for
bayonets; think that the police keep
order
Both houses balloted for United States
senator at noon to-day and Henry NJ. Tel
Ter received nifty votes only one less than
Democrat. refrained from voting. but he
has frequently said he would vote for Teller
If il should appear that he could be elected
Only two Republican senators were in the
Senate chamber when the vote taken,
and they did not respond when their names
were called.
Soon afterwards the nine regular Repub-
lican senators, the two who were expelled
by the Democratic majority and the eight
contestants who had been sworn in on the
steps of the Capitol last night assembled
in the Lieutenant Governors room and
formed separate organization. Senator
Nj. u. fdrWeit was elected president pro
tenn. G E Hogan secretary and Thomas
Mcmahon sergeant-at-arms, the Senate
officers previously chosen being ordered
moved "A ballot was then taken for SEN
ator. a resolution was adopted and sent
TO the Governor that the Senate had re-
ORGANIZED and was ready for business:
Subsequently two of the regularly elected
Republican senatOrs-Drake of Laramer
county. and Cornforth. of FL Paso-left the
ate Chamber, where they announced that
they would act with the regular Senate"
and would not longer participate i'm a
farce"
To-DAYs PROGRAMME.
Under the Constitution Lieutenant Gov
ernor Haggott is the presiding officer of
the joint session which is To meet at noon
tomorrow to vote fo- senator. He will in
sist that the body over which he presided
to-day was the regular Senate and that
its vote for senator should be accepted
The speaker of the House will then be
called on to decide which Senate shall be
recognized regular. Comparison of the
journals will show that no one has been
elected senator lt VIII then De necessary
for the joint session TO proceed with bal
loting until a senator is chosen. III the
Democratic Senate is recognized and the
House remains with its present member
ship. as seems likely. Senator Teller Will
be reelected. On the contrary, II the Re-
puDiican Senate Is recognized there Is likely
10 be no election and the balloting will con-
tinue Indefinitely.
The Democrats held the Senate chamber
all last night. At = o'clock this morning
Senator Newell, said to be acting under in
structions from Lieutenant Governor Hag
gott. called upon Governor Peabody. with
request that an order be issued calling
out the state militia for the purpose of dis
persing the crowd of officers in the hire OF
the Democrats Officers OF the militia and
number or men were held I'm readiness
NJ the curtis-street armory. Appeals were
made TO shertn Seerie for assistance I'm
clearing the Democrats from the hall. but