The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-27
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.

In only three Of the state legislatures
where senators had to be ELECTED has
there been any hitch. There are dead
locks in North Carolina, Delaware and
lColerado. In the last named state on
the separate ballot on Tuesday Senator
Teller lacked only one vote Of being
elected. The house is republican and
the senate democratic. Former Senate.
IWolcott is the republican candidate
with the democrats voting for Senator
TELLER. There are wars and rumors Of
wars over the situation in Denver
The republicans attempted to organic
Ia separate senate. The democratic
senators have taken possession of the
senate chamber and taken up thei
abode there, sleeping on cots in the
Ichamber at night and spending the
whole time in the chamber. On the houst
tide the republicans are in control.
The sergeant-at-arms has an armed
posse guarding the hall against rumo:
ed attack and scaling Of h walls by
means OF ladders.
III LEX" dlc III ~ 49,
continues, the gas man lacking six
votes Of enough to elect. The demo-
lcrats and the anti-Addicks republicans,
who by uniting could elect the two
senators. are trying to come together
for that purpose. Up to last accounts.
Though, they had not made an agree
ment. The proposition on which they
Iare trying to make terms is that they
shall choose q republican for the Ions
term and a democrat for the short. IL
lis to be hoped that such an agreement
can be reached.
In this state there has been no ma
Iterial change up to this writing In the
race for the democratic nomination
Isince the first ballot was taken for the
nomination in the democratic caucus
Except the dropping out of the race Of
Judge HOke and Genera Julian >.
Carr. The relative strength of the
three men still in the race has changei
VERY little, and it begins to look as II
1.-THE dark horse would be the successful!
lcandidate. Their is some talk of Mr..
lCarr coming back into the race. II he
docs he will probably come with great
err strength than he had at the time OF
his withdrawal and his capture Of tn
!Drize would not cause much surprise
TO the public
Whomsoever of the present OF past
candidates or of the dark horses men
l-ioned heretofore the democratic eau
lcus shall nominate we feel sure the pee
lie of North Carolina will accept WITH
;a~tisfactiOn. We mean the dark horse
prominently mentioned and not thu
Ilost of incompetents who lave tie
themselves out in the woods with tn:
nope that the senatorial thundarbol
would be shot in their direction. W
hone no one of this class will get tn
nomination. The great danger in sue!
Iong-drawn-out contesIs is that tn:
Eal result will be the election OF SOM
one of whom neither he public no
my of those making the choice reali:
want. Where rivalry is SO great suci
Ieplorable results are too apt to follow
ust as the two thirds rule in nomina
I, Ing conventions is very apt to result
j. I'm the shelving of all the most proml
Iuent aspirants before the convention
lin favor of q compromise candtdat
Whose nomination is unsatisfactory L
Iall persons interested except himself
We hope our democratic legislator
will make no such mistake. If the.
lcannot elect one of the men who's
names are or have been before tn
r l~caucus then let there be no stamped
land a nomination made simply to GO
rid of the tiresOme business, but 10
them unite upon sone one of the Othe
worthy men Of the state who would d
EhOnor to the state and credit to them
~lselves as our representative in tn
senate.
Since the above vas put in type GU
Raleigh dispatches, giving the result
Of last nights ballots in the demo
Icratic senatorial caucus, show tina
Watson came near getting the nomi
l~nation. He on one ballot lacked onl,
iseven votes. Look out for a nomi