The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21
MIR. kittinger i'm Upper House Nomi-
mates the Senior Senator I'm a Dig
nified, Polished Address.
MINORITY VOTES FOR sHIvELY
LEGISLATORS WARMLY
EULOGIZE THEIR CHOICE.
Fair Faces and Flowers Add Color to
the Event-How n Senator
Is Made.

Charles Warren Fairbanks. OF Indanapo-
lis, was yesterday elected United States
senator from Indiana for the term OF six
years, beginning March 4, 1903. He received
total of 101 votes, as against a total OF IS
votes cast by the minority for Benjamin II.
Shively, of South Bend. Every Republican
member of the General Assembly was pres
ent and voted. Three OF the Democrats,
two senators and one representative. were
absent. The election was held by each
house in separate session and to-day the
two bodies will meet in joint session at
noon in the hall of representatives to cam
vass the vote and declare the election OF
Senator Fairbanks.
That the election of a United States sem
ator is an event of unusual interest was
attested by the large crowd that gathered
first in the Senate chamber and then I'm the
hall of representatives to hear the nom-
mating speeches and witness the attendant
incidents and ceremonies. The audience
was one of the largest that has gathered
in the Statehouse for years, and IL was
representative of the best citizenship of In
diana, including all the state officers, the
leaders and many members of the rank and
file of the dominant parties and a large
the legislators and of other officials The
floor space and the galleries were taxed to
their utmost capacity, every seat that could
be crowded in being occupied, and many
persons standing throughout the long ses-
sions.
The election was made the special order
in the Senate at II O'Clock and at that hour
the House took a recess in order that the
her 0,trEt ,-f-ts
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert announced
that, pursuant to the provisions OF the
United States Constitution. the hour for
the selection of a United States senator
had arrived, and he called for nominations.
MR.. FAIRBANKS NOMINATED.
Senator W. A. Kittinger. of Anderson,
was recognized and he presented the name
of Senator Fairbanks. the candidate in
dorsed by the people of Indiana at the polls
last November and by the Republican
members of the General Assembly at their
joint caucus. He was followed by Senator
John c. Lawler. of Salem. who placed in
nomination as the minoritys candidate
Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend.
The seconding speeches for the majority
were made by Senator's James I. Layman,
indianapolis; Samuel L. Crumbaker. of Ev-
ansville; Thomas j. Lindley, westfeld: Al
bert NJ. Burns. South Bend; c. C. Lyons.
Fairmount. and Edgar E. Hendee, Ander-
son. For the minority Senators James w.
Fortune, of Jeffersonville; Cyrus L. Davis,
Bloomfield: Richard NJ. Milburn, Jasper.
and r. w. Harrison. Shelbyville, seconded
the nomination OF Mr.. Shively
All OF the speeches were OF unusual ex-
celence and were literally punctuated with
applause. although, as the sentiments ex-
pressed by the minority orators were not
indorsed by the greater part of the audi
ence, the applause that greeted them was
necessarily limited in volume.
Upon adjournment in the Senate, after
the calling of the roll. which showed a vote
OF 30 for Senator Fairbanks and 13 for Mr..
Shively. the audience repaired 10 the other
side of the Statehouse. where the lower
branch of the Legislature took up its part
of the election. Representative Tarking-
ton, Indianapolis, presented the name OF
Senator Fairbanks, and the nomination
was seconded by Representatives Van
Fleet, Elkhart; Lewis. Brazil; Statesman,
Peru; Branch, Martinsville; Hume. Stiles
Vile: Stansbury, Williamsport, and Lewis
Covington. For the minority Representa-
tive Adair Portland. nominated Mr.. Shive-
ly, and Representatives Boyd. Greencastle
and Scifers, Salem. made the secon6ing
speeches. The session lasted almost two
hours and the vote at the conclusion of the
speechmaking showed Sc votes for Senator
Fairbanks and 80 for Mr.. Shively.