Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-21
is STILL SIZZLING
The Political Situation in Col
orado Continues
Hot.
W0LOOTT WANTS THE MILITARY
WOuId Put the Republicans i'm at the
Bayonet's Point-Mix-Up
Pretty Bad.

Denver. Jan. 21.-Both houses OF
the general assembly balIoted for
| United States senator at noon yester-
! day. and Henry NJ. Teller received 30
votes. only one less than is needed
| to elect. State Senator Mcclure, a
Democrat, relrained from voting. but
he has frequently said he would vote
for Teller if 1t should appear that he
could be elected. Only two Republican
senators We're in the senate chamber
when the vote for senator was taken,
and they did not respond when their
names were called.
Another Senate Organizet.
Soon afterward the nine regular Re
publican senators. the two who were
expelled by the Democratic majority
and the eight contestants who were
sworn in on the steps of the capitol
Monday night assembled in the lieu
tenant governors room and formed a
separate organization. Senator NJ. T..
Farwell was elected president pro tenn. ::
G. +. Hogan. secretary. and Thomas
McMahon. SaTgeant-at-armS. the SEN
ate officers previously chosen being or
dered removed. \ ballot was then
taken for senator \ resolution was
adopted to inform the governor that
the senate had reorganized and was
ready for business. Subsequently two
of the regularly elected Republican SEN
atorS-Drake. of Laramer county. and
CornfOrth. OF III Paso-left the Hag-
gott senate and returned TO the SEN
ate chamber. where they announced
that they would act with the .'regn-
lar senate" and would no longer par
ticipate in a farce"
Ir the Joint Session.
Under the constitution Lieutenant
Governor HagGott is the presiding Of
ficer Of the Joint session which is 10
meet at noon today for senator. lIe
will insist that the body over whttn
he presided yesterday was the regular
senate. and that its vote for senator
should be accepted. The speaker OF
the house will then he called upon to
decide which senate shall he reco"-
niZed aS rGular. Comparison of the
Journals will show that no one has
been elected senator. II Will then be
necessary for the joint session To pro-
ceed with ballotinG until senator is
chosen.
WoIcott Wants the Militia.
Edward q. Wolcott the leading Re
publican candidate for senator. and
his followers are urging thu govern
or To call ont tliC militia to place Hag-
EOtt and the Republicans in possession
of the chamber. Governor Peabody
said yesterday that he would not in
terfere. His friends are adviSir. Tim
to keep his hands off. and they point
out that if he recognizes the Hagyotr
senate no legislation can ne enacted
at this session ard the state govern
ment must go without funds for two
years. as appropriation bills could not
he legally enacted. The Republican
leaders in the house yesterday refused
to carry out the WOlcott programme
and unseat the eleven AraplhO Demo
Gratis. The senate rem aims in contiEu-
Gus session. but will rot remove more
pending further Sgression
by the house.
Democrats May Elect.
The democratic senators and repre-
,eutativeS met in the senate chamber
this afternoon in joint session. The
debate on the regularity of the ses-
sion is now in progress. There are II
democratic members present. sut1i- |
cient to elect Il senator.
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