The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-21

jefferson City, Mo. March 1s.-In
scenes Of the widest disorder, MAJOR
Wdliiam Warner, Republican, OF Kan
sas City, was today elected United
States Senator from Missouri 10 sue
ceed Francis NJ Cockrell. uhe Demo-
cratic Senator, whose term expired
March 4. and who occupied the office
since 1874 The election of Major War
aature uhat began when the first joint
ballot was taken ON january IS. To-
days joint session was the 45ch and
the elective ballot was the 61uh.
From the beginning the Democrats
steadfa!stly voted for their caucus nom-
inee F. NJ. Cockrell. while the ma iority
K. Niedringhaus, OF st. Louis, chair
man of the state central committee and
caucus nominee. The caucus nominee
was opposed by Richard 9. Kerens. OF
st. Louis, for Republican national COM
miuteeman and flis adhererrtS refused
to deave him. This resulted in inc
splitting of itihe Republican vote and
more than a score of candidates Were
| named in the different joint ballots.
When tLhe balloting opened today
Warner, Niedirdngfaus and Cocareil
| were the principal contestants,
with a small vote for kereTls, and a
| scattering vote for Peck, Barker and
Bar'tholdt. On the second ballot the
| supporters of Kerens returned to him
and remaiped until the end: Cockrelrs
vote was undiminished and remained
| so throughout, and Warner had ad-
| vanced by drawing from Nfedringnaus.
Little change was made during the next
! four ballots. while the Democrats clam
ored for ad journment, and the Repub-
Leans endeavored to fight through to
| a finish. The widest disorder prevailed
and for a thine the proceedings were
| brought to sstandStdn by the turmoil.
| In ruhe midst Of this, after the sixth
ballot had been taken, r G. Kerens ad-
varpced to the rostruIn and in a few
words, urged that IL IT was the desire
o. the assembly to elect Warner, hs
be elected. This was practically with
drawaI of Kerens and solved the dead
lock.
Efforts We're made TO stop a roll call
on THE seventh ballot and there was an
attempt To tear the presiding officer
from his chair, and the Democrats tried
TO effect an ad touEmment without al
election. The time for sine die ad-
| journmerlt mad been set for oc.ock
by concurrent resolution, and as the
hour approached the clock was smash
| ed i'm the melee. Amid an uproar thai
almost baffied control at times. the
seventh ballot of the day was take,
resulting in the election of Major War.
ner. The vote stood: Warner 81: Cock.
reu SO: Ndedrin gnaus 4. The total wai
, 49, making So necessary I'D choics
/ and Warner received three votes more
: than the matorfty.
IL AIT 8 O'Clock tine general asseEnbl,
ad journed sine die
] Major william Warner, who was to
; day elected Unated States Senator r
, succeed Francis NJ. Cockreu has prac
= tticed gaw in Kansas CITY since lSs
= and is one of the Ieading members o
| the bar. He is United States attor
ney for the western district OF Missouri
Major Warner was born In Wisconsin
In 1s40 and educated at the Lawrenc
e University of Wisconsin and Universit
Q of Michigan. He was admitted 20 tn
- bar Just before the C3va war, taroug
y which ne served with distinction 1
y the thirty and forxy-fourxh regiment.
|. He has held many pubic offices.