The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-21
..,.,c.lon u United states senators.

44ieeeIOn III tinted States senators.
Perhaps the most interesting contest
for the position Of United States
senator, since the settlement OF the
New York case. in favor Of Senator
Chauncey Depew's reelection, has
been the one conducted among the Re
publican members of the Missouri
legislature for the choice OF success
sor to Senator F.. NJ. Cockrell. The
caucus nomination was won by
| Thomas z. Niedrlnghaus, OF st.
Louis, chairman OF the Republican
state committee. whose principal
opponent is Hon. Richar 9. kerens,
of the same city. An effort was made
to prevent the election OF Mr.. Me-
dringhaus by charging him with
illegal and improper connection with
| contribution of S21, 600 to the Re-
publican campaign fund IN Missouri,
but the majority report Of a legislative
committee appointed TO inquire into
the matter completely exonerateG him.
The two branches Of the Legislature
| voted separately for senator on Tues
day with the following result: House
Niedringhaus 10, Cockrell IS, Kerens
/, Billinger j. Observation-Disclosures
| II, Coekrell %. Total-Niedringh
90, Cockre1l so, Kerens L, Billinger u.
| The formal joint ballot was taken the
following day, and the bolt OF six Re-
publicans on the first and two more on
| the second ballot resulted in no choice.
With the exception of one, who cast
bis ballot for DR.. Pettiiohn, all the
| boilers voted for Kerens, the result OF
the second ballot being as follows:
| -Niedringhaus 85, Cockrel 80, kerens
| Z, Pettijohn ]. Balloting was resumed
at noon Thursday and two more
votes were lost by Niedringhaus,
creating tie between him and Cock
rell. Kerens also lost vote and
| Pettijohn gained three. A dead-lock
| has been created by the boiling of the
| Republicans and will exist until some
compromise can be effected.
Hon. Philander G. Knox, lately at
torney general in the Mckinley and
| Roosevelt cabinets, was on Tuesday
elected United States senator to sue
| coed the late Matthew S. Quay, re-
| ceiving the unanimous vote of the Re
pubIicans in the legislature, who con-
stitute an overwhelming majority oi
that body. The Democratic members
gave their votes to State Senator ]
| K. p. Hall. Senator Knox has been
occupying the senatorial chair by ap-
| pointment Of Gov. Pennypacker since
| the death of Senator Quay.
The Indiana legislature has re-
elected Hon. Albert j. Beveridge to
succeed himself in the United States
senate, and has chosen Hon. ames
A. Hemenway to fill the senatorial
| vacancy caused by the election oi
Senator Chas. W. Fairbanks as vice
president. Mr.. Hemenway is the
| present member of congress from the
| first district of Indiana, and both
Senator Beveridge and his new col
league-eleet received the unanimous
vote OF the Republican majority il
the legislature, the Democratic minor.
| ity casting their ballots for John W.
/ Kern, of indianapolis, and Benjamin
F. ShiveIy, of South Bend.
Senators Eugene Hale, OF Maine,
Nelson W. Aldrich. of Rhode Island
and Porter ames McCumber, Of NORTH
| Dakota, have been reelected by the
| legislatures Of their respective states
Congressman Elmer Jacob Burkett
| Of Nebraska. has been chosen by the
| Republican legislature to succeed Sen.
ator Chas. h Dietrich of that state
| Exc ernor M. G.. Bulkely has be I
elected to succeed Senator Joseph r
Hawley, of Connecticut, and former
Congressman George Sutherland is
] the choice Of the Republican legisla
ture of Utah to succeed Senator Thos
| Kearns.
| The Michigan legislature, which is
unanimously Republican in both
! branches. on Wednesday unanimous
| ly reelected Hon. Julius G. Burrows
as United States senator from that
state.
It will be noticed that in all the il.
stances above mentioned the sen ators.
elect are Republicans, and are Of the
same political complexion as their
predecessors. A contest for the sena.
torship is pending before the Washing.
ton legislature, but the choice of a
Republican is assured, as the members
Of that party are largely in the ma
iority ID both branches of the general
assembly.
The relative strength Of the Repub-
licans and Democrats in the next
senate will be about if not precisely
what it is in the present body, since
the swap Of a Democrat for Re-
publican in Missouri is Offset by the
exchange of Republican (McComas)
for Democrat (Raynor) in Mary
land