The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-13
BULEELBY NOMINATED
 ON THE FIRST BALLOT
FESSENDEN BADLY BEATEN FOR
 U. S. SENATOR.

Q. s. SENATOR,
 Former Governor Gets 154 Votes, Fes-
 senden a, Hill and Mclean S-OnIy
 Four Men Absent from the Caucus
 Fessenden Himself Moves to Make
 the Nomination Unanimous - Pays
 Tribute to BuIkeIey and Says the
 Contest is Over, ..Let Us Have Peace.,
 Hartford, Jan. 12.-Former Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley was nominated for the United States senate to succeed Senator Joseph R. Hawley, by the re- publican caucus os the general assem- ply, this afternoon, defeating on the single ballot State Senator Samuel Fes- senden, his chief opponent, by an over whelming majority. As the nomination is equivalent to an election at the joint session of the senate and house next Tuesday MT. Bulkeley will round out long and successful political career with the gift os the highest office that can be rendered him by his native state. The nomination. moreover, brings to an end a political contest between fac tions in the republican party which is of many years standing, and which was actively begun six years ago in sim liar caucus when both former Governor Bulkeley and MT. Fessenden were can didates for the same office and to suc~ ceed General Hawley.~who also was a candidate for reelection.
 Tn that caucus, which became fam ous one ill Connecticut's political his tory, there was practically a deadlock between Hawley and Fessenden, which was broken by the Bulkeley forces swinging over to Senator Hawley and returning him for another term All political plans that have been laid out by the republican managers since that time had been with an eye to the suc- cess of one or the other of the. two rivals in the caucus which was held this afternoon.
 The caucus was without any remark able incidents winch was a surprise to great many in view Of the great in- terest taken throughout the state in
 
 didates among the members of the leg islature.. MT. Bulkeley had predicted for weeks that he would be nominated X by a vote of at least two to one over x Mir. Fessenden. and he. expressed in difference to a movement begun by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth of New Ha- ven for third candidate His expec- tations were fulfilled for he received 154 votes to 73 for MT. Fessenden, the scattering votes being 9 for Represen- tative F. J. Hill of Norwalk and for former Governor George P. Mclean of Simsbury The caucus departed from the custom, which had become almost a tradition in Connecticut, by admitting newspaper men to what was otherwise secret session. Without the chamber doors were massed bodies of men who for more than twolhours eagerly watch ed the proceedings, but were unable to catch more than 8 fragmentary idea of the debate carried on during the par liamentary sDarring on the question of an open ballot The caucus itself was a ' simple affair as the motions made were few and the business, which was that of voting for a candidate, would have f been speedily done had not the tellers appointed to count a rising vote on an amendment to a motion to have a roll call found difficulty in their work The amendment was made and supported by the Fessenden men who wished for a secret ballot. It was defeated, indi- eating almost at the outset that MT. Bulkeley had the situation in hand According to custom Speaker HoIcomb of the house presided. There was one absentee in the senate and three in the house, making the total ballot PA.
 The caucus was interrupted at 4 o'clock by a recess to allow the house to meet, which 1t did simply to vote to ad- journ until tomorrow at noon, when the committee appointments will be an- nouneed. The senate met also and voted to adjourn until next Tuesday The caucus then resumed and proceeded to a ballot. The result was as follows:
 Bulkeley, 154: Fessenden. 73; Hill, g; Mclean, 8. Y
 The division of the vote was as fol- lows: The senate, Bulkeley Is; Fessen- den, g Hill, 1: Mclean, 2.
 The hoIJsn.