The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18
NIEDRINCHA AUS
GETS The TOGA
Elected to the Senate From
Missouri and Will Take
the Place of Cockrell
SELECTIONS ELSEWHERE
Henlenway to Succeed Fair
banks; Burkett Chosen in
Nebraska; Knox Is Named

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, JAM H.
Thomas K. Niedringhaus of ST. Louis
to-day received majority of the total
vote cast in both houses of the Mis-
souri, Legislature for United States
Senator to succeed Francis M. Cock
rell. Niedringhaus received majority
of eight on joint ballot.
The voting to-day in both houses re-
suited as follows: House-Niedring-
hous 79, Cockrell SO, Kerens l, Bittin-
ger l. Senate-Niedringha IL, Cock
rell %. Observation-Disclosures 80, Cock
rell 80, Kerens /, Bittinger 1.
Representative Grace, who intro
duced the resolution which resulted In
the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate Thomas K. Niedringhaus
campaign contribution, and who was
accounted an adherent of kerenS, Sec
onded the speech nominating Niedring-
haus. He announced also that ne
spoke in behalf of Kerens and his ad-
herents.
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. lin both
the House and Senate to-day the reso-
luton asking Senator j. r. Burton to
resign was referred to the Committee
on State Affairs. 1t is not probable
that any action viii be taken on the
matter for several days.
LINCOLN, Nebr., Jan. 17.-Without
a party caucus or other formality save
the pledges of the State and District
conventions the Republicans in the Ne
braska Legislature to-day voted fol-
Elmer J. Burkett for United States
Senator. Burkett has represented the
First Nebraska District in Congress for
three terms.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE two
branches of the Indiana Legislature to-
day voted separately for United States
Senator. Senator Albert J. Beveridge
to succeed himself, and. Representative
James A. Hemenway of Boonville, to
succeed Vice President-elect Charles
w. Fairbanks, received the unanimous
vote of the Republican members, who
Representative in Congress of the First
Indiana District, and is chairman OF
the Appropriations Committee.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE
two branches of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature balloted separately to-day for
United States Senator. Philander G.
Knox. who was appointed by Governor
Pennypacker to succeed the late M. s.
Quay, received the unanimous vote OF
the Republicans.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 17.-Both
houses of the Legislature voted sepa-
rately to-day for Moses Clapp for
United States Senator to succeed him
self.
LANSING, Mich, Jam 1.-THE two
houses of the Legislature in joint ses-
sion cast their unanimous ballots for
Julius Caesar Burrows for third term
in the United States Senate
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. s17.-Both
houses of the North Dakota Legisla-
f11r in rot n-dz V
for United States Senator. The entire
Republican vote in each house was cast
for Senator p. j. McCumber.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. IT,
Former Congressman George Suther-
land was elected United States Senator
to succeed Thomas Kearns to-day.
AUGUSTA. Me-, Jan. 17.-Eugene
Hale was reelected to the United
States Senate for a fifth term by the
Maine Legislature to-day.
BOSTON, Jan. 17.-Senator Lodge
was reelected for full term by the
Massachusetts Legislature to-day and
w Murray Crane was chosen to COM
plete the remainder of Senator Hoar s
term.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. 17.-For
United States Senator to succeed
Joseph r. Hawley, former Governor
Morgan G. Bulkley of this city to-day
received a majority of the votes cast
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. T.-In the bal
loting to-day for United States Senator
Chauncey M. Depew received 36 votes
in the Senate In the Assembly he re-
ceived 100.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 17.-Sen-
ator Nelson w. Aldrich was chosen by
both houses of the General Assembly
for fifth term to-day. George w
Greene was named by the Democrats