The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-22

inst about as he was expected to vote.
The result of the ballot for senator for
the long term was as IS f9ndws: 4l.,St
The result of the ballot on the short
Curtis 81, Benson IS. Harris IL. Car
The following Republicans We're alb
sent from the house when the ballot OIL
the long term was taken; bergman
Davidson. Fraser, HeImick' Myers
Richardson, Warren, Wells.
When the ballot on the short term
was taken, Edwards, Pohlman, and
Pomeroy were added to the list of alb
sentees.
The Bristow vote on the first ballot
was cast by d. w. Blaine of Pratt
county. Harris received the solid DEM
ocratic vote, and also the vote of Len
men. of Ness, the Independent. Sherer
of Kiowa county created considerable
excitement by voting for Curtis by mis-
take. He changed his vote to Harris.
Curtis was not formally nominated on
either ballot. W. l. Cunningham, the
chairman of the house caucus. merely
announced that Curtis was the caucus
nominee, and the Republicans fell in
line at the tap of the drum, and not
one of them missed step.
Harris was nominated by J. NJ. Davis
of Bourbon county. Mr.. Davis said:
MANY of the Democrats were
elected to the legislature by those COM
monty called Republicans. We were
to make our companign on
new issues. Every Democrat elected
was pledged to the election of United
state Senator who should be free from
corporate influence. We came here
pledged to support any candidate. even
of different political party, provided
he was free from the influence OF ia
Vor seeking corporations.
THE chairman of the majority arises
here and without enthusiasm announces
the action of the Republican caucus,
which he expects to go through.
NtW6 have hppn forced bV this action |
to nominate in our caucus party man |
for the office of United States sena-
tor, take pleasure in nominating Will |
lam A. Harris
Democratic Disagreement.
When the time came for making |
nominations for the short term NJ. |
Sweeney, Democrat, nominated A. w. |
Benson. and said that he had the en-
dorsement of the Democratic mem !
bers of the house
W. W. Gordon of Wyandotte county /
declared that Sweeney was mistaken. |
that none of the minority was bound |
to vote for Benson. and that for his /
part. he would vote for Harris for the |
short term.
]. H. TannehiI of Phillips county
also said that Benson was not the |
unanimous choice of the Democrats,
and that no agreement at all had been |
reached in the caucus on the short |
term proposition.
J. NJ Davis of Bourbon said he was
for Benson, because ne did not think |
1t was right to elect Curtis to the SEN
ate for the short term. and thereby
deprive the First district of congress
sional representative for a number of
months.
On the vote, the following Demo-
Gratis voted for Harris for the short
-erm: Brown, Gordon. Hart, Johnson,
Martin, Oshant. Rockefel-
er. Saunders, Swope and Thompson.
d. W. Blaine. independent, voted for
Benson, and so did Lennen, the other
O'Connor, Democrat
rom the Sixth district. Leavenworth
county. voted for Ed Carroll of Leav- /
The following votes were cast for
Benson: Adams. Blaine. Cole, Davis,
Ferguson. Flanagan, Foley. Giants,
Hendricks, Lennen, Morgan of Hodge
nan, Niehart. Price, Sherer. Sipple,
sweeney, Tannehill and Wilson.
There was no applause or demon
,tration in the house over the election.
". B. Ham of Rocks, in announcing
his vote on the first ballot, said that
lie had gone into the caucus. and felt
pound to obey its decision. When w.
R. Stubbs cast his vote for Curtis,
here was some little applause, but his
vote was the only one which awakened
he audience.
There was crowd of probably 800
spectators on the floor of the house to
witness the election, and several hun
1red more in the galleries