The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-23

Austin. Jan 81. W Bailey was re-
elected TO the United States Senate to-day.
There were 147 votes cast in the two
branches of the legislature, and of this
number he received 1G7 votes The re-
naming forty votes We're scattered among
nearly that number of men whose names
had been either placed before the respec-
tive branches as candidates or were voted
for without that formality. The anti
Bailey vote was not much smaller than the
more conservative political observers had
predicted during the last TWO or three
days
Fifteen representatives and senators
went on record as not voting. As the
nonvoting members, SO far as known, had
been classed as belonging to the anti
Bailey factions, had they voted, the op-
position strength would only have been So
The vote OF the house was 50 for Bailey
and 81 scattering. IN the senate the vote
was IS for Bailey and only three scat
tered.
Scene n Dramatic One.
The scene attending the placing in NOM
ination of Mr.. Bailey and the large num-
Der Of men who are TO be given COM
plimentary votes was dramatic in the
extreme. The galleries of the house were
crowded to overfiowing with visitors
many of them being from other parts Of
the State. In the senate there were COM
paratively few spectators, but lack of in
terest in the senate proceedings was
partly due 10 the fact that il was in the
house in which the fight on Mr.. Bailey
had been centered. 1t had been known
all along that a great majority of the
members of the upper body favored Mr..
Baileys reelection.
In the house the scene was different.
The claims had been made by the anti
Bailey leaders from time TO time that
they would muster enough strength TO
prevent any election from taking place
until after the investigating committees
had ofdpleted their work. AT any rate,
the possible uncertainty served TO draw
one of the largest crowds that has ever
attended the election of United States
Senator in Texas.
House wild with EnthuSiaSn1.
The results of the vote Of the two
branches of the State legislature wiz
Af AtilliLi illtA ana llit tlfil4Hll tL MI
Bailey formally announced at joint ses-
sion to be held tomorrow at noon. Mr.
Bailey viii be present and deliver an ad-
dress Of acceptance of the nomination
The nominating and seconding speeches
to-day occupied nearly three hours. the
balloting in the respective branches not
being finished until p. n
The scene. when the result of the vote
WAS announced in the house was one
of wild excitement and enthusiasm The
members and the crowds IN the gallery
cheered the name of Bailey and yelled
themselves hoarse. Pandemonium reigned
for several minutes. Tie plan adopted
by the anti-Bailey representatives and
senators TO scatter their votes with the
view Of preventing majority being given
10 Alr. Bailey upon the first ballot, caused
many favorite sons to be h0nored with
the nomination or TO be favored with
votes Tor United States Senator.
The Investigating committee of the
house held a brief session this evening.
It is stated that the election of Mr.
Bailey viii not prevent a thorough in
vestigation being made Of the charges
against him, which are pending before it.