Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23

Sourl Judge Carroll Z. BoggS and Col.
James Hamilton Lewis, corporation coun-
sci of Chicago and former representative
who respectively received in caucus fifty
and seventeen votes. Under the unit rule
Judge Bogss in the balloting acquired the
total party vote, sXty-seven. Daniel R.
Sheen Of Peoria, a former member of the
legislature, received the votes of the three
prohibition members.
Democratic Votes for Nelson.
Both houses of the Minnesota legislature
at st. Paul yesterday afternoon voted sepa-
rately to return Knute Nelson to the United
states Senate. Four democratic senators
voted for Senator Nelson. The only popu-
list In the legislature placed the name of
Gov. johnson in nomination and made a
speech which attracted much attention. He
criticised the methods of electing United
States senators and the results of the sys-
tenn. naming several men now in the United
States Senate as horrible examples" AL
though there was no second to the nominal
ton of Gov. Johnson, 1t was permitted to
stand. and Johnson received the populist
vote.
Curtis Elected in Kansas.
At Topeka. Kan, yesterday afternoon
Representative Charles Curtis, republican,
OF Topeka, was elected to the United States
Senate to succeed A. W. Benson. The vote
In the senate was: Curtis, SO; Col. w. A,
Harris democrat. 2; absent. 2. In the house
u. L..
Bristow, II; absent, g.
In Other States.
Fred w. Mulkey, republican, of Portland,
was elected to the United States Senate
for the short term, and Jonathan Bourne,
jr., republican, of Portland, for the long
term at Salem, Ore, yesterday afternoon
F. M. Simmons was reelected United
States senator from North Carolina yester-
day afternoon, receiving Ill votes to "a
for Spencer B. Adams, republican. Two re-
publican members bolted the caucus nomi-
nation and voted for ]. j. Britt.
In the state senate at Pierre, s. D. YES
terday afternoon, on ballot for United
States senator, thirty-four votes were cast
for. r. j. Gamble, three for Thomas Ster-
house vote gave Gamble sxty-siX making
his total one hundred. Sterling was given
twelve votes, making his total fifteen. Lee
received nine votes, his total being seven
teen.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., yesterday afternoon
Francis E. Warren was reelected United
States senator receiving sxty-four votes
out of total of seventy.
Deadlock in New Jersey.
The two houses of the legislature at
Trenton, N. j., yesterday afternoon took
their first separate vote for United States
senator. and the balloting left the senator
ship in a deadlock. Senator Dryden who
is a candidate for reelection, received the
votes of the thirty-six men who participated
in the republican caucus. Mr.. Dryden re-
ceived twelve votes In the senate and TWEEN
ty-four In the house. Forty-one votes are
required to elect. The anti-Dryden men
voted as follows: Ex-Gov. Griggs, ); JUS
tice Mahlon Pitney, /: State Treasurer
Briggs. 2. The democratic vote was cast
as follows: Col Edwin A. Stevens 16; DIR.
Woodrow Wilson, 10; James E. MARITIME, 10.
In the house one member was absent and
o. MOI ,har oil &c 81 r-o@a
Later, on point of order, these men voted
for the various democratic candidates Only
one vote was taken, and today joint ballot
ing will begin. one ballot being taken each
day until the deadlock is broken.
The opponents of Senator Dryden made
public an affidavit signed by former Assem-
blyman George F. Holman of Ocean coun-
ty, and charging that when Senator Dryden
$4,000 was offered Holman for his vote.
The affidavit recites that the offer was
made by Thomas Palmer, lobbyist of
the Erie Railway Company, who first told
Holman that he could get him 5000 if he
would vote for Dryden, and subsequently
raised the offer to $4,000 Holman only
served term in the legislature. and
Palmer died four years ago. Senator Dry
den has issued a statement in refutation of
the allegation contained in the affidavit of
Holman. in which he says: In my cam
paign for reelection l have emphatically
and distinctly made my position clear and
warned my friends that under circunl-
stances would l countenance any attempt
to improperly influence any legislators. AS
the recognized candidate of my party
made the fight at the primaries and at the
polls last fall and won. and IL my record
as republican and senator does not war;
rant my reelection do not want the office
A majority of the republicans in the legs-
lature have decreed in caucus that I shall
be reelected, and expect of course, that
the rule Of the majority will continue
Rhode Island Deadlock Unbroken.
Another ballot for United States senator
was taken at Providence. r. l., yesterday
afternoon, but the deadlock remained un-
broken.