Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-20
No CHOICE FOR SENATOR
Illinois Senate Favors Hopkins, but
No One Has House Majority.
CUMMINS IS NAMED IN IOWA
Vote Stands Hundred and Twelve to
Forty for Clarence II. Porter
Root Gets support of Repub-
licans I'm New York.

SPRINGFIELD. H., Jan. Ex-senator
Albert ]. Hopkins the choice of the
senate OF the forty-sixth general assem-
bly, for United States senator today He
received 20 votes in the separate balIoting
which is majority IN the upper house,
but no one secured a majority In the
house, with the result that in accordance
with the state constitution the election of
q senator will proceed in joint assembly In
both houses tomorrow.
The total vote in the separate houses fol-
lows:
Hopkins 81; Foss, %; stringer, 76; Mason.
6; Shurtleff, g.
The total vote for shurtleff was cast by
house members, although he was not for
mally placed in nomination in either
branch The action OF the speakers col
leagues was received with cheers and ap-
plause
The result of the first ballot in the house
was.
Hopkins, 81; Foss IS; stringer, 63; Mason,
4; Shurtleff, 81 Absent, 5.
The first ballot In the senate gave Hop
kins, 2e; Foss, 10; stringer, 13; Mason, .
Cummins IL Elected.
DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. Ig-By vote
Of liz to 40, Albert b. Cummins was this
morning elected to a six-year term In the
United States senate over Claude r. Pur-
ter, democrat. The two houses of the Iowa
legislature will meet in joint session
Wednesday and make formal announce
ment OF the election.
Root Chosen in New York
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. l9.-Republican
members OF the legislature at noon today
formally recorded their choice of Secretary
of State Elihu Root for United States SEN
ator to succeed Senator Thomas G. Platt,
whose term OF office expires March T.
The democratic members nominated former
Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler. Tomorrow at noon the members
OF the senate and assembly will meet in
joint session, compare journals and de-
clare Mr.. Root elected for term of six
years.
Colorado Selects Hughes.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. l9.-Charles ]
Hughes, 1r., OF Denver was elected United
States senator by the Colorado legislature
today to succeed Henry NJ Teller. Mr.
Hughes received the full democratic party
vote In both houses. The legislature will
meet In joint session tomorrow for joint
ballot, when the election will be confirmed
Chamberlain Is Elected.
SALEM, Ore, Jan. le.-Governor George
f. Chamberlain was today elected Unite 4
States senator to succeed Senator Charles
w. Fulton.
johnson In North Dakota
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. l9-M. N John
son received the vote Of the republicans in
both houses of the Legislature today for
United States senator to succeed IL. G
Hansbrough. which insured his election I'm
joint session tomorrow.
BrRndegee IL Reelected
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. l9-ITnitcd
States Senator Frank r. Brandegee Of
New London was today elected by the gen.
eral assembly Of Connecticut to succeed
himself
GnllinEer IL Returned.
CONCORD. n. H.. Jan. l9-By a strict
party vote Jacob II. Gallinger, republican.
was today reelected United States sena
tor from New Hampshire
OVerman Succeeds Himself.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 19.-The general
assembly of North Carolina today voted
separately for United States senator. nam.
ing Lee s. overman to succeed himself.
Crawford Has Majority
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 10 In the state
senate today thirty-nine republican votes
were cast for Coe |. Crawford. the repub-
lican primary selection for United statcs
senator. six democrats voted for Andrew
L. Lee. who was the democratic nominee
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