Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-14
MISSOURI CONTEST
NOT YET SETTLED
JOINT COMMITTEE AGREES ON
ALL THE OFFICERS, EXCEPT
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
FINAL REPORT IS AWAITED
Amended Returns Passed In Canvass
Of votes-Pair System Adopted
Other Legislative
News.

mittee of the general assembly has
not yet reached an agreement as to
the course to be taken in the matter
OF determining the liteutenant-goyern-
orship controversy. There is, how
ever, reason for believing that this
end will be reached Monday. Senator
McDavid. chairman of the committee,
in asking the assembly Frdiya, when
it was called in joint session, for more
time for the committee, made the
statement that he believed an under
standing would be reached Monday.
| He said the sessions had been mar
monious and wholly free from any ap-
pearance Of pickering or ~captiousness,
The time asked for was granted, with
but three dissenting votes,
This dissolved the joint assembly,
after the report of the committee had
been read and adopted, until Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which time,
according to the assurances of Sen
ator McDavid, it is thought q report
will be made as to the plan agreed
upon by the committee, which is to
be submitted to the entire assembly
for its rejection or adoption.
The report made Friday was upon
all the state offices except the lieu
tenant-governorship, and in reaching
a conclusion as to these the amended
returns we're in no instance consid-
cred. After the adoption of the report
Speaker Speer proclaimed the election
of the officers reported upon, and then
the Joint assembly dissolved. The re-
port made Friday is in full as follows;
Finding of the Committee.
To the Joint Session of the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the state
of Missouri:
We the undersigned committee APP
pointed by resolution of this joint session
to canvass the returns of the last genera
election, respectfully report that we nave
examined and canvasSed the returns OF
the votes as returned to the office of The
secretary of state by the proper oflcerS
of the several counties of the state, and
we find that from some counties amended
returns nave also been sent to the speak
er of the house of representatives, upoi
the correctness of which we have not De
termined, because it does not affect the
general results of the officers hereln re-
ported upon.
We find. however, that the returns as
tabulated by the secretary of state, ant
as reDorted to the speaker of the house 81
representatives, after having opened, can
vassed and cast up all of said returns il
the presence of the speaker of the houst
of representatives of the forty-ffth gen
eral assembly, A. A.. Speer, to show thu
following results of said election, tn
amended returns in no case being passet
upon: :
For Governor-Herbert S, Hadley (Rep.)
355, 932; William S. Cowherd (Dem) $40
O53; Herman P. Faris (Pro), 4,l69; vii
liam /. Carver (Soc.), l4,5o5; William a
Dillon Peoples Party, LOSS; total vote
715,717; Hadley's plurality, 15,S79.
ger (Rep.), S47, 5S1; Cornelius Roacl
1Dem.). 348,157; James F. Bolts (Pro.)
4,o7S; Frank Baker (Soc.), 15,215; jane
Nj, Burrus peoples Party, l,l30; tota
vote, 1901; Roach's plurality, GIG.
For State Auditor-Jesse A. Tolertoi
(Rep,). 346, sos; John P. Gordon Dem
S49, 1923; Geo. c.. Mclaughlin (Pro.), 4,079
Frank Foster (soc.), 5,221; C. L. Alexan
ZIG. 263; Gordon's plurality, 2,S26.
For State RECONSIDERATION f. Marin,
Rep), SAG, 1878; James Cowgirl (Dem.)
$40, ASS; Bishop o. Terry Pro.), 4,06S
Guy E. Etherton (Soc.), 1891; F. W
Letsch Peoples Party. 1,124; total vote
716,246; CowgilPs plurality, 3,112.
For Attorney General-Frank 3. Fulk
erson (Rep.), SAT, 443; Elliott w. Majo
(Dem.), 349, 094; John F. Williams (Soc.)
5,2SS; Henry II. Artz Peoples Party
LAO; total vote, 702, 965; Majors plural
ity, 1851.
For Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner-William w. Wilder (Rep), 346,
994; John A. Knott (Dem.), 34S, 1858: Jane
NJ. Fulkerson (Pro.), 1905; II. S. Barnslet
(Soc.), 1927; James w. Riley (People'
Party, 1,133; total vote, 716, 1858; Knott
plurality, 1864.
We further report that we nave bee
unable to agree upon plans by which tn
election Of lieutenant governor may b
determined, but that 1T Is the opinion q
this committee that we can agree upo.
plans if further time be granted to ii
and recommend that this joint session d
now take a recess until Monday, Januar
IL, 1909, at 3 o'clock p. M, at which tim
we will report, Respectfully submitted,
F.. M. McDAVID,
j. M. GRIMES,
ARTHUR F. GARDNER,
A. e. l.. GARDNER,
R. d. SILVER,
JOHN BARKER,
HIRAM LLOYD,
WALLACE CROSSLEY.
M. +. RHODES.
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