Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
Joint Session Takes Many
Ballots Without Being Able
to Name United States SEN
ator.
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SENATOR HOPKINS
GAINS THREE VOTES
IN THURSDAYS BALLOq'
Before Joint Session Was Called IT,
Order Congressman and Federal
OfficehOlders Were Ordered from
the Floor by the Speaker.
az AssOciated Press.l

SPRINGFIELD, his, Jan. 21.-with no
certainty except uncertainty concerning
the deadlock on the election of United
States senator. members of the general
assembly prepared to go into the second
day of the grilling joint ballot sessions at
noon today.
The sixth ballot in joint session by the
members in general assembly today for
the election of a United States senator,
show little change from the fifth ballot
yesterday.
Senator Hopkins gained two votes in
the senate, with total of 80 in the upper
house, and one vote in the house. making
his combined vote 81 against "a on the
closing ballot yesterday.
Speaker Shurtleff was given one more
vote, making his total 10. Foss remained
stationary with 16 votes and Lawrence
B. Stringer received the normal Demo
cratic vote of rs.
Speaker Clears Floor
Before the roll call on the ballot began
the speaker ordered everyone not mem
Der of the general assembly from the
floor of the house
In insisting on the house being cleared
of outsiders reference was made to the
presence Of congressman and federal Of
flee holders.
Five indecisive ballots were taken yes
terday and may be followed by fifty more
before order comes out of the confusion.
1t was expected today that new candidates
will be presented in the joint ballots. and
Congressman w. A. Rodenberg, of East
St Louis, it was declared, would make
good showing.
The Hopkins men, cheered by their eau
rrrco m e m no
fray apparently with their minds made up
to play waiting game and ready to take
advantage of any opening found.
For hours the friends of Speaker Shurt-
leff have pleaded with him to take an &C
tive part in the struggle, and as the time
for the joint session came nearer 1t was
whispered that additions would be made
to the twelve votes which were cast for
him yesterday.
On the streets, in the hotels and through
the state house today the deadlock was a
topic of absorbing interest. Short sessions
OF the two houses were arranged to pre-
cede the balloting at noon.
No Break in Sight
Little outlook for speedy break in the
senatorial deadlock was seen today when
the legislators took their seats in the
short sessions, which preceded the joint
balloting.
The impression was that the sixth bal
lot would show little change from yester-
days conditions and new candidates
would receive scattering votes in later
ballots.
Promptly at noon the senate entered
the hall Of representatives and the sec
ond day of joint balloting for United
States senator began with little prospect
in sight for a break in the deadlock.
Joint Session Adjourns
At the conclusion of the 18th ballot,
having called the roll seven times with
out an election, the joint session arose.
The house and senate concurred In j
resolution to adjourn until next Tuesday
at 10 a. m.
The joint session arose at ISL on mo-
ton of Senator Gardner and the senate
retired to it's room.