The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-14
South Bend Man Develops
Strength Gradually During
Evening and Wins on the
Twentieth Ballot.
GETS MAJORITY OF ONE
ON THE FINAL BALLOT
Kern Enters the Fight With a
Lead of Eleven Over His
Successful Opponent, But
Support Fails Him.

indianapolis, Jan. 14.-At 2 o'clock
this morning, the Democratic caucus
Of the Indiana legislature, after twen-
ty ballots, chose former Congressman
Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend,
Tor the United States senate. The
last ballot stood as follows:
Shively, AZ; Kern, 35; Lamb, 4;
Menzies, 1; Charles Mas, 1.
Shively had a majority of just one
vote, which was cast by Shirley of
Allen county, who was considered
Fleming man. slack's showing was
a great disappointment to his friends.
Kern's followers lost hope when their
proposal for an open ballot was turned
down by the caucus.
Mr.. Shively was escorted into the
hall and made brief speech and was
loudly applauded.
From the first ballot. shively devel-
oped more strength than was gener-
ally credited to him, and on the twen-
number OF votes to win.
John w. Kern. who had good lead
on the first ballot, was unable to mus
ter enough strength to win the prize.
At 1880 this morning his followers
tried to force an adjournment of the
1,,,% 1of, ~, 10
None of the other candidates devel-
oped sufficient strength to be strong
contender in the caucus.
Mr. Shively is native Of the coun-
ty where he resides and is So years
old. He has been prominent in Ind
lana politics for many years. He was
a member of the Forty-eighth. Fif-
tieth. F1fty-first and Fifty-second con
crosses, each time being chosen from
Republican district. He was the
Democratic candidate for governor in
1896 and received the Democratic vote
of the legislature for United States
senator in 1903. He is president of
the board of trustees Of Indiana uni
versity.
At the caucus last evening the first
eighteen ballots taken were as fol-
lows:
How Ballots Stood.
First ballot-Kern, 25: Shively, IA:
Slack, IL: Lamb. IL; Holman, II;
Menzies. 5: Niblack, 3: Miers, 1.
Second ballot Kern, 13; Shively,
Is; Slack, IA, Lamb, Is: Hoffman
10; Menzies, 4: Niblack. 3: Miers, l.
Third ballot-Kern, "a; Shively, Is;
Slack. IA; Lamb. 8; Hoffman, II;
Menzies. 5: Miers. 1.
Fourth ballot-Kern, 2S: Shively,
%: Slack, Is; Lamb, 3; HOFFMAN, IL;
Menzies. 3.
Fifth ballot-Kern. q: Shively, 20:
Slack, 10; Hoffman, II; Menzies. 8;
Lamb. 8.
Sixth ballot-Kern. 16; Shively. %:
Slack, IS; Hoffman, s. Menzies, 8;
Lamb. Is.
Seventh ballot-Kern, %; Shively,
II: Slack, II: Lamb, To-, Hoffman, 12:
Menzies. T.
25: Slack, s; Lamb, 8: Hoffman, IL:
Menzies, A.
Thirteenth ballot-Kern, %: Shive-
", %; Slack, 10; Lamb, z; Hoffman,
10: Menzies. 4.
Fourteenth ballot Kern. 20:
Shively. 81; Slack, 4 Lamb. Z: Hoff-
man. 5; Menzies. AZ; Niblack, IL:
Earring, l.
Fifteenth ballot--Kern. 81: Shive-
y~, a.
s: Menzies. 5.
Sixteenth ballot-Kern. 81; Shive-
ly. SO; Slack, 8: Lamb, I: Hoffman, 2;
Menzies. 4.
standardization, 81: Shively. 81:
Lamb. Z: Hoffman. /; Slack, s: Men
xies. 4.
Eighteenth ballot-Kern. 81: Shive-
ly. 81: Lamb, Z: Hoffman. L; Slack, 5:
Menzies. 4.
Rumor Of Shively Combine.
A rumor heard early in the evening
was that the opposition to John w.
Kern were trying to combine on B. F.
Shively. Kern's opponents asserted
he could never get the necessary AZ
votes to win.
Thomas Taggart. former chairman
OF the democratic national committee
who has not been active in the sena-
torial fight. was in conference with a
number OF legislators late yesterday
urging them. 1t is said to vote for
Kern.
The caucus was not called to order
by Se4ator Evan B. Stotzenburg, eau
Gus chairman. until $40 o'clock. Sen
ator Frank Kistler and Representa-
tives d. B. Hostetter and Harry
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