The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-19
Senate and House Each Take
Separate Ballot, Former
Favoring HemenWay, the
Latter for Shively.
Joint BALLOT is NOW
REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN
In Upper House Today Sena-
tor Durre Nominates Hem
enWay and in House Thorn
ton Nominated Shively.
Palladium Bureau,
Indianapolis, Jan. 1e.

indianapolis, Jan. 10.
Uratory reigned supreme in the In
diana legislature today because the
senate and the house tried to elect a
United States senator to succeed Sen
htor Heme and failed. The SEN
ate elected Hemenway to succeed
himself and the house elected B. F..
Shively, OF South Bend. Therefore,
there was no election and they will
have to try it over tomorrow.
Under the federal law the first bal
lot IL taken by the two houses separ-
ately. II candidate has a majority
in each house he is elected. If he does
not then the two houses must meet
in joint session and cast joint bal
lot.
This forenoon the senate chamber
was packed to overflowing when at
1880 the lieutenant governor an
nounced that the matter of electing a
United States senator was the special
order or business.
Senate Invites House.
The senate had already invited the
me mbers of the house to come over
and hear the nominating speeches and
the one hundred members of the
house and their employees and the
crowd that had gathered was about
all the senate chamber would hold.
Senator Robert e. Proctor, of Elk
hart, made the first nominating
speech. Senator Proctor led the fight
for B. F. Shively in the democratic
Joint caucus last. week when ShivelX
to place Shively in nomination. Proc
tors speech was gem. He paid a
high tribute to Shively. pointing out
his qualities which, he said, fitted him
admirably for the honor of represent
ing Indiana in the senate. He told
of the affection that is felt for Shive-
ly among the people of his home town
of South Bend and the esteem in
which he was held. He said that
6hively's nomination in the caucus
was the result of fair fight, and he
believed that the nomination was en-
inently satisfactory not only to the
party but to the people of the State.
When he mentioned Shively's name
there was loud and prolonged cheer
Ing.
Durre Nomlnates Hemenway.
Senator Durre, OF Evansville, plac-
I'd In nomination the name of James
A. Hemenway. He pointed to the long
and honorable service of Senator
Hemenway to his state and the nation
both as member of congress and as
q senator, and said that while the
fortunes Of politics were tickle the ca
reer Of Senator Hemenway would
stand out as bright era in the his
tory Of the state. He asked the SEN
ators to vote for him and show that
they appreciate a faithful servant.
Hemenway's name also was cheered
by the majority side of the senate and
che republican representatives.
The seconding speech was made for
Hemenway by Senator Ezra Mattingly
OF Washington. and for Shively, by
Senators L. p. Harlan, Of this city:
Evan Stotsenburg of New Albany and
Frank Nstler OF Logansport.
Vote Resulted q to 2s.
When the ballot was taken it show
ed that Hemenway had received 81
votes and Shively g. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hall announced that on the vote
Of the senate James A. Hemenway
was elected. This brought forth
cheers.
This afternoon the house met at
1850 and Immediately took up the
election Of q senator The senator's re-
turned the visit of the representatives
by going over to the house to hear the
oratory. And they were not disap.
pointed. for they heard some of both
kinds.
Thornton Names shively.
Representative Michael C. Thornton
Of New Albany. placed Shively In
/ nomination with a speech that made
the rafters creak. Thornton comes
from the Third district, which gave
Shively several votes.
Representative Fred l. King, Of Wa
bash, one of the brilliant men OF the
house, nominated Hemenway in an
eloquent speech. Seconding speeches
by Representatives Emmett @. Mitch.
ell. Of Clarke county, Homer McGin-
mis-, Of Martinsville and John Swee.
ney, Of Tell City.
Tho ballot resulted so for Shively
and 40 for Hemenway. Speaker Ho.
nan declared Shively elected on the
vote Of the house and the democrats
lOontinued On Poae EiEht.l