The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-14
No Sign of Weakness Is Shown By Supporters of FoI-
 mGr Governor
LEGISLATORS GROWING
 RESTLESS OVER AFFAIR
Two Ballots Taken During the Day Show No Change In Situation and Friends of Each Candi-
 date Are Firm.

Jackson, Miss, January 13.-The sen atorial situation shows no material change. As heretofore, vardaman leads. though he lost four votes on to- days balloting, receiving 6s on each of the two ballots taken. the others trailing along with practically the same vote they had been receiving.
 There were more scattering votes to- day than before, showing that the leg islators are growing restless and are looking for an opening to end the dead lock. It was rumored today. however, that no dark horse will be seriously considered and there is an apparent sentiment with many members to elect one of the men now in the race or adjourn without senator being se- lected
 The first ballot today resulted as fol- lows:
 vardaamn, 6s; Percy, 2s; Anderson. 23; Alexander. 20; Byrd. IA; Kyle. IS; Longino, 5; Critz, 4 Whitfield. l; Mo- Ghee, l.; O. E. Hooker. 1; W. A. Belk, 1. Total, ITS. Necessary to choice, ss.
 The caucus adjourned after the sec ond ballot, which resulted:
 vardaman, 69: Percy. 2s; Alexander. 20; Anderson, 90; Byrd. 15; Kyle, 14; critz, ?; Street, g. Longino, 1; Whit field, 2; Belk. 3; Watkins. l. Total, 174. Necessary to choice, sS.
 Talk of q dark horse grows more ominious with every day. The con viction Is that no man now in the race will be able to break the deadlock, and unless it shall be broken before the end of the legislative session Missis- sippi will have to limp along with only one representative in the upper branch of Congress for about two years, and that does not suit her at all. The democracy of the state wants all that is coming to her, and would rather give up all the avowed candidates and take to one not now under consideration.
 great many solutions of the prob lem have been figured on and some of them studied out to the satisfaction of the individual worker. but so far noth- ing that Is really tangible has been presented-nothing that happens to please the majority of the members of the legislature, most of whom are welded to their idols.
 
 that Governor Vardaman can name the winner whenever he feels so inclined. but so far he has given no considera- ton to any proposition that does not point to his own selection, and his friends would not permit him to do so, it is urged, even if he was so in clined It is believed that Vardaman has TO votes that will stand to him and owhat he advises. A supposable case Is that he, seeing he canont win. should turn his vote over to another who can muster as many as IS votes. That would mean an election. only SS votes are necessary to choice. Such Q time may never come, but it is being discussed as one of the possibilities.
 Such a power is not vouchsafed to any other candidate In the race--in fact there are no three candidates whose combined vote on the last bal- lot will muster as many votes as Var daman had on the last ballot. so that at least five of the next highest Co vardaman would have to combine to poll a vote that would elect one of their number, and then they would have only five votes to spare.
 Waiting on Mississippi.