Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-19
LAFE YOUNG LOSES One VOTE
First Joint Ballot in Iowa Shows Few
Changes.
LODGE IS ELECTED IN BAY. STATE
sheppard Gains One Vote In New York
on the second BallOt-Lippett
f. Elected in Rhode
Island.

DES MONIES. Jan. 1S.-There were sew
eraI changes in the vote on United states
senator when the first joint ballot was
taken today by the Iowa legislature as
compared with the separate ballots yester-
day. Senator Laff yette Young the standpat
candidate, lost one vote. Yesterday he had
SO and today this total fas cut to S2 OF
the progressives Judge Kenyon and A. b.
Funk maintained their votes Of yesterday
% and 21 respectively II. w. Byers gained
one vote, with IA today. and Warren Garst
moved up one from to Z. Guy Feeley
gained from to Z. Frank retained his two
votes Claude Porter, the democratic can
didate. gained three votes over yesterday
with SO.
Senator Young's lost vote today was that
of Representative Fraley of Polk county,
who voted for Guy Feeley of Waterloo.
This left Senator Young without vote
from his own county of Polk in either
the senate or house
Lodge Elected Senator.
BOSTON. Jan. 1S-One of the most
notable campaigns in the election of a
United States senator in Massachusetts
terminated today in the de-election of
Henry CabotQ Lodge GepD.
Despite the attempts made upon him by
oGvernor Eugene N. Foss, a former re-
publican; Representative Butler Ames of
Lowell himself a candidate for senator,
and other 'insurgent republicans, together
with the exertions of the democratic lead
ers, the senator was given a majority OF
six when the legislature met in joint ses-
sion.
The vote stood Total vote. 219; neces-
sary for a choice, 40; Lodge republican,,
l46; whipple (democrab, 12l; Ames (repub-
lican, Z; Guild republican,, /; John r.
Thayer CdemocraD, 1; Mcbride (socialisD
/; A. Lawrence Lowell, 2.
The tide toward Mr.. Lodge changed
when Representative Arkwel (rep) OF
Worcester, who yesterday voted for Jos
eph Walker cast his vote for Mr. Lodge
Senators Martin p. Curley and Michael J
Murray of Boston (dem) also changed
from whipple to Lodge, while Representa-
| tive fitzpatrick (repD of Lowell turned
from Ames to Mr.. Lodge
/ Sheehan Loses one Vote.
! ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 1S.-William F
| Sheehan lost one of his ninety-one votes
today when the senate and assembly me-
for the first joint ballot in the United
States srenator. Edward NJ Shepard los
one vote and Alton B. Parker and James
w Gerard each gained one. The result
/ left Mr.. sheehan still lahead Of the neares
/ opponent but nine votes behind the mum
/ ber necessary TO place him in the chair t
| be vacated on March by Chauncey' M
| Depew.
The next Joint ballot will be taken a
noon tomorrow.
I Former Lieutenant Governor Chanler
now a member of the assembly, announced
Yesterday that when he voted for Sheehai
he considered himself no longer bound b!
the caucus and when he shifted today Il
Shepard there was no surprise. Judg
Gerard. independence league, received on
vote OF a member not in connection will
that organization.
! supporters Of all candidates believed thi
afternoon that a long deadlock was il
prospect and talk OF a compromise candi
date began almost as soon as the resul
of the vote was announced.
Mr.. sheehan said the days development
had not changed his position and that h
was i'm the fight to the finish.
PIERRE. 8 d.. Jan. lS.-The Democrat
members Of both houses Of the legislator
and Chairman Lyons OF the democrati
state committee last night sent a Telegram
TO Governor Dix of New York, declarin
that the New York senatorial situation
national and that the election Of sheeha
will cost the party million votes in th
west while the election Of Shepard or a
rIst-