Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-25
'BYERS DROPS OUT OF RACE
Withdrawal Of Former Attorney Gen.
esal Changes Iowa Lineup.
YOUNG HAS THRTY.FIvE VOTES
Kenyon second AmonR Republicans,
with ThIrty-Four-Fuak mas
Twcnty-seven aud 8Rrut
Gets Mine,

/ DIS MONIES a.. Jan. - THE Joint bal
| lot ~ the United states scnatorship by
/ the Iowa legislature today resulted a. FOL
| lows
Young 20; Funk. n kenyon. q; Garst s.
/ Porter idemocruO. 81 Absent. l. No cleo
ton.
The withdrawal from the senatorial race
Of former Attorney General ". W. Byers
made numerous changes In the Iowa legis-
lative ballot today. Twelve votes cost yes
terday for Byers were divided among the
other candidates. In addition there were
twelve legislators present today who we're
absent yesterday The result was that La
fayette Young ms compared with yesterday
gained four votes: A. H. Funk gained six.
Judge w. $. Kenyon gained nine, Warren
Garst gained one. lClaude Porter, democrat
gained eight.
The Des Moines Capital, published by
United states Senator Lafayette Young. to-
day prints an open invitation to Senator
Jonathan Bourne 10 come to Iowa and ad-
dress the legislature In favor of the cleo
ton OF United States senators by direct
vote Of the people and similar reforms az
advocated in the platform adopted by the
Progressive league at Washington yester-
day.
MARITIME WIN Tie Elected Tomorrow.
TRENTON, n. j.. Jan. A.-James +.
MARITIME received thirty-one votes when
the ballot for United states senator was
taken today In the house. The total vote
OF both houses was as follows:
MARITIME. 70; Smith. 10; Hamnl, L. stokes.
22 Griggs. 8; Governor Fort, / John Kean,
1. Necessary TO a choice a.
Former United states Senator smith,
realizing that he could not win the senator
ship released all his supporters from any
further obligations to vote for him and
MIR. Marines election tomorrow Is assured,
La Toilette VIII he Reelected.
MADISON. Wis, Jan H-fn the assem-
bly, today the vote for United states SEN
ator gave La Toilette, republican. 50;
weisse democrat a. and Kleist, socialist
democrat II. Two democrats were absent.
The senate will vote on United States sen
ator this afternoon. Senator La Folette's
reelection is certain
sixth Ballot In New York.
ALBANY. n. Y. Jan A-There was no
choice for United states senator on the
sixth ballot cast at the legislative session
today and the changes were without signi-
ficance The democratic vote was divided
as follows:
W. F. Sheehan, So: Il. NJ. Shepard. II:
10
Curtis ~ Douglas, EACH j. w. Gerard
and NJ j. O'Brien. 2 each. Governor Dix,
u, Cady Herrick, NJ II, Glynn and Alton
h, Parker. l each. Senator Depew polled
the full republican vote so.
The total number Of votes cast was 1884,
making ninety-elght necessary for a choice.
The legislators who In previous ballots
voted, one for Judge Herrick and the other
for Mr.. Glynn, today went over to Douglas.
First BALLOT In West virginia.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan, A--On the
first ballot In the Legislature today w. E.
Chiffon received siXty-two votes for United
states senator, full term. three more than
enough to elect Clarence Watson, for the
short term received fifty-seten. two short
Hubbard OF Wheeling bolted ,the house
meeting, charging bribery in caucus.
Clark Reelected In wyoming.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan 24.-The Wyo-
ming legislature, voting separately In the
two houses today, elected United States
| Senator H.. G. Clark TO succeed himself
The democrats voted for state Senator
John b. Eendrick. The assembly will meet
In Joint session tomorrow to confirm the
election.
First Ballot In Colorado,
! DENVER, Colo, Jan, 24-The first bal
lot for United States senator by the Colo
RADIO general assembly resulted in no cleo
ton. The vote was as follows
Democrats--Adams, 20; Martin, 2; Mau-
pin, I; o'Donnell, 3; speer, 20; shafroth. /:
Thomas, o. Taylor, 3; Ward, s.
tpublicans-Barela, ?; Dawson (;
Gowdy, S; MeCrea, 3; Northcutt, 9; Roof
?; Vsllle. 10; absent. l.
NixOR Re-EIected In Nevada.
RENO, New, Jan, A-By legislature
democratic ON Joint ballot by four votes.
George s, Nixon, republican. was today
elected to succeed himself as United States
senator from Nevada.