Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Three ~ Pledged to Stand
- { High Man
VOTE OF REPUBLICANS UNCERTAIN
Minority Will Caucus Monday to
Decide on Course of Action.
YORK MAN TO BE FOR HITCHCOCK
says it H. Good Politics 90 Cast Ballot
for winner in EIectiOn-Twenty
ar More Did Not sign
Statement.
lrrom q SAD correspondentl
OREGON PLAv >SsNNSS .aIED OUT

LINCOLN Jan. 14-(Special THE next
important act OF the thirty second session
Of the Nebraska legislature Is to elect
United States senator. The old style bitter
fight and long drawn out dead lock will
undoubtedly be missing features this time
as fully three-fourths Of the members Of
the two houses have signed a pledge to
follow the Oregon plan and vote for the
candidate who secured the highest number
Of votes Gilbert NJ Hitchcock. There
seems to he little doubt about the election
Of Hitchcock on the first ballot.
The procedure Of electing a senator is
fixed by law and the first step will be
taken in each house Independently. A
viva voce vote will be taken on the cand-
dates This vote will be recorded on the
journals and at noon Wednesday the
houses will meet in Joint session. The
records are then examined and II any one
candidate has received majority vote
he will be declared elected without further
balloting. II not joint ballot will be used
until an election is accomplished.
Action of Those Not Pledged.
The only faction OF the senate that Is
not expected TO fall into line without
hesitation is made Of the twenty more
republicans divided between the houses
who never signed a promise to vote for the
choice OF the people and are ostensibly not
in favor OF a democratic candidate. They
are scheduled to meet Monday or Monday
night and decide upon a concerted mode Of
action.
| As Mr.. Hitchcocl's personal representa-
! tive in the field, Chris Gruenther is
registered at a Lincoln hotel and will re-
main until all the procedure is safely over
and the election is done with Numerous
questions have been asked as to the prob
ability of the candidates. personal attend
ance He is expected here Monday to
remain until the election is over.
COIton's Position.
In this situation many republicans agree
with Cotton Of York who said saturday
afternoon 'I shall vote for Mr.. Hitchcock,
although / am not under pledge because
think II good politics to do so. We do not
know how soon an occasion may arise
when democrats will be asked to vote for a
! republican who has been the choice OF the
people and we will he wise to establish the
right precedent. / think the republicans
ought to get together and vote for the
peoples candidate without making any OBJ
jecuons'
1t would be impossible to say how many
| A. to Statement No. 4.
have signed the promise known as state
ment No / and how many have not 1t is
a fact, however. that in some counties the
statements we're not even presented to the
| candidates for their consideration and in
uuiries have shown that some of them were
entirely ignorant of their chance to 60
upon record nthis question.
Among the present members Of the house
! the following are reported to be free OF
pledges: Barclay Of Pawnee, Haller OF
Washington, huffman of Cass, McGrew OF
Franklin Housh of Antelope, Herzog OF
! Washington. r. r. Smith of Boone, Ffley
of Gage. Cotton of York, Baker OF York
Kent OF Sheridan, Moody OF Custer, Rob
erts of Phelps and Clark OF Cherry. Be
sides these republicans there are four DEM
ocrats, scheuth Of Platte, Regan Of Platte
Lindsey of Webster and sagy of Saline,
The senate has one democrat, Albert OF
Platte. and five republicans, A. A. Smith
OF Boone, Jansen Of Gage. Reynolds OF
Dawes. Bartlng Of Otoe and McGrew OF
Franklin.
These lists are incomplete, but indicate
approximately the men who are not bound
Z, by any sort Of a pledge to vote for Hitch
cock.