Evening journal., 1911-01-24

tor DUPONT from getting the majority
vote of the Senate, where he received
the support of the eight Republican
Senators aside from Drcxler.
Senator DUPONT received the votes
OF every Republican member of the
House-twenty-tw in all -..-
willard Salisbury, Democrat. re-
ceived the thirteen votes In the
House and eight I'M the Senate. the
minority strength.
While Drexlers bolt OF the caucns
choice prevented Senator DUPONT from
getting a majority Of each branch. it
has only deferred the election one
day, fOr in joint session Of all tho
members at ~ o'clock tomorrow
senator dupont win he formally
elected ...
Rout Of the Opposltion.
DUPONT received thirty votes all told
today, twenty-sevon being a necessary
TO choice. There is every reason TO
believe he will receive the same num-
ber in joint session tomorrow. assur-
ing his election. Had he received the
majority of the Senate today vote
would not have been necessary to-
morrow, as the joint session merely
would have canvasscd the vote and
compared the journal aud formally
declared Senator DUPONT elected.
Todays' result is complete rout
Of the Alleo-Layton- -Burton-Addicks
combined opposition 10 the reelection
OF Senator DUPONT They realized last
night they were beaten. but clung on
to the last minute in an effort to
win supporters from the DUPONT
I column.
Alice and Layton ON Deck.
Alice and Layton were present when
the vote was taken. but they made nc
comment. Addicks had left earlier IN
TO the last minute they had counted on
/ getting Representative Pool of 81
Georges away from the DUPONT co.
horts. After the caucus week ago, 4
seems. Mr.. Pool was told by some o
his constituents that they did not thinl
ne should be bound by the caucus, a.
they desired him 10 vote for Martir
b. Burris. He then promised 10 do so
II Is said.
Martin y. Burris Candidate.
when ] went home a week ag,
some of the Republicans in my distric
who are against the organization tol,
me ] ought not to have gone into eau
GUS iNfHn NhiN MI 7 ANA NllN iN'N
didn't know of any candidate cXccp
Senator DUPONT and they told me 81
I Georges hundred had a candidate u
Martin B. Burris that they wished m
TO vote for. I then promised that
would vote for Mr.. Burris. I was toll
there were four or FIVE members of tn
House who would not vote for Senate
dupont. but ON canvassing the mem
] A
quarter of twelve o'clock I went TO th
hotel. told Mr. Burris the situatio
and asked him TO release me fron
my promise which he did
have no personal opposition to Sena
tor DUPONT. and am glad IL is over
as I have been under a severe strair
shall vote for DUPONT tomorrow
Senator Drexlers break from Sena
tor DUPONT was expected, but
singular, because i'm the caucus h
made motion that Senator du
Points nomination be made unanimou
and announced that he had voted 70
DUPONT.
After the vote had been announce
4 Speaker Campbell declared Senate
dupont the choice of the House. Z
the Senate Lieutenant Governor Men
l denhall declared no choice. Becaus
y of the fight over the senatorship Wit
) its crisis today, the legislative hall
= were crowded.
Many of the free ride anti-duPor
/. cliquers had been sent home thi
: morning. but other visitors arrive
: and thronged the lobbies of bot
branches from the time the Legisls
l ure convened The public lobbit
: were not large enough, and standin
: room was at a premium. There wa
no applause in either branch.
e Back OF the Opposition.
c That Alfred !. DUPONT, yice-prel
= dent OF the big powder company, al
relative of senator dupont, "