Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
Jersey Legislature Elects Him
to u. S. Senate.
BALLOTING QUICKLY OVER
Three Votes Cast for His Democratic
Opponent.
DELAWARE REFLECTS DU POINT
Wisconsin Returns La Toilette by
Big Majority-Deadlock in
New York and Iowa.

TRENTON, y. j.. January o5.-James
F. MARITIME democrat was today elected
United States senator for the term of
six years from March next. to succeed
John Kean. republican.
The house and senate met in joint
session at noon and the balloting was
quickly over, the result as announced
being forty-seven votes for MARITIME out
Of total of seventy-nin
The joint meeting was held in the as
sembly chamber and was presided over
by President Of the Senate Ackerman.
One member. Assemblyman Layden (repo.
OF Passaic, was absent, and Assembly
man McGrath tdem.) of Hudson county
declined to vote. The complete vote Was
James E. MARITIME 'dem). A.; James
smith jr tdem, :: Edward c. Stokes
,rep.). u: John W. Griggs Tepo, .;
Mah1on Pliney trep). I. John kean Tep),
] John Franklin Fort (repD. 1. Total. 20.
Mr.. MARITIME was not at the state
house. but being advised at his home In
Plainfield of his election gave out the
following statement:
II am deeply conscious of the great
honor which ! have received through my
election as United States senator.
fully appreciate the responsibilities that
the obligation incurs. i shall represent
the whole people.
This contest has been for principle.
one vital to our cause and to the future
OF self-government. The victory is not
that of an individual. but of the people.
''The significance OF the result obtained
in the Legislature, today under the impulse
OF an honest application of system of
direct primary voting is that the people
welcome. in fact demand. the privilege.
the right of choosing members of the
United States Senate by popular vote.
II reed scarcely say that ! shall enter
do my utmost TO bring ABOUT in constitu-
tional form direct election of United
State sena tors
II think worthy of mention at this mo-
m-rt IT, say that have not expended one
dollar in seeking election as senator, nor
have 1 so.ic-iieu. either directly OF indi
rectly. the vote of airy member of the
legislature.
MY candidacy personified an eternal
truth in government. Public opinion vi
talized it,
Choice Of Delaware.
DOVER. Del. January 25.-Henry A.
IN sPont was reelected United States
senator without republican opposition on
the first ballot taken in joint session by
the Delaware legislature at noon today.
state Senator Drexler again voted for
Robert G. Houston, but. seeing that all
the other republican members voted for
Senator du Pont. he changed his vote
t from to sp Font Tps vose w.. the
Henry A. du Pont rep), 81; Willard
Salisbury (dem). q.
Reelection Of La Toilette.
MADISON. Wis. January 25.-United
states Senator La Toilette was today for
ma3y reelected In joint session Of the
Wisconsin legislature by q big majority.
Chief Clerk Shaffer Of the assembly read
the record Of the vote in both houses Of
yastsrday, which showed La Toilette re-
ceived - in the senate and SO in the as
ssmbly out OF q grand total OF I'D votes.
Sheehan Lacks Twelve Votes.
ALBANY, n. Y. January 25.-The Sec
ond joint ballot for United States senator
today was an exact duplicate OF the sixth
taken yesterday. except that one more
republican was absent and Senator Depew
got one less complimentary vote. VIII
liam b. Sheehan with IS votes lacked
twelve OF election today, as against thir-
teen yesterday, the ons more absentee
nscessitating one less for a majority
choice.
The seventh ballot stood:
psmocrats-Sheehan, IS: Shepard IL:
Herman. 4; LittletOn, 3: Douglas, 3; Ger
ard, =; OBrten, =, Parker, l; Glynn, !;
Herrick, !: Dix, /.
Republican-Depow, 70.
Total vote cast, 1893; necessary for
choice. Y.
Regarded as Test.
Cndsy's ballot was considered to some
extent test because il was the first
hat r,.lla
ment by Norman K. Mack. chairman OF
the democratic national committee, ad-
vising the democratic legislators to stand
bS the action Of the party caucus, which
had given Nj. Sheehan large ma ajority,
Nr, Macks statement was like that
Issued by Chairman Huppuch of the state
committee SUNDAY, and apparently no
more effective,
Alter the ballot the impression pre-
vailed that there would be no solution of
the deadlock this week, and many MEM
pers began 10 search for pairs
partners To enable them to go home over
FRIDAY and Saturday,
Grady Makes Suggestion.
After tine result of the ballot had been
announced Senator Thomas +. Grady
suggested 10 the members that some
agreement he had by those who are COM
petent To make such an agreement that
upon some day certain we will meet here
at II o'clock and continue bailoting until
choice is made" The suggestion was
greeted with applause, and the senator
continued:
IF IL Is demonstrated to us that there
IS not much chance of making a choice
this year | suggest that We take such
steps as may be necessary to have the
choice made next year"
No action was taken.
Mr.. 6heehan's opponents said they were
not surprised by the lack OF response 10
Chairman Macks appeal.
Ihe deadlock, said one of them. .bas
continued too long for any one excentinp
possibly Gov. DIX, to shake the attitude
OF this so-calied Insurgents" and I am
not sure that the governor could now"
Iowa Unable to Choose.
bfS MONIES. Iowa, January a5-Tbe
Iowa legislature baloted for Unites
States senator today as follows:
Kenyon, 3b; Funk, "a: Young. SO: Garst
IL Porter tdem.), 81; absent, 3.
Necessary to elect, 81
Republicans Refuse to Vote.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January 2a-
just before the joint balloting on United
States senat began at noon. the entire
republican membership of the house
twenty-thrse In number, left the cham
heF, refusing TO participate and sayins
they would never return.
Indications were that no ballot for sen.
ator would be taken to-day.