Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
EIGHT men WOULD Be SENATOR
Seven Republicans and One Democrat
Will Be Voted For in Iowa.
FIRST BALLOT TUESDAY NOON
senator Young Has support Of stand
pRtters, other Six Republicans
Are PrOpressives - Long
Deadlock Probable.

! DIES MONIES la. Jan. i5-towa legis-
lators returning to the city today following
. the recess taken Thur sday say there is no
, indication Of any break In the ranks Of
candidates for Uniteo states senator and a
/ deadlock is certain when the first ballot is
taken at noon tomorrow The democrats
: will support CLAUDE II. Porter Of Center
! vile. Senator Young will receive num-
/ Der Of standpat votes. Other candidates,
all progressives, expecting to receive votes
! are:
\. b. Funk Of Spirit Lake, Judge w. s.
Kenyo on of Fort Dodge IA. W. Byers of
Harlan. ex-Governor Warren Garst Of
Coon RAPIDS, former Speaker Guy Feeey
Of Waterloo, Senator l.. A. FRANKIE Of Par
kersburg.
! Tie first Joint ballot will be taken
! Wednesday noon.
( Senator Lafe Young makes the claim to-
day that the ballot tomorrow will result
1 as follows:
Young Al; Funk 10; Kenyon, 10, Byers,
| H. Garst 10; Feely, 6; Eranke ?; Porter
/ CdemD, a.
Many shippers Intervene.
Nearly 80 petitions of Intervention have
been filed in behalf of Des Moines ship
pers in the ten complaints against freight
rates which were brought last summer by
the state of Iowa at the instigation of
the Greater Des Moines committee. Freight
Commissioner b. c. Wylie says that the
| Des Molnes hearing might not be had until
! after April l.
! Want Railroads TO Propose.
| Councilman Roe introduced into the city
council today a resolution requesting the
street railway company to prepare an ordi-
nance which would embody the best terms
the company is willing to make and the
! city council will submit 1t to a vote of the
! people at a special election. Other members
! Of the council are not ready to act upon the
suggestion, but it is believed that this will
be the solution of the long pending trouble
over the street railway.
Mayor speer Candidate In Colorado.
! DENVER, Jan. 16.-Mayor r. w. Speer
of Denver in a letter which has been sent
to every democratic member of the Colo
RADIO assembly today made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for the United States
senate to succeed the late Senator Charles
j. Hughes, jr. In his letter Mayor Speer
says:
Il am not the candidate Of any corpora
ton or interest and | would not go to
Washington unless 1 could go as free
man to work for what | believed to be the
| best interests OF the people,
Former Governor Charles $. Thomas in
a letter to State Senator Crowley, has ais ,
announced his candidacy.
Montana Deadlock Stin On.
BUTTE. Mont, Jan l6-The result of
balloting for United States senator in the
Montana Legislature today was as follows:
Carter rep) &c; Walsh (dem) 81. Conrad
| (dem) H. Scattering %. Necessary to
| choice 81.
Lodge RenOminRted by Caucus.
BOSTON, Jan. 16-When the republican
legislative caucus met today to nominate
a candidate for a United States senator
there were 1923 of the f5S members of the
two houses The absentees will not be
bound by the action of the caucus On
4 Joint ballot 14l votes will be necessary
to elect. Speaker Walker presented the
name Of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge for
denomination. The caucus unanimously re-
nominated Mr. Lodge