The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-03
Democrats in Montana LegiSla-
ture Finally Get Together
and Elect a Senator.
CHOICE MADE ON LAST
DAY OF THE SESSION
Successor of Carter a Native
of Missouri, Who Worked
His Way to the Top.

HELENA Mont, March 2.-Iudge
Henry l.. Myers OF Hamilton will sue
ceed Thomas II Carter as United States
senator from Montana Saturday at noon.
On the seventy ninth joint ballot. after
seven and half-hour continuous sit
ting. in which twenty eight joint ballots
were taken and in which partisan and
factlonal feeling had ofttlmes been at
fever heat, the election Of Judge Myers
came dramatic close to one OF the
most exciting days ever witnessed at the
state house
The election Of Democratic senator
was due solely to the action Of Ronald
Higgins. young Missoula insurgent Re-
publican. In declining to support n mo-
ton made at $40 TO dissolve the Joint
made by Senator Edwards and was at
first voted for by every Republican. as
we'll as three Democrats. enough to cNrry
nounced Higgins changed his vote TO no.
Cheers and Kisses.
Wild cheering from the Democratic
side and fierce kissing from the Republi-
can side greeted the announcement OF
Higgins's change. Immediately after
ward the three Democrats also changed
their votets, but IT was admitted that the
three Democrats. Representatives Hayes
and Wheeler of Cascade and Kammerer,
all Conrad men, would not have changed
had not Higgins done so and thus defeat
ed the motion.
Myerss name in connection with the
senatorship had not been mentioned in
the joint assembly until the final bal
lot The first man To vote for him was
state Senator ConroW. who until today
had been voting consistently for r. NJ
Swindlehurst. When Conrow cast his
ballot much enthusiasm was shown and
as Democrat after Democrat voted for
the west side jurist there was wild cheer
ing When the roll cali had been COM
pleted Myers had forty two votes within
nine of enough to elect; Conrad had
eight. former Governor Toole had one.
Walsh had one and Judge ], NJ. Evans
had one.
Democrats Were All in Line.
Before the result was announced. how
ever. the Democrats. one by one, changed
to Judge Myers, and when the total WAS
boosted 10 fifiy-one. the Democrats went
Wild with enthusiasm. 1t was several
minutes before Lieutenant Governor w.
r. Allen the presiding officer, could
make the formal announcement. As soon
as the cheering had subsidized. Represcu-
tativc Law. who had pleaded all day for
the Democrats to get together and elect
Three cheers for HigFins." Amid groans
and Kisses by the Republicans every
Democrat stood up and yelled himself
hoarse for the insurgent Republican who
had made the election possible
On the final ballot every Democratic
vote. SO In all. was recorded for judge
stant throughout the day, Carter Ieceiv-
ing 50, There were three insurgents who
did not vote for Carter. They were SEN
ator McCone and Representatives Higgins
and Tolinan.
Unusual scenes were witnessed in the
joint assembly during the afternoon. Tho
session convened at IL o'clock. none of
the members having taken precautlon
To secure lunch. AS the afternoon wore
on 20 house. every inch OF space filled
with spectators. became suffocating Some
of The members took off their coats and
munich apples and sandwiches while
not a few drank beer from bottles.