Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-20
FACE DEADLOCK
IN new YORK
OHEEHAN LEADS FIELD, BUT
SHEPARD HACKERS ARE
OUT FOR FIGHT.
JOHN w. KERN IS SUCCESSFUL
Mccumber and Gronna Are Easlly
Victorious In North Dakota-
Lodge May Win Out by
Single.
JOHN w. KERN IS SUCCESSFUL
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
Aiabama-John n. Bankhead, Dem,

morgan q. buckley, Hepupilcdn.
indlana-John w. Kern, Democrat,
elected to succeed A. }. Beveridgs,
Republican.
lowa-one ballot taken, no choice.
Maine-charles F. johnson, Demo-
orat, elected to succeed Eugene Hale,
Republican.
MISUNDERSTANDING Cabot Lodge,
Republican, secured just the vote no
cessary for choice. His supporters
predict his reelection In Joint session,
while opponents declare there will be
q change in the vote, with deadlock
resulting.
Michigan * Charles e. Townsend,
Republican, elected to succeed Sen.
stor Burrows.
MInnesota-Moses e. cIapp, Rspub-
Iiean, reelected.
MissourI-James Reed, Democrat,
elected to succeed VIM. Warner, Re-
publican.
Mentana-one ballot taken. No
choice.
Nsbraska-G. M. Hitchcock, Demo-
erat, elected to succeed e. J. eurkett,
Republican.
New York-one ballot taken, VIM.
=. Sheehan, Democrat, leading. No
choice.
North Dakota-Portev J. Mccumber,
staIvvart, and A. J. Gronna, progressive,
elected.
Pennsyivanla-Georee T. oliver, Re.
publican, reelected.
Rhode lsIand-Henry E. lippitt, Re.
publican, secured one vote more than
the number necessary for his election
to succeed Nelson w. Aldrich. Mr..
Lippitt's supporters are confident Of
his election on joint ballot. His op.
ponents predict deadlock
Tennessee-Two ballots taken, no
choice.
Utah-Georse A. Sutherland, Repub.
lican, reelected.
Washington-MlIes Poindexter, Re.
publican, elected.
Albany, N. Y, Jan. 1S-The legis.
nature of New York faces a deadlock
q senatorial election for the first
time since 1881 when Senators Conk-
lin and Plat resigned.
William +. Sheehan now leads the
field with 81 votes and the anti-Shee-
han men are concentrating their eff.
forts to cut down his strength rather
than attempting to agree on can.
didate to beat him.
Five members were absent. OF the
remaining 105 votes, ~ were ReDubli.
cans. The other 26 Democrats divid.
ed their votes among Edward H. Shep-
ard, Alton B. Parker, James w. Gerard,
Martin w. Lttleton, and D. Cady Her.
rick.
OF the rs democrats who voted
against Mr. Sheehan 81 have solemnly
pledged themselves not to abandon
their stand. Three of the remaining
hve voted for Mr.. Shepard and Mr..
eheehan's opponents declared that five
Of his 81 votes would desert him after
the first joint ballot.
Claim Caucus Binding.
The chiefs of the Sheehan cam.
paign called on every one of the 81
who voted for him and told them that
they were still bound by the action Of
The caucus at which Mr.. Sheehan re-
seived the majority vote Monday night
but how far this caucus obligation
extends seemed to be matter of per-
lonal opinion.
The real test, 1t is believed. will not
CONE until after the first joint ballot
today. II it results in no choice, friends
of D. CadyaHerrick, who received two
votes declare he will withdraw as a
candidate.
Edward M. Shepard came next to
Mr. Sheehan with IA votes-two SEN
ators and ~ assemblymen. Tie or
ganization presented by the 81 Demo.
Gratis who "boited" Monday nights
caucus are led by Senator Franklin
D. Roosevelt, a young millionaire Of
Duchess county and a distant rela.
tive of former President Roosevelt.
McCumber and Gronna Elected.
Bismarck, Jan. 1S.-The North Dako.
q legislature elected Porter J. Nc
Cumber of Wahpeton and AISLE ].
Gronna of Lakota as United States
senators. McCumber was elected as a
stalWart and Nj. Gronna as progress.
sive Republican. Mr.. Gronna will fill
the unexpired term of NJ. M. Johnson
deceased.
Ballots were taken in both houses
and the Republicans voted solidly fol
he primary nominees.
In the senate, McCumber was nomi
mated by Carter of Richland, the home
county of the senior senator Garter
spoke briefly of the life and public
services of McCumber and the goot
that would come to the state on &C
count of the standing of the Nortl
Dakota man in the senate. Gronn'
was nominated by Gunderson who call
ed attention to the fact that his can
didate had worked up to his presen
position from an errand boy in a store
Senator Mcdowell of LaMoure
placed the name OF John Bruegger OF
Williston in nomination as Democratic
candidate for the long term. Senator
Duis made the nomination speech for
Purcell, Democratic aspirant for the
short term.
In the house Gardner O. Mason from
Gronna's home county placed his name
in nomination in an eloquent speech,
telling of the eminent qualifications
of his fellow citizen for the place. Fol
lowing this nomination, Doyle of Eos
ter presented the name of Purcell as
the Democratic candidate for the short
term Rruaeger. Democratic Aspirant