Evening star., 1911-01-17
Sheehan Lacks Eight Votes of
Necessary Majority.
"BOLTERS" STANDING FIRM
Scattering Votes for Shepard,
Parker and Other Democrats.
SENATOR LODGES BIG FIGHT
Great Crowd at Statehouse to Wit
ness Preliminary Ballot.
In Other States.

ALBANY. n. Y. January IA dead
lock resulted from the ballot taken today
by the senate and assembly separately
for United States senator. William r.
Sheehan, who led the democratic candi-
dates, received a total of NJ votes in both
houses.
Since 1896 members voted, this number
was eight less than the majority neces-
sary for election.
Details Of the Vote.
The senate voted as follows: sheehan.
%; Shepard, 2; Herrick, 1; Gerard, 1; Lit
tleton, 1; Depew, 20. Absent, l.
The ballot in the assembly resulted:
Sheehan, 66: Shepard, IL; Parker, s: Her
rick, 1: Gerard 1; Littleton, 1; Depew,
80. Absentees, 4.
After a conference Of the caucus bolt
ers'' Senator F. d. Roosevelt democrat u
said that their ranks were unbroken. It
was said also that Assemblyman Ira
Reau, who voted for Sheehan last night,
had declared he would nor feel bound by
the caucus action.
Lodges Fate in Balance.
BOSTON, January 1.-THE liveiest
contest for the selection of a United
States senator that has developed in the
Massachusetts, legislature for more than
a quarter Of century drew a great
crowd Of politicians of both parties as
we'll as many private citizens to the
statehouse today some hours before the
two branches convened for the selection
of successor to the office now and for
the past eighteen years occupied by
Henry Cabot Lodge.
II WAS genera Ilv. admitted hoforo the
voting began that Mr.. Lodge would be
reelected on the part of the senate.
where his supporters claim twenty-four
out Of forty votes. The situation in the
and there were all sorts of rnmors cur
rent. Both sides express confidence over
the results in that body.
Two Senators Chosen.
LINCOLN, Neb., January II. - Repre-
sentative g. NJ. Hitchcock (dem.) was to-
day elected United States senator to sue
ceed Senator E. j. Burkett.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, January II. =
George Payne Mclean Of Sizasbury (rep.l
was chosen United States senator from
Connecticut for the stx-year term begin
ming March 4 next by the general as
sembly today. He viii succeed Morgan
g. Bulkeley.
Doubt in Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., January 1.-THE
general assembly Of Rhode Island votes
today on the question Of who shall sue
coed Nelson w. Aldrich in the United
States Senate. The votes today will set
tie, at least, the various and conflicting
claims OF the two most active candidates.
Henry +. Lippitt and Judge LIE Baron b.
Colt. both republicans. The democrats
seemed determined to stick by Judge Ar
thur L. Brown, who, however. without
OF being elected.
two houses Of the Indiana legislature will
ballot separately today for Cniteo
States senator to succeed Albert j. Bev-
eridge. The democrats have a majority
once candidate for the Vice Presidency,
Is the only democratic candidate.
First Vote in Iowa.
DEs MONIES. Iowa, January IL
The first ballot by the Iowa senate
and house of representatives in sepa-
rate session on the United States SEN
atorship today resulted in the follow
ing total votes:
Democrat-Claude r. Porter, so.
Republicans-Lafaye Young, 33:
A. B. Funk. 81; w. S. Kenyon, %; H.
w. Byers, 13: Warren Garst. Z; Guy
Eclin, 5; Carl FRANKIE, 2; c. H. Will
| son,
Absentees in the senate. 1: in the
| house, 3.
johnson Chosen in Maine.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 17.-Charles
F. johnson OF Waterville. democrat.
| was elected United States senator to sue
ceed Eugene Hale by the Maine legis-
lature today. Mr.. Johnson received 1O7
votes. and Frederick A. Powers of Houl-
ton. republican. 81. In the house the vote
was strictly on party lines. S5 to SO. In
| the senate it was % to in favor of Mr..
Johnson, Senator Chandler of Washing
| ton. a republican, voting for Mr.. john
| son.