Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-13
Lacking Two Of Election on
First B allo t, Chapman
and Van Camp Throw
Him Support and He Wins
BEEN DEADLOCKED
SINCE JANUARY "
Young Was First Kenyon'a
Leading Opponent and Six
Weeks Ago Judge Deemer
Was Put Forth in Race.

Des Moines, April 12.-Judge VIII.
liam s. Kenyon was elected United
States senator to succeed the late
Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver, on the
sixty-seventh ballot in the Iowa legis-
lature this afternoon. The victory
came with the second ballot OF today's
session, and followed a stormy ses-
sion. He received 7S votes, Just
enough to elect, against 26 for Supreme
Court Justice Horace e. Deemer, his
republican opponent, but before the
vote was announced several changed
and the final vote was:
Kenyon 85
Deemer ............. Id
The first ballot today, the sixty-sixth
taken on the senatorial contest, failed
to elect. Kenyon lacked two votes OF
winning. The roll call was verified and
Senator Saunders moved for an imme.
diate second ballot.
Chapman and Van Camp Elect Him.
The second ballot resulted the same
as the first ballot, but during the pro.
gress Of the count, Senator Chapman
of Cedar County changed his vote from
Deemer to Kenyon and was followed
by Representative Van Camp offkdAfY
county. When u Was seen stffat the 10
votes had elected Kenyon there was
wild cheering in the hall and minia.
ture stampede to the Kenyon side re-
suited.
Adams First to Change.
It was Adams Of Fayette, however,
who really started the Legislators to
the Kenyon standard Just prior to
the announcement OF the first ballot
he arose and said that while he did
not like to desert his friends, he did
not want to see the legislature adj
journed with the deadlock pending
Therefore, he announced he would
change his vote from Deemer to
Kenyon.
The announcement was greeted with
dejafening cheers and as the ballot
progressed, Kenyon developed his
greatest strength.
In quick succession the following
Deemer men changed to Kenyon:
Stipe Of Page; Bowman OF Linn:
Christ of Clarke; Beans Of Mahaska;
Gillilland of Mills; Huntley of Lucas;
and Lounsberry and Marshall. This
gave Kenyon IS votes and reduced the
Deemer vote to 10.
Judge Kenyon Addresses Solons.
Judge Kenyon appeared before the
joint session at 1880 o'clock and was
received with great enthusiasm. He
expressed his thanks for the election,
which he said had come after "many
trials"
Escorted by committee composed
of O'Connor, Frederick Larrabee and
Hammill, Judge Kenyon was escorted
%-, ha Vr,ho Aryo
Deemer also had a seat. Judge Ken.
yon expressed his appreciation OF the
honor saying while am believer
in the election Of United States SEN
ator by direct vote OF people, am not
SO bigoted as to decline the honor"
He then paid high compliment to the
late ]. p. Dolliver. He declared he
would fight for the bettering OF the
workingmen's conditions and would do
his part in urging Lorimer probe.
He also paid compliment to Judge
Deemer, stating that their friendship
was unshaken by the contest.
Judge Deemer then delivered what
he termed his Funeral oration," clos
ing with quotation from Lincoln
concerning peace and harmony.
The Result Of the Two Ballots.
The vote on the 66tn joint baliot
was as follows:
Kenyon ~
Deemer ~
Porter (Dem) .................. 81
Total votes cast .155
Necessary to elect ................7
The vote on the 9th was:
Kenyon 80
Deemer ............ II
Porter (Dem) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Total votes cast ..... .156
Necessary to elect ................78
The deadlock has existed since jan
uary II, when the first ballot was
taken. At that time Senator Lafayette
Young, the present incumbent, was the
leading opponent Of Judge Kenyon. but
was succeeded by Justice Deemer on
the twenty-third ballot, about six
weeks ago.
over $1,000 to abate the smoke nuis-
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