The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-29
Brundidge and Norwood Are Closest Opponents and All Are Claiming Victory on the First Joint
 Ballot Taken Today.
VOTE FOR SENATOR
Special to The sentinei-Record.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 2S-In the first vote taken by the Arkansas legislature to determine who shall fill the vacancy in the United States senate caused by the death of jeff Davis. there was divided vote with the result that no election resulted,
 Joe Robinson. present governor fell five votes short of election, having G votes in the two branches, and 1t requires 6S votes to elect The sem ate is composed of 5 members and the house of 100 and all were pres ent and voting but two members of the house, who were present, but did not respond when theiT names were called by the clerk.
 Friends of Robinson tonight de- clare that he will be elected on the first ballot taken Wednesday, but the opposition claims that Robin soD's high water mark was reached on the ballot today. and that hence forth 1t will be merely a question of which or the others will have fall upon their shoulders the toga of the late Senator Davis.
 The legislature did, however, agree on an election to fill the short term vacancy. and selected Judge w. M Kavanaugh, president of the Southern Baseball League, and prominent business man of Little Rock to sue ceed J N Heiskel who was appoint ed by Governor Donaghey the sec ond day after Senator Davis was buried.
 Kavanaugh received 77 votes alto gether, g in the house, and 25 in the senate. T. c. iohe was his near est opponent, having total of 22 votes, l5 of which were from the house, and from the senate. B. L.. King. the other candidate in this short term race. had 2S votes in the house and in the senate, total oi 25 votes.
 Senator Kavanaugh received his credentials, and left for Washing ton, where he will be sworn in and will take the place of j. N. Heiskel editor of the Arkansas Gazette, whose appointive term ends when Kavanaugh reaches the national capitol and takes the oath of office.
 With the disposal of the short term fight which resulted in such an easy victory foG Kayanaugh, the Robinson forces took new courage and anticipated that they would nave majority. and with something to spare. on the first ballot.
 The vote today was not taken joihl- ly, as will the future ballots, but was taken by the house in the house, anu by the senate in the senate Here after the two branches of the legls' laure will meet in joint session one time every day and take at least che ballot. until the senatorshlp is settled. The joint legislature may take more ballots than one, but must vote once each day
 While the Robinson forces tohlsn' seem confident. and declare they VIII win in the first test of strength to morrow, still 1t is apparent that ulle same confidence prevails III the camps of Brundidge and Norwoou Also the friends of Supreme Jus.lce Kirby are still hopeful, Believing tha' in the event of a deadlock or any considerable time, he will Oe lne compromise candidate and Will p' elected by an overwhelming majority when the time comes for ms cahui dacy to be urged
 The splendid race that Stephel Brundidge made against the ia.' Senator Davis in the last primary election is pointed to by hls lrlenu'