The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-21
Former Governor Only Lacks Seven OF
Enough Votes for Choice---Borah
Out of it

BOISE, Dec. 21.-(Special to tn
Star-Mirror.) Ten ballots today faile
to effect a choice for United State
senator.
At the close of the vote forme
Governor Brady was nearer the covete
goal than ever, while Judge Ailshi
seemed to be losing some of tn
strength he first evidenced.
Brady's vote at the close was &c
This lacks but seven to elect him.
The taking of the ballots was mark
ed by scenes of widest enthusiasm.
Partizans Of both of the leadin,
candidates made known their joy whel
change in favor of their respectiv,
leaders was announced
During all the balloting there was
small minority which refused to go tt
either candidate and marked time
casting its, at present futile, votes
for whomsoever seemed best at the
moment.
Neck and Neck.
BOISE, Jan. 21.-After a neck anC
neck race between James H. Brady
and James F. Ailshie through five
ballots in the joint assembly, an ad-
journment was secured last evening
with the senatorial contest apparently
as far from settlement as at any time
since the opening of the legislative
session.
Stubborn adherence on the part of
the hackers of the two leading candi-
dates was the feature Of the balloting
today. Occasionally a vote was lost
by one contestant or the other, only to
be made up in most cases by gains in
other quarters, SO that there was a
difference of but one vote between the
first ballot and the last. In view of
the strenuous efforts made after the
adjournment bn Saturday to make
converts and to whip the scattering
votes into line for one side or the
other, this steadfastness of the two
opposing armies was considered re-
markable
While Mr.. Brady and Judge Ailshie
were thus locked in what many re-
garded as their final struggle, the in
surgents to the number of eight,
enough to have elected either man,
scattered their votes here and there
foxy r-tf IL,
that If a break came the majority
would pass over tho insignificant mi
nority and thus enable them to claim
the honor of picking the man.
Latah county, which seems TO be
cut off from all the balance of the
state in the matter of choosing a SEN
ator, swung back to Congressman |
French, It's original choice, and took |
with it Senator Defenbach of Bonner
Ada and Canyon counties seemed |
to be in doubt as to their duty In the
contest Representatives Koelsch and
Storey scattered their fire and Storey
carried his independence to the ex
tent of voting for both Brady and
Ailshie on different ballots. Speaker
French took upon himself the same
attitude, voting for both Brady and
Ailshie.
In tho early ballots Thomas R.
Hamer was entirely eliminated for
he first time since the opening of the
contest. The five votes he had on
he final ballot scattered then. Bow
'rman of Fremont county went to
Brady; Gilchrist, Hunt and Merrill of
Fremont and Evans Of Lincoln went
O Ailshie, following in the footsteps =
Il Senator John W. Hart, who
hanged from Hamer to Ailshie on
But on the final ballot Col
mel Hamer came back into the race. {
1e received the votes Of Senator Edg {
ngton and Representative Warwick OF i
county. These two changed t
rom Brady on this ballot and this t
hange accounts for the final loss of
he former governor q
Judge Ailshie's most serious loss d