Show CHANCES GOOD a I 1 came within three votes of being made senator dobol dubois ron are matker gloomy ave not however 1 vp the riat dabble said to be bitterly 11 Op pissed to mckinley MB ny iles bole boise ida id jn jin 13 judge H claget Cl tt populist Uit today at the first joint session of 0 the two houe houses tit of the within three vote votes ol 01 being elected united state states senator in reality he only lacked two votes for fofo hid had he needed it to eure the elec cite tion the vote ol 01 fenn would have gone to hn him A feature althe vote wa was the calling casting of a ballot lor for a woman by mr rich one ot of the many honore honors that have been heaped upon that sex ex ince since he the adoption ot of the constitutional amendment granting equal 6 suffrage the vote note wits w as a follows follo vr VV 11 claggett pop 33 J W jone jones dem 14 R 7 johnson dem B T F nelson Nelton pop 8 I 1 T dubol dubois silver rep i john T morelton rep i jed smith pop i mr mrs N NM at ruick pop I 1 necessary to a cl choke 36 it wa was a tremendous dou surprise the liver silver republican republicans had not expect expected ea any addition additions to support and when a short time before the ballot they earned learned that there ther ewas s danger of c add voting for claggett they adopted a plan aln that they confidently believe pre 1 vented the election ol 01 judge claggett the sliver republican member members with mith the exception of three who voted for dubois gave their oleg otc to jones of bohe and colonel J W V jones of black foot both prominent democrate democrats the prospect of electing a democrat was the influence that deterred enough more democrat democrats from going to claggett q to elect him tonight the outlook Is I 1 gloomy for dubol dubois A great deal of excitement prevail prevails and kore sensational charge charges are made it ii Is claimed by the dubol dubols men that corrupt messu measure res have be been en adopted in which the cut ome some considerable figure the striate today refuted refused to turner the dubol dubois man whose eat wa wag contested by taylor pop two democrat democrats voting with the liver silver republican republicans publIc ans there to I 1 no rio doubt a bitter fight ie is bein ienir made again against dubol dubois by mckinley republican republicans but it might be very defill cull to prove that they have resorted to corruption or that they are now working tor for clagett As A a matter of fact it to ie pretty well understood under tood the mckin leytte prefer to tie tle up the legislature and prevent an au election at that atlon session |