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Show MONTANA'S BIG I OEADLOGK FIRM H HELENA, Moqt., Jan. 20. With the PpH senatorial deadlock apparently as rig- H M uh it ever has been, the day was M Iraught with several interesting de- PpH ( Yelopmente in the senatorial situation. PpH An echo of yesterday's resolution M Regarding tho election of Lodge, of M Massachusetts, was heard at the Joint M asembly today, wbtm Representative H 1 ay ton, a Republican, stated that ho PpH h-aB not in accord with tho spirit of PH Ibo resolution, that ho had voted PpB ligainAl It and that r.a a further pro- PpH leat he would caat his vote for Gov- PpH ornor Edwin 1. Norris, a Domocrat, PpM who is gendrnlly regarded as a dark PpHj liorsc In the senatorial race. Slay- PpH ton declared that there was no rea- PH aon why a member of the legislature PpH .Bhould not reflect the sentiments of PpH the people of the state, oven if he had PpH y v broak party lines. Slayton's ac- PpH tion came as a surprise, but there was PpH no demonstration, nor anything to ln- PH dicatc a further lucaxlng down of PH parly lines. M A call has beep issued for a Repub- PpH Ucan caucus to be lield next Monday PpB erenlng, and up to tonight the call PH ys been signed bj all but fivo,of the PH Republican ;ucmber,s of tho legisla-PpHj legisla-PpHj H Under an agreement between !tho PpBI Republican .-uid Democrat leaders, PpH both tho house and the senate today dismibsed all contest involving seats in the legislature. Contests had been Instituted against Senator Burlingame and Representatives Representa-tives Bernard and Stevens, Republicans, Republic-ans, T. J. Walsh today showed a further net gain of one. "W. R. Walker, who has been voting for W, G. Conrad, today to-day voted for the Helena lawyer for tho first time, while Representative Kammarer, who has been voting for Mr. Conrad on the last few ballots, today votod for Mr. "Walsh. The latter, lat-ter, however, lost Representative Lessner, who has been voting for him for the last three ballots, but who today went back to Conrad. Mr. Walsh canie within 1G votes of election Tho vote today stood: T. J. Walsh, Democrat, 35 j T. H. Cartor, Republican, 26: W. G. Conrad Democrat, 15, T. C. Marshall, Republican, Repub-lican, 7; W R. Allen, Republican, S, scattering Democrats, ?.; Republicans, 9, necessary to a choice, 51. |