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Show LOOKS LIKE C0CKRELL. Indications Are That He Will Be Elected Senator From Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo..( March 17. After taking five Joint ballots' tho Missouri Legislature tonight passed tho question of selecting a United States Senator until noon tomorrow, the day on which both branches havo agreed to adjourn slrlo Ulc. Despite all statements to tho contrary the Democrats remained Arm for former United States Senator Cockrell all through tho eight ballots taken at tho sessions of the Legislature today and tonight, whllo tho Republicans contented themselves with trying to forco tho blectlon of ono of tho candidates who havo beon voted on for tho past week. Kerens, so far aa his name was concerned, con-cerned, was not a factor In tonlght'B balloting, bal-loting, but hl3 supporters remained united upon their selections, which woro not In accord with tho views of tho other factions. fac-tions. Tho Nledrlnghaus men wandered from ono candidate to another, nover presenting present-ing a united front for nny 0110 man. Many opinions were expressed after the dissolution of tho Joint session to the effect that If a Senator Is elected tomorrow It will bo former Senator Cockrell, as many bellevo that the Ropubllcans demonstrated demonstrat-ed tonight that thoy cannot get together on a candidate of tholr political faith and that tho only solution is to return to Cockrell. Tho final ballot tonight resulted: Cock-roll, Cock-roll, 82; NlcdririghauH. 10; "Warner. eSi King, 11; Lathrop. '2, Dyer, 1. |