Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-07 | Page 2 | Fight is on in Three States

FIGHT IS ON IN THREE STATES Deadlock on Senator in New Hampshire and West Virginia: Vir-ginia: Outlook in Illinois. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Feb. 6. Democratic Demo-cratic legislators will caucus Monday night In preparation for the balloting on "United States senators from Illinois, which Is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Indorsement In-dorsement of Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, who received tho Democratic primary pri-mary preference vote, and the selection of a snort-term candidate for the Lorl-mer Lorl-mer vacancy will bo considered. Discord In the Domocratlc legislative ranks, attributed at-tributed to the speakership deadlock broken last week, may affect the senatorial sena-torial election, and Republicans and Progressive Pro-gressive asscmhlyincii are supporting their own candidates. CONCORD. N. IT.. Feb. 6. The candidates candi-dates for United States senator occupied the same relative positions as yesterday, at the end of the balloting by the legislature legis-lature today. Henry F. ITollls. Democrat, Demo-crat, with 2S votes, was still five votes from the goal. CHARLESTON. W. Vn., Feb. 6. The West Virginia legislature today took Its second ballot In Joint session for United I States senator. No choice was made.