Show SENATOR FOUND GUILTY burton of kansas will probably lose his seat in the senate joseph ralph burton united states senator from kansas was convicted by a jury in the united states dis brict court at st louis monday on the chaice of having accepted corn pens atlon to protect the interests ol 01 the rialto grain securities corn pany of st louis before the flee department the jury de liberat ed forty one hours A motion for a new trial was immediately filed by the council for the senator it this verdict is sustained senator burton will lose his seat in the senate and forever be prohibited from hold ing any office of public trust each count constitutes a separate offense and senator burton could receive a penitentiary sentence of two years or a 10 fine on each count senator burton s conviction Is the first under this section of the statutes which was enacted by congress in A special from topeka kans says lawyers who are close to gov arnor bailey regard the conviction ol 01 senator burton as an immediate vaca alon of his seat and the contest tor the place will it is believed corn at onie politicians cloe to the chief ex express the belief that the choice of senator burton s successor lies between fourth assistant post master general bristol of salana kansas and cyrus lefand former republican national committeeman from kansas |