nˈoʊ sˈiːts wɜːɹ ɪmˈiːdɪətli fˈɔːɹθkʌmɪŋ ænd ɪnstˈɛd hiː wʌz fˈoːɹst tə sˈɛɾəl fɔːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðə sˈɛnət, fˈɪlɪŋ ɐ vˈeɪkənsi kˈɔːzd baɪ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv sˈɛnəɾɚ dʒˈeɪmz oʊlˈɔɡlɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
No seats were immediately forthcoming and instead he was forced to settle for appointment to the Senate, filling a vacancy caused by the death of Senator James O'Loghlin in 1925.