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.
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.