390:. No candidate received an absolute majority vote for the first five ballots. After the fifth ballot, Kiger's name was dropped from the list as he had the least votes in that ballot (14 compared to 15 each for East and Fatheree). In the sixth ballot, Fatheree defeated East with a 28-16 vote, and was elected President Pro Tempore for the 1920–1924 term. During this term, he served on the Conference Committee in the Mississippi Senate. In 1921, Fatheree ran for the position of
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