The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-27
THE SENATORSHlP.
The Election of Judge David Da-
Wis.
scenes and Incidents In the Legisla-
ture During the Last Ballot.
Special to the st. Loui. Times.)

| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 2o.-Atter tne
scenes of yesterday and last night, the
most intense interest was centered in the
senatorial struggle to-day. There was
no evidence on the outside that there
could be decisive vote, and it was not
until the roll-csll had reached nearly the
end the first ballot of the day, and the
fortieth of the contest. that it became ev-
| ident that tie Democratic and Indepen-
dent alliance would succeed IN eiecting
Judge Davis
RADICAL DECENTRALIZATION.
The effort which some OF Logan's
friends made last night to get him again
upon the track proved an abortion
because it was impossible to seduce a
single Independent from the position of
| determined opposition to Black Jack
which the representatives of that class
had held from the very beginning. 1t was
of course useless toput up Logan again,
unless he could recruit from some
source, and this he could not do. 1t was
then determined to keep Judge Lawrence
in the field. The Republicans were COM
pletely demOralized, and the general
feeling seemed to be that is was impossi-
BILE for them to elect their man under any
circumstances, and they sullcnly came
up to the business to-day like a lot OF
fellows who had disagreeable task to
perform.
| THE OPENING SCENES
There was an immense crowd in the
galleries. The ladies' galleries were filled
and every portion of the house was occu-
pied by visitors. On the floor there was
considerable confusion.
Two senators and two representatives
did not vote. An enormous pressure
was brought to bear on Senathr Miles
hehoe last night to make him vote for
DAYS. this morning. His vote was waited
for with anxiety, as upon him depended
the days tactics.
kEHOE CONES TO TINE.
As the secretary of the senate got
along down the KS in the roll.call, ali
eyes were directed to the crimson haired
statesman from Bridgeport. Kehoe's
friends felt certain that he would vote for
the regular nine If his vote was needed.
"kehoe !" at last called the clerk. There
was hush Of death in the chamber.
David Davis responded Kehoe, and
the silence was broken. The Democrats
applauded, and the excitement, which |
all along had been great, was intensified. |
THE OTHERS TOO.
There was another period of silence |
during the completion of the
senate roll, aud until the house roll was
begun. The point OF interest here was
IN Representative Hickey, and nothing
was expected until his name was reached;
70 that when Easton, who had yesterday
'oted for Haines, fell In for Dayis, it came
ike thunder clap out of clear sky, and
II course the Democrats applauded rap
Hickey fell into line, and at
once voted for Davis. This, if there were
no changes, elected Davis. Evans, of
Kane, voted for Harlow, Merritt for Shu-
man; Taylor, of Cook, for Alexander
Campbell, Tyrrell for Judge Drummond,
'Vestfall for Logan.
THE RADICAL STAMPEDE.
AS soon As the Republicans saw how
the thing had gone they began changing
back from liaines, aud everybody else to
Lawrence, Easton leading. Boyd
from Lawrence to Davis. Rob-
lson, OF Tazewell, attempted a Joke by
pretending to change from Davis to Law
renee, although lie had voted for Haines.
Robson, OF Cook, denounced it as a
fraud, and it looked like a scrmmage for
moment, but the excitement was
quelled. AT General Logan's special re-
quest the member who voted for him
to Lawrence.
THE RADICAL GAME BROKEN.
The Republicans left Lawrence yester-
DAY for strategical purposes, in order to
get the Independents away from the
Democrats. which they would have done,
could haines have held Kehoe and
Hickey. Then the Republicans would
have voted for Lawrence, and enough
Democrats, II was expected, would have
turned over to elect him.
kchoe couldn't stand The pres
sure Davis would have been sup
ported on only two ballots, when
he Independents would have left him.
The Republicans returned to Lawrence
rom Haines SO as TO 90 down with the
'sucus nominee. Some Republicans OBJ
ected to Lawrence on account OF the