Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-27
The Illinois Senatorial Prospects.

C
H DEATH OF JUDGE LOGAN IT M
POSSIBLE TO ELECT A SENATOR FOR n
MONTH.
Special telegram to the BEE.
CHICAGO, February 26.-Ths death of Rep
resentative Logan wonderfully comrlicates
the senatorial situation In a Joint session when
a United States senator is to be voted for.
There is nothing left now for the republicans
to do except to refrain from voting. But this
has been the situation right along. There
must be 1913 votes cast in all for the election
Of a United States senator, for it takes 103
to constitute a constitutional quorum. The
death of Logan blocks the game for about a
month. Notice must be given by the county
clerk of Whiteside county to the governor,
Of the vacancy, and then the governor must
order q special election. The county clerk
must then order a special election
Notice of this special election must then, UNI
der another statute, be posted for not less
than twenty days. Judge Logan's seat cannot
be filled under three weeks. Logan's district
is overwhelmingly republican, and has always
returned q republican senator, yet with the
United States senatorship dependent upon
this district, the special election will likely
prove n most remarkable contest. 1t will,
perhaps, be the most remar kable contest ever
recorded. More money will probably be
spent, more talking done, and more wire.
1t will be the tiercest and strongest ever
known for 80 small a territory. 1t holds only
two counties, Whiteside and Carroll.
One correspondent telegraphs from Spring.
field: The death of Judge Logan helps John
A. Logan, for it puts any republican out Of
the question until this deceased member
place is filed. All Senator L gan will need
to do now ia to keep his party mel from
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cies on the part of Farwell or his other COM
petitors. OF course this calamity may helr
Morrison. He can now devote himself te
whipping in his. party men, and to getting
one republican 70 vote. He need not feal
Logan for thirty days.
The Journals Springfield despatch says
however, on the same subject: SIT gives th'
democrats o majority of two in the house anC
one in the joint assembly, and deprives Haine
of the balance of power. The st ering com
mittees of democrats would not enter into al
agreement to adjourn the houses until mex
week, claiming that the law requires that tn,
two houses shall meet and ballot every day
1t was finally agreed between the steering
committees of the two parties, that each o
them should have a committee present, ant
that the two houses should hold a nomina
session, and take a nominal ballot unit
next Tuesday, 80 as to comply with tn
letter of the law. Nearly all tn
members intend going home, and only tn
members of this committee will remain
Every one agrees that it still takes 103 t
make q quorum of a joint session of the tw
houses, and if the republicans do not vote 70
thirty days, a republican successor to Loga
will be elected. 1t is not probable that vii
be done, however. One republican can max
a quorum for the democrats, while it will TAX
TWO democrats now to make a quorum for tn
republicans. In brief, the democratic chance
| pf ~alaptipu a ITnifaH Stataa eanafor have No
increased, but the republican chances hav
diminished"