New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15
ILLINOIS MACHINE SMASHED.
MADDEN FORCED OUT OF THE sENA-
TORSHIP RACE.
HE RETIREs ~ FAVOR OF WILLIAM f. MASON
DAVID T HITLER ALSO wITHDRAws-THE
COOK COUNTY CAUCUS INsTRuCTs FOR

COOK COUNTY CAUCUS 1NsTRucTs FOR
CONGRESSMAN LoRIMER.
Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 14.-The Cook County
caucus tonight instructed for Congressman
| William Lorimer. Of the lid District. for United
States Senator. The delegation is not a unit, and
those opposed to Lorh1er twelve in number.
bolted the caucus. This complexities the situa-
ton still further and throws the whole matter
into the general caucus. which will probably be
held Tomorrow Shanahan. Of Cook County. is
for Hit. but the Mason men think he will get In
the bandwagon rather than the machine
candidate succeed.
Madden said to his friends tonight that he had
been betrayed He asserted that Tanner. Hertz
Jameson and Lorimer have never been sincere
in his support. and that they have used him as
playthng for the purpose of overthrowing him
in the eleventh hour for Lorimer. At this after
Moons meeting of the machine men. Madden
urged to withdraw in Lorimer's favor. He left
the meeting. however. and in an hour had with
drawn in Mason's favor. Mason has not enough
votes to make him the caucus nominee, but he
is strong in the country districts and his friends
believe tonight that he will yet win. They
claim sixty-nine votes in the caucus for him.
Sixty-four are necessary for choice in caucus.
The Senatorial fight reached white heat in the
strength had beer foreshadowed since early
nine Cook County members. notably Representa-
tive Nohe. who is chairman of the House
Gus and was supposed to have been elected in
the interests Of the Chicago Alderman. Just
before : o'clock tonight the white flag of
fender was raised by Madden in letter with
drawing from the race and captivating in favor
of his chief opponent, eX-ConGressman William
+. Mason. of Chicago.
The withdrawal Of Madden was quickly fol-
lowed by similar action the part of David
T. Litter, who also retired from the contes, in
favor of Mr. Mason. This left the ex-Congress-
man by far the leader of the other active candi-
dates-Clark +. Carr. Congressman Hit and
Samuel w. Alerton. Before the withdrawal of
Madden and Litter, fifty-nine votes claimed
for Mason by the anti-Madden committee OF Chi
cago citizens who came here to compass his de-
feat.
The surrender of Madden was forced by the
realization Of his followers in Cook County that
the machine had not power to make him Unit
ed States Senator. When this fact was driven
home TO wavering Madden men, they broke from
the control of the Cook County organization.
Ernest G. Schubert. the defeated Cook Coun-
ty candidate of the machine for Speaker.
vas the first one to fire a warning gun into
the camp of Madden's managers Speaking for
the twenty-fOur members who had stood by
him in the Speakership fight. he gave notice to
Alderman Madden that he could no longer con-
troll the Cook County delegates. Acting on the
suggestion Of Representative Schubert that the
Cook County men should get together and agree
some man who could he nominated. q Sc
cret caucus of that delegation called i'm
mediately after the Madden flag was lowered
to agree on a course to he pursued. The claim
made that Mason would get fourteen OF
the freed Madden votes and that Cook County
would unite In his support rather than let the
Senatorship go to the country.
The House and Senate Steering Committees
this morning agreed to postpone the Republican
caucus until tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock.
The caucus will probably be held In the Su-
preme Court room in the State Capitol