The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-19
ILLINOIS REPUBL ICAN CAUCIIS
FAILED TO SELECT A Sue
CESSOR FOR PAI. MER.
Mr.. MASON IN THE LEAD.
LORINIER SECOND AND ONLY FIVE
VOTES BEHIND, THE Ex-
CONGRESSMAN.
TWO BALLOTS WITHOUT RESULT.
The Complimentary Vote of the
Democratic Minority Given to
AItgeld without Opposition.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Jan. 1S-The Re
publican joint caucus for the nomina-
ton of a. successor to Senator John M.
Palmer was held tonight. The fight
since the convening of the legislature
has been a bitter one. and unusual in
terest was manifested in the outcome
by the crowds which thronged the state
house corridors and struggled for posi-
tions near the caucus chamber The
caucus officers, as proposed by the joint
steering committee, were promptly
elected without opposition, and the bal
loting began.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Ex-Congressman w. E. Mason, of Chi
cago, 46; Congressman Lorimer. of Chi
cago, 80; congressman Hit, 12; Con-
gresham Hopkins, of Aurora, 6; C. E.
Carr, of Springfield, 10; S. w. Allerton.
of Chicago, 1; G. E. Adams, of Chicago.
2; Congressman Joseph Cannon, of DAN
Vile, 10. Necessary to a choice, g.
The second ballot showed but little
change, Mason losing one vote to Lori
mer and Adams losing one to Cannon,
At the conclusion of the second ballot
adjournment was taken until o'clock
tomorrow evening.
The Democratic joint caucus tonight
nominated ex-Gov. John P. AltgeId for
United States senator from Illinois. AS
the Republicans control both branches
of the assembly, the Democratic vote
will be merely a complimentary one.
Altgeld's nomination was by acclama-
ton, no other name being presented.
Some of the Democratic. members saw
that after a nil to,
eX-Gov. Altgeld, many Of their number
would take a hand in helping others
OF the Republican candidates. This
proposTt1on has caused CONSERVATION
among some of the Republicans. They
say it might have the result of select
ing man not wanted by the majority
or the party. The Republicans are
strong enough to force an adjournment
each day after perfunetOry ballot is
taken, so as to live UP to the REQUIRE
,mentS or the law. In this event thew
VIII meet IN caucus daily after ad-
Journment of the joint assembly and
continue to do SO until a nomination
in caucus is made. This can be done
II the different factions work together.
out II any considerable number want
to settle 1t. in joint assembly they can
do so with the aid q. the Democrats.
GOV. Tanner has nos yet tesken any
part In the fight; at least, he has made.
no declaration to THAI effect, so far as
the public knows.
There was a brief conference of Cook
county (Chicago) members today, and
as a result they held a preliminary
caucus this afternoon. They remained
in secret session from 2:45 until nearly
o'clock. 1t was then claimed by them
that there were present enough country
members, besides the thirty-one from
Cook, to give Lorimer 81 votes on the
first ballot at the joint caucus tonight.
Each one of the members present was
Instructed to do vigorous missionary
work until the hour for the joint
caucus to meet. Mason's friends were
unusually active after it became known
to them what the Cook county crowd
had done. w. J. Calhoun and his man
ayers We're also in secret consultation
nearly all afternoon, Numerous tele.
grams were sent to his friends
throughout the state.
At meeting of the joint Republican
steering committee this afternoon
Charles Allen was chosen to act as
chairman of the caucus tonight, and
Ed. DWyer as secretary.