Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-04
TlPPT FOR LEADER
Representative From Olney is
Chosen by illinois
Democrats.
WINS OVER CRAIG ONE VOTE
Pay Roll Padding Charged in Resoiu-
tons Prepared by Voters
League.


of the Illinois house of representatives
after so hours of caucusing at Spring
field last night.
Isaac B. Craig, of Mattoon, who had
been selected by the state committee
for leader. found the opposition of the
country SO strong during the afternoon
that he withdrew in favor of NJ. J..
Mckinley. of Chicago. upon whom the
Cook county members had united ear
lier i'm the day. Mr.. Tippit won by
single vote. the result being 80 to rs.
The country members began their op-
position to Mr.. Craig by refusing to
stand for him on the ground that he
had been discredited by the publica-
ton of his record.
Gray md Pattison Withdraw.
Mr. Tippit. James NJ Gray, of Deca-
tur. and Douglas Pattison. of Freeport,
were the country candidates. In an
afternoon caucus Mr.. Gray and Mr..
Pattison withdrew in favor of Mr.. Tip
pit. The down-state members who vot-
ed with the 81 Cook county members
for Mckinley were Bremen, McClunk
ey, Gibbons, Bowles. Linden and Craig.
MIR. Tippit voted for Mckinley and
Mr.. Mckinley cast his ballot for his
opponent.
The nomination of Mr.. Shurtleff for
speaker of the republicans was made
without a ripple. There were IS mem
bers of the majority in their seats
when State Chairman Roy o. West
called the meeting to order. William
E Trautmann. of st. Clair, was made
chairman and S. ]. Drew, of Will. Sec
rotary. The list of nominations was
quickly completed as follows:
House-Speaker, Edward ID. Shurt-
left: temporary speaker. Robert f.
Pendarvis. of Cook; clerk, John A.
Reeve. of Macon; assistant clerks.
Bert F. Mccain of Mclean, Thomas
S. Williams of Clay, and J. ii. Bassett
of Ogle: enrolling and engross:ng
clerk, Thomas III. Stokes of Logan; as
sistants. Charles w. Baldwin of Cook.
and James Kinney of Stark; doorkeep-
er, Edwin NJ. Harlin of Clark; assist
ants, T. o. Schaeffer of Stephenson,
Frank Enrietto of Grundy. and Jesse
Hawkins of Mclean; postmistress,
Mrs. Millie f. Jackson of Marion; as
sistant, Miss May l.. Davis of Sanga-
mon.
senate Majority Caucus.
The republican senators had no more
difficulty in their caucus than the
house members earlier in the day.
Senator A. c. Clark, of Cook. was elect
ed chairman and Jesse BARLEY, of Wa
bash, secretary. Both will act through
out the session. A committee consist
ing of Senators III. II. Evans, Orville
F. Berry, Charles II. Hughes, Richard
J. Barr and ID. A. Campbell was ap-
pointed TO make up list of committees
to be appointed when the upper house
organizes. Senate officers were then
nominated without opposition:
Senate-President protein, Leon A.
Townsend of Knox; secretary, James
H. Paddock of SangamOn; assistants,
Evart OsgoOd of Cook, and Charles
Durfee of Pope; sergeant-at-arms, J. G..
Reul of La Sale; postmistress, Ida NJ.
Bacon of Kane.
Both the republican and the demo-
cratic caucus threatened an eruption
over the introduction of n resolution
intended to prevent padding of the pay
rolls. submitted TO the republicans by
II. w. Austin and to the democrats by
Benjamin NJ. Mitchell, both of Cook.
This resolution is said to have been
given them by the Legislative Voters
League for introduction. Mr.. Mitch
ellis resolution was:
Resolved. That we, the members of
the house of representatives, consider
no resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of employees over and above the
said resolution TO the committee on
contingent expenses. wherein il may
be fully discussed and acted upon, and
in the event of said committee report
ing a resolution for additional appoint
ments that the same be not acted upon
except by roll call.
Rules ResolutiOn Out.
When Mr.. Austin read his resolu-
ton, Chairman Trautmann ruled it
out of order on the ground that any
committee appointed in the caucus
would have to report back to the eau
Gus. while the object aimed at con-
cerned 153 members of the house. w
VI. McSurely of Cook then asked for
light on the appointment of employees
of the house and suggested that some
old member could furnish the infor-
nation. David Z. Shanahan was call
ed for. Mr.. Shanahan promptly said
he never lodged an issue and took up
the subject. saying:
From various sources have come
the hue and cry about padded pay
roll and there has been talk of cutting
it down The trouble has lain large
L. h. Fnsl ~
their work properly. If a speaker will
do that there will not be such a de-
mand for positions in the statehouse.
Employees Do Not Work.
Il don't believe the people of this
state send their representatives here
to clean spittoons and act as messen.
gers. What il requires is the enforce
ment of the rules as to employees
They do not work. The policemen are