Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
CAUCUS MAN DEFEATED
ShurtIeff Elected Speaker of
Illinois Assembly.
Is AIDED BY DEMOCRATS
Speculation as to Possible Effect on
Hopkins.
CHOICE ON THIRD BALLOT
Six Democrats in the Field to Sue
coed Hemenway as United States
Senator From Indiana.
CHOICE ON THIRD BALLOT

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, January The
success Of Edward D. Shurtleff in defeat
ing the nominee of the republican caucus
for speaker of the general assembly has
caused a belief that Senator Hopkins may
be defeated for reelection, although he
was Endorsed by primary election.
II there is an understanding between
the Shurtleff republicans and the demo-
Gratis In the house on the Senatorship 1t
has not been indicated publicly up to this
time and the secret will no doubt be as
we'll guarded until the arrival of the psy-
Geological moment, as were the plans to
elect Shurtleff.
Election of Shurtleff.
Shurtlef, who Tuesday bolted the re-
publican caucus, yesterday was elected
speaker of the forty-siXth general assem-
bly, of Illinois by the votes of "a repub-
licans and 81 democrats, after the same
number of republicans, voting with ~
democrats, had made him temporary
speaker over Edward j. King of Gales
burg, the candidate favored by Gov.
Charles S. Deneen and the republican
caucus.
On the first roll call Shurtleff received
"a votes. himself casting a complimentary
vote for Kleeman Kings full strength
voted for him. and he received ID votes.
OF the minority. two members were
absent, but otherwise Lee ONeil Browne,
democratic caucus nominee, received the
full democratic strength of 81 votes. On
the initial ballot, TrOyer had votes and
kleeman 3.
There was no change on the second
ballot in the number of votes fast for
Shurtleff and King.
Third Ballot Decisive.
The third roll call which resulted in
the selection of Shurtlef to be tempo
rary speaker, was as follows: Shurtleff,
"a; King, 55; Troyer. g.; Browne, 81 klee-
man, l. On the fourth call of the roll.
which was for the election of permanent
speaker, Shurtleff gained vote and King
lost one.
Three democrats refused to be de-
livered to Shurtleff. and continued to
vote for Browne on the third roll. When
Brownies name was reached on the third
roll call he gave his vote for Shurtleh,
and released all who were not inclined
longer to vote for him.
Statement by Shurtleff.
In assuming the speakership, Mr.. Shurt-
teff said:
II do not believe that any one on the
republican side of the house has lost any
republicanism today. i don't think /
have. Neither do l believe that any
democratic member has lost any of his
democracy.
IT have heard something said here to-
day that the rule of caucus should be the
law, and I am really somewhat surprised
to hear that statement made when we are
in the middle, and possibly l might say
near the end. of period in which it has
been preached to us that the caucus was
unfair. that the caucus was corrupt, that
the caucus was a fraud that the caucus
was the place where the will of the peo-
pie could be throttled and for that rea-
son the caucus should be dethroned and
the people rule.
AZ voted against law for that pur.
nose but / hope that / have i'm all Of
my proceedings since, and here today,
bowed to the will of the people that have
preached that law. / am not d democrat,
but a republican.