Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
FOR HOPKINS TOCE
Break in Illinois Deadlock Makes
Congressman Senator.
ANTS AND DEMOCRATS JOIN
~Bi-Partisah Coalition Makes Possible
Election on Ninety-F1fth Ballot
Taken siRce january 2O--Lori-
mer. watches Fight.

SPRINGFIELD, III. May e~6-.Congress-
man William Dormer of the Sixth con-
gressionHl district was elected United
states senator today by the joint session
kof the general assembly on the nlnety-f fifth
ballot. "a.
! TIL election Of a Junior senator to rep
resent Illinois in the upper house at Wash
ington came through a coalition OF demo-
cratic ~assembfymen and the anti-Hopkins
republicans. The hall or representatives
through the, hours speeding the close of
the deadlock was crowded with a most of
republicans The hall of Representatives
former Senator Hopkins aides to head off
the break 40 sLorimer. but they were un-
awaiting. The ,draHnatic last act of the
deadlock, switch has dragged since jan
uary %, wss played'to a small crowd.
, disappointed by ,the many supreme ef-
forts's' which had failed. the audience,
usually at the Joint session.. was absent
today s-t '.
- The. vote of Mra- Shurtleff, the eighty
ninth representative TO vote for william
Lorimer, made the l01st vote the vote
which made the election Of Lorimer abso-
lutte. Two house member did not vote
Daley and Hope-snd with Senator Schmidt
absent, thes total voting, strength Of the
Joint session was 200, 50 in the senate and
l50 In. the house. r&t.
wild cheers. CnlAd the hall when the de-
cision- was announced
So DeR0crats start Break.
The. break in the; hong deadlock to Will
liam Lorimen was due principally to dem
ocrats, who desired the election of a United
States senator at this session Of the legis-
lature. 1t was attended by much excite
ment and copfuFiHn
The first republican to shift to Lorimer
was senator. Bail. Senator Breidt followed,
and, explaining his vote; said that Lori
mer could ably represent the people and
always was consistent. AS the ballotlng
progressed, .Lqrimer constantly showing
gains, many or the senators explained their
votes Senator Isiey. democrat, protested
against the election of a bipartisan candi-
date.
Bursts Of oratory puctured the rollcall
and some of the democratic representatives
took their brothers in the faith to task for
DESERVING the banners of strict democracy.
Representative Donah1 prophesied that the
democrats who voted for Lorimer would
be met at the outskirts of their home dis
tricts with shotguns. - ."'~'
T. While the voting was progressing, Con-
lgressman.. LoTimeT, calm and apparently
unexcited,, strolled through the corridor
back OF the speakers. seemingly the cool
est and most unconcerned man in the whole
excited place, , .a
.Chfperfieid starts Row.
While the roll call of the house. was pro-
crossing Representative, !Chiperfield OBJ
jected to the presence of Former Lieuten-
ant Governor ". A. Northcott on the floor.
A scene of confusion followed and Clipper
field left his Seat apparently to enforce the
frufe, While h6ase policemen sought to duell
Ithe excitehient.7 - ''At'" '-'"'"
II invoke 'the'fuIes of the house" Chip
f~erffelds shouted. Senator 'Bailey objected:
Repeater Blows or the gsNeI brought order
and Inc fiAesskyfhg 6&9state. officers the
prfvflegSs 6fqfA fi6or was read re.
-fhersS was 8oScm the LorTiner camp when
Representatives. Lawrence, Logan. and Nc
Making, hitherto sstaunch Hopkins men,
voted of6f1 nofhnef. , 'is3' +4. &c - .
r. OEAthe SO h6use members w4io voted for
fSeR6tof Lorifner, al were democrats and AZ
7 On the nin6ty-fifth joint ballot the, total
vote OF the Joint session was:
I - r -ReDate. House. Total