The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-26
: q '2:''"FR MAY
LAM ILLINOIS
SENAT0RSH|P
An Effort to Break the Long
Drawn Out Deadlock to
be Made
HOPKINS men READY
TO BREAK FOR NEW MAN
L0rimer Would Have 10 Get Demo.
cratic Support to Win and This Is
the Strong Argument Being Made
Against His Candidacy.

Chicago, May 26.-Republican lead
ers got together today and as re-
i suit William Lorimef, congressman
from the sixth district, is to receive
the big lift" at Springfield this week
in the final effort to break the legisla-
tive deadlock and elevate him to the
Office Of United States senator. To-
night the flight of the Chicago politi-
cal leaders will start Springfieldwa
where the efforts OF most of them are
to be directed to supporting the move
ment of making Lorimer senator and
incidentally making a new lineup in
the leadership of the Republican or
ganization in Cook county.
Dewey Going to Springfield.
Mayor Busse is still with Albert j.
Hopkins in the latter's fight to sue
ceed himself. He contends that Hop
kins is the party choice at the pri-
mary and entitled to the place. Some
of his appointees and chief aids, how
ever, are not following in line with
the mayor. Chauncey Dewey, one of
the mayors appOintees as member of
the board of local improvements, is
going to Springfield tonight in the in
terests Of Lorimer. Charles l.. Bill
ings and Samuel A. Ettelson, senators
respectively from the first and second
districts, are two votes that Mr.. Dew
ey counts on holding in line for Lori
mer when the "blond bcss' becomes
big figure in the running.
Chicago politicians say that the
faithful who have been sticking to
ex-senator Hopkins in his fight are
ready to break away the moment it
seems apparent that some other can
didate is strong enough to win. The
same ones assert that Lorimer prob
ably could be elected by a bipartisan
combination in the legislature and
still be considered a Republican by
the national administration when he
reaches Washington. His strength in
the party organization at the national
capitol is pointed to in support of
this argument.
Lorimer Now at the Capital.
Lorimer is now on the ground at
Springfield nourishing his lusty boom.
The ninety-third ballot was taken this
morning with only scattering votes
present The real big fight will start
tomorrow and the politicians say that
this week will see its last round.
Lorimer Is behind every effort to get
as many Republicans as possible
lined up for him so that he can first
lay claim to having the Endorsement
of the majority Of the party before
swinging in the Democratic votes at
joint session.
Hopkins is Hard at Work.
Albert J. Hopkins, even if his fol
lowers are becoming lukewarm, does
not intend to sit passively by and per-
init Congressman Lorimer to romp in
as senator. Congressman Lorimer,
six years ago, brought Mr.. Hopkins
from the quiet life OF congressman
from Kane county to the hustle of
Chicago and made him senator.
MIR. Hopkins is said by his friends to
have personal preference for almost
anybody except Mr.. Lorimer taking
the senatorship away from him now.
Hopkins managers are counting on
ten more votes than the high mark of
his squirt last week, which would give
him ninety-seven tomorrow. He
would then lack six of constitution
al majority. The Lorimer supporters
declare that he will not get the ten
or even hold the eighty-seven which
he had Thursday
Hopkins has Hopes of These.
The Hopkins managers are counting
upon recruits like Flannigen, who put
him in nomination at the opening of
the senatorial fight and who left him
later for Shurtleff; Gillespie. who has
been supporting Lowden: Brownback.
who has been voting for Mckinley;
Price of Elgin, one of the Foss adher-
ents; Senator Curtis, who left Hop
kins some time ago for Mckinley;
Black. who has been giving Sherman
q vote. and Kowalsky and Mclean,
who are still hanging on to Foss.
Lane and Zipf from Chicago, are
probably the other two men counted
in the new Hopkins recruits expected.
They are voting for Shurtleff.
Attitude Of Dcncen.
Mr.. Dewey is Deneen supporter,
is colonel on the governors person.
al staff and his preparations to as
sist Lorimer are declared by the poll
ticians to be sufficient proof that the
governor is in accord with tho move