The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-09
necessary in view of the action of
the senate in holding up the inaugu-
Canal Millions at Stake,

ration.
Canal Millions at Stake.
Big stakes are in the play against
Governor Deneen, say old-timers.
Conferred in the fight against the gov
ernor is the control of millions to be
used in developing the deep water
way in Illinois. say men who are
familiar with the waterway plans.
The adoption of the $2O,OOO,OO0 bond
issue by the people at the November
election makes this amount available.
The Commonwealth Edison company
and the Economy Light and Power
company az said to be interested in
the waterv"Ta "troversy and the de-
ys.Spment v;aSts IN s'e " watsrpo%er s,rds se
tween jolies; and 1cn> ' ~
Talk Of Great W
Administration le ~ ~ .yol
that Roger c. ST.. al ls.s. -... .r'.
Democratic end z5the fight for Z, j.
troll of wat-s Ser by the electric
Lighting IL ,o,! They s;.tas,a. assert there
troll tr c,,,5gE.;g interests. interests The charge
r2. g. ntemplation that will be able
! 9 Sole up valuable rights that will
n AVAILABLE in the development of
the ship canal.
William Lorimer. who has been
elected to congress three times on
the deep waterway issue, is credited
with being the leader on the Repub-
lican side in the move to eliminate
Governor Deneen from say in the
disposition OF the $20,O00,000 bond.
May Seek to Gust Deneen.
There is well-laid plot to either
oust the governor from his office of
governor or tie his hands in water
way legislation, say men who believe
they know the situation. If the gov
ernor ia able to hold his office the
program Of the anti-Deneen Repub-
licans and Democrats is to prevent
the governor from naming the COM
mission that will handle the bond is-
sue millions.
Two ways are proposed. One is
that the members be named in the
bill to be passed by the legislature.
A bipartisan commission would be
selected, the Lorimer Republicans
selecting their members and the Sui
livan Democrats naming commission
ers friendly to them. The other prop
ositton includes the election Of a
commission. The latter course would
eliminate Governor Deneen and is
considered way that would appeal
to the voters.
Anything to Count Out Deneen.
Governor Deneen's friends figure
that the members of the Republican
Democratic alliance in the house will
not stop at any limit to count him out
and 1t is upon this theory they are
working. The factional feeling is
close to a state of frenzy. Deneen
men say that with Shurtleh men in
the house the DEMOCRATS will be able
to muster 103 votes, or the number
needed to oust Deneen. They fear
that II the two branches get together
petition for recount will be
sprung. This adopted in joint ses-
sion, 1t would remain for Speaker
shurtleff in the house and Lieut.-Gov.
Oglesby in the senate to name joint
committee to take up the contest.
The Deneen men feel that both
Shurtleff and Oglesby would name a
hostile committee. They insist that
case against the governor would be
made out by the committee on con-
test and report made after an in
vestigation that would declare Adlai
Stevenson, Democrat, elected gover-
nor instead of Deneen.
Supporters of the governor contend
that in making prima facie case
against Deneen all the motions of an
investigation would be gone through
without giving the governor a chance
to properly defend himself.