The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-13
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REMOTE

s%pringaeld. M Arril ls -Althoasl
Alhert .. Hopkins. "a the opinion 81
men who know much OF the Inside ri
the senatorial deadlock. has bal d We
mote chance OF election. his furma
Withdrawal fran the contest Is mi
considered q probability
HopkinA. By ,eason OF The plurality
tOie given him at the primary election
lnsl August claims the Support Of III.
party IN the assembly He ia IN d
Inherent osition from that which an
other candidate might occupy, AZ
friends Point out. and "a feels jug
tined Ia remainlng Ia lha ighf, even
though the people az he state may
be manifeetlng impatienre nc toe BRO
tracted deadlock.
Moreover. Hopkins continues 20 Ia.
ciet that IN spite Of the contrary view
on many experienced politicians. IA
will YET be elected II his supporters
will only hang on n proof Of which
claim be- points 20 the fact tina, lhc
/ opposition Is 80 split mp ns TO ss un.
able, apparently 10 matte on * win
Ming candidate.
Former DeadlocAs Recalled.
II must b. admitted that Hoslin5
finds some encouragement and some
reason for bis persistence IN the noe.
able contests 81 the past IN Illinois.
The scholarship was won by John
a Logan IN 1885, ana BIZ .tahn M
Palmer IN 1897 largely because Of the
dogged, u~newerping persistence with
which thelf followers continued 10 sup.
port them. IN the case Of Palmer
the Demtcra rat hung ON antll two
Of the tfree Farmers Alliance mem.
beers Ven Won over and decided The
contest.
SO It IS that Hopkins hopes ihet W.
hanging on something win happen
that win bring him success he finds
encours cement IN the failure OF the
opposition 10 induce Governor Deneen
to take the seAatorship, Early IN the.
session -indeed, It may be said. mucn
earlier than the sfenlAs Of the ses'
aion~-ancordlng to 4 story that Is not
at OH new. q plan wea evolved for.
the election or Governor Deneen affee
4 prolonged deadlock.
aeneen eliminated as a Candidate.
About ~ rec weeks ago # Was Is
eyed That The psychological mo-
mont hAd arrived This was 6 nils
take Of Judgment Deneen was sin
aignanl he was furious thnt aach
Il thins shonia ae thought TT. SUCH
.st least WIS the word thrt fume out
.af The executive office. 80 Is true, ai
.atl events. that lie ibrued the senator
ship daNu quito emphetlcnilg.
go thiH attitude 81 Me governor tho
friends of Hopkins found q renewed
aasufHnc1 es victory Danepa was 1lei
Mitely cNl 20 the way rs & passlAie
edndid8ir 8e would now turn in Vlth
4naeWet vigaf io teln elect Hopkins
PEI tGgae aeess save aasse6 and no
senator
ilenaln, WoLli have nothing to gain
and everything 10 lose. hs he views
H. bg a%itaaawlne. whereas Be may
set win Gus ~ standing pat There
Is un Important difference. however
hei tween lle present situation and mat
which existed hi ihe raits ~ logan
an6 palner. Logan haa the undivided
support ct ats own party 30 had
Palmer fhe latter hat been aaNlln
acd hg lha Democratic State cnnvnn
zion ana DE- hae maGe a FIGHT before
the people EgefY pemocsat ~ both
houses srpn1ried elm IN The Gaze OF
HopkiH8 3 very e0nalderahie number
Of Republican members have reftned
To vote fnr him AZ any time,
Governor Eaady % Quit Hopkina.
Current rumofa are not ii all fay
afahie "a tho success az Hnpkins
There aYe sismletlng stories nf neeo.
ilaiiona between Governor Deneen
snd Congressman I.orimer with d view
20 the ramIng Of The next senaaur
nenean. n Il said, i8 willing 10 quit
Hopkins It tie right man can ne
picked rHt 40 succeed hinl Since
fieneen and LofImer, Nhn for years
waged - lentless var against one an.
other have shown o disposition 10
bury shp hafchet. ail manner Of lm
possible things ase expected TO hap
pen. e Il pretty generally conceded
that any candidate agreed upon By
Deneen. forlmer and Speaker Shurl-
leH wlll be elected,
The end % the senatorial deadlock
e. likely 10 come quite suddenly. Tan
didltea who have been watching che
situation franl afar with the expecta-
iion Of getting into ,he contest when
Hopkins Is out 0f Il are not likely 10
have lime TO set to Springfield IN the
hrief interval between the elimination
OF HopHuns and the election Of n sen.
nt0r Already the contest has con.
tlnued d month longer than the palm.
er deadlock or 1891. and almost as
long al the Reconsideration deadlock
o. 1855. Cut tn the state there Is
more OF less i%mpatIenee At the leilnfe
Of The assembly 10 elect a senator
Democratic alay lead & Break.
Ia this situation the Democratic sl6el
II the assembly "a Akeiy te Il any
moment become E large faetor-nach
then has yet heea reekoaed. a
requires eeIracfdlnary circumstances
ID lndrct men ia The LEGISLATURE to
break away from their party Up tol
this tine Democratic Legislators have
voted iof only Denocrats for SENATOR
TheY mRy continue 6nna This. even
5houaa the deadlock shoale laal lof
many more monlhs. nut the calssiari
situation = j suost extraordinary enc
and nos many Democrats are debating
amnnn themselves whether the time ls
n0t ii hand Hhen lhty NIL he insllaed
d voting Tor a Republican SENATORIAL