The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-27
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BALLOT ELECTS
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A Coalition of Democratic and
Republican Votes Decides
Case
LONG DRAWN OUT DEADLOCK
IN ILLINOIS FINALLY ENOS

Toward None Of Those Who Have
Defeated Him for Reelection 10
Succeed Himself in Senate.
Springfield, Ill.,, May 27.-Congress-
man William Lorimer of Chicago is
the junior United States senator from
Illinois. He was elected on the ninety
fifth ballot In the joint assembly today
by q coalition of Democratic and Re-
publican votes, to fill the vacancy
from Illinois which has existed since
Albert j. Hopkins term as senator
expired March last. With votes to
spare the blond congressman, who is
called the boss of Cook county (Chi-
cago) broke the historic senatorial
deadlock which has existed since jan
uary.
Speaker Shurtleff cast the vote in
the joint assembly which insured
Lorimer's election. When the speak
er's name was reached on the house
roll call, eighty-eight votes had been
cast in the house and twelve votes
had been cast in the senate for Will
liam Lorimer, making a total Of an
even one hundred votes. Shurtleffs
was the eighty-ninth vote in the house
and the 101 vote in the joint session
for Lorimer, which gave the senator
elect a majority of the two hundred
senators and representatives who were
present and voting.
The total membership of the general
assembly has been reduced to 2O3 by
the death of Representative Zaabel.
Senator Schmitt was absent from the
joint session. Representatives Daley,
Democrat, and Hope, Republican,
failed to vote when their names wore
called. This left the total vote at
200. of which 101 votes is majority.
But Lorimer's election was not de-
pendent upon majority of those pres
ent and voting. He also received a
constitutional majority of 1O2 votes
and had, before the vote was an
nounced, six votes to spare. With the
casting of Shurtleff's vote the mem
bers of the legislature and the vast
throng that filled the house galleries
knew that the deadlock was broken.
Pandemonium broke loose and several
minutes elapsed before Speaker
Shurtleff could bring about sufficient
order to proceed with the election.
Senator Potter was recognized to
change his vote from Hopkins to Lori
mer, and he cast the one hundredth
and second vote for Lorimer Sena-
tors Henson, Billings and Ettelson
were recognized for the same purpose
and their votes increased the total
to 105. While Potter, Henson, Bill
lings and Ettelson remained with
Hopkins when their names were
called, Lorimer was assured Of their
help and votes long before his cleo
tion was assured on the roll call.
Senators Clark. Juual and Mccormick
followed the lead and by changing
their votes from Hopkins to Lorimer
put the total vote to 10S. No members
OF the house made an effort to get
in the band wagon. Before the vote
was announced Hope was permitted
to be recorded for Hopkins, and Daley
signified his intention to vote for
Stringer
Fifty-five Republicans and fifty
three Democrats voting together
brought Lorimer's election and broke
the long standing deadlock. OF the
tifty-five Republicans thirteen are
senate members and forty-two are
house members. Of the fifty-three
Democrats, six are senate members
and forty-seven are house members.
Speaker Gratified.
After the joint session was over
Speaker Shurtleff made the following
statement:
II am very much gratified at the
election of Mr.. Lorimer. 1t is the
end Of long and bitter struggle and
in my Judgment will give general
satisfaction.
AT no time have been a candidate
for the office. but number of my
friends have highly honored me by
voting for me.
"The defeat of Senator Hopkins was
caused in part by the working of the
direct plurality primary law. Mr..
Hopkins in the primary received
much less than half of the Republican
vote cast. He was endorsed by only
a majority of the party, and the cleo
tion of Mr.. Lorimer was brought
about by the sentiment of nearly two
thirds OF the Republican party which
voted against Senator Hopkins in the
primary. Had. Senator Hopkins re-
ceived majority vote of the Repub-
licans in the primary. doubtless he
would have been elected. The cleo
tion of William Lorimer is due to
his own popularity: his ability to do
things for the state of Illinois; the
enthusiasm for the deep waterway
movement with which he is so closely
allied. and the absurd rule of plural
ity or a minority control in the pri-
mary law"
The breaking of the deadlock was
not permitted to pass without en-
citing Incidents. Minority Leader Lee
O'Neil Browne characterized the
words of Representative English as
false because the latter gave the i'm
preston by Inference that improper
influences had been used to secure
Democratic votes for Lorimer.
Browne did not reply to what Eng