The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-31
J. HAM LEWIS
ASKS THE AID Of
PRES|OENT-ELEC1
Sees Opportunity to Elect
Two Democratic Senators
From illinois
HE is CHOICE OF
PRIMARY ELECTIONs
Needs Six Votes to Win and
Urges Wilson to Swing
Patronage Where 1t
Will Be Effective

''cosSlty oI seHuihS democrats from
the States of Illinois, Maine, New
Hampshire and the other States whera
the party finds itself lacking a feW
votes of majority In the Legislatures.
IN order TO insure a. majority in the
united States senate Is carry ont "
Governor Wilson's policies, was forc~ n
IDLY brought to the attention Of the
president-elect at two hours' ron~Ass
ference today with J. Hamilton Lcwina
or Chicago, who is the primary choicG
or Illinois Democrats for the senat0
MT Lewis. as the situation stAnd01
at present. needs six Progressive orr
Republican votes TO elect him. He
called upon Governor Wilson today
TO urge him to use the federal yTfi4s
nority patronage, that ordinarily goeusA
TO the Republican party to reward 81
any six members of the Illinois legi0&
lature, Bull Moose. Republican or So-#
cialist who will come over to the Demo~S
cratic side long enough to cast a vote
for J. Hamilton Lewis
There are TO be two United States
senators elected in Illinois, one to-
succeed Senator Cullom, whose term
expires. and the other to take the
place OF the discredited Senator Lori II
mer. Mr.. Lewis says that the sam1 Is
six votes won over for him could b.
used to elect his associate. thus killing ID
two birds with one stone.
After his conference with Mr.. Lew
Is. Governor Wilson issued this state.
ment:
Glad to See j. Ham.
Governor Wilson said that he wA9
particularly glad TO have an oppor~
tunity to talk with Mr.. Lewis about
the senatorial situation in Iliiupiasz57 49,
was particularly pleased to learn fHx&
no factional differences Of any kind "a
would stand in the way Of ratifyinE
the peoples choice at the primaries
mo man." he added could now
come to Washington In such eircum-
stances who came IN disregard o1 n
such a vote without feeling that No
was in Il hopelessly false position.
Governor Wilson expressed himsM
self as particularly interested in ME-.
Lewis expectation that there would IL
be two Democratic senators returne6 n
from Illinois. and said this would un-
doubtedly be what the country wouf0
naturally expect. in view Of the fact
that the State had gone Democratic. n
and would naturally wish to be rep
resented in national affairs In the full d
spirit of the result"
Mr.. Lewis. after the conferences IA
went into the details of the IfiinoaQ3
situation for the benefit of the newn.
paper correspondents.
were All FOR Kim.
II called the attention OF the Cove
ernor to the strong likelihood OF elecke
ing two Democratic senator's In Illfs@
nois i assured him that all the Deu4s
ccratic factions--those led by MayU138
Harrison, Governor Dunno and RogoG@a
Sullivan-were for me as the nomineN
Ct the primaries, and that the pe0p1o4&
throughout the State were anxiOuoA
to give Governor Wilson two senatoGmf
on the theory that the people ha6sH
chosen to try his policies, and thu
Democratic senators were neceneoxI
machinery: that the people OF Illtno1
were patriotic and recognized tht4
fact. and that they would stand E
him. I pointed out that these SenAM
tors could be obtained either by thGza
addition to the Democratic body 0EM1
six Progressivss or Republicans. X
made bold to intimate that an thu
minority patronage had under the
law to go to the opposition, that 1&
would not be out OF place to have
1t openly understood that the patrt0x3&
men who would give him the suppo04
OF two senator's would be regarded G#
worthy OF proper reward and rec01&M
milton in this matter.
1T also called the attention Of thG
governor TO the necessity OF Hlin4eQ
being represented in the cabinet MN
ssar ,oI =. $50 49,
~! LIMOS s p-a
on. VI .he capinee also useN.s9s.5
.nsl we shouid nave Dsnocs
,s suua 1uase ~, "a tne t vaoy z2
1 ' 10y, ~sss5S43&
necessary because Illinois now k0M
four Republican judges. and not o.
Democratic judge.
. lnteressso ooSsrnor.
me governor saiu MT. Levi. H.,
a discu,ss 9pea ,tn a 10 TAKE ,ne. me