The Washington herald., 1912-12-31
DISCUSS TRADE
INILLINOIS VOTES
J. "Ham" Lewis Proposed
Decker to Wilson by Which
He Can Reach Senate.
PATRONAGE FOR BALLOTS
Representative Red6eld Goes Over
Philippine Situation with
President-elect.
PATRONAGE FOR BALLOTS


Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, and tn
other States where the party finds itseI
lacking few votes of a majority in tn
Legislature in order to insure a maiorit,
In the United States Senate to carry GU
Gov. Wilson's policies was forcibl,
Drought to the attention of the President
elect at two hours conference to-da,
with ]. Hamilton Lewis, of Chicago, VIII,
Is the primary choice of Illinois Demo
Gratis for the Senate.
Mr.. Lewis, as the situation stands a
present, needs six Progressive or Repub
hcan votes to elect him. He called upol
Gov Wilson to-day to urge him to us
the Federal minority patronage that ordi
narily goes to the Republican party I,
reward six members of the Illinois Leg
islature. Bull Moose, Republican or SO
cialist, who will come over to the Demo
cratic side long enough to cast a vote fol-
]. Hamilton Lewis.
There are to be two United States Sen
ators elected in Illinois, one to succeed
Senator Cullom. whose term expires anC
the other to take the place of the dis
credited Senator Lorimer Mr.. Levi.
says that the same six votes won oveI
Tor him could be used to elect his asso
ciate, thus killing two birds with one
stone.
After his conference with Mr.. Lewis
Gov. Wilson issued this statement:
Wilson Issues Statement.
Gov. Wilson said that he was par.
ticu'arly glad to have an opportunity to
talk with Mr.. Lewis about the Senatorial
situation in Illinois. He was particularly
pleased to learn that no factional differ
CnCes OF any kind would stand in the way
OF raufying the peoples choice at the
Primaries.
No man ba adda5 sIoo,,I5 49,. 49,.
to Washington in such circumstances who
came in disregard of such a vote without
feeling that he was in a hopelessly false
position.
Gov Wilson expressed himself as par
ucularly interested in Mr.. Lewis expecta-
ton that there would be two Democratic
Senators returned from Illinois, and said
this would undoubtedly be what the coun-
try would naturally expect in view of the
fact that the State had gone Democratic,
and :"ould naturally wish TO be repre-
sented If national affairs in the full spirit
of the result
Mr.. Lewis, after the conference went
into the details of the Illinois situation
for the benefit of the newspaper CORE
spOndents.
All Factions United.
Il called the attention of the Governor
10 the strong likelihood of electing two
Democratic Senators in Illinois. I as
sured him that all the Democratic fac
tions-those led by Mayor Harrison.
Gov. Dunno, and Roger Sullivan-were
for me as the nominee of the primaries,
and that the people throughout the State
were anxious TO give Gov. Wilson two
Senator'S on the theory that the people
had chosen to try his policies, and that
Democratic Senators were necessary ma
chinery, that the people of Illinois were
patriotic and recognized this fact and
that they would stand by him. | pointed
out that these Senators could be OBJ
tanned either by the addition to the Dem
ocratic body of six Progressives or Re
publicans. l made bold to intimate that
as the minority patronage had, under the
law, to go to the opposition, it would
not be out of place to have it openly
understood that the patriotic men who
would give him the support Of two SEN
ators would be regarded as worthy of
proper reward and recognition in this
matter
Il also called the attention of the Gov
SrnCr IL the necessity of Illinois being
represented IN the Cabinet. We discussed
lumber of gentlemen for whom | was
glad to speak kind word. Illinois has
never been left out of the Cabinet. l also
suggested that We should have a Demo-
cratic Federal judge in the vacancy now
existing, and that anything that could
be done to produce that result was neces-
sary because Illinois now has four Re-
! ublican judges and not one Democratic
judge.
Has Many Callers.
The Governor said Mr.. Lewis final
ly, appeared to take the matter 1 dis
Cussed with deep interest"
Gov Wilson had many other callers of
Tln1al dow
Senators Williams of Mississippi and
uncertain of Oregon were with him for
a few moments about noon time. Senator |
talked Cabinet and suggest
ed the names of Joseph r. Teal and
Judge Will r. King for the post of Sec
rotary of the Interior. Judge King is the |
committeeman from Oregon and |
did some hard work for Gov. Wilson in |
the campaign. Senator Williams also |
names for the Cabinet, but |
would not make them public. Gov. Will /
son declined also to mention them on |
the ground that as coming from him it |
would seem to give them added signifi- |
canoe.
Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee was
with the Governor for short time in
the afternoon. Gov. Wilson said Sena-
tor Lea had merely acquainted him with
the situation in his State.
Things are so complicated in Tennes-
see." said Gov Wilson, that you have
to be informed every twenty-four hours
to Keep up with them
Representative ]. w. Slayden of Texas
came in with Oswald Willard, the news
paper publisher. late in the afternoon.
Regarding this visitor the Governor
said:
Mr.. Slayden is, next to Mr.. Hay. the
ranking member of the Military Affairs
Committee and he wanted to post me
with regard to the recent army reorgan-
Zation methods and what they sign:fied
He put me in possession of as much in
formation as possible with regard to the
of the army"
State Chairman Edward Grosscup. Of
Trenton, after talk with the Governor
that the latter had accented
an invitation to be the guest OF honor at
4 dinner to be given on the evening of
January Is, after the Democratic electors
Iave cast their vote for him at the State
house. 1t will take place at the Hotel
Sterling. in Trenton, and will be attend ,
ID by the electors. State committeeman,
wo United States SenatOrs-Hughes and
Hartine-Democratic members of the
legislature, and State officials
The Governor made his trip to and
rom Trenton by railroad to-day He ,
will not use an automobile again until he
as regained his full strength and feels !
hat there is no longer any danger of |.
another cold.
The new United States census shows
he number of males of voting age in d.