Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14
Belief is Senatorship Will
be Settled After
March a.
PRESSURE ONLY MEANS
Colonel Answers Representative
AShton'S Attempt to Dis
credit Him in State.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-"Colonel
Lewis may not be elected senator in
February, but he will be early in
March"
ing with convincing confidence in the
sincerity OF the speaker by one Of the
leading members of the house.
Wilson is only president-elect now,
but after March 4 he will be presi-
dent, with all the patronage at his
command that Office holds. 1t is easy
to defy Governor Dunno and the pres
ent powers, but wait until Wilson
sends an imperial ukase to Illinois
demanding the election Of Lewis"
Few members of the assembly re-
mained in the city today.
LEWIS ANSWERS ASHTON.
In reply to Representative Ashtons
charges that H. NJ. Byllesby had con-
tributed to his campaign fund for the
purpose of influencing him, Colonel
Lewis said today:
81 regret after his long association
with me as assistant under me when l
was corporation counsel for the city
of Chicago, he should, at this late day,
think any person could influence my
conviction. Byllesby was engineer for
the Northern Pacific railroad in the
state of Washington when l was a
young settling lawyer, making my ex-
| istence in police court.
BECOME CLOSE FRIENDS.
I'VE became friends in those days
\ of our mutual adversity. Little con-
Itributions that came from the Pacific
coast, sent through Byllesby, came
many of them-from employees of the
road of which l had been attorney in
damage suits. If Byllesby has any 9th
er connection, which Ashton says he
has, 1t is new to me-"
! Both houses of the Illinois legisla-
ture adjourned yesterday afternoon
until Tuesday after the second joint
ballots for the long and short term
senatorships had failed to break the
deadlock.
! Following the adjournment of the
legislature Governor Dunno conferred
with about 20 members, representing
all parties.
Among his callers were Senators
Piercy, Keller and Compton and Rep
resentatives Igoe, Rapp, Karch, Hub
bard and Browne, democrats; Repre-
sentative Shanahan, republican floor
leader, and Medill Mccormick, pro-
gressive.
Governor Dunno said he had sought
to get the viewpoint of as many men,
bers as possible in order that he might
act intelligently in his efforts to bring
about the election Of Colonel Lewis.
A Lewis-Sherwin combination has been
urged upon the governor, but up to
date he has not consented to it. He
Frank deal Governor Dunno wants
to elect Colonel Lewis without sacri.
ficing the other senator, but he hasn't
been able to get the additional votes
necessary to do so.
MAY DROP FUNK.
The Sherman-Funk combination
still is a possibility, but many are
inclined to the belief that il the re-
publicans and progressives get togeth-
er a progressive who did not take
such an active part in the recent cam
paign must be put up in place of Funk.
Republicans are reluctant to vote for
Funk because of the bitter feeling
provoked by his candidacy for govern
or against Deneen.
The bargain reported to have been
made at the time OF the speakership
election involving a Sherman Boesch-
enstein combination may be the u.ti-
mate solution of the deadlock. but
there are many obstacles in the way of
such an arrangement.
Members showed little interest in the
days balloting, as every one knew
that the deadlock would not be brok.
en-. There were a number of absen.
tees and some of those present were
paired and did not vote.
LEWIS LOSES ELEVEN.
Colonel Lewis total of SO was II
less than on the first ballot In sep
arate houses Tuesday Representa-
tives Browne, nilens, Mclaughlin
Mitchell, Sullivan and Ashton, demo
Gratis, who have indicated their op
position to Colonel Lewis, were re
corded as present, but not voting
Representative Mitchell voted for
, Colonel Lewis yesterday, although he
declared his intention not to do SO
several weeks ago Wednesday he join
T6. -f-
Representative Ashton, who Wed
nesday only partly completed an ex.