Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-24
Refuse to Accept Proposed Sen.
ator Compromise on Lewis
and Sherman.
CHARLES ISSUES A LETTER
State Chairman Calls on Leaders to In
sist on Having Both Places at
Washington.

| "AASAA OPPSSANC AiCIAONo "
end the senatorial deadlock were re-
sorted to in Chicago. Politicians fore
see in the developments a complete
| split between the Dunno and Sullivan
forces.
The governor came to Chicago in
the morning, and after comforting with |
County Treasurer w. L. O'Connell and |
other political Confidants at his Bea-
con street residence announced his de- |
termination to stand by his plan to !
elect ]. Hamilton Lewis for the long |
term senatorship and Lawrence Y. |
Sherman. republican nominee. for the |
short term.
CHARLES WANTS TWO DEMOCRATS. |
About the time the governor was re-
iterating this position, originally made
known in Springfield last week, Arthur
w. Charles, chairman of the demo-
J cratic state committee, was busy at
the Hotel Sherman sending out letters
to 1000 downstate precinct commit
teemen and party leaders urging con-
tinued support to the two democrats
lproposition-that is, Lewis and Ma
tional Committeeman Charles Boesch-
enstein.
The failure of the governor to consider
seriously the assertion of Roger G. Suili-
van that he had learned on his recent
visit to the east that President-elect
: Wilson wanted two democratic sena-
tors elected, is said to have spurred
the state chairman.
, The governor refused to comment
! on the letter sent out by Chairman
, Charles. Regarding the course he in
tends to pursue. he said:
81 feel confident that sooner or later.
how soon l cannot say, that Colonel
" Lewis will be elected for the long
5 term and Mr.. Sherman for the short
> term. The logic of the situation Is
3 plain to be seen. / am receiving let
ters from citizens in all sections OF
B. the state commencing my course.
n have believed all along 1t was the
Il proper course to pursue and the en-
couragement l am receiving proves it
So"
Referring to the days conferences,
the governor added:
81 have had conferences with several
h friends, none of whom have a vote in
\ the legislature. While l do not want
, to disclose who l saw, l will say that
neither Mr.. Sullivan nor Mr.. Boesch-
r enstein were present"
Chairman Charles made public his
g letter to party leaders, 1t is printed
o on the stationery of the state COM
4 mittee and signed by the chairman.
o. 1t reads as follows:
AGAINST BI-PARTTsANSHIP.
"The bipartisan plan for electing
't Lawrence Y. Sherman with James
II Hamilton Lewis, as proposed this
n week at Springfield, should not appeal
L to the militant democracy of our state.
Is who believe that the democrats are
J. entitled to the full fruits of the vic
n tory won by them last fall.
b. THAT Mr. Lewis should be elected
is for the long term is conceded by all
E. democrats, but this is not merely a
m personal privilege. The democracy of
Z Illinois, having won a great victory, Is
h entitled to have the vote of the state
- cast in the senate for the fulf1llment of
= the pledges of the party. The people
- of Illinois, in voting for democratic
candidates. did not vote for standoff,
where the benefits derived are merely
Il personal, but they voted for the .es-
tablishment of democratic principles
of government. For democrats to
trade one senatorship and send a re-
publican with a democrat to nullify
any vote he may cast, is unfair to the
democracy of the state and of the ma
\ tion.
ARGUES AGAINST COMPROMISE.
"The democratic organization OF IL
'e linois is demanding the election OF two
re democratic senators. With 81 demo
te Gratis in the general assembly and rs
republicans, q progressives and four
4 socialists, there never has been a time
l. when two democrats could not have
a. been elected If the 81 votes had been
he massed behind them, with the infiu
te ence of the democratic state admins
K tration and the democratic national ad
q ministration to back them up.
:. "It is plainly apparent that the pro
.. gressives will not vote for a senator
for. They cannot afford to sacrifice
-, principle for Office. They would
., rather have two democrats than one
al democrat and one republican. Why
" then, should democrats surrender +;
al senatorship without having made al
honest effort to elect two?
CALL SITUATION PARTY CRISIS.
I'VE appeal TO you and other work
ing democrats in this crisis, as W.
have in past party matters, to us'
your every influence to secure the
1 united support of the democratic mem
=. hers for the two democratic nominees
for the long and short terms respect
II. lively.
ip "The democratic party has suffered
rs from the blight of bipartisan sena
m torial deal Let us have no surren
by der. Let US demand that the demo
de Gratis first do their duty to the demo
cratic nominees and the democracs