Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-05
Will be Able to Name
Speaker Without Bipar-
tisan Program.
IT MEMBERS ELECTED
Governor Dunno Loses Work.
ing Majority in Upper
Legislative Branch.

Chicago, Ill, Nov 5.-The latest re-
i turns indicate the republicans have
elected II members of the Illinois
house of representatives, allowing
them to select the speaker without bi-
| partisan arrangements. The senate
is about equal as to republicans and
democrats. A vacancy to be filed at
Quincy may decide control. Governor
Dunno will not have a working major
ity in the senate in any event.
One of the election surprises was
the defeat of George Fitch, the Peoria
humorist, who was candidate for re-
election to the legislature as a pro-
gressive. He ran poor fourth. Lee
O'Neil Brown, democrat, was returned
from the Ottawa district. Edward
Santry, former featherweight cham
pion pugilist OF the world, was elected
to the legislature from Cook county.
State Offices to Republicans.
Election of republicans to the ILL
nois state offices, regardless OF the
outcome of the senatorial fight, be-
came a possibility today with complete
Cook county returns and part -eports
from downstate. Andrew Russell, the
republican candidate for state treas
urer, appeared in the light of sure
winner when the figures showed him
running ahead of Sherman in Cook
county and keeping pace with the
ticket elsewhere Russell, a Jackson
vile man, kept within $4,000 votes of
his democratic opponent, w. G. Cliff
ford of Champaign, in the dash through
Cook county. Sixty-five counties down
state gave the republican plurality
of $4,000 over the democrat.
Blair Also Seems Winner.
Likewise the contest for the office of
superintendent of public instruction
began to appear as republican vic
tory and the reelection of Francis G.
Blair of Charleston. Blair ran within
5000 of his democratic opponent in
Cook county.
Downstate Robert G. Moore, the
democratic aspirant to the school Of
fee, Jared poorly. In siXty-four of the
1O1 counties the republican was given
plurality equal to that of the party
candidate for state treasurer.
The return of Chicagoan to public
Office became a possibility as a result
of the republicans show of life. He
is Charles w. Vail, former superior
court clerk, who is a candidate for the
supreme court clerkship. Vail, If he
fails, can blame 1t on Chicago. He
ran about $4,000 behind Alexander w.
Crawford, his democratic opponent in
Cook county, but downstate counties
already reported have more than made
up that deficit.
University Trustees in Doubt.
The question of whether democrats
or republicans shall serve as trustees
of the university of Illinois is one that
may remain unsettled until the official
canvass of votes is made. Meager re-
turns showed the race to be close.
Democratic candidates for the Uni
versity offices-Robert F. Carr, Henry
w. Huttmann and Robert r. Ward
were given comfortable pluralities in
the Cook county, but not enough to
make their election sure.
The republican nominees-Laura B.
Evans, Albert p. Grout and John T.
Montgomery-picked up counter plur-
alities of $4,000 in the first II coun-
ties outside Cook. Returns will be
slow and the closeness of the vote
will keep the result in doubt
Contests Are Expected.
Republican victories in the contests
for the Appellate court clerkships in
the second, third and fourth districts
seemed inevitable with the early re-
turns. c. c. Duffy of Ottawa, claims
victory in the second, George L. Tip
Johnson in the fourth.