Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-27
Seating of E. w. Greene
From Thirty-fourth Dis
trict Is Assured
SHANAHAN Is PRESSED
Speaker Expected by Demo-
Gratis to Give Them Best
OF Appointments.

Springfield. H., Feb. 27.--The seat
ing Of E. Walter Green, republican, OF
HindsDoro. in the election contest in
the Thirty-fourth senatorial district.
was practically settled yesterday with
the completion Of the recount Of bal
lots in Douglas county.
Green gained 1G4 votes in this coun-
ty alone. Robert Howard OF Nation,
his democratic opponent, gained seven
votes. leaving Green net gain Of 15f
votes in the county. This exactly
doubles the original plurality accord
ed Green in the district in the returns
made to the secretary of states Of
fee.
In Coles county. first to be counted
in the recount, Howard made net
gain Of 90 votes. This reduces Green's
plurality To PAS in the two counties,
but with only Clark county to be re-
counted. it is conceded by democratic
members of the committee that How
ards chances have dwindled to prac-
tically nothing. According to the re-
turns submitted to the secretary or
state the total vote in the 20 precincts
of Clark county was Green 2,lSl, How
ard 1,941.
It was said many errors in tabula-
ting the Douglas county returns were
found.
Recount clark Next Monday.
After completing the recount OF
Douglas county. members of the com
mittee adjourned until 9 o'clock next
Monday morning when the recount IN
Clark county will be taken up. 1t is
expected 10 complete the recount and
be ready 10 report back to the house
when that body meets next uesday.
Speaker Shanahan left for Chicago
with his work Of making up the stand
ing committees Of the house in much
better shape than he anticipated ear
lier in the week He conferred with
a number of assemblymen in Spring
field II is his intention to return 10
Springfield Sunday afternoon.
The Browne and anti-BroWne issue
is the one over which the democratic
members are at swords points, Browne
having received the democratic caucus
nomination for speaker and having
been voted for by a majority Of the
democratic side, takes the position
that he is the recognized head Of the
minority side and should have the
distribution of the democratic commit
tee favors.
eaders OF the anti-BrOwne forces,
including both those known as the
Dunno democrats and the democratic
"drys." refuse to recognize the Browne
leadership. Some Of them are insist
ing not only that they shall be treated
with. independently Of Browne, but de
mand that Browne not be recognized
in any other way than any other dem.
ocratic member.
Democrats Want Biggest Share.
The democrats are further puzzling
Speaker Shanahan by insisting upon
lions share Of committee favors They
maintain that because the democratic
side cast majority of votes for Shan
ahan for temporary speaker. they are
entitled to control a majority OF the
standing committees.
Speaker Shanahan declines 70 take
this view Of the situation, however. To.
start with, he is a republican. Then,
committee assignments are made BY
the permanent speaker and on the
ceived more republican than demo-
cratic votes. It is upon this basis that
the distribution viii be made
The speaker has heard now from all
but - Of the members regarding their
preferences. Not all OF the
replies. however, have been satisfac-
tory 4 few OF the republicans have
not submitted their preferences, mere
Iy advising Speaker Shanahan that
they will put the matter up 10 him.
This has caused him considerable an
and viii materially delay the
work Of arranging the committees.
When the assembly reconvenes next
Tuesday the gates will be opened for
the Introduction Of bills. and It Is ex-
pected that fcod Of measures VIII
pour in Speaker Shanahan Is conf
dent that he win be able TO announce
the house committees before the next
legislative week ends