Show It 1 CLAIM ELECTION OF LEWIS n Democrat Spring Trap frOl on Opposition III in illinois 1 ture Springfield IlL Feb 27 After 7 After thu the seventh joint for tor United States Stales senator had been n In the legislature legis- legis laturo laure today loday with no choice an and members rH had left the time hall hail Speaker McKinley Mc- Mc Kinley ordered lr another roll c call ll Republicans Re Re- publicans and Progressives l who r re remained remained re- re refused to vote and amid Colonel Lewis Lawt received GG out of ot the time 77 votes cn cast t on the eighth Joint ballot One hundred and three votes otes is If tho the constitutional majority of or tRio th Illinois Ic legislature I which always alwa's has hus been deemed essential to tho election lc ton of ot a senator but hut on tho ground that a a. maJority majority majority ma ma- of ot tho o present and und voting would be bo a constitutional majority I Lewis Democrats Democrat claimed an election In Inthe Inthe inthe the confusion contusion following tho the vote |