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Governor Dunne Declines Senate Candidacy Amid Pressure
Intense lobbying seeks Governor Dunne to run for United States Senator, warning that his election would require abandoning major reforms and his current appointees. If he refused, Lieutenant Governor Barratt O'Hara would succeed and shift policies, while Illinois patronage and federal posts draw attention as factions clash over appointments.
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U.S
Dunne
O’hara
United States
Roger C. ‘Sullivan
Sullivan
Barratt O'Hara
O'Hara
Illinois
Washington
Lewis
William V. Sullivan
Ilinois
F. D. McCabe
Internal Revenue
Peoria
Wilson
McAdoo
McCabe
Stone
Joseph P. Durkin
Durkin
Roger Sullivan
Charles F. Clyne
Aurora
Chicago
George H. English
Juneau
Alaska
William Cullen Burns
Porto Rico
Elmer Perry
Springfield
Peter Schaefer
Champaign
Roger
C. “Sullivan
Commoner
W. J. Bryan