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Choate Alters Reapportionment Vote Motion in Illinois House
Illinois House drama over congressional reapportionment ends with Hart changing from present to yes and Richmond voting yes as Choate’s supporters shift key votes. The tally moves from 82-82 to a victory for the strike motion, exposing Gibson behind the scenes and the Chicago faction’s influence.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Clyde L. Choate
Choate
Gerald Shea
Chicago
Richard Daley
Rep
Richard Hart
Dbenton
W. Timothy Simms
Rockford
Shea
Joseph Lundy
Evanston
Lundy
U.S
Abner Mikva
House
Simms
Giddy Dyer
Rainsdale
Senate
Eugenia Chapman
Arlington Heights
Dyer
Chapman
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Mayor Daley
Anne Willer
Hillside
Helena Satterthwaite
Urbana
Arthur Telcser
William Walsh
Henry Hyde
Mikva
Douglas Kane
Kane
John Lauer
R-Broadwell
Lincoln
Walker
James Houlihan
Harold Byers
Highland
Leland Rayson
Dainley Park
Yes
Fred Schroeder
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Gerald Bradley
Bloomington
Hart
Richmond
Gerry (Shea
Babe McAvoy
John Wall
Clyde
Gerry
Wall
McAvoy
Charles) Keller
Effingham