▁a ▁comprom ise ▁arranged ▁by ▁governor ▁Dun ne , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁elected ▁Dem ocrat ▁J . ▁Hamilton ▁Lewis ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁full - term ▁seat ▁and ▁Republican ▁Lawrence ▁Y . ▁Sh erman ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁years ▁of ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁that ▁had ▁just ▁recently ▁opened . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁( General ) ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁five - term ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Sh el by ▁Moore ▁C ull om ▁lost ▁ren om ination ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Lawrence ▁Y . ▁Sh erman ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁" ad vis ory " ▁primary , ▁where ▁the ▁vot ers ▁expressed ▁their ▁preference ▁for ▁sen ator ▁but ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁not ▁binding ▁on ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁actual ▁choice . ▁C ull om ▁had ▁suffered ▁polit ically ▁over ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁Illinois ▁sen ator , ▁William ▁Lor imer , ▁who ▁was ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁sc andal ▁over ▁alleg ed ▁b ri ber y ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁defeat , ▁C ull om ▁with d rew ▁his ▁name ▁from ▁consideration ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁The ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly ▁eventually ▁elected ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e , ▁Congress man ▁J . ▁Hamilton ▁Lewis ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁( Special ) ▁▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁primary ▁in ▁which ▁Sh erman ▁defeated ▁C ull om , ▁the ▁U