, 1877-01-14

THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.
The Senatorial contest ct Springfield has
progressed SO far rs to have four candidates
formally nominated, to be 7oted for on Tues
day next. The candidates. thus nominated
are Gen. LOGAN. by tie Republicans; Gen
PALMER. BY the Democrats: Judge DAVIS
:; by tue House Independents: aud r. B. An.
nEnsoS, by tile Senate Independents Mr.
Joux c, HAEEs, of this .ity. Independent, is
not committed to either Of these candidates.
The relative strength Of parties is: Repub-
licans> 1o1; Democrats, ~; Independents. ).
The faction known es House Independents
are ell Democrats; there are several Demo-
cratic Senators professingto be Independents,
but will certainly vote for Democrat. The
complication is increased by an inti1nation
that there are several Republicans who will
not vote for Gen. LOGAN, and that there are
two. certainly one, Democrat WHO will vote
for LOGAN Under this statement any Of
our readers can figure ont the probabilities
Of The election,
There is considerable sllau in all this
business. The expectancy Of Democratic
votes for LOGAN is unquestionably delusion.
If not false pretense. The nomination of
ANDERSON is fraud, the intention being to
transfer his faction direct to PALMER when
ever those votes will elect him. In like
manner, the nomination OF Judge DAVIS is to
furnish Republicans who are opposed to
LOGAN with candidate they can vote for,
until such time rs sufficient number can be
obtained to elect PALMER Failing to elect
PALMER, it is probable DAVIS will be adopted
il his place.
. Upon the assumption that Gen. LOGAN can
obtain the votes Of all the Republican mem
bcrs, he will 1ack Of an election, and must
obtain them from the five Independents; and
assuming that PALMER can obtain all the
Democratic votes, he will lack votes, which
must be drawn from the same FIVE Indepeud-
ents< The real candidates, therefore, before
the Legislature are LOGAN and PALMER. They
are both we'll known to the country and to
the people Of this State. Gen. LOGAN is the
nominee of the Republican caucus. It is
not denied TINT there is I'LL opposition to Ills
reelection in the Republican party; but We
know OF no Republican who desires him to
be succeeded by PALMER. The Republicans
of Illinois desire that Republican Senator
be elected, and if, under all the circum-
stances, Gen. LOGAN can more certainly COM
mand majority than any other Republican,
then his election should be secured if pos
sible.
Gov. PALMER is man Of intellectual abili-
ty, and man whose personal record is be-
yond reproach; Il man Of generous impulses,
with genial, warm-hearted manners that en-
dear him personally to all who know him.
He was Democrat until twenty years ago,
when he assisted in forming the Republican
party, and was soldier who fought bravely
and ga1lantly against his own CONVICTIONS Of
the relative rights and powers Of the States
and Of the National Government, We sup
pose it is doing Gov. Pa1NEE no injustice to
say that at this time he is the recognized
head in the Northern States OF that party
which denies the nationality Of the
United States aud asserts tho Union to
be mere confederation held together
by mere agreement among the several SOW
ereign States. Before the War, Afr: T1LDEx
was the chief exponent Of that doctrine,
and his celebrated letter to Judge KENT, SO
freely discussed during the Inst summer, was
an elaborate statement Of the doctrine Of
the Democratic pnrty before the War. Tu-
DIN, however, avoided that subject since he