The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-19
ILLINOIS POLITICS.
The below dispatch from Springfield
will be found interesting 70 our neonle.

The below dispatch from Springfield
will be found interesting to our people
SPRINGFIELD, March 17.-Thcre is a con
siderable influx of Democrats from all
parts of the state into Springfield to-day,
preparatory to the meeting of the Demo.
cratic state, central committee, which CON
vencs at the Leland hotel at noon to.mor-
row. The morning train will bring larger
crowds, and 1t is believed that a greater
number Of representative men will be pres
ent than ever before on any similar occa-
sion in the state. The committee will de-
eide the date for holding the convention,
and also the question as TO whetherone or two
conventions shall be held. Opinion seems
to be about equally divided as to the latter
subject, some favoring but one convention
tor the selection Of delegates to the Cncin.
nat convention and the nomination of
state ticket, and Others arguing the pro
prlety OF nominating a state ticket on a
state platform conforming to that of the
Cincinnati convention. The real value of
this meeting in political sense is the indi-
cation il will give us to party sentiment
throughout the state in regard to the rival
candidates for the Democratic presidential
nomination, Outside candidates have
Iirnaf Ia
gle, but Illinois has three
candidates Of her own and her dele
gates to Cincinnati will either be unit for
one Of them or divided between Morrison
and Palmer, for it is generally conceded
here that David DAVIS has not the ghost of
a chance. Gov. Palmer's friends have re
Gently worked up considerable local enthu-
siaSm for the candidate, which Ina. been
embodied in Palmer club, thoroughly or
ganized, with view of urging his claims
to preferment, The loca! influence is all
in favor Of the ex-governor Outside of
the state capital, however, 50 far as can be
learned from the expressions Of
Democrats now here, Morrison is
largely in the lead. He has southern
Illinois at his back and Palmer cannot
muster the north to his support to offset
this. MorriSon's strength is not local but
general all over the state While no one
doubts Gov. Palmer's capacity and fitness
and sterling integrity, it is urged by Nor
risons friends that in all the better quail.
ties Of head and heart he is the peer of any
man, and that his unfaiing consistency and
untaltering devotion to the party in the
face of caamites make him more properly
the object Of favor now when the party ha,
honors and possible emolumcnts to bestow
If to-morow's arrivals do not change
things the sentiment here will be over
whelmlngy IN favor of Mr.
Morrison. Mr., Goudy Of Chicago
is the only prominent Democrat here who
has openly expressed a preference for any
other candidate. Gen. Lewis Parsons OF
Clay county is here. He is an earnest
friend of Palmer. but is not working
against the favorte. J. NJ. Bush of Pike
county, member Of the state executive com
mttee, is strongly in favor of Morrison;
Hon, John II. Ober!y is likewise; r. A. d.
Wilbanks OF Mt. Vernon and hosts Of
other leading Democrats are pronounced
Morrison men; indeed II is hard to find to-
night prominent Democrat living outside
OF Springfield who is avowedly in favor OF
Palmer.