, 1881-03-25
APPORTIONMENT.

What tho Politicians Think of "Th0
Iribulle's,t Heho1no-Tlsc Expressions
OF Opinion Generally Lin Its Favor.
Bptefal Dhpateh to Tns Chttago Tttbuns.
srn,sor1xLp, ILL.,, March 2i.-TmE Tn1nrsE
editorial containing tho proposed Congressional
npporionmpnt waB tho sensation Of tho hour On
tho nrrIvai Of tho Chicago train th!s evening at
o'clock. Hudson, tho dry-gopds-b nows-
ngent, waa selling TnlnuSEs at q cents apiece.
Ono Of THE TltlnuNE correspondents started out
to gather public opinion, but hud to quit, for It
seemed 10 ho almost unanimous.
Senator Hent, OF Whitcsllo, Expressed himself
as purfoatly satisfied.
Tho Hon. DAVID r. Litter thoughtit a political
necessity to havo tho Capital county In Rcpnb-
lean district.
Dan T.uy, Clerk of tho House Appost!oumcnt
Committee, wns heartily pleased with tho pro-
posed lIHt.
Senator Tom Merritt, Democrat from MarIan
County, snll tlo man who Kot fayetto, Marion,
Clinton. Clay, and Jasper would b. nominated.
1t Is Democratic district, satisfactory to him
and bis people.
Tiimnn ltasor, Representative from Marion,
objected to being assoclatod with cortalu DOM
ocruts, tut on tho wltolo was satisfied with tho
proposed district.
Gun. Jim Martin, cx.conRrcssmau from tho
Sixteenth Dlatrics, Republican, Commissioner
Of tho Southern renitcntiary, was willing to
mako party martyr. and beloved tho district
waa nj good As could bo made,
Then Tom Merritt broke IN and said Cougroas-
min sparks, having b1en ralsel Iii that nBlgh-
borhooa. cont rolled Washington. Montgomery,
and loud. and alwnys got the nomination Gy
looplng them With him.
Senator Vandovocr, Democrat, OF Christian,
liked tho appointment very vol from hs stand-
point. 1t aKrned to, thorU would bo ox.Cun-
0rcss!nnn Ill Rtcc. ex-SonAtur Elizur South
worth, Circuit-Judgo Gen. JcHso J. Phillips, and
FL La.lu of montgomery; Benatar Chnries y.
Walker, or btncoupin County; II. c. Wlth0rs, of
0rc0no County; er.Bunator George W. Herd
man, OF Jersey; John u. Jones, Ut Christian;
and tho present Congressman, Sam Mollton, OF
bhulby, ia Democratic asp!rants.
Ex.Bcnatar Ne11lek. Democrat, OF La Ballo,
believed tho arrangement was good enough, II
his wifo would allow him 10 bucono candidate,
ho felt confident Ut overcoming tho threatened
1ltteen hundred Republican, lantosity.,,
Representative 1. 81. YounRblood, Democrat.
Of Franklin. satd It suited h!ta aswol any, and
hunks. whu hAs been talklnH of getting Jefferson
over with Perry and Washington. There aru
ShaisH 9a D M IND
Frank MctircEg, Of saliue. ~ psssibio DcMao:
cratic aspltants; hut Ar. Youtgbloo4l hImsclf II
tao aistriGt ~ lnaAe up that WHY, Will bs tho
ltoofesepsatlyo ". X. Murphy. non,ocsat. OF
Nepu6llcan district, Il put Gla, in ilu worsu d
TIM ~ way now, beng itopuhcutt; Tho po.si-
Ulo hAplFAllb HfU e4-Cn1lKFEB&tIGH J0hH Is. HAY
and Chntltu Thomas, OF tt, ElAir, nud HgnntU1
T0n NGedus, uf Washington.
Hight hero Stutn Treasurer Ed 1lutx tntcrposcl
BIS npin!un aila thas that thu Strongest l1td.
sl1lu ltcpHbivnn ralliltlHtu wut,d bu Juau Hakrr
district. -
ssnat0r lttce. Of 0Elc, Republican, beloved u
Tas % ta.F a,!d ulsitahla. lio know Of no itepub.
Representative Tom Mitchell, Republican. o.
MoL,saH %as not for IL; Va would bent It il !
son hu sal,i he did not ltko iltl!u blcnasrs; mi
whan asked ugaIl,, sAih hu bud houl figuring
anu It was Met tho WY We illelil to hay0 it.
The ilnpndcMt Th1nuSk reporter Mskei what h.
hcal!t by" W." lilo replied. - W. Cunlrul Iii
nois people,"
...,;t! "Ehon you don't want them to whip out III
e4A!d. !" Yes, RIul 10 have hin. whipped out.
49,. Thu possible ltepublican candldatcs" sui
Nltcheil "aro Mayor Funk. Ut HloumtnYto.
and y. c: smtth, present Congressman. III Ia
for anybody
T. 4. Buively, editor OF tho Macoupin Enquire
md Rsesldent u Lhe etato FEesa Association,