Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
DARK HORSES,
Harrison aud FarWGll ii the SIN.
atrial Lists.
Morrison Handicapped by Leep-
er's Defeat.
Awaiting a Chance to
Defeat Logan-An Interesting
Situation Presented.
THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE,
WHO SHALL BE SENATOR?

1ItS lblItNolS
WIG SHALL BE sENAToR?
Special Telegram to The BEE.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 13.-Both branches
Of the legislature met at noon to-day in Joint
session. One hundred and ninety eight men,
bers were present, but no vote was cast. The
democrats intended holding a protracted ses-
sionand knocking Morrison out, but heseems to
have been too sharp for them. Representa-
tive Tyler of Adams, a Morrison man, was
conveniently absent, and, of course, there
could be no vote, which gives Morrison an.
other day of grace.
A crisis in the senatorial contest seems i'm.
minent. Morrison, rightfully or ~wrongfully,
is blamed for the loss of q member in
the thirty fourth district. His enemies
are using against him the argument
that o mar who would allow the wool to be
pulled over his eyes. as was lone in that case,
is not fhe kind of a leader who should be sent
to the senate. His friends are beginning to
admit that he cannot possibly be elected, and
there Is q perceptlble pressure from Wash.
ington, not perhaps directly against him as an
individual but against him as an obstruction
10 the success of the party. The national ad-
ministration would rather see any one elected
than Logan, and the democratic managers,
outside of Morrison and q few of his personal
adherents, fear that If something is not done
and done quickly, that Logan will circumvent
them again and secure his own election,
There are indications that Morrison himself
begins to realize the inevitable, and that he
will submit to 1t, not voluntarily or will
irgly, but because he fears the consequences
to himself should Logan be elected while he,
(Morrison,) continues to hang on. There
| saappa tn ba q naporo1 Aanocrot;o lan,,,I
that Morrison shall get out of the way and be
pretty quick about it. Democrats don't
seem to care very much who iselected if they
can only elect any one. Success is what they
are after, and strange to cay the drift Of
opinion is Enthusiastically, though somewhat
~unaccountably, in the direction of Garter
Harrison. 1t is not probable that there
ever will be a full democratic caucus, but
when Morrison is no more a candidate, the
democrats will vote all around the circ'e and
in the course of time, finding that they can
not elect q straight democrat, they will begin
dropping votes here and there for Ex-Con.
gresham Farwell.
The election of a republican in that Demo-
cratic stronghold the Thirty-fourth district,
is a bitter pill for the democrats, and they
exhibit % venomors spirit against Logan be.
cause he out witEed them. If the republicans
fully appreciated Logan's generalship in
snatching victory from defeat, in that case
they would stand by him to q man and re-.
ward him by electipg him, as they can do.
If he ever had a prospect of getting a demo-
cratic vote, he has none now. The democrats
are sore and sour, and will go almost any
length, even to the length of electing another
republican, to revenge themselves on Logan.
The public need not be surprised to find them
voting for Charley Farewell. not that
Already negotiations have been opened be-
tween some of the republicans and some DEM
ocrats looking to Farwell's election. About
eighteen republicans are ready to bolt Logan
for Farwell as soon as the democrats give
them sufficient encouragement, which they
may do before Weaver can take his seat. In
case the democrats take up Farwell there ia
no telling what the Logan men will do. Some
of them stick to him to the end, but Others
may make a diversion to Offset and if possible
kill the Farwell boom.
By Associated Press.
SPRINGPIELD, ILL.,, May 13.-Tn the senate
a resolution providing for an afternoon session
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
was adopted. A communication from the
governor nominating seventy-fve notarief
public received consideration. The general
appropriation bill was temporarily post
poned on motion of Merritt to allow time
for the house to get through with It's DELHI.
eratlops.
In the house this morning the speaker an
nounced a committee to investigate the work
ing of the southern grand division of the su'
preme court. The committee is Fuller, Line
gar and Baker.
The motion to reprint of the ~adjutant gen
erals reports 500 copies, not to exceed in
cost $4,000, was adopted. The vote was l1S
to 3, Linegar gave notice OF recon
sideration. Mahoney's resolution ask
ing for investigation of the park boards
of Chicago were taken up. Taylor OF Cool
moved to lay it on the table, a vote taken re-
sulting 62 ayes, nays n, the republicans vot
ing aye. Crafts moved the previous question
and the republicans broke the quorum.
In the joint convention 1873 members were
present. Neither party voted. Adjourned.
1t is unsafe any longer to predict what thu
Illinois legislature is gCing to do Last nigh
every person expected a vote, but that wa
thwsrted by the fact that Taylor of Adams
was at home sick. When this fact was Learned
this morning the democrats vera very mucl
disappointed, because they really intended t.
do something, 1t is not knewn when Taylo
will be here, and of course nothing can b
done until he does return.
1t is understood here tonight that the re
turns from the Tbirty-fourth district will b
here either tonight or early enough in tn
morning to allow n canvass and the governo
to issue a certificate of election to Weaver be
fore the joint session. Should this be the cas-
something may be looked for.
A special train carrying q number OF legis
lators left here tonight for Quincy, for I'll
purpose of bringing Representative Taylor,
Adams, here to. morrow. The object appll
emily is not 80 much to secure a vote for Bel
: ator as to try and keep Weaver out.