New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-22
THE MIN WHou LOGAN DEFEATED.
JUDGE TREE TFIIs ABOUT a MEMORABLE CONTEST
-ARrFUL But FAIR STRATEGY.


judge Lambert Tree, of Chicago, who came
nearer beng elected United states Senator Illinois
than any other Democrat. Il at the Clarendon Hotel
lie has been to Princeton, where his graduated
last week and his way to the seashore for few
weeks solourn. lie Is slender, mcdium-sized man,
with a high round forehead intellectual eountcnance,
bristmg mustaehc and small side whlsKerS III chat
about the Illinois senatorship. ho said, among other
things:
81 failed OF election. because the man whose vote was
necessary to that end died and Rpublican elected
In his place. The vote that was cast for Logan when
received OF votes had been waiting Tor mo Tor long
time. There votes which expeotci. But nf-
Ter the first one cast, the Democrats became eated
and there WAS cheering and coaflson for long time
This interrupted the ballot and before II WAS resumed
the Republicans had rallied and got the other membcr
away. They both from my district, aDd
there were Democratic maIorilies back OF them
One OF them ran "a independent The next
day Weaver was seated and that ended the contest
Colonel Morrison made wonderful contest lie received
the iul caucus vote Tor three ballots anu thrh retired
10 him fractous ana unWHtIatable II ne hhd re-
the uil vote at AN earlier ntJ NE WOMB nave re-
tir,d before there only Republican entitled TO
,',o,,ri'ont Mas manly aud honorable Il was a
s1uare contest lie had the prestige on his side
90 star! vim and the nsnTei At The G9sG
which turned the scale. was a clever trick"
How 1t accompaniment
nate any one They affected indifference The Demo
Gratis saw no reason why one vote wond
not eject their man well rs thousand.
On the morning OF election, to keep
up the deception, two or three Republicans
npcafe M each poll and jokngy said as there oniy
one candidate they presumed tley nlsht as well vote
FOR "A Democrat for M their lives. But about l
o'clock I'm the afternoon the ReDlbcans began TO pour
in For two thcy kept the Juigesand clerks busy.
while tho Democrats WHO SAW the situation were
di.nayrd Republicans all brought thor ballots N
then pockets showing that Il was prcconcerted plan
Their. was nothing could be done. Tho district il
largely agricultural. The Dstn cratic farmers AZ thIt
hour were their pougs IN distant fields 80 weaver
was elected" -.
Did You learn how the plan was put into operation T.
"Thefc were three weeks intervening between tue call
for the election aud It's date Daring that tn' the R'-
pnbcaus sent men all through the district 10 post their
trends and distribute ballots. They went rs pclders,
lightning rod agents sewing machine agents Insurance.
cnts ANA various other DISCUSSES OF character not 10
invoke the slightest suspicion. weaver hlmScI Is m
insurance agent and was constantly on the road Inc
whole affair was merely clever irck but an enreLy
fair one 40 far know. II Is curious, too that u was
pracse once before, thirty ve years ago. by the Dem
ocrats ON The Wings. Abraham Lincoln was the SUI
crer by IT, being defeated by General James A. Shields.
IAis was in lSI9.'