New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
ILLIONIS DEMOCRATS CHEChHiTED

CHAIRMAN JONES MOVES TO UNSEAT FIVE OF
P\1MER'S MEN IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Chicago Dec o. (Specian.-The Democrats ~ Hi
noiS are dumfoundcd at the promptitudc with which
Chairman Jones, Of the Republican committee mas
chcckmatd their fraudulent conspiracy 10 unscat sui
fccnt Republican legislators 10 control the General
Assembly in the election Of United States senator.
ON trivial grounds the Democrats entered contests
against four Republican Representatives,. hut Chairman
lone. has more than r,talatcd by serving notices Of
contest against four Democratic senators ana ono
Representative. The greatest surprise TO the Demo
cratic leaders. however. i that every one oi NcF
contests i, brought ON carefully collected and ind+
pntablc evidence which viii furnish abundant Grounds
for un,eatng the Democratic pretend"rs That TINS
will he done there j. doubt. rs the senate i
strongly Republican. The Dem Gratis, on the "lhct
hand, do not claim to have serious contest aEa'>'
more than one Republican Representative 80 UEh
their ul>eatiug process Will certainly be losing game
The EcpuLlicanS will mscat three Of the Democratic
senators elect on the grounds Of Illegal voting. inehe
liIity ana promise, Of patronage in return for vote
Against Caldwell. the banker tanner = TIE Sprln-
field District General Palmcrs own home, the charge
Of wholesale bribery j, well sub>tanatcd 10y Store {"
afidavt,. During the campaign Mr.. CaldNcH was
alarmed FOR fear that he would Ice defeated ana I'D
consequence he spent money literally. 10th in the
city and throughout the county. Many st HrN are III
circulation concerning liberal oilers De is said to have
made 10 a number # the active Republican ward
workers. in the hope of securing their support pur
ing tlc campaign an affidavit published which was
made hy member Of the Republican county central
Committee and cmployc at the state Ii'nc' WHO
was one Of the ,anche,t supp rtcr- Of Cad"eIFN lie
uubcan opponent for the senate stating that Caldwell
Ind called ON lin at The state House ana solicited bis
support telling him that il would hc 70 h'> hianc"i
advantage q desert his own candidate ana WORK ''
Caldwell.
Another story published during the campaign ana
not denied furnished an Interesting Illustration "
Banker CaldwcH.> l5crality This T. the effect
that one If the leading sporting men ~ ihr di--
tr.ct who is a power in local Democratic politics was
50 much inclined = oppose CALDWELL election r pr
sonal reason, that he induced to accept rio' "F
500 fos the purpose OF defrayns the expenses "t
trip 10 Europe. With the understanding that IL 'h'u'
be 30 timed as 10 insure his ah-cnco rom the CIV
during the heat Of the campaign and unI alter ''c
election Whatever the fact NAV be- II i ''ituh
tba, the trim wa, made Various Instances have ar'
been proven in which Republican 'dworhcrs "'r'
offered sum, rans ns from so 10 $50 a. coI'I' r.
ton for supporting Caldwell
\ dispatch T. 90 The Chicago Tribune" from >pr'n-
field says. senator Cuom> friends here take serious
exception "a the manner in which senator ld'"' }"
IN, published attacks upon President HARRISON mas
alv<, dragged IN senator Culom, name in a Way Z"
rive the imprc, sion that he speaks for them both ana
that they both maintain the same attitude ~ ho-tIN
toward the President. senator Cuomo friends s'N
that this is not the ca,c and call attention - the ''
that the senator has never given uttciHcc - any 'uH
sentiments a. senator Farwell has expressed h Ie-ad
to President Harrison It f. believed here that Il sen
ator F,rwen had ever had any chance Of r-clco'pu
Li, recent Interviews have destroyed thai chance.
since il became known that the Republicans had failed
10 secure majority in the Legislature those WHO """A
otherwise have been candidate, have Kept ia the b''4
ground. and senator FarTclls friends have ptiHdp-
assumed that he would receive TIC caucus n9mh'i'3.
t.tau-r there open opposition J." hihl' hNe
now there viii unduubtcdy be a contest over NE Mai
,or il. IN. Republican caucus. IN his contest u b.
believed he viii Doe AT disadvantAgc. "a, hl. honnt
ton Wlll not only Dc opposed bN 0".c VINO Won" ~
,n-o il ma any event. but also LV those VINO ii" h"'
ineve il GOOD policy under the existing circumstances
10 make any caucus nomination, a NcI a. u'-' WI,
lclieve that TIE proper policy - pursue g. 70 -Hp'
s1ue man acceptable to The f. VI. b. \. mcubc'-.'