The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-18
A PLOT AGAINST PALMER
Illinois Republicans Scheming to
Get the Farmer Members for
Cicero j. Lindley.
"Twine Trust" Cullom Engineering
tho Deal to "Bag" the
Changers.
But the Democrats are Not Allowing
Themselves to Lose Any Sleep
Over the Matter.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Nov. 1.-THE republi-
cans have organized a movement BY which (
they hope to steal United States senator |
ship for Cicero j. Lindley, who was beaten |
in his fight for the nomination of state
treasurer in the convention of his party. |
Because the democrats pinned their faith
to the tariff issue and the farmers, these re-
publican bosses thought they could make
more political capital by running Franz
Amberg for treasurer. The machine did
its work to order. the farmers dissented,
hence the democratic majority of the gen
eral assembly on joint ballot. Lindley
went down with the wreck. and the men
who did not deem it good party policy to
put him on the state ticket are now hob
nobbing with him, having deluded him
into the belief that he can get the votes of
the three farmers. Moore, Cockrell and
Teubeneck, and be senator.
Irvine Ttust" Cullom is engineering the
deal. When AmberR was nominated it
was charged by the Cullom clique that
Lindley talked too freely about the state
house ring; yet it was only few days
since that the arrangements were inaugur-
ated here by which it is intended, if posi-
BILE, to prevent the election of Gen. Palmer.
Last Sunday Cullom, John r. Tanner and
Lindley met and liked up the job. They
put their heads together at Cullom's resi-
dence. it is said. and Lindley was assured
that if he could bag the three "unsophisti-
quently refers to them, the republicans
would do the rest. Lindley very shrewdly
vouchsafed the information that he could
not deliver the three farmers to any one
else. They would undoubtedly vote for
him, owing to his othoial prominence in the
Farmers' Mutual Benefit association. II
Nessrs. Cullom and Tanner were sincere in
their professions of newly formed affection
he had no doubt Of his ability to get Moore
Cockrell and Teubeneck in line. With the
6uence he possessed as the nominal head o,
the farmers association. Lindley WAS as
sured of 100 republican votes in bott
houses.
The scheme Was plausible one. such as
the republican bosses have frequently re
will not succeed. though. because the farm
err have been fully posted. They are MOI
going to be led blindfolded into the tral
prepared for them by the twine trusts rep
resentative in the senate. They will hardl
allow their executive committee and other
Who win be in session at Decatur ON Satur
day to indorse Lindley, who is being use'
a q decoy. Had Lindley adhered to tn
principles of the farmer organizations dur
ing the campaign there might have BEEF
some reason in his ambition to becom
Cullom's colleague. This he declined +
do, however. He paraded himself 90 high
taxeS. and accepted the money for cam
pai0n oxpenbes Quay and his Co conspiratof
ssnt from the east. There will doubt
lsss b IN effort made to indofse him at th
Decatur meeting. nevertheless, and, as i
viii fail, the high-taxeri agents will en-
dsavor 70 secure declaration in favor q
independent action Lindley. by his a
lianoe With Cullom. becomes junior mem