St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-04
Under Palmer's Magnificent
Leadership Democrats Get
SQuarely Into Line.
If Chicago and Cook County
Go Democratic SO Goes
the State.
Kansas Farmers Expect to
Overthrow the G. o. P. and
Senator ingalls,.
Four Tickets in the Field in
Michigan, and the State
Uncertain.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The chief feature
of the campaign in illinois is the con-
test which eX-Gov. John NJ. Palmer is
Waging before the people for the United
States senatorship. the only state officers
to be elected this year being treasurer
and superintendent of public instruc-
ton. Early in the year Gen. Palmer
advanced the doctrine that United
States senator should be rather selected
by the people of the state than by leg
islative caucus of the party in power
and this doctrine found such ready con-
currence among the rank and file of Illi-
noiS Democracy that the state conven-
ton in June nominated Mr.. Palmer as
the Democratic candidate for United
States senator next winter, and request
ed him to make personal canvass for
the election of Democratic legislature.
In the personal popularity Of their
leader the Democrats base their strong
est hopes for success in a state that
usually gives 10000 plurality for the
Republican ticket. The Republicans
are confident of continued control
of the general assembly, and the
coincidence of twO-thirdS of the hold
over senators being Republicans
adds largely to the confidence. But in
a state where the system of minority
representation prevails there are nat
urally so many doubtful districts it is
Impossible to predict what general re-
suit the political eccentricties of locali-
ties may bring forth. The strength of
the agrarian organizations, the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association and the
Farmers Alliance, is confined princi-
pally to Central and Southern Illinois
the Democratic section of the state
and while that party hopes to reap much
advantage from local tusions with the
Farmers Mutual sBenefit association,
they are equally hampered in other To-
calities by the farmers having made in
dependent legislative nominations
which have been ind0rsed by the Re-
publicanS. There has been some agita-
tation of the compulsory school law
enacted by the last legislature. but as
both parties have agreed to a mOdifica-
tion of certain Objectionable pro-
vision. it has not assumed the impor-
tance which it has in the neighh0rIng
state of Wisconsin. The great issue in
Illinois has been the tariff. and it has
been fearlessly met and honestly fought
by both parties i'll every precinct in the
state. The Illinois representation in
congress is composed of thir-
teen Republicans and seven Demo-
Gratis. There are three districts of
the state, Forman's, Fithian's and
Posts, which may be classed as doubt
full, but the political advantages appear
to be so nearly equal that 1t is possible
the next congress may find no cnange
in the Illinois representation. The
Democrats are making an unusually
active fight against Cannon in the dis
trict. and the Endorsement of their can
dldate by the T. NJ. B. A. and the hos
tilily of several Republican papers of
the district to Cannon. give them hopes
of defeating the chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations. Cannon is
confident, but is cOnfnlng his political
efforts this year to his own district.
Hon. A. NJ. Jones, chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee, said
tonight: The Republicans will carry
the state ticket and elect a majority of
the legislature on joint ballot. We will
hold our own on members of congress,
and probably gain one by defeating
either Forman or Fithiau.'' At the
headquarters of the Democratic state
central committee the broadest claims
were made, some members insisting
that the Democrats would carry the
state ticket, elect a majority of the
legislature and gain three congressman
from Republican districts.