The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-28
some HOPE FOR ILLINOIS,
Democrats Think They Will Have a
Majority in the Next
Legislature.
Independent Farmers and the Nc
Kinley Law Lose Republic
ans Many Votes.
to Catch the Granger Vote
Any More.

/ CHICAGO. Oct N.-Corporation money
and Senator Farwell's checks cannot insure
republican majority in both houses of the
general assembly. The Mckinley bill and
the independent movement among the
farmers may give the democrats enough
votes on joint ballot to elect General
Palmer. This is the opinion of the demo
cratic leaders, who met the other day at the
Sherman house, and made their final ar
ranRements. They will come together
again the latter part of the week, but by
that time the voters will be in line Il will
be too late then to effect the result, and,
unless republican Doodle is lavishly ex-
pended, the expectations are that the DEM
ocrats will have handsome majority in
the house, will make gains in the senate,
and will retire some of the republican con-
gressmen to obscurity.
With the democrats the campaign has
been one of patriotic effort rather than of
brass bands. No fat has been fried out Of
the tariff monopolists. Less money has been
expended than in any campaign in recent
years, and vet surprises may be looked for.
Chairman Phelps is conservative business
man and "A fighting democrat. He does not
believe in saying what will or will not hap
pen in certain districts until the votes ex-
press the will of the people Of these dis
tricts. From now on he will be at head
quarters. and he assures the democrats of
Cook county that. if they do their duty,
Illinois will be in the democratic column.
my business education" said he, as he
executive committeeman, ''has made me
conservative. do not think it good policy
to tell every body what am doing II il
the same way with me in politics, and all
know is that We have majority of the leg
islature on joint ballot: We have had the
makes our growth q steady one. The farm
ers are convinced of the fallacy of protec-
ton. With such a county ticket as the
democrats of Cook county have nominated
do not see how they can be defeated.
also expect Cook county to increase it's
ture.
''The great issue is to carry Illinois. A
county victory must not be made para
mount to success in the state and the legis-
lative districts. We want the counties to
win, of course, and are ready to render
is one of national Importance and interest.
1t means that the republicans will or will
not be permitted to Rerrym9nder the state
and disfranchise patriotic democrats"
These views were concurred in by the OK
ecutive committeeman. In executive $685.
sion reports were made as to the situation
in the congressional districts, and it was
thought reasonably certain that William E.
Mason's prostitution of his Office would
give the Third district to the democrats.
Abner Taylor's defeat in the First district
was also regarded as a foregone conclusion.
Benjamin Gable, it was confidently pre-
dicted. would defeat Gest in the Rock Is
land district. III all the other districts the
democrats will hold their own. "Pocket
Pop Morris is giving George Smith live
ly chase in the Cairo district, and the far
mers and independent republicans are
burying Cannon. No fears were expressed
about George Fithian,