Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-13
Said 10 Have Caused n Division Among
the Farmers or
Illinois.
INAUGURATION OF THE eAsic
STEEL PROCESS.
An ex.Member OF the New Hampshire
Legislature Killed by an
Angry hull.
WAN AND pissENsIoS.
vGscss OF the Election Of Palmer On
ttie Farmer. Associations.


yGscss of the Ei.ci,o. of Palmer On
,tse Farmers Associations.
SrRiNuFigLD, ILL.,, March I2.--wnr
and discussion " rife among the agrl-
cultural organizations OF the State.
The election Of General Palmer by the
votes Of Representative Moore aud
gockrrll has caused division among
the Fanmers' Mutual Benefit Arsocin-
ton lodges Of Illinois, and the breach
will be widened by an address lssucd
tonight by A. J. Htrcctcr, recent sem
atorlnl candidate, and Representative
Taubeneck, the single farmer member
who remained true 10 the independent
candidate. They argue nj length TO
show the Inconsistency Of Moore and
Cockrell's vote, relating how IN n TAR
mer's conference short time ago, both
men declared themselves perfectly sat
isfled with Strecter's promises 10 the
republican steering committee, aud ~.
serted that they would never vote for
Palmer.
s,rcctcr told the republican commit
tee that he would maintain tho princi.
pies Of the +. NJ. II. A. and other agti.
cultural aud labor organlzatiOns, but In
consideration OF the support Of the 70.
publicnns he should be at liberty b.
vote with thc latter ON other Issues.
Hls tariff views, he said, are tho result
Of thought and Investigation, and arc
nearly IN harmony with those Of the
republican party. His experience has
made II known that In some State.
there IL need u law 10 protect the
people In their right 10 u free ballot AMI
u fair count aud he would bc glad TO
support any reasonable measure TO that
end.
At this same conference COckrcll told
OF an interview he, Moore aud Taube.
neck had with Palmer. They talked
over tn. hafdships " the farmers and
Palmer said he did not know remedy,
but that the young mon now coming
10 the stage Of action would have 10
Ind II later on.
"rhat," added Cockrell, "ls whnt
this man for whom I had grand
opinion, who. IL held up before the
people Of this country as senatorial
candidate, aud the man 10 support,
was obliged 10 confess. This Il the
man whom they are asking the three
men representing the agricultural
clapser OF the country 10 support. The
only remedy he has got isa little re-.
ductlon Of the taIin and fec coinage Of
sllver.n
"Af,er this talk, Taubeneck, Moore
and myself" snid Cockfell, "agreed
that we could never support that man
for United States Henntor.v
Str.eter submits all this aud the
subsequent switch To Palmer without
sufficient reason 10 the public, aud
asks them 10 draw their own conclu-
Hlons.
A delegation Of East ~. Louis live
stock men presented Palmer tonight
with handsome hall tree. composed
principally Of tue horns OF Texas
cattle.
In "a speech, Palmer, referring 10 his
election, said the people Will realize
one result accomplished, n no more
that the nule Of caucus " ended la this
state. They viii realize that In his
case there was no trading or purchasing,
Of votes. They will fnd that he has
not pledged himself 10 act with either
~ III. great parties of the country, hav.
Ing well.dcflned opinions Of Ills own.
He had stated those opinions TO the
l,opl. of the State, and asked them "a
support him II they agreed with him.
Having been elected by the people OF
the State, he desires to do his utmost to
carry out their wishes-not the repre-
sentatives Of n caucus steering commit
tee, but responsible to no ether body
than the people Of this great State Of
Illinois.