New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP.
INDICATIONS THAT STREETERS CHANEL
HAS GONE.
BELIEF THAT GENERAL PALMER MAY DE-
ELECTED THIS wEEK-CAUSES THAT
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Springfield ILL.,. March 9.-Thcre is preVaeh,
opinion among representatives OF all parties tonight
that the great Senatorial contest In TINS oC'V' o
has now been waged six weeks, VIII De ehucu w
morrow, and there is, moreover, taclt ar"ho"ieue
ment that the victor will be General John h ra'oi
the Democratic nominee This conclusion is reacheu
because OF expressions the part Of the three fne-
bors OF the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association party
who control the balance Of power, that they beneNe
the contest should be ended and admit their oouOt VI
eyer being able elect Strcetcr who has IN the Pdsl
represented all parties except the Republican party
and al the present time is the especial CHAMPION Vi
the -trodden farmer. OF the Republicans
may be able % arrange some plan That VIII upset tilS
combination but this looks doubtful tonight over
15o ballot, have already been cast without result ana
the war has waged day after day without quarter
on either side Notwithstanding that the bar Of the
House has been surrounded with beds and cots, upon
which sick have slumberd through the weary scenes
General Palmer started into the contest Win lol
votes or two less than we're needed TO eject hI'h'
The one aim Of the Republicans has been TO create
hrca, i, hi, ranks and thus effect the election Of
straight Republican. No break has occurred though
n has been hard work TO keep some OF the COOK
County element in line. The Republicans on inc
other hand, started out with Ex-Governor oSeSoS'
lint after giving him their support for seventy-egh
consecut,ve ballots they dropped him and took up
Cicero j. Lindley the president Of the Farmers or
eanization Of the state. But tho +. VI. Il. a. men
rcuudiated him and refused to vote for him.
The Republicans then took up n ). streeFr, q
man whose policy throughout his political career has
boon To antagonze the Republican party tut VINO sic
ce,cd in being made the nominee OF the three FARMER
members There was immediate bolt on the part Oh
some twenty Republicans who refused 10 vote iof
.trcoter and gave their support between Lndey ana
Ogl,,by senator Cuom and his STATE administration
allie, Immediately took up the night, ana al OK
cent five Republican members voted for stree'er
hat .ht clpfte1 il
woald make Illinois Democratic state Cpiiohl, now
cy.r * an out spoken enemy of Oglcsby ne sccurrn
bis withdrawal knowing him TO be a dangerous Zoe
to his future aspirations -. .o.od
n seems that the Farmers have at last statft
that they .,e no reason believe the FIVE r;acluah
Rcnublcans will ever vote for >trccter. anu IN lNt
thry mand that strecter -hall act with their rep
rc.ntttiye, In the senate on all questions vital 70
thcr Immediate Interests, which does not help the
Rcnublicaus Hence It Ia announced as settled tha'
palmer will certanlv he elected to morrow or Nedlfs-
dav The Republicans. while regretng that they can
moi .,nd a Republican to the senate tc4eve II pIst
Nat PA liner should go the senate by the votes 81 the
Farmers as twill To- withdraw the Republican
tunnort from the orier in 1102 and save them inc