Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-13
GILL AND GOUDY.
TWO WELL KNOWN ILLINOIS POLL
TICIANS AND EDITORS.
Mr.. Gill Opposes Cleueland as a Presi-
Dental Candidate-The Political Stu
alton in Illinois.

Hon Jos. B. Gill, editor of the Muir
physborouhg, Ill. Independent and W. M
Goudy, editor of the Fairfield III.
Press are in the city on a pleasure TRIP
and were seen yesterday by a HERALD
reporter. The two gentlemen in ques.
ton attended the National Editors as.
sociation at st. Paul from July 14th to
18th, and then came to this coast over
the Northern Pacific railroad via Vel.
lowstone park on. an inspection tour and
are now, as they claim, in the paradise
of the world.
Geo B. Gill is young man only 2e
years of age. but is nevertheless one oi
the leaders of the Democratic party in
the state of Illinois. He was elected to
the legislature in 1888 and reelected in
1890. During the past session he made
a most brilliant record. He was chair.
man of the committee on mines
and mining, and was instru.
mental in giving the workingmen
of his state much needed legislation.
He was the author of the weekly pay
roll, which he successfully carried
through, making it compulsory for all
corporations to pay their help every
week, instead of monthly, as formerly.
A similar bill has been before the Iii
nois legislature for nearly thirty years,
but it never passed.. Mr.. Gill is also
the father of the anti-truck and gross
weight bills, which became laws. He
is prominently mentioned as a candi.
date for lieutenant governor at the COM
ing election. Mr.. Gill is graduate OF
the Ann Arbor law school, and is con-
sidered one of the brightest lights in
the Democratic ranks of Illinois. Mr..
Gill stated he did not see how the Re-
publican party could overcome the a.
900 Democratic majority of last year,
and is quite positive that Illinois will
be placed in the Democratic column in
1892. He states the Democrats, as a
mass, in his state and other places he
visited, were strongly in favor OF Grover
Cleveland, but still there was strong
undercurrent against his nomination,
and in his estimation Cleveland would
not be the strongest man the Democrats
could nominate. He is personally in fa-
vor of either Gov. Pattison, of Pennsyl.
vania, or Gov. Campbell, OF Ohio, the
latter he thinks will be successful in the
approaching Ohio contest, and if such
should be the case will be most for
midable candidate. Editor Gill wears
one of the medals presented to each OF
the 10l Democrats who stood by General
Palmer for United States senator from
first and to last. This memorable con-
test will not soon be forgotten, as it took
four months to bring about General
Palmer's success by the aid of two F. NJ .
B. A. members OF the legislature. 1t is
definitely settled by the voice of the
Democratic press of Illinois that Hon.
]. B. Gill can have any nomination he
wants on the next state ticket, from
lieutenant governor down. Surely this
is great compliment to one who is still
in his twenties.
W. NJ. Goudy, who is in company
with Mr.. Gill, is one of the leading
Republicans OF the state of Illinois, and
editor OF the Fairfield, Qlls.), Press, a
most influential journal, which advo-
Gates the Cullom-Fifer wing of the
party, which is now on top in thatstate.
Mr.. Goudy is SO years of age; although
a young man he wields considerable
power with his party, and is prominent
ly identified as one OF those who has a
great pull within its ranks. Mr.. Goudy
does not favor Harrison for a
denomination, and thinks it unwise to
nominate "grandpa's'' hat for the sec
ond term that ''Ben" is very unpopu
lar among his party throughout the
country. In Illinois he states Blame is
the choice Cf four-fifths of the Republi-
cans; his name, when mentioned, is
a signal for great enthusiasm. In his