Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-12
Palmer Of Illinois In short Speech
Thanks His Followers for
Elccting Him.
on. MOORE MAKES AN rxptAnA.
Ton.
Governor Buchanamof Tennessee Orders
Salute 10 Honor Of John
Palmer.
Iue - Notified aud Makes n BrIsf
speech.

ue ~ Notified aud Makes n BrIsf
speech.
hrRiNGriFLD, Ills. March l1.-A
v.ritication Of the roll call showed
that every republican voted for Lind.
ley and every democrat for Palmer;
Moore and Cockrvll for Palmer and
Tauheneck for Strceter.
ION this lbith ballot" said Speaker
Cnfts, 9Th. whole number Of votes
cast was 20i. necessary 10 choice, los,
OF which John NJ. Palmer has received
los votes democratic checrrl, A. J.
Streeier onc vots AMI Cicero j. Lind
ley 100 votes, and hereby declare
John NJ. Palmer duly elected United
States sunntOr.n
Dcafcning applause from the demo-
cratic side and the galleries greeted this
ANNOUNCEMENT. When silence was
restored n Joint committee Of seven
notified Palmer Of his election. The
committee returned with senator Pal
mer, who WINS greeted with great mp
plausc. Speaker Crafia introduced him
and he made short speech thanking
lie followers for elccting him. Palmer
spoke ~ follows;
"Genllomen Of the Thirty-sovcnth
General Assembly. You ought scarce
" 10 expect me To speak nj this time.
i feel more Hike saying. 'Aint | glad
get nut OF the Wilderness l thank
the in3 members for vindlcating the
rights Of the people. By plurality Of
vote was Expressed the desire Of the
people 10 select Senator, aud the
,l,ciun l. historical. You men who
have lahotcd 10 long 10 elect your
candidate also deserve my thanks.
lApplnnsr.l My republican ftltnds, |
thank you, too. You, In this contest,
rrprra, nted thc'old method Of elcctinr
hoaRtofs. thank you that the co ntcst
has been free from personalities" APP
plausc.
rheloInt assembly then adjourned
nine do.
Whom tile vote was progressing Re
preventative Talbenucls, the only one
ofthe farmers who did not 70 10 tho
democrats. said. ~ vote Tor A. J.
s,rcctcr, the nominee OF the n. NJ. II.
A. party" and dropping into hi. seat,
burst Into team. II WIS sincere sorrow,
nobody doubted, and cheer after cheer
from the republican side rewarded his
loyalty to his party nominee.
Thc democrats arp rcOrting 10 every
device known 10 make noise and OK /.
press In some nieasur. their cxultation
over tho election 0f General Palmer 10
the United States Senate. All over
the city, flags and bunting are floating
AMI tonight fireworks are being used
without stint.
IN MOORE ExrLAiss.
DR.. Moore,ln an Interview this after.
noon, said no was convinced that II
was tho earnest desire u majority Of
his constituents that he should vote n
he did, when rumorH were being oircu-
lated all over the country that Streeter
WINS no longer an independent, but n
republican.
Cockrcli said II was agreed between
DIR. Moore anl himself from the he.
ginning that as Palmer had made his
fight before tho people and been en-.
doned by their vote, they would vote
for Palmer after they had demon.
stralod the fact that they could not
elect straight independent MN.
Cockrell added that he and Moore dc.
cided Ia the nrs, part Of the session
that Taubcneck was n straight-Out re-
publican.
Cockrell, tive became afraid scheme
WIS WINK Wptatt W hihht " hfsNh III
the democratic ranks. We feared tina,
thi. break would result In sending q
certain Chicago millionaire 10 the Sen.
alto by means of boodle, and determined
TO head or any such scheme"
TAunrSEcN ~ An INTERVIEW
tonight said ~ the democratic party Of
the y. NJ. II. A. sustains the action OF
MoOrc and Coclrell II win br,ak the
organization all 10 pieces. III their
action IL condemned II win show that
the organization Ia sound. have no
complaint 10 make 10 any one cxcept
Moore and Cockreli. They have played
traitors In the last iew days they would
not agree 10 anything; were not willing
10 take up any other candidate AMI
would mol even have any conferences.
am perfectly satisfied with my own
course. wish the people and press
wouldn't call us "big three" any more.
II the people are satisfied with Moore
aud COekrell, lat them be called the
nblg two, /" aud me the 'llttle one.n
General Palmer said tonight his can.
vase has demonstrated that the true
method Of elocting senators In by M.
peal 10 the people. lie had little 10 tny
Ia addition 10 ais speech OF this after
noon. except that ho Will advocate In
the United States Senate an nmond-
ment 10 tho Constitution enabling the
people 10 vote direct for senator.
DEATH 10 THE FARMERS PARTY.
The defeated y. NJ. Il. A. candidate,
Mr.. Streeter, said: "rhe manifesto
issued 10y Moore and Cockrell Is very
surprising TO me. regard the course
they have taken ~ meaning death 10
tho Farmers Mutual Benefit Assocla.
ton. Hereafter II will he known far
and Wide ~ M auxiliary to the demo-
p cratic party. In the future the organ.
isatlon win have no influences In the
politics OF this State and very little In.
ilicnce In the politics VI tho country at
large. BY their action Moore and
Coekrell must lie held responsible for
the length OF the contest and for the
ENORMOUS expenses entailed upon tho
people,
The democratic members Of the gem
eral assembly are getting up $500
fund TO procure for Messrs. Cockfell
aud Moore two magnificent badges In
commemomtion Of their vote ioday'
GOVERNOR BUCHANAN WIRES A
SALUTE.
NASHVILLE, March lion receipt
" the telegram announcing the elec'