The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
THE TOWN GOES WILD.
People of All Parties Rejoice at Palmer's
Election.

People of All Parties Rejoice at Palmer's
Election.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 11.--This has
been gala day for the capital city of Illi-
nois. For nearly year, in fact since
Gen. Palmer fathered the movement in
the West for the election of u. S. senators
by the vote of the people. it has been the
cherished dream of his Springfield friends
and admirers throughout the state that he
might ultimately be chosen as
the successor of Douglas in the
Prairie state and the first Demo-
cratic U. S. senator from Illinois since
the day of the Little Giant" thirty years
ago. This dream finally has been realized
and the pent up exultation OF the Spring
field and Illinois democracy has found ex-
preston in every form of hiIarity and
celebration known to the refnements of
civilization. Indeed, when the exultant
partisans found the restraints of civiliza-
ton too combining for proper expression
of their feelings. they have resorted to
gongs. horns and other primitive sound
making devices oftener used by the South
Sea islanders and aborigines of the Congo
tnan Nv the great Anglo-Saxon race.
All the aft ernoon and evening squads of
shouting and cheering democrats, headed
frequently by a man with a tin horn,
gong or some improvised musical instru-
ment, have marched through the streets
and corridors of the hotels, and when tired
of marching they have invariably wound
up at Gen. Palmer's residence, where, en-
f..N. Ii Z Al
eral was at his office, several blocks away,
or seeking seclusion in the democratic
state committee rooms, they have given
cheer after cheer for the democratic sena-
tor-elect.
Immediately after the election of Gen.
Palmer was known, the church and the
fire bells OF the city began to ring and
above his voice, when addressing the Joint
assembly, could be heard the triumphant
melody OF the bells. Every factory and
manufacturing establishment in the CITY,
quite regardless of the politics of the pro-
prietors, blew in unison on their whistles
in appreciation of the fac. that Springfield
now claims both of Illinois senator's
Private residences hung out their flags
and bunting and from the staff of
every public building in the city proudly
hoated the colors of the nation.
1OulRDJ the FESTIVITIES etlll continue.
Fireworks and sky-rockets from the pub
lie square must be visible to the Illinois
farmers for many miles over the prairies.
Chinese lanterns, transparencies and IL
luminations on every building testify the
admiration OF the citizens OF Springfield
for their distinguished fellow-townsman.
A heavy and me, ting snow has been fall
ing all the afternoon and evening. but has
been insufficient to dampen the ardor of
the dnterrified democracy, who, when the
opportunity oilers, can celebrate as no
other political party can. The democratic
members OF the general assembly
have been wearing conspicuously
their '10l" badges, and amid
their rejoicing they have started a
movement to procure and present to
Messrs. Moore and Cockrell two magnif-
cent badges, surprising in beauty, cost
and workmanship anything yet devised.
Indeed, it seems that the general rejoic-
ing has become infectious. 1t is hardly
an exaggeration to say that everybody in
Springfield is celebrating tonight. All
parties seem 10 be well satisfied with the
election of Gen. Palmer.
Republicans almost TO q man are graft
flee with the action of the 100 republican
members in voting on the final ballot for
Cicero j. Lindley, president of the +. NJ.
b. A. of the state. They see in that ac-
ton, so they say, the consolidation of the
republican and the Independent parties,
and as result, republican victory in
1892