Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-14
PALMER Is CONFIDENT
shpguioe or His Eie~tioa ns senator
After a WY Few BaIIpts.

General p tlmer is more confident Of
ultimate success tn he ever was before
S1t@ he doe not hesitate to say that b.
will be elected 70 the senate A cores
popdent of ne Gu ego Herald found
him in his Office ~ Springfield the other
dav. eng ,geh sorting over the great mass
OF correspondence that had arrived by the
mornings mail He WAS in excellent
spirits. W0en asked his opinion as t.
the significance Of the prompt organize
ton n he house by th democrats ht
said: 1t signifies that the democratic
party is perfectly united in the election o'
a senator. ns well MS upon all other
measures ipvulv Il In the democratic plat
form l. certainly involves the support
OF the democratic partv on the measures
scgg,st d nv Speaker Cats
DO YOU believe from what has hap,
pen-d since the election that there will BE-
any difficu IL 10 your being elected as the
next United States sensturf
II believe | will be elected" replied
General Palmer. with much emphasis
ard in n tone that could not he other
wise than meaning he had good ground
for the statement"
DO you think the contest will be y
prolonged one. or short and decisivef'
1T is my opinion that 1t will be short
and decisive / have no idea that IL will
be extended beyond very few ballots
There is nothing in the conditions to JUS
tify any contest. My bell is that after
very few ballots the prospects ss well
as the diit'cultles that stand in the way
as conflicting interests will he unders God
at once. think Il will be disposed OF in
very few ballots"
DO you think Mr. Farwell can be con-
sidered even rs Il possibility"
We'll, as o. that" said General Palm,
er smiling. II can only say that Mr.
Farwell is very fair exponent OF repub-
licanism, and 1t seems to me that bis lit
Tie exhibition of independence In CRITICS.
Ing the acts of the president ought not to
iUiure him with men who have any lust
sense Of their oUn personal rights.
Il think Mr.. Farwel Is the best possible
representative OF what may be termed
solid republicanism-I mean republican p
ism which stands by the old issues and
questions, and Is impatient OF progress
HE represents fairly the money int rests
OF the country and the protectionists and
| understand he is for the force bill and
McKinleyism / cannot see. therefore.
what there is In his political conduct that
be should for cit the confidence of his
party friends. II 1t has come TO the point
where senator has to sacrifice his per
sonsl rights should be very sorry to see
such q rule. or to believe that subservienov
TO the president or silence on the part Of
an insulted msn was necessary as quail
ncation for q good party man."
H.. l.. l.
bers be prosecutedi"
II think nothing will be done with
them unit j alter senator Is elected
What | want is An expressi q fthe people
and care not whether a member be ine
ligiole or not. He Is here TO represent
the people ard want the people TO de-
termine who shsll represent them In the
senste After that do not know what
action the legislature NAV take"
Have you any idea that the farmer
legislators will ultimately cast their bal
lots for your
II would prefer not 10 discuss that
question at present
do you not think that even thou b
the independent members stand by can
dldate OF their own that the chances of
your election are exceedingly bright on a
majority voter
Il think so. Yet think may assert
with confidence that the independents
have as yet sgreed upon no definite line
OF policy. nor do believe that they have
selected candidate. I do not think
anyone today need conclude that the
present condition Of affairs is anything
like what It will be when the balloting
begins By that time public opinion. as
well as private opinion. will
and taken definite direo'i0