Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-27
THE SENATORIAL LLfUrI0ys.

'hfN'''hptT Nue uluertnt STATES Ol
the Union the Senatorial elections are
progressing smoothly enough. In
Pennsylvania, Don Cameron was To-.
elected. In Indiana, Dan Voorhees,
was reelected, 10 was Vest In Mis-.
souri,, Jones Ia Arkansas, Mitchell In
Oregon and Teller In Colorado.
In Illinois there IN a pretty sharp
battle going ON over the Senatorship.
Fsrwell did not get the Republican
caucus nomination. 50 he Il out OF the
race. He Incurred the displeasure Of
the Administration In the matter Of
Official appointments In Illinois. HIS
family connection. In Chicago have
also injured him. His sonln.law Il
heeditor Of journal entitled America,
the special mission Of which Is war ON
Roman Catholics. II T. rather hard TO
hold a man responsible for the deeds Of
his son.in.law, but such seems TO be
partly tho cause In the Fhrwell Soma
tonhip. The Romans 10 n man sct
foot on Farwoll, and he goes into
political oblivion. At the present time
IN Illinois OF Wisconsin a man who IL
anyway associated with the antl.
Romanist party could not get con.
stableship, 40 well organizsd and 70
powerful IA the pro. Roman Church
party. II matters not what shape the
associations may take 1t Is all tho same.
Even an unpopular and obnoxious
mothcr.in.iaw Is liable to bring politi-
cal condemnation on man.
oglesby Is the nominee OF the Re.
publlcans, Palmer Of the Democrats.
Both are ex.govcrnon OF Illinois.
Palmer has iol Democrats In the
Legislature, Oglesby 100 Republicans,
then there are three Alliance men, and
this causes the deadlock. The light
viii doubtless be bitter and protracted.
In Kansas the Senatorial situation IL
most interesting. ingalls, who has
been Senator for eighteen years Is now
making fierce battle fora fourth term.
The story Of his first election, away
back In 1879, reads like dime novel
episode. Pomeroy was seeking rc-.lcc.
ton M Senator. Il was supposed that
he had a barrel Of money Wide open.
ingalls, was then lawyer In Atchlson.
He was smart, eloquent and popular.
On the day when the Kansas Lcgla.
laturc mot 10 elect Senator, Just after
the Speakers gavcl fell, State Senator |
York walked To the desk, and placed
Two rolls Of greenbacks thereon, de.
string the Speaker 10 count them. The
speaker did NO. There was one roll Of
5000, another Of $1,000. York then
made a speech saying this was
The price Pomeroy paid for
his (fork's) vote and Influence,
There was n sensation, and the result
was, Pomeroy did not get vote. In.
;alls was elected. Pomeroy Is known
'yer since Ms Subsidy Pomeroy. Mark
Twain took him as the original Of his
Dllworthy In the ulldei Age.
'omepy still lives In Washington
Fork went to Washington in quest Of
'iilce, but he was regarded there as a
'olitical leper. Nobody would touch
lin or associate with him. He dropped
ut OF public life, and whether alive
r dead at present, nobody seems 10
now. Aud yet II would seem he did
My what was right and Just, provld.
ng what lie enunciated was true.
In the present Kansas Legislature
INGALLS, has rs followers In the senat. i
$ opposed to one Democrat and one
Alliance man. In the House he has :
followers, while the Alliance has ss /
ienibers and the Democrats s mem. /
ers' In Joint session tho Alliance ,
ontrols everything, and unless thorc :
n break In that party ingalls, has but y
poor chance for 70 election. Tomor. Y
w will decide bis fate.