New-York tribune., 1891-01-29
THE DEADLOCK UNBROKEN.
A COMPROMISE POSSIBLE BETWEEN REPUB
LICANS AND FARMERS IN ILLINOIA
A PORTRAIT OF ONE OF THE FARMER MEMBERS
RECOGNIZED BY PRISONERS IN AN OHIO
pENITENTIARY AS THAT OF A PARoLED
CONVICT VINO NEVER RETURNED.

PENITENTIARY AS THAT OF PAROLED
CONVICT VINO NEVER RETURNED
Springfield H.. Jan. 2s (speciaD over forty
bsI0ts have been taken In the Illinois Legislature for
United States senator without avail, and today the
chances OF the Republicans ultimately winning the
seht are bright. The Democrats. while adherinI
so,idly 70 General Palmer command only l"l
votes or two short of majority. Tie Repnohca"s
have one less but solid for Uncle DICK" ogesoy.
The three Alliance memscrs-Moore, TaubenecK anu
Cockrell-are standing firm IN their independent a'u
tude with no indication OF any change IN tho III
mediate future though they may make a change OF
candidates tonight for tO-mOrrOws session. hoPhlP
finally 70 select man upon whom tle hepuo
lcans can join with them and elect as compro""'o
candidate II thought at the outset-ahu' III
fact. the Alliance men themselves led 10 the idea IN
frequent expressions in the public press-thal H'eS
would maintain their independent attitude for shor'
time only and would then vote for General Palmer.
This they have not done On the contrary u''S
assert that if they had any intention OF Vo.'s
for General Palmer, that intention has been Dah'o'
by the treatment they have received by the Dehocr"''
press of the State
For the last three days the most powerful influence
has been brought bear on these three men 10 Voo
for Palmer The president Of the National Alliance
7 l. Polk has sent emissareS here armed VIII"
letters from leading men of the order f0m all over
the country, urging this big three 10 Voue io
Palmer. senator Cockre, Of Missouri wiz viz, -
q distant relative of the farmer kepreSe"'''
Cockren has written him, urging MN u
vote for Palmer The farmers retaliatc Ds
saving that Missouri has sO 900 Alliance votes ana
vet is not represented in Congress by single Alao
man. and that the order has simply been pNsU'''''
for the Democracy: and this statement comes "
three men who have heretofore supported u'o D0
cratic party of Illinois in everything. lheE "a'o az
soute oentrol of the situation under any circumstances
II is believed tonight that a change VIII DC ina"'
IN the Democratic candidate before long ana 'naV "o"
oral Palmer himself will be desrOus Of withdraWlhe Ho"
the fight in the interest of harmony in his own party
II is currently believed now that INC l"I"'oi' vi"
maintain their independent position unI 'he emu an"
that the outcome will be the appointment Vi su'
ceeor IN Senator Farwe by Governor flier uhll 'he
oo,.rnc of tle next Assembly-which VIII IN enect
hs q Republican victory. The deadlock IN inc sen
.ou,a, oueston NAV continue several weeks. Legs
Iton is AT standst. the Democrats refusing to ap-
point the House committees until the senatorial ques-
ton is disposed or
Columbus. ohio Jan. os CSpeciaD.-A decided sensa-
ton was created here today when the picture OF a
number of members of the Illinois Legislature. posing
as members of the Farmers Alliance, received al
the penitentiary The question many times asked
Has the Illinois Legislature eX-convict from Oho?'
The picture of IL. F. TaubeneCk sent to the peni
Tertiary and shown to about dozen oonvicts who al
once identified it that Of W. IL. Rodgers Ihe
description of the allie in every respect even
IN tbe fact that both write with the left hand.
Prisoners who were in the penentldry five years ago
called ROdgerss name out at once on seeing tle
picture adding that he served as boOkkeeper IN one
of the shops. Upon Taubeneck the selection OF
United States Senator may depend.
ROdcers's history is OF the sensational order, the
records showing that he forged himself both into and
out of the penentiary. lie was received from wayne
County to serve eighteen months for forgery and was
paroled in August, 1850. one of the fOrgcres was
letter alleged to be from Judge Parsons in which
Rodgers was referred to as belonging good family
and Il was said that this his first offence. An
other letter alleged to be from Frederick Woods
at Indianapolis which he confessed to having com
mitted the forgerieS Another letter was from Z. T.
Laughlin of Youngstown, manufacture, appealing
for the release of Rodgers and pledGng himself to give
him permanent employment. on the strength OF these
forged letters Rodgers secured parole and was never
heard from until few days when the picture was
received and at identified.
II Taubeneck and Rodgers are and the same
person he can be brought back to this state TO serve
out his sentence.