Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
PARTY INTENTIONS.
As Seen Through the Eyes of
an Outsider.
PLANS OF TIE soLoNs OF ILLINOIS.


Both Parties Preparing to wors the Leg
isiatise Guiilotine-The Alliance Trt.
angle Legislative Notes-raIk About
the CT land Bopm- southerners said
To Be Going Over to Gov. HiiI-Chau-
der sends Red-Hot Dispatch.
SPRlNGFlRLD, Ills. Jan. l3.-Yesterday
Chairms n Dixon. of the Democratic houss
steering committee; Chairman Reed
Green, o the house committee on elec.
tons. an a number of the membera .,
.he in'eratic state central committee
nao ga ct conference. The matter un.
DER discussion was the ousting of John L.
Hamilton, Republican member from tbs
sixteenth district in the lower house. and
the seat ngin his stead of Butzow. Demo.
s'at, who ran against him. The claim 1.
mat nan iiton was given the certificate
on llieSa votes. Members of the steering
committee say that Hamilton will be un.
seated wi bout any doubt. The COMMITTEES
VIII push every case in the honss and
some that are nat en- the list
Repub licans VIII Also Push Things.
Senator Matthews. chairman OF the sen.
ate comm ittes on elections. said; aOur
committee on elections will meet early
Tuesday forming. and will take up Sena
tor Noonan's case. Mr.. Noonan is a Chic,-
go man, and it is in evidence that he issued
money very freely on election day. The
charges az sinst him are bribery and cor
ruption, grounded, | believe. on the un-
lawful use OF money. and promises of
Office 60 procure votes. Those in charge
of gathering the evidence say that proof
at hand is ample TO unssas him. We ara
going TO plsh all the cases in the senate
without fei,r or favor, and utterly regard
less OF what the Democrats NAV do in
the house. We shall deal out equal and
exact justice without regard TO the marty
or politics
A Battle on the Buxz-saw Plan.
Hence it will be seen that the lee-isla
ture, or rat her the two great political mar
ties which compose its members. il about
10 engage in a furious battle on the bnzz-
saw plan. Heads will be heard to fall b.-
fore the week is over There Is prospect
that mum Der of party caucuses will be
held this week TO get the members in line
on the ousting business
Those r. NJ. Il. A. Members.
The plan of campaign of the Democrats
Il. Vi Is
members alone. with cordial and polite
invitation 70 join them in voting for their
nominee for United States senator and in
general legislation. and TO depend largely
upon the contests, which, they believe
will turn in their favor On the other
hand the Republicans occupy precisely
similar pos ton. The farmer members
will undoubtedly ego it alone" for United
States senator for some time at least. They
have given il out cold that they will vote
Tor neither Palmer, Farwell, nor Orlesby.
Respportionmento of the State.
The Repub leans have scheme in con-
nectiOn with the reapportionmsut of con-
gressional districts, and so have the DEM
ocratS- The two plans conflict, and there
Is every reason To believe that a deadlock
will occur over the redistricting problem
that will result in an extra session tbi,
fall or winter At present the
state has twenty congressman. In 1899
Illinois will be entitled TO TWENTY-FIVE
Representatives This will increase the
states represe ntation in the electoral col
lege from twenty-five TO twenty-fonr
votes. 1t is said that the Republicans
want these additional representatives
elected from tue state at large, while the
Democrats, believing that Chicago is
theirs for COOL and all, want them allotted
to Chicago
Legislative Notes.
The legislature met last evening but Gid
nothing eXcept hear the journals read ex-
cept that Merritt asked to lac excused
from serving q the elections committee.
as there was a contest against hun Jones
of Ssngamon was appointed III his place.
The Alliance mau who seems 10 have
the best chance for the complimentary
vote of the / NJ B. A members for
United States senator is c T. STEELE. edi-
tor OF the F. VI y. A. paper printed at
Mount Vernon