Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
CABLE FOR SENATE.
Illinois Democrats Mapping Out
Their Plans.zs
AFTER SHELBY M. oBLLeMs SEAT


The Rock Island ex-Congressman Believed
to be on the Center of the Teeterboard-
The Candidates for the Honor Governor
Altgeld Said to be Working for the Tosa
In 1896.
The Chicago Herald of Saturday
has AN extended article on the demo-
cratic candidatesiin Illinois for SEN
ator Cullom's seat. II says:
The question as to who will be
elected United States senator from
Illinois to succeed Shelby NJ. Cullom.
whose term win expire March 4.
1898, is being generally discussed
among the politicians. The demo-
Gratis are giving it the most attentio n,
OF course, because it seems to be
conceded that if the unexpected
should happen, to-wit, the control of
the next legislature by the republic
cans, Senator Chllom would be his
own successor. But it is regarded
as practically a certainty that the
Thirty-ninth general ? assembly,
to be elected next year, will be
democratic body. Under the plan
of apportionment adopted by the
last legislature. the democrats
can hardly fail to have
legislative majority at Springfield
when the next United States senator
is chosen. Their leaders are CON
fident of majority in both houses
of the general assembly, and ,they
expect the democratic majority on
joint ballot to be anywhere from ID
to 40
After the democracy achieved its
magnificent victory last November
little attention was bestowed upon
state politics until the United States
senatorship came up for considera-
ton. The success of the democratic
apportionment bill in the last legis-
lature, carrying with it the assur-
ance of democratic control in the
next general assembly, has encOur-
aged n number of democrats to put
themselves into line, as far as posi-
Bile, for promotion to the United
States senate. Among those who
have been prominently mentioned"
or aggressively pushed by their
friends for the distinguished posi-
ton are Gov. John p. Altgeld. Gen.
John c. Black and Mayor Carter H.
Harrison, of this city; eX-Congress-
man Ben +. Gable, of Rock Island ;
Judge Andrew j. Hunter, of Paris;
leX-CenGressman W. r. Morrison, of
Waterloo; Congressman W. 5. For
man, of Nashville, and Delos P.
Phelps. of Monmouth. OF the fore
going it may be said on good author
ity that Congressman, Formanl will
not he a candidate under any circum-
stances if Col Morrison wants the
place, and, on the same authority, it
may be added that neither Judge
Hunter nor Mr.. Phelps is likely to
enter the contest.
Ben 7 Cable Looming Up.
The southern Illinois democracy
has always heartily and unanimously
supported Colonel Morrison, and it
is expected to do so in the campaign
of next wear But it is not altogeth-
er certain that this expectation will
be realized. a new figure has APP
peared above the political horizon in
the person OF Ben T. Gable, of Rock
Island, and this young man, who as
tonished the entire country by his
mastery management of the national
democratic campaign in the north
west last year, is now sharing with
its former idol. Colonel Morrison, the
admiration OF the Egyptian democ-
racy. ,s- g--.-.i a.- orc
A prominent Quincy democrat yes
terday expressed the situation in Adj
ans county with respect to Morrison
Y and Gable rs follows; ,-,,,--
bill Morrison has ALWAYS been
| popular in Adams county, and l sup
| pose if things were permitted to take
their course the old-time leaders
could give-him the county's vote in
the state convention next year for
\ United States senator. But the
Young democrats down there are
very fond of Ben Cable. To tell you
the truth. l have heard among Ad-
ans county democrats during ahe
past month more expressions favora-
bic to Cable than Morrison for the
senate. If Gable wants to be the neXt
United States senator and makes {
fight for Adams county | shall not bC
surprised if he carries it. = e.sR
As rule Morrison's friends claim
to believe that Cable will not be ;
candidate against the Egyptian
Some of them 90 so far as, to asser
that he will support Morrison and dc
af] he can to elect the latter. The!
base this assertion on two grounds
One, that Cable has always beer
| friendly to Morrison and would sin
cerelvAike to see him go to the sen
I ate. The other, that it would b'
good politics for Gable to help cleo
Morrison They say that by SO do
ing he would make himself solr'
with the democrats of southern Hi