Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-27
MARTINS STATUS.
A Rough Road Ahead for the
Kansas Man.
BIG FIGHT LIKELY III TIE SENATE.

The Control of the Body Involved and
Both Parties Nerved for Struggle-A
Bad Dose of Reduced Salaries for De-
Many Left Without Any at All, and
Others Cut savageIy-Proposed Cuts in
Pensions-Capital City News Notes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-There is di-
versity or opinion not only among the SEN
ators but among the members of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections as to the
exact standing of Martin of Kansas, who
is credited with being the senator-elect
from that state to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Plumb, and now tempo
rarily filled by Perkins by appointment of
the governor. The appearance of Martin
| at the senate chamber bearing the certifi-
| cate of the governor may be looked for at
any day and may precipitate prolonged
| and bitter election contest similar to those
of some years ago. The fact that every
| vote in the senate will be contested by the
Democrats in furtherance of their inter-
| ton to, if possible, organize the next
senate, gives the case of Martin immedi-
ate Importance.
Elected to Fill Vacancy.
| II UdS eSCdpeu Tue nina OF some OF Une
members of the committee that the Kan
sas election was to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Plumb, whose term of
office did not expire until the 4th Of March,
| 1895, and that Perkins, the present incum-
| bent was only serving until the legisla-
| ture should meet in regular session and
choose his successor. AS soon as that sue
cessor has been regularly and legitimately
elected Perkins ceasrs to be a United States
| senator. Under the peculiar conditions
that exist in Kansas the probable action
of the senate becomes an interesting mat
ter for conjecture. In the meantime Per-
kins will hold to the seat to which he was
! appointed until his successor is elected and
! qualified.
| Not a Bright Outlook for Martin.
| Perkins is not, from all accounts, dis
posed to forego his seat in the senate with
out struggle, and will not cease his re-
sistance to Il judgment of custer until he
and the Republican members of the senate
are satisfied that the credentials of the
senator from Kansas are good and that he
was chosen By a body duly organized. So
it may happen that in the event of this
sort of a contest Perkins may remain in
the sen ate until the close of the present
congress. 1t is just possible, too, that
Martin may refrain from presenting him
self until after the organization of the next
senate.
Judge Martins Political Views
| y telegram from Topeka says that Mar
tin on beiuga asked to give his political
views said: Ssrst;-let fns.ssy am a Dem
ocrat and rf2sesstave been anything else.
l am unconditiQpally in favor of tariff re-
form, not only in the ordinary sense, but a
tariff reduction of a radical character !
am in favor of the least possible tariff
rates that can be laid on the necessaries
and placing higher rates of duties on luxu-
ries. l an in favor of an unconditional and
unlimited coinage of silver and without
limitation TO its debt-paying power.
am opposed upon principle to national
banks or any other financial system that
compels or induces a partnership relation
of financial character between the gov
ernment and private individuals. l am !
favor of either an income tax or what may
be even better, graded property tav.
am in favor o. a radical control of the raf1
roads rather than ownership am in f.
vor of electing United States senators by Il
direct vote of the people"