The sun., 1896-10-17
ALTGELD SEEKS KISSES.
HIS NEW FORK VISIT PART OF HIS
"sYMPATHYn D0DGE.


Expected to DO the Trick = M"rtin's
,,r,.r- A,tKeid's Cause is Hopeless.
CHICAGO Oct 10.-They had report out
this way to-day that Gov. AlJgeld was dead.
They said he had died suddenly somewhere In
Illinois. Instead, Gov. AltGeld was speeding
along on his way to New York. The story of
his sudden death was merely part of game
" rhich this alleged adroit politician and his fol-
ln,yers are now playing. 1t is known to bo
positively true that they are now playing what
Is described in the phrase OF tho day as "the
sympathy racket
AItpell and his followers have declared oil
along that IT, this contest Altgeld will have the
,upport OF the Germans of Illinois. He will not.
T,,r SIN spoudent and others Investigated
these claims to-day. The Germans OF Illinois
will not support Altgeld In his demand for re-
election as Governor of Illinois. Altgeld him
self has been aware of this fact for nearly two
weeks He is now playing every dodge to gain
them to his side. 1t is expected that Joseph 8.
Martin, now stopping in New York city. will
contribute his share to the game. Martin knows
ALI about games. He was sent to New York city
rs Altgeds personal resentative. He and
Altged have long been bosom companions
tn Chicago Martin is expected TO see
TO it that Altgeld is either Kissed or hooted
or both in Cooper Union tomorrow night
That is Martins part OF the contract. II AltReld
is hissed and hooted in "the Roldbug East" as
lie describes 1t. he is to rush right back here
and from the stump tell of the outrageous treat
meut by the gold barons, the plutocrats, and SO
on Martin was sent to New York in the inter-
est Of Altgeld and for Altgeld. and he must
have Altgeld hissed and interrupted or he will
fail in his mission. Geo" Martin, as he Is
known here. is what is called "a landslide can
didate" for Congress- in the Sixth district; that
is. only a landslide can elect him.
1t has been SAID that Martin knows all about
games He ought to. At one time he was the
lookout" for Hankinss gambling shop in
Chicago. A lookout" is expected to scan
every patron who tries to enter o gambling
shop. which is. of course run contrary to law.
a lookout is expected to discriminate between
victims and police officers In disguise or other
wise. Old friends of Martin who were with him
In those days declared unhesitatinGly to-day to
THE sun correspondent that he made first
rate lookout" and that he earned his money.
Hankinss was not gorgeous ambling place.
There was no midnight supper of frappe cham
pagne and birds. There were no colored at
tendants In smart livery. 1t was just cheap.
ordinary gambling dive. where a man who lost
fve-dollar bill had dropped fortune.
While Martin made q first-rate lookout" for
this gambling dive. he turned out 10 be a miser-
Downing had been spelling for each others gore.
They met in front OF a Clark street restaurant
and pulled their guns. The newspapers OF those
days tell how Martin and Dowling biazed away
at each other. and what miserable shots they
now Altgeld's candidate for Congress In the
Sixth district, and. moreover he is in New York
Ssns G6sEs 4asE s Gov Of
Tin more than anything else Is expected sS have have
tnt Qn a N ter
1t was ascertAined on Investigation to-day
that the Germans of Illinois are ashamed OF Alt
geld. Altgeld declares that lie will be strong
With German yoter.-that they viii sppppors
name and birth. He was BROUGHT to the United
German, except in few common business
phrases. He cannot make a public speech in
the German Language. ,ng;uss He attempted 1t a few
The adSsrsaries Of Al.geld declare that, mas
much as he Is on his way TO New York. It is
fitting time to give glance at his campaign In
man event that Altged will be the worst beaten
The majority against him viii be from SO, 1000
to 100000 in Cook county. II will he twice that
cut loose from Bryan and is running alone in q
desperate effort TO ave himself Is notorious and
Te he Ba
through" was abandoned long ngo Instead Of
trying to pull Bryan through" he is making
through.
The entire body of peaceful. Law. abiding men
lie man. They regard Bryan dangerous only
because such destructionists a. Altgeld are be-
the Anarchists and other criminals because he
Is utterly !awless himself and sympathIzes with
every form OF lawlessness In others. This uni;
cause Altgeld to lose thousands Of votes which
Democratic law-and order candidate for Gov
IllinGs Democrats are not Socialists nor An
archis,s nor repudiationists. The diminished
1sS& ,Al,geld ran nearly 5000 votes behind
Cleveland In the State. He ran nearly 5000
@ cGa SanS less San Of y xGse
two countic~. BY comparison of majorittes on
both sides, he va. behind his ticket in two-thirds
otihe couLu 4 the State.
This WAS asn me when he had not created O
bad record by his loose pardon of criminals. by
less and criminal classes, by taking sides with
inobs and rioters, The entire public now regards
him as an enemy Of law and order. Altgeld Is
The most unpopular man in Illinois. He is
ataa weight on his ticket. The majority against
lin wall show 1t.
As an evidence of the drift of the campaign
In Illinois. the Republican National campaign.
srs gave to-day the exact poll ON Oct; OF the
Is taken as a sample for the reason that OF its
Population so per cent. are workingmen and 20
s1traciiSn The s' compie' H Cd poll i is Mekinlsy.
.,sab; Bryan. $50; doubtful. 724; Middle OF
and hS'qss S s Since
oct, the Mckinley sentiment in the ward has
become st!ll stronger.
The fnal poll Of the State has also been made,
anu The poll shows an average gain over tho
vote OF SOP on Governor Of % to the precinct.
As there are e?24 precincts in the State outside
OF oek county, this would indicate n plurality
OF S@,'I+. Add to that 97.7o0 in Cook county
ana II shOws that Mckinley will carry Illinois
by ls3.474 This is the way the managers esti-
mate IL.
:, with the state sure for Mckinley and John
n, Tanner, the Republican candidate for Gov
erhor, lLe Republican state Committee Of III
$40. aoIs tlrned their batteries on " Buck Hinrioh-
stL today, lie il Altgeld's Secretary of State
anu Algcld'S CHIEF lieutenant. He has been
nominated for Congress In tho Fifteenth dis
st', whcG is made up of the counties of Cass.
sMnorEani PIKE, scott. Green, Macoupier Jersey
Hlu 'alhoun The county WAS carried by tho
Tisani"rrAs isai IN 1902 by 5,54O majority. while in
TTTTof NE iemoCratic majority dropped to S3l.
me hepublic"n National and State campaign
stI c pronose not only to destroy Bryan and Alt;
se'T IN ms state, but they also are determined
hc,1r ng,l I"wn lllnrchsen. who is the chief
III nhht ~ AliRed and the bosom friend or
n.S"h' II WAS Hinrchscn who at Altgeld's or
w, W., r"or,ta Bryan before the state convention
- 'hFNEt"'d on June b. 1895. where the first
"w I'n"se IL 10 plank was adopted.
g. t',e t',e ,llrit OF tue Illinois Repu bicans 10 shown
T., "l "NNr"sS which state Chairman Hitch has