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what undoubtedly Is the viii OF the ma
iority Of the Republicans of Illinois. on
a popular vote. or with the OHIO pan OF
electing members Of the lower house o.
the legislature from counties, and without
the cumulative voting plan, Senator cnl-
Ions reelection would be a foregone con-
clusion. But the popularity OF the M
nois system will permit the Tanner PEG
ole 10 sacrifice Cullom candidates for the
legislature In order TO secure for .neir
own faction a majority of that body. That
they will do this TO some extent Is GER
tain. although how generally cannot be
predicted. 1t also is TO be expected that
they Will trade with the Alschuler DEM
ocrats for members of the legislature.
There is chance. therefore, that Senator
Cullom may find, when the legislature
meets, that his fight has Just begun.
Germans for Mckinley.
There are few Democrats who claim
seriously that the state OF Illinois will go
for Bryan, although such yarns are be-
The nomination of Stevenson has not ma
terially strengthened the Democratic ma
tional ticket. although he Is much respect
ed by the people of Illinois. on national
questions the party Is united. the fac
tionai row between Tanner and Cullom
reaching no farther than state and sena-
torial affairs.
The German vote. so far as may be
judged nj this time, is satisfied with the
administration of President Mckinley and
the Republican party. There Is little OF
the Imperialism bugaboo among the Ger
man residents Of Illinois Beyond all else.
prosperity and sound money are the po-
tent factors holding the German vote Of
this state for the Republican party.
Trusts undoubtedly will prove an i'm
portant factor in the campaign in Illinois
This state is the home Of the so-called In
dustrial octopus, Gigantic combinations
of capital having their headquarters or
home offices in this state are many and
of diverse nature. They range in impor-
lance from the Illinois Steel Company
and the wire nail trust down to compara-
lively insignificant combinations. IT IS
the Democrats will push the trust issue
to the front in this state, but they are
badly handicapped by the unfortunate and
self-stultifying attitude in which their
party placed itself during the closing days
of the last session of congress. when the
Democrats refused to aid the Republic
ans In enacting remedial trust legislation
In any event. the trust issue here will
have little or no bearing on the state
times 1t Will have small effect upon the
national ticket.
There are five congressional districts in
Illinois where the majority for the party
now in power was less than 1900 at the
congressional election two years ago
They are the Sixth, Fourteenth. Eight
eenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-frst
Three of these districts--the Sixth Four
teenth and Twenty-first--are now repre-
sented in congress by Republicans. The
Democrats are making special efforts in
these small majority districts. as Is their
policy in other states. At this time, how
ever. there IL nothing TO Indicate that the
political complexion OF the present dele
cation In congress will be changed