The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-08
NO CANDIDATES
FOR j. S. SENATE
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET -- TO.
MORROW LAST DAY FOR Fill
ING NOMINATION PAPERS.
AlSCHUlER MAY RUN
One of the Most Brilliant Was Py
Gen. John M. Palmer in 1900
Last Democratic, Senator
From Illinois.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield, Illinois, July 7.-Th
| Democratic party probably vii
have no candidate for Unite
States senator from Illinois to b
voted upon at the August primaries
1T the time this letter is written NJ
Democratic candidate for senator ha:
1 filed a petition with the secretary o
state. Petitions will be received, how
ever. up 10 next Thursday, aud 1t /,
possible that a senatorial candidate
may yet appear to ask the endorse
ment Of Democratic voters. There
has been some talk of bringing out
Samuel Alschuler as a senatorial can
didate, on the theory that a man OF
his standing and baility would helr
the Democratic ticket all along the
line, even though there We're scarce Y
Ia chance fer his election to the sen.
ate But Mr. Alschuler has not yet
signified his willingness to be a candi.
date, and the chances are that he viii
make no campaign for the Office, but
viii wait and see how the next leg.
islature stands on party lines.
The Republicans have such a long
lead over the Democrats in the state
senate taat. without Democratic
landslide such as nobody anticipates.
it is extremely improbable that the
next assembly will be Democratic cn
joint ballot even though the Demo.
Gratis We're to control the lower house.
There. is no obligation, legal other
wise, for any candidate for senator
to go before the people at the primar-
les in August, so that mo rights will
be lost" by any distinguished Demo.
crat who fails to file a petition as a
senatorial candidate. If. by chance.
the next legislature should turn out 10
be Democratic, the way will still be
open for all senatorial aspraats.
1t is fact worth remembering
however, that the last time the Demo
7rats elected United States senator
hey placed their candidate in nomi
nation at the state convention, ami
he made his appeal directly to the
PEOPLE. That was in 1900, aud the
was Gen. John NJ. Palmer.
Undoubtedly the campaign made by
his Democratic chieftain had much to
TO with the outcome Of the election of
members of the legislature. and the
Democratic party was committed to |
lis candidacy so unequivocally that /
ot single Democratic member of /
ither house deserted him during the
Ong deadlock in the assembly tha.
ook place the following winter. Pal.
ler's election was due in large part /
the solidity and the persistency OF
ne Democratic side of the assembly
that might not have han.
ened if he had not been the accredi.
d candidate of his party, by pro
of the state convention.
In nominating Palmer for senator In
900, the Democrats followed Re
lbIican precedent established in 1853.
hen the Republican state convention
Abraham Lincoln for sepa.
n and when, in his speech of accent
nee. he gave utterance to his famous
4ntences about "house divided
sainst itself" Curiously enough. the
epublican party did not continue the :
'actice, and it was not revived I'm ,
lat party until after the Palmer cam.
aign Of 1900. Another interesting ,
ct is that Palmer had been a ,
anch supporter Of Lincoln in 1858 /
nce the Palmer campaign the Demo a
ats have iven but little attention 10 G
e senatOIship as a popular issue. o
hile the Republicans in 1900. i'm state il
invention, endorsed Senator Cullom. O
1902 endorsed A. J. Hopkins as tho t
lrty's candidate for senator, ana in s.
GO, as the result of the primary elec. q
on, Senator Cullom was again de- G
ared the party's choice for the of- $
e he had so long occupied. Thus 81
e parties have alternated in the u
actice of making popular nomina u
ms for United States senator This J.
ar. if real chance were apparen+ a
+ the election of a Democratic sen IL
Dr. 1t is to be assumed that sev-
al Democrats would be in the fell
king the party's endorsement at the III
igust primaries. -
There is now an interesting contest =.
the Republican nomination for ~.
utenant governor. Representatige =.
ln Oglesby, who attained consider :,
'e prominence last winter as the -
ampion of the primary election bill ..
the house, is comomnly regarded as ~,
: leading candidate outside OF Cook n,
unity Mayor Shumway Of Gales m
rg and former Representative sam ya
J. Drew Of Joliet have recently pr
-ered the race, and it is as yet un- ST
tain just how much strength they tn
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