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Show THREE FARMERS. Tim Illinois three smile sorcnelv at the 201 other fellows. Bo9tou 'Transcript. 'Tran-script. The golden rule msv hare been knocked out of politics, but the rule of three manages to retain its grip in the Illinois legislature. -tst. Louis (ilobe-Heinoerat. (ilobe-Heinoerat. Isn't the Illinois legislature a little slow? It has been several days since tho Missiouri legislature instructed it to vote for John M. Palmer for senator. Peoria Transcript. Kx Governor Oglesby says that his two years of retirement from politics have been full of real eujoyniont. His pleasure will not be disturbed for a while yet, anyhow. New Orleans Delta. Tho democratic farmers and alliance: men of the general assembly should join in requesting the three alliance members of the Illinois legislature to vote for General Palmer for the United States senate. Memphis Appeal-Ava-lanche- Since Dictator Matt Quay has inserted his line fishing hand into tho Illinois senatorial lock box the chances are veering around to Palmer. Before many more days of wrangling and trading trad-ing and uncertainty he will probably get the plum. Savannah News. The three farmers' alliance men in the Illinois legislature should not insist on the tail wagging the dog. They should join the 101 democrats in electing elect-ing that sterling patriot, experienced legislator and uncompromising foo of monopoly, Ceneral John M. Palmer. St. Joseph Gazette. Those three farmers in the Illinois legislature who are holding tho balance of power in the senutoiship tihgt appear to be gified with line staying qualities. It looks now as if they proposed to keep on balloting until a round hundred of the representatives of one of the great parties came over and joined the.ni. instead in-stead of vice versa. Boston Herald. If reports lie true the Illinois senatorial sena-torial contest may end as the Logan-Morrison Logan-Morrison fight did. with the success of the sitting member, althought the op- fiosition had some advantage in the legislature. In the present case Mr. Farwell, though not in the legislative struggle, would rely ou executive appointment ap-pointment if the deadlock should result in adjournment without the election of a senator. Washington Star. |