Show Illinois 7 rule springfield ills jan 6 special the indications aro that before many aweeka the that convened today will be attracting attention of political and social observers throughout thau cited states both houses are overwhelmingly republican the democrats having but seventy eight votes on joint ballot against one hundred and twenty biye for their opponents there are three members two in the house and one in the Senat ennd also one independent member of the lower house with a substantial majority to do its bidding the chicago machine which ia already as the illinois tammany has decided to carry things with a high hand not only according to the pro gramme is martin madden the notorious ward politician and ally 01 the boodle gang in the chicago city council to be elected senator to succeed john M Palmer but it baa also been decided that the machine shall take entire control of the legislation and that no bills are to be passed that haye not received the sanction 0 a sub com cittee or the machine this sab committee with occasional changes in its personnel as tho convenience veni ence of ita members may necessitate is to be established in head quart ers in this city throughout the legislative term and through it ia to be transacted all business as a preliminary to its reaching either of the legislative chambers the program is modeled precisely after that employed by tammany at albany when that once power ful organization was at its zenith cor po rations societies municipal leagues and individuals anxious to secure public or private legislation are first to be required to interview inte iview the machines subcommittee sub committee which will decide whether or not the matter concerned shall be pushed through to a successful IB jus in the matter of the the contest promises to be most bitter the antagonism to madden beme based not only on his public career but upon his personal pera onal unfitness unfit the tenacity with which the machine adheres to his candidacy is due to the fact that be is the only member of the body who has not yet been rewarded with a lucrative office and that were he to go upon the karpath warpath war path he could control a sufficient bumbar of warda in chicago to dislodge the machine and retire it to obscurity |