Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP. [ARTICLE]

THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP.

At Springfield, on the morning of the 11th, the Republican steering committee presented a long list of names to the F. M. B. A. men from which to select one for joint support for the United States Senatorship. Among others, Cicero J. Lindley, president of tne F. M. B. A., and a number of prominent agricultural editors and men known to be iff sympathy with the farmer and labor movements. But FM. B. A men wore not to bo enticed from their determination to get a Senatorial candidate to their choice without assistance from either of tbe other parties. Representative Taubeneck, as spokesman of the F. M. B. A. members, said: “We have decided, gentlemen, that we cannot accept any Republican whom you present. It is useless to negotiate further.” The Republicans then decided to go into joint assembly and after twoor three votes changeoff candidates on the list presented to the F. M. B. A. When the joint assembly met the first three ballots were cast without change, but on the seventysseventh ballot the hundred Republican votes were cast for Cicero J. Lindley, president F. M. B. A., amid great excitement. The F. M. B. cast three votes for Steele and the Democrate 101 for Gen. Palmer. The Democrats were greatly elated at the lesult, and the Republicans oorrespondingry depressed.