The New York herald., 1866-10-12
MIcHioAs POLITICS.
oun wraulT CORRESPONDENCE.

MICHioM POLITICS.
ouR RrauT CORRESPONDENCE.
Tho Probabl. Results Of the CampaIsn-The |
Candidates ON Both Sides -Conservatism
Among the Republicans The Democrats Ex- |
pecths to Garry Three Congressional Dis
trtctp, 90.
DETROIT. October 8, 1895
Michigan is going through tho nominating stage" Of
the campaign the oriorca part not having fairly COM
menced yet Most OF the counties have completed
their looa nominations. now Legislature Is 70 be
chosen, United States Senator depends upon the
result ~ Zack Chanders term extends 1850 and ssn
ator Howard's 70 1871.
Since 1854 Michigan has been republican by large
majority gave Lincoln seventeen thousand majority
In 1894. At the beginning Of tho present political OK
element there hopes among the conservative men
that there would be sufficient apt in the republican
organization tho question Of reconstruction, TO save
the State from the radcals The republican convention
met and nominated. an unpopular man for Governor
the national union party met rut in nprosii,oa
veteran hero and tho democrats adopted him as their
standard bearer Matters looked bright for tho
valves until the President began his lam told by
republicans that his speeches changed the Intentions Of
thousuds who proposed at 1rst TO support him. He
forced many lead ng back into tho republican or
gnnzatiea. and tho republican masses have generally
followed hem. The result tho state ticket,
therefore. cannot be rdoubtful, but the ui-
umph VIII be more properly Republican
than radical >,e. I havc talked with many pro-
mnen republicans srooghout the state and the result
OF my observations L. that tho extreme men like
Stevens, Butler old handler cannot control the
masses Of the party. Said syentleman to me 1--WE will
be satisfied IL the South adopts 30 amend
ment II is the very verge TO -hch these exactlons
upon tho South'can be pushed with ~fety by our party
We will not follow Stevens and Sumner uto tlair wild
impractcable negro suffrage theories Michigan WOULD
against negro suffrage; why, them shoud foi,c
Il the soutns II that Is made tho issue tho
publican organization will 20 to pieces for will
not follow the party banner II II bars such inscrp
tion" These remarks seem TO embody the sentiments
Of the most intelligent republicans have met OF
usual they are the foromost and noislest
Az In all the States where there Is vast republican
preponderance the democrats are Intensely democratic
In Vermont, for nstance democrat deests republi-
with much feeling than does his fellow parl
In New York The Michigan democrats belong for
this the vallandgbarn socaed copperbcad
school They entirely satisfied with the nomina-
ION OF thai lifelong opponent OF the democracy, Gen.
& wams a, 'er % Soverno. we ana ~. 'asse mere
| full tariy strength.
Theyciders adhere generally to their party affiliations
before Nc The soldiers vote In tho State about
ten thoand The address in favor OF President John
son receipd tho signatures OF two thousand Ave hun
dred Michigan soldiers, which probably exhibits the
strength ofthe democracy In their ranks.
For GovefSor the republicans have re-nomnated the
present iucuAbent IL II Crapo He "a man Of mode
rate abilities, hther old fogysh and available principally
because ne plastic In tho hands Of the republican
'ring" He issn the stump, but Is no. attractive
speaker. HIS opponent the nominee OF tho National
Union and demod dic parties Is General A. s Williams,
old soldier wise brilliant record, whg and
Of the editors Of ih DstroI Advsiler and Tribune HIS
personal popularity unquestionable but party limos arc
80 strictly drawn 10 Michigan that Is not probable no
will gain much on hisVess popular opponent
Az in most other Stsps voting this fall the hard light
ing really centres on he Congressional districts The
present delegation 10 Wilmington stands six republicans
Tho democrats expect elect three congressmen this
fall, and thus divide the allegation. Tho First which Is
Bsamsn' republican. who up for reelection. He had
23l4 majority In 1894 DcAo and county heavily
democratic, but their vote hs been than counter
climed by the democrats ther candidate IL j. Logan
| Chapman, popular local polAcan There Is work
themselves BY oath In their sret councils support
| the candidates Of tho Leagus Mr.. thpman was frst
wards endorsed by The democrat The Leaguers num-
Dor amongst them about l,o0orepubiicans which will
make change Of 1000 in Beamt vote this fall The
democrats hope gains ais, among the Germans
In tho Second district Charlie Epson, the present
member, has been re-nominaicd by tho republicans
against Henry y Severns, who As heretofore been
republican but who supports tie President A Mr.
Upson had majority OF ncariy 900 two years ago,
| there Ia doubt OF his rc-eectonA
In the Third district the nomiiees Bradley v.
Granger national Union heretofore republican Ia poil
tics ana Ex-Governor Austin Blair radical, who beat
W.
has 600 10 overcome and Goyrnor Blair, there
fore, stands the best chance Of gony b Congress
The Fourth IA another strong republican district John
d. Hutchins heretofore republican, ths conservative
candidate and w. Perry present member that OF the
republican, The latter will be elected
rho Filth " one of tho debaiable dttrlcts In whch
the democrats most sangu.nc OF surcess Rowland
w. Tfowbrdge, an eminent do nothing tbut vote To in
his saryl % the present Congress up for
election, and is opposed by William l. Bancroft able
and popular democrat and nne speaker Both Trow
bridge and Bancroft are on tho stump circumstance
which will ts against Trowbridge II 10 this
district two years ago that Baldwin, demo-
ocrat elected 10 Congress by the home The
supreme Court OF the State had decided that the
rodors' vote could not be constituonsy counted,
which grounds BALDWIN claimed the hcaic. II
gwen, however, TO Trovbrdge, and Baldwin conestng
the Houee OF Representatives connrmed rrosbrdges
claim 70 the SCAT The district Ia very close aud the
chances In favor Of Bancroft.
The National Union candidate In the Sixth district Ia
Julius X. Rose, heretofore a republican, man Of wealth
and of great Influence IN the lumber and mining dis
trcA Mr.. Ross writes 10 friends In Detroit thai he
will he oiocfed by thousand majority. Hia op
ponent IA John " Driggs, present member, q wiry,
echeming politician who makes Il OF his boasts that
be received his political education In Tammsny Hall.
He had about eighteen hundred majority years ago.
and Las been steadily playing for the minor support
throu gbout his briof Congressional The North
been solidy democratic for years, but said that
Drggs has made himself popular thcrs.
To sum up the republicans expect 10 carry the State
ticket and all the Congressional districts by
mslortles while tho conservatives fanguins two
dtrets hope 70 carry another, and calculate upon
ducing the general majority agzinst them several thou
sAnda