Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-01-13
The Senatorial Mania.

Inc senatorial MANIA.
As ,he time approaches for the selection
Of members of the u S. Senate, by the
several State Legislatures, most Of which
are now in session, applicants for the
honars OF a seat 10 that august body and
high court of impeachment, are springs
ing up with the velocity of mushrooms,
all over the country. We have no recol-
lecsion Of any time, heretofore, since the
foundation OF our Government. when the
~rangling for seat IN the National Sen
ate was as bitter, sburp and universal
Oar own State Legislature meets in
Madison to day. The election Of a Sena
sor, in place of Doolittle, takes place next
Tuesday The candidates for the vacan-
CIV, as .Ar as We have heard, are Gen. c.
c. Hashburne, Hou. Matt Fl. Carpenter.
. Ii. " aldo, ex-G0v Solomon, Horace
Ruhlee, GOV Fairchild, j. Allen Barber
and Hon John +. Potter. Washburue
AMI Carpenter seem to take the lead al
sernately though, probably, neither of
them can control a majority in the Leg
slature, at first At present we think
Washburnes chances are a little the best.
A bitter fgh was in progress In Mich>
izln for sometime, Senator Chandler,
Ex-Governor Blair, Congressman Terry,
aad Hon C. :. May being the principal
contestants. Senator Chandler was, how
ever, re>nominated, on the first Ia lot in
the Republican caucus; and has been re-
elected by the Legislature.
In Indiana there are legion of candi-
dates Tor thr place of Senator Hendricks.
whose term expires on the 4th of March
l. is thought Lieut.. Governor Cumbaek
has tn inside track, and will be the
lackv man In Minnesota there IS ;ri>
angular squabhIe between Senator Ram
sev whose term expires in March, Hon.
Norton s. Wilkinson and ienatius Dom
nelly The chances are said 20 he in fa
vor DC Senator Ramseys reelection,
though the contest Is close We sincere>
J. hope that tie great Congressional
Backyard, Donneily, may be laid on
e shelf, for all time to come
New York, rs usu6l, developes large
number of itchers for seat in the Sem
ate Senator Morgan ard Governor Fen
ton occupied the field, alone, for good
while, with about equal strength and
tie warfare between their friends has
bosome 30 bitter that it is intilnated that
the election o ( either would cause n split
in the Republican ranks in that State
il, therefore, probable that neither of
them will gain the prize, but that it will
Re given to Marshall O. Roberts, De witt
G Littleiohn, or Judge Noah Davis.
in Massachusetts, Senator Sumner has
the track almost entirely to himself and
will be reelected without material oppo-
sition.
In Maine the Republican caucus, cons
tanning $50 members, stood, IS for Hon
Haaibal Hamlin, and % for Hon Lot NJ
Morrill, The caucus adjourned without
making any nominations, and referred
the matter to the Legislature 1t is
doubtful how the contest will eud
In Pennsylvania a great number of
the leading men of the State aspired TO
Senator Buckalew's position, but it was
generally thought that Hon. Galusha A.
Grow would be the successful one. The
Legislature, however, took every one by
surprise by electing Hon. John Scott TO
The place Mr. Scott served one term in
Congress, many years ago, and is said TO
b Cameron man.
In Nevada, Senator Stewart was re-
nominated without opposition, and has,
probably, ere this, teen elected.
In Missouri the fight is carried on with
caul-hke bitterness. The principal con>
tsstan;s are Senator Henderson, who is
aa4ious for q recollection to endorse his
Vote against mpeachment-Gen. Carl
~ehurz and Gen Ben T. Loan. Gener-
al ~churz i charged with being too con-
4ervaJiye to represent Radical Missouri
MI the candidates have been invited to
address a caucus Of the members Of the
Legislature, and define their views upon
she questions OF the day. Senator Drake
has left his seat in the Senate, and gone
home t. lo--roll for Gen Loan Il We
~ difficult to tell who will be elected.
in the Legislatures Of all these States
the Republicans are in the ascendency,
ana viii undoubtedly choose Republican
Senator's. We are sorry 70 see the acri-
IS viii end in selecting honest, able and
good men for the important position of
s.at in the United States Senate
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