, 1869-11-22
IOWA.
The Senatorial Suooesgion--The
Long and the Short Term.
Candidates and Chances.
State Printer der-8peakeT-0M-
GERS Of the Next Legislature.


tY4pN oEK MHuAL CORRESPONDENT
NE3 Mun6Eg, H1Y. IL
The Senatorial struggle u only scFen weea
ahead but the light, although 20 Close, Is not yet
hot 1t Ia true there u deep interest manifested
IN the cnntett throughout the who1e S1sie bat the
expectations that Il would IN November and Ds-
cen1ber grow excited End bttter, h1so TINS tAr
been disappointed. Eslty Ia The year it did not
promafe to assnme that ahape, md the.n was waf-
rsut for tho Imposition TINT It might b taken
from the people By the politicians, and wire
worked md een1mandcttd Into situation the
end Of which no mau tf~ay nom tho wires and
ootnide Of the ctrcle} could propheaJ. But from
a variety OF causes, which may easily b men.
toned, tue contest IN It's beginning shaped differ
entity. aud has pgoceeded calmly, smootais, and,
80 far us can be seen, fairly. First among the
cau.es operating thus. We nay SAT, was the enss-
actcr OF thr gentlemen who bT peszonal aud Rcn-
eral destre appeared a. the outset a. cand1-
dates. These gentlemen EeeElcd to come upon
the oout.s bJ the wish Of The people more than
their OWL, and all Etrc developed 70 be mea WILL
tne 10 trust their chances to m honest add open
light. All seetfons, and nearly all taakedof candi-
dates wrre OF the opinion from ths nras that tie
Hon, James r. Wilson could, without trouble or
question, b. the man Il he would be- It WAS the
Euo>. un!sestl assent thnt the placa should be
.h1s II be wanted 1t and would take It. Had he
BEEN ambitious for the honor, or even have said
be would accept Il. the Legislature IN January
next would only have hAd TO rAttfy the cho1cs Of
the reople in JarnarJ last But he refused the
crown at The sta.s, aad has kept Oh refusing It,
and 50 the honor walls soma other man. and u to
who that will probably be, VIC ma5 make come
guesscs farther On IN our letter.
Atcther cause which operated to Keep the cac-
vufs cool, vas the resignation Of Senator Crimes
which opcrcd two plAcea y here ouly one hAd been
before 1t orce the candidates. fer tee succession
were dl1irished H1osc than occ-h ha.f al those who
could not zee their way exactly clear to the long
term, drawing w frnn inst, aud tAck1nK about
| for the short What had been division was made
union; ard where horns bad been locked, strength
Nas Hox joined This, Of course, added q new
| and deeper interest 10 the contest, bus At the
sAne tine u served - slay great 4el Of strife
| ard bitterness, and TO preFent much more that
| would otherwise have arisen. O.her causes con-
! tr1buted to the tontng down Of the counict, hnt
tie TWO We hare mentioned were the leading
ones, and s1e eIough, without the othess being
teld.
So much for the Rltuatton; now few minutes
with the candidates. First in order came the
long.t1Inera- As It nuw ionks there Il somc war.
1ant Tor the common belief that the names OF
Judge Wright, Of the supreme bench, and Hon.
". b. Arlson, Of Cur present Congressional dele.
| CATION, will be the only ones taken i0t0 the leg
islatse CAUCUS. But still there IL considerable
reason to believe thst mora names will ba rSed
on the nr4t ballots. and some ground for suppos-
irH that come naues not NOW mentioned nay
appear upau khe usr. II We may Judge from what
Is said b. the newspapers Of tho State, and what
We hear IN conversation with parties from al sec.
tio1s, the people expect that when II comes to
the trial all other candidates but Wight and Al.
tHou will have withdrawn Asto which Of these
| two gentlemen \ Ill he successful. public opin1e .
is about equally divided although there are % any,
OF whom Am one, VINO think that Judge Wright
chancea are 80 mach the best that his election II
assured, Iuiess BoEue combination not now openl]
appearing, Is formed ag2!n1t him. Behind the
Legssla.n1et among the people, Among the tarminl
AZ d iabog1ng classes, there will be power mos:
irg In his favor that scarcely any combustion Cal
defeat. This popularity belorgs 10 him honestly
4 life 20 pure inst It IL to-day without spot.
Republication uuinl1ed and unQuestloned, and
| STAMP Of siatesu aIshtp that has marked Its FRO
gTcfs with honor and honesty, are the qual.tie
that have made the man 20 popular with the people
Even thote who are working against him, ant
these who Will yo.e Ae1tns. bin, Acknowledge
freely his fl:n-as for the position, and speak equa
warmly win his supporters Of the ability aad IN
| tegriy With which he would oil 1t. No tnaa wouI,
| more truly be d representative OF Iowa, or
representative OF the Vest 4 ptonee. of til
. State. and for twenty n!uc years q member au
| Judge Of its bar. he kuoxs the paop!t well an
; thoroughly, and Thoroughly DO they know him
! They bare time and again tried him In the bal
: Ance and found him not wanting, and take pr1d
In believing that they n1Te In tle.r Rlft no plAc
he would not n,.y and faithfully I'LL As to local
ty,-a question which will etter very largely Iut
the tshs,-My. WstGhs'a posltton Is one th1t "a cor
4 | s.dctrd favorable By some and unfaYorahle b
!, othcrs-that T.. We mean to s2J, favorable or NJ
! favorable as regards his chances Of saccesa. III
. Senators hsFe 70 tocg been IN the extreme Soul
49, -, t,-<uf
p | the s1rnnRest Arguments In ther presentation
q candidate. To 1hIs end 1t hs4 pretty general
! united on Nj. Allison, and viii send large shal
+ | Of its members to the c1p'tat to make HIN tt
u sensior II It can BE- doae And loeail
. Ia not b5 any means MI. Al
u soma sole strength He - power
!. himself. ard by hts eminent course in consre
has acquired substantial popularity In every pa
e OF the St&se. AID III enthusiastic Popularity In
for years had In the House Of Representative
there Is probsbly after Wilson, Dodge and Prtc
T. no nan OF hon It's whole people have been mo
e | rrcud than Mr. Alctno Itls regard "a h,s houc
.. snI, ,,ob}y hono,;c-uis Amnn Tho In, sers
:, 70 brau:1Y In no uouse could no. fatI La usc.
If AID d.stiucutsred sery,cc ,u the senate. II
,e .nould be defeated, It will he not because
3e lacked the eonndtrcc OF the State bps because
VI Il rard1tntc oraius. person ia whom the neot
T. WI, re. SENIOR even moro to be des,rc,i III
d. br. And IL will he NOT alone from I
ne Nevth that h.a STRENGTH .ry, eorce 7.
90 c,,trnca ,t.r bo ra. !, ,na so,,n ~ Tn1,a1,
m rrI-nd n fhe rnr,,u -, ,hs ,1on :, ,,.,,en, a
Va a'N"' - 'ns fSt aoo VI .uo noo' - ""soas "
IN tie West. IN general Dodge: and 1t nay be
~ ] down ~ posi.tre that he certainly has the ii
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nc .1,,,n, " ,n,n ~ ~ 80 "a rrha, .n,'e,s 1-ana.