, 1870-07-27
M lCH I0AH.
Railroad Aid and the Extra Ses-
sion.
Politics in the Congressional Districts
Candidates md Probabilities.
(Taox oCR srEcIAL connHero1pKHr.l

.eeeion at Lansing at noon on Wednesday, ]
[uly 27, in obedience to the proclamation Of
he Gorernor. It Is expected that It viii adj
ou1n by the close OF the following week, and
he probabilities sle that it viii submit three |
constitutional amendments 10 the people. !
rhera is no Guestion concerning the prepA1A-
ion OF one amendment, that ehaIl clothe With !
7alidtJ those railroad bonds that have BEEN
delivered to the roads, have been cold by them,
md are now in the hands OF third parties,
who are innocent holdera, and have bought
Ihem u bonn Jsde Investments. No eonsidert-
bic opposition to yitalizing this ciAas OF eecnrl-
hes has rs get manifested itself, md our best
legal authorities agree that constitutional
amendment will '.hea1 the dufect" in them
caused by the Supreme CouEt decision. This
will be submitted Ly itself without
doubt, and its ratification by the people is a.
much OF I certainty as anything can Do
that ia Still IN the future. The other two prop
o.itiops, which (As nAttera are At present
shzped), strenuous effort will ts mtde to
have submitted to the popular vote. ase an
amc 7dtneut to give validity to bonds already
voted to railroads and deposited with the State
Treasurer, and to leatu what work hss been
actually done by those coEporasors in compli-
aucc with the conditions Of the vote, and an
amendment eubodyiug the principle Of future
aid. powerful railroad lobby will undoubt-
caly urge the submission Of both OF these
propositions to the people. but the grestcst di-
ye1eitT Of sentiment in regard to tho tezns
anu limitations that ahould TO attached to each
exist. and over these questions an animated
contest may be expected, which will proa.tly
be attended with = sufficient lack Of harmony
to render the obtaining Vt the necessary two
Sea in n,
OF the Legislature matter OF soule difficulty.
They shall finally run the gauntlet 1t lansing.
le}ie@e thAt tie most careful Observers Of tue
current Of popular feeling in tho State agree
that their ratification bT the people il a. least
doubtful.
Governor baldwin Is exceedingly rtticont ~
to the tenor Of the special message, in which
he will lay tefote the Legislature the matters
TO Which it must condne it's attention during
the extra session, but it IL understood TINT he
will earnestly recommend tho yaiudahon Of
bonds already in third hands. and will leave
the other questions to the Legislative discre-
tiou. He has stcaafas.ly refused TO bEing up
any outside matters At the extra session. but
the chances now seem to be that he will re-
Lax the inle1ibilty Of his resolution in that
direction sufficiently to permit him to recon-
mend some 1egislatun thai shah enable tho
State TO assist ip the collection and compils-
ton Of IT. soc2l statistics in the United States
census now being taktn- The Legislature viii
mcet With hatschauged personnel In
the HOUSE four members have resigned and
four new men will take their places. Three
others also have, BY removal Or BY accepting
United States Offices, Unqualified themselves
from acting ~ memberA- In tho Senate, Hon.
! T. H. S,andish has disqualified himself for
l again taking his seat, by becoming Uulted
! States District Attorney, and Senator Dttels.
| who did not attend the regular session Oh SC
count Of III health. will appear aud qualify.
$n~n -&a
| gard To the extra session ~ they noH are, but
It il proper to add that all matters connected
Herewith are very much at sea; that the
| third Honse" that will attend tho session
I will be very full one. and that all the re-
sources and poTers Of lobbying viii be called
| into re4uisitiun, and may, possibly, produce
soule astoni=hing results.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Tho extra session will not only possess in.
| portalce on account OF The bearing its results
will have upon the material prosperity Of out
State, but it will, unquestiouap1y, have great
and, in some respects, viii resemble gigan.
tic caucus, wlero "a elates will lie construct.
ed anu the manipulation Of wires planned
The probabilities and prospects 30 far ~ STATE
nominations are concerned, haye changed Lit
tie OF not At al since my last letter. TIL
policy, mud laEe called their Stale Convention
10 meet in this city on tho day before that Q
the Republicans. IA long AZ they never d.
hold any cards, AZ far aa the State ut large i
concerned, it is difficult 10 SEQ Hhy ''blalling
IL not as advantageous game for thorn Il
play az any could te. The Republicans Lay
already called their Nominating Convention
III every Cong1eea1onal Diat1irt but thu Third
and the prophets are commencing to pEed!c
tue results thereof. For the First District
Hon. Fen ando c. Ceaman Las nor served fol
i've , successive terms. and Is no NJ
years o ago b BE- 'A id no. hin,ss,
seek the nomination, but it came to him ~ the
reault OF III acrimonious struggle betwee1
rival candidates. He h.s been = useful rep
1eseutasiye, An2 lassesly has ranked among III
| more inhu1 initial nemtcrs OF the House. Til
Republican nominee for his p1ace will probabl
he ,he Hon. Henry Waldron, of Hitlsdale- Nj
Wal6rou is wealthy banker, native Of Se1
York, u graduate Of Rutgers College, ma
Of ability, and LOW in tho 51ss year OF his age
and LAS been member Of Congress for ii
: year,. serving as = Representative from tn
/ -1hEty-ffth, aud Thirty-si1til Congresses. Iii
county carries tho Republican banner in thi
r State aud ~ ito magnificent majorities SAT
: Ills district, its claim for the candidate wi
uudoubtc0ty be respected. The old local feu
las ceased since the removal Of cx-Lieutenau
= | tioyetnoE Fairfield from the state. and u,
Wsldton, backed ~ his own delegation, ca
have hut li,tla difficulty in cat1yiuE the COT
ycu,ion. The name OF afr. Edwin WilIetts, {
Monroe. has been mentioned a - Candida
= againet k,ul, but surh votes ~ he will tece1s
will he only complimentary i'll their natut
r Tht Democrats will make formidable emo
to cAr1y this district. which gava Mr. Beams
1000 majority in 1868. and have probab
E.nea soas 9s b extensive 4ss ,onarar na,nfai1 z
ce,orcd CO men men shom the " Fifteen @
:. Amendment has made voters, aud no doubt
The election OF I;epublicaa candidate By
handsome majority e1ista- Tie probabilti
now seem to be thAt the Democrats will nou
nate Bon. Edward G. Morton, Of Monro
ag2inet 3lr. Wallrou.
r In the Second District. Hon. William
. stoughton will be tenon,nsted. He has serv
Is ope term uccept2lIy, and ia encountet1ng
formidable opposition. Captain j. { DurTou
l. OF kalamazoo. young LAWYER. who is pc
il ee-eed Of voice Of marvellous sonorolsns
- and power, and who ls one Of the most (tf Il
It The most effective stump-speakcrs in the Sta
s il candidate against him. bur he will Z
i, come into the convention With mnch Of I
IL lowing, aad his strength is being aai!y We;
III eled by the 2nflrs Of man named Ward, "
~ e:its the Paw raw True Nor.herner, who hz
II Nj. Ssoueh;on on account Of sono alley
" breach Of faithin regard to some appointme
and Who IL supporting Mt. Burrows, and
" taclipg Mr.. SioGghton in style OF the m
~ extraordinary kcnaelcssness aud blackgua
III ism. As this district gives about 8 ,0n Hep'
T. lican majolits, it makes no csrecial di1erel
Il. whom the Democrats NOMINATE.
ID In the Third District. E1-GoEeruor Aus
Blair will be renominAted, and will be
IN elected for his thiri term. Hia AbiiltE a
let experience are 70 widely known that ne
r: mot dwell uT'on them. hut lila personal pol
=. latty has been materially weakened Of
" among some Of bis constituents By his CON
,o- in the House On the tariff, and by his Y
~, which deprived this State Of the Congresa
~ ii representation 10 wtiE it was justly
~ titled under new apportionment upon
0. basis- While there is no doubt OF Mr. Bla
~ denomination two candid ates afe in the Il
e agaipst hin. Ono of them is Sullivan
lltche7 Of ipsillnti, who WAS Speaker
N our Hors- o. Representatives in 1862. il q
be Superintendent Of our National Blnkt, and
d. rnsn OF fne character, conceded abslity, I
Ct much personal strength. The other is !
ward ", Barber. Of Eaton county. for sesc
t, terms Clerk Of our IIouse at RepresentAt'v
ri more reccntlF Reading Clerk Of the Eni
on. st.ses Hoaec. now Supervising Inspector
I'd Internal Kevouue for this Stale .ud Wisc'
10 ! eip, one of the best rartiamentanans in
a. a. I Northwest, euperh clerical Off yer for any
~ o. Lucrative body, and young man of unus
at | public experience and Information. lfoth tn
Il ten,lemea are laborlng more to construct s.
he ( Foundation for the future than with ans
y. recitation Of Immediately securing cove
ct n the Fourth District tbs denomination
HIM. THOMAS ". Ferry, for his fourth tei
is be, ond doult. He his been Al e1ceedin
useful Representative for his district, and
SURPASSED all hia colleagues in successful c
1J OF The interests OF his owu constituency.
OF Iouia County there is some opposition to
ew 7enn,r;n.,inn. Kriting from loc1l caneee,
ely his selection by the Disssiet Convention is II
Fop til, a probsble. His district Ia Republican
In from 600 to 10, 900 majority.
e., In The Fifth District the Hon. Omar
eld Congers ren.mination for his second teri
an conceded. No candidates are in the q
~ .s-sinst him. and his ability will uake hu
~ ~ strong esapdsra-besrer. This district, VII
~. ~. in 1855, hare about ], 100 Republican nafo'
4as tic Democrats will etr1in every nesre to ca
,,n. the Republican leaders have no feaza