The New York herald., 1870-12-25
UNITED STATES SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.


tempt to Impench President Johnson-Forc-
thought Of Democratic Leaders-Condition
or the Anti-Admin inistratlon Clique In Mis-
souri,.
WASHINGTON, Dec %, 1870.
The following is o list OF United States Senators
whose term expires on the 4th OF March next
Alabama, Willard Warner; Arkansas, Alexander
Mcdonald; Delaware. Willard salisbury; Illinois.
Richard Yates; Iowa, James d. Howell; Kansas, E.
@. Ross; Kentucky, Thomas q. McCreery; Louisiana,
John L. Harris; Maine, Lot M. Morrill,; Massacnu-
sets, Henry wilson: Michigan. Jacob NJ. Howard; !;
Minnesota, william Window; Mississippi, Hiram Il.
Revels megro,; Nebraska, Jorn N. Thayer; New
Jersey, A. G. Cattel; North Carolina, J. C. Abbott
Oregon, George II. Williams; South Carolina,
Thomas J. Robertson; Tennessee, Joseph 3. Fowler;
Virginia, John w. Johnson; West Virginia, W. r.
Wiley; Missouri 4. ID. Jewett.
TIE CHANCES
From politicians assembled here from all portions
OF the Union / gather some interesting facts and
gossip relation TO the chances most OF these gen.
tlemen have OF reelection.
ILLINOIS.
In Illinois poor Dick Yates has been thrown quite
overheard. and the Senatorial chances are between
General Logan Governor Palmer ana Ex-Governor
Oglesby The Illinois delegation here nearly all
agree that General Logan is ahead at the present
time but Is in danger Of being defeated by the
necessity q 4 als COMPROMISE cs9alaate:
IN :, y i..,.... ARRANsAs. A.Is-~ ~
In Arkansas It Is all one way. Hon. Alexander
Mcdonald the present incumbent, is the candidate
OF the Union democrats and republicans, while his
opponent, Governor Clayton, il supported by the
ultra, unreconstructed, ex-Confederate democracy.
Mr. Mcdonald is, as his name indicates, OF Scottish
descent. He has served his State acceptably since
and before he came TO the Senate. His colleague
Senator Rice, and all the members OF the Arkansas
delegation IN the Huuse say that he is sure TO be
re re.eected
ALABAMA.
In Alabama the Hon. Willard Warner, republican,
has been defeated by the election OF Hon. George
Goldtnwae, democrat, TO fill his place. The Legis
lature was republican by two majority, but Mr..
Warner had the misfortune 10 oppose the railroad
interests OF the State and was defeated by the de-
fection Of three OF his friends.
MASSACHUSETTS
Is all one way. Hon. Henry Wilson is the only really
prominent candidate All the Massachusetts men
mere say that he viii have no opposition to speak
Of l believe there Is no State law 10 prevent
other candidates rom entering the field; but Mr.
Wilson seems, nevertheless, to have sort OF pre-
emptive or sq5atter right to the position Messrs.
Butler. Boutwell, and others are talked Of put they
have no chance-so they say here.
KANSAS
Senatorial affairs are terribly mixed. The Legisla-
ture Is all one way-rcpubcan; but there are not
less than eleven really prominent candidates in the
field, each of whom has some actual strength the
Legislature The present incumbent. Hon. f. G.
Ross was elected secretly pledged, so was informed
at the time to vote against the impeachment OF An
drew johnson, II the came before the Sen
ate. He kept ms promise and killed himself politi-
cally. Messrs. Clarke. Thatcher Carney, Blunt and
half a dozen Others whose names do not now re-
member, are mentioned Wy Kansas politicians now
IN TINS city as candidates. The election takes place
CURIOUS BIT or HISTORY.
have mentioned the report that Senator Ross was
elected secretly pledged to vote against the mpeach
been made public Mr. Ross was lrsJ appointed by
the Governor OF Kansas to the position made vacant
his seat July 25 1866, which ne held by virtue of the
appointment until the session or the Kansas Legis-
lature January 1857 when an election was held to
ill the remaining four years.
At that time the agitation for impeachment had
just been cOmmenced-more fercey In Kansas than
In any other portion OF the Union. The Legislature
contained about ninety republicans to some thirteen
democrats The candidates, OF which there were
not less than eight were all republicans,
and severe contest OF several days terminated In
the election OF Mr.. Ross by very close v0te-nearly
all the democrats giving him their votes. without
the democratic vote he could not have been elected.
lew days after the election met IN this city
prominent Kansas democratic politician VINO mad
party concentrated their strength in fact the pal
ance OF power, upon Mr.. Ross, q republican. He
piled tnat II was Impossible to elect an openly
av0wed democrat, and the best they could do was
to help elect a conservative republican who they
knew could be depended upon under any circum-
stances to vote against the impeachment of Presi-
dent johnson II the case should be brought before
the Senate.
THE POUND OF FLESH.
Whatever the nature OF the pledge or assurance
that MI. Ross gave the little handful OF demo-
Gratis who held the balance of power may have
hoAv, ~ rhvtnl
ance OF the task imposed, but with Spartanke
frmness gave them the pound OF flesh nearest bis
political heart. ,,ru.
will doubtless elect Hon. William Window now
serving as Senator by appointment. He was men,
seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty ninth and Fortieth
Congresses; was appointed IN the place Of Hon.
Daniel S. Norton deceased, and TOOK his seat the
5th inst.
MISSOURI
There are a large number OF Missouri politicians
In this city, but ney are all at sea on the Senatorial
question. The late political upneavaI in that state
has upset all political calculations. The general i'm
preston seems TO be that MAJOR General Frank Blair
will be elected.
The Legislature was elected on the Mckee Brown
urz-anti-administration- Mosaic ticket No one
can predict TO what extent the members Will disin-
tegrale ana resolve INTO their lormer political
bodies.
The leaders Of the new antl-administration move
ment have got some things they didn't bargain for
and which they would very much like to dispose OF.
The results taken altogether not at all to their
liking. In snort the managers are more Lnan t2O0-
900 per year cash out OF pocket Tor some years to
come.
The st. Louis city and county municipal govern
ment has all The patronage OF any account IN the
state, the city advertising alone being worth
$50, 600 per year to the fortunate newspaper that
happens TO be in the ring. SO that any party that
carries Missouri and loses st. Louis county and city
have only the husks without particle OF nutricious
substance. This Is precisely the condition OF the
anti administrations Brown-Schurz party in Mis-
souri,. Before the recent election they controlled
the ST, Louis patronage, worth quarter Of g
million per year, and did not control the State
patronage, worth just next to nothing. Now things
are Just the reverse. They have secured the
shadow and lost the substance.
-s.ss-~a THE WAY IT CAME ABOUT
The McKee-Brown-Schurz clique made coalition
with the democracy ana nominated what Is known
as the Mosaic ticket, in opposition to the regular
administration republican ticket In 81. Louis city
and county the administration men, seeing that the
Mosaics were likely to triumph persuaded the demo-
Gratis to nominate straight out ticket by offering TO
support It. AS q matter OF course, the democrats
preferred straghu-out ucket to the BrOwn-Schurz
lf-andhait concern then In power, and accord