, 1873-04-18

Viii " iitllo difilouiey. THO nooton prescribing
ratoa for freight passca tho 1Iouso With oaao, lit
FAILED nj TWO VOTES
Il mo~lsn via '' oi raiin and and ' eed 'e"EtS o Mayno.
Both arc Mhstera Of local grangos which las
cnuscd thoir conduct to DO regarded as oqulvocal.
Rood was said to bo III Washington Oh tho day
the ilna! vote was talon looking after MI oilco.
of TINT day by dolicato domestic complication,
but did not loaro DoBnfoinoB until after
tho question wns DECIDED .d Mo n,ao
fatlor,''' " groatly aiatoroa" cto;; but whofhor
to DO decided. 30 tho freight qnoation
1a NOT YET DEFINITELY ABDUCTED.
Tlero Ia not tho aligltoBt doubt TINT tho POO.
plo I'll! coutrol thc LoTes m House. Iho 80 aona!e mt
posed 81 i{fty members. Hall Of those went out
at tho Inst session, and their places must DO
supplied this fall. Tho railroads clntm to own
aeventoon of tho Senators who hold over. 10
control tho Sonata entirely they n,ust oloct nine
moro. They think thoy will DO able to do it;
hut grangora, who nro confident Of auoccss, Rny
that thoy will not bo abc to rotstrn three. It
The freight tariff ia fixed by tho Legislature, tho
TAKE THE MATTER INTO TIE coun7s,.
although they have OIL this point already no-
knowlo1god that the Legislature is .supromo.
Tho act fixing this passenger tariR will eoon go
tho example Of tloir hrethton Of 1llinoiBin "rid-
ing according to INV"
aunEnHATon1A1 CANDIDATES..
Tho Republican party Of tho Ssato is greatly
exoscisea over tho question ct . "noW depar-
ahadowy phantom. Not that the present incum-
bent ia absolutely distaateful to THO oranges,
bnt it ia certain TINT . minority Of thein would
successfully put IN tho ioll. fntthor inquiry III
regard to tho meoting on tho 91at Of March, ut
Waterloo, shows that there nrc
nEL1ErEns IN THAT MEETING.
although most oranges think tho movement in
favor Of Adams was ill-advisod and premature.
It is quito certain that Adams himself did not
sanction It, But whether 1t was meeting of
many or fow Individuals, Whethor one county or
q dozen counties WAS reeproaontoa 1t Is cortatn
that it Atruuk truo chord, aud indtcatos accur-
atoly lie underlying sentiment Of tho Patrons of
Husbandry. Another candidate nny not be
nominated il Gov. Carpenter gives tho requisite
pledge; but, II tle graugos do put n man in tho
tiola Adams is pretty suro to DO the nun. lgive
hero brief sketch of possible candidates:
DUDLEY W. ADAMS
Is, I bolioye, o na!ivc Of New England, and
graduato Of all TaRtnrn collage. Uo 'stndlod
medicine. aud practlsed it Tor Eomo years. Later
he became a lorticulturist, and, aa writer on
topos Of that character, aud US an officer iu tho
State horticultural Association, Inns acquired a
good deal Of prominonce,. not only In
Iowa, but throughout tho Weat. Ho If said
to bo polished writor, |, nuont aud Intelligent
talkor, fair orator. vol read In literature, and
thoroughly yorscd in current politics. As pre-
siding oi1lcor OF the recent neoting OF tho Slate
! drango-a rather unwicldy body,-he is said to
| have displayed much tact and parliamentary
knowledge. Privately ho is much respected. M
That ho has boon mado Graud Mastor Of the
| National Grange, shows tho estimation III which
he is hold by tho order.
SENATOR nt'HUrT,
OF hLuacatlno County, las boon spoken Of in con-
nection with the Gubornationnl Office. lie ia q
granger in good standing. and politician Of OK
porielco. lIo has bocn oight yeara in tho 1IouHo
by birth ho Ia o sootchman, and by occupation 4
farmer, owning 1nrgo body OF land within
a few nlilos Of tho City Of Muscatne.
His reputation is said to DO TINT Of being good
follow undor ordinary soclal proustro. Tho
writer hardly thinks 1t is within the horoscope OF
1Er. A1oNutt to bo the noxt Governor OF Iowa.
GOV cAnrESTEn
has tho respect Of largo majority Of tho Ilopub-
1icnns of tho State. His artlont supporters
cnin that he is as good friond Of tho farmer
years ago, and located at Fort Dodge. Ho ilrat
followed acllool-teaohing, from which occupation
many mon haso ntiyancol to moro eminent and
less osaeting profSaslons Then iya 10 became 4
10 ontorod tho gervico as M Assiatant-
Quartormaster, and came out of it Com
misBary OF Subsistence, with Ltentonant-
Colonol's ahoulder-strapn and cloar record.
State Land Office, ut Fort Dodge, and hold TINT
position until llo was nominated for Governor, n
year aud half ago. lie ia q man Of good
ability, fOr whom no greatneHB iR claimed. Ills
chances for denomination aud recollection have
been elsewhere discussed.
The nominee for Lieutonant-Goyo-nor on the
Bradley ticket iB
Of Tama, Tama County. Mr. ". hns uneon- l
nails By having tho honor Of primary non,ina-
tion rather rldely thrust upon him. A lively
rural paper says OF tho nominations: 1--WE
don't know Adams, but wo know "Wilk." 1Io
Ia IN old Harilino who has not dono days work
In forty yeara-if ever. Ho ig confirmed
vagrant, mud it is n perpetual wonder to
violation of the estrny laws Of the State, and
ought to be impounded. Ho is m old tbach,
and n standing warning to women Of the danger
| Of n1Atrimony." In opposition to this exceed-
| ingly bitter tirado, which iB not likely to ho1E
any newspaper or any cause, it is said that Nr,
| Wilkinson il Bolia mud substantial citizon, .
nlan Of intelligence; tint ho has boon q County
! Tho grnngeB arc forbidden by their constit11
tion to take any political action. Thoro will bs
many ways found, howovor,
| TO EyAnE TrIlg,
Where al tho people in any locality aro NOM
bers OF tho order, it is Il Question OF little mo-
| mont whether they take public action as grangos
Or in any other public collective capacity. They
need only unity OF purpose, and Joint action, tt
shape the affaira Of 1owa aB they ploa3o.
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"RalLR0AD COMPANIES AND PUBLIC RIGHTS
RooH ISLAND, ILL.,, April 10, 1878.