, 1874-09-20

11i.: ds tf Juuse McAIiister are confident Of Ills
success end h4s PROPOSED nomination ls a bomb
sAcl! il tie FarSeil can.p.
lie name OF Judge McAlhster has been
trou-ht f.rEard not merely Oh account OF Ills
Availability, but since 1t has been questioned
wactAey MI. leMurue. who was tile CANDIDATE
against MIR. Tar"cll TWO years ago, would, III view
CT 1vceuI sickness, accept nomination. II is
!o yet certain Whether Judge McAliister Will re-
syn tie certainty Of j seat on the Supreme
.""ci lur tue dlacomfLris OF Congressional
contest.
CcOK COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DIS
TRlCTS.
TITO furore for State legislative honors has
ns.dcraby eubsidcd in tho Chicago and Cook
County districts since last election. Nobody ap-
rcavs TO care much for tha Office Of making new
laws aud remodcllng old ones for Illinois. The
chief reason for this indifference is, no doubt,
the lack Of fat stipend. Fire dollars day, short
mileage. and SlOO fer stationery and other lit
tie matters, do not tempt the average politician
to be patriotic IN the direction Of Springfield
Iut there are yet a few men who banker after
the absurd title (wheucc comes it y OF " Honor
rb.e.'' Patrick O'Slaughnessy, Hans Lager
beerum, OF John Tompkins are rlain-souuding
names enough, but with what grandeur they
loom up when tho magic ''Hon." Is placed
the better class Of our citizens actually despise
tie Legislature, and are teginning to looK upon
it as ouc-horee concern all through. Yet every
body knows that good, intelligent Assembly is
Of 1,arauoant importance to tbs interests Of the
Etate md should be recruited By the best, tru-
ess, and brightest men We eau find. Unfortu-
ra.ely rhis is not the rule and it is to be feared
tha: tie election of next fall will not add to tho
xor,!, rf tho Tool. Hcur,fr ali
TIE DISTRICTS.
Tho Chicago and Cuo1 County Legislative
Districts, rat,er the new lar, are seven in Ium-
ber organized as follnwB:
Frat Dlstrct-First. Second, Tenth, and
Eleventh Wards.
Second District-Third. Fourth. and Fifth
H..a. and the Towns Of Lake and Hyde PerE.
Third D4str1ct-Si1th. Seventh, and Eighth
Wards.
l,u,th Distinct Ninth, Twelfth, and Thir-
tesn:h Wa;ds.
liish DiRsrict-Fourteenth, Fifteenth. and
Eighteenth Wards.
sixth Distrlct-Si1teenth,S Seventeenth, Nine
teeuth, aud Twentieth Wards.
Seventh DlstTct-Ihis comprises I'll the
towns IT Cook County e1ceptln. those of Lake
h.-d Hyde Park, comprised in the Second Dis
Llc:-
THIS year the Senatorial representation in the
oGd-liumbered districts-uamelv, she First.
Third. Fitth, and Seyeuth-wiI be vacant. the
Senators i'll tic districts evenly numbered hold
lns over tor Two more yehrB-
THE FIRST.
Joseph S. REYNOLDS is the present Senatorial
incumbent OF tie First District. having been
clec:ed on the Republican ticket in 1872. He is
abuut to Try hlB fortune once more. Alr. Hey
nolds did not do verv badly at Springfield, but
tie common verdict upou Ills abilities 49, tha: he
wilt never set the Thames on f1e,-no, nor any
OF our Illinois streams He ls. however, pleas
INT, genial na2u. and has q great many personal
friends. which counts for something in little
politics. Reynolds nas acted with the Republic
IL lartv for malv yeara.
Another asplrant for the same position is Mr.
y. l.. Houd, who ran for Mayor Against Colrln.
III. ConG il quiet man, but has good deal Of
tas:ness ability, aud, as Senator would not
ia dlac-ed1rable to his district. His chances for
a nomination ara aos very good with
tie Republican party, owing to the ter
nbls overthrow he received last fall
lei he is the best man, in many respects, they
c2pld select, having served two terms in the
Lo~er House aud done well in the City Council.
Judge Dcadwci, who is at present Il member
Ct :Le Lower House. would like to be . Senator,
u: his hopes arc rather clouded. The Judge is
not destined to be great lsw-giver, although
very worthy man in other respects,
l2sision-his chef faculties being exercised
In Congress. As he cannot exist without
ssT1ag a hand in making the laws, and as Con-
e1ess looks too far away, he will doubtless
IN 1917.
On the side Of tho Opposition, George White, |
aldal1oan from the Eleventh, is looming up.
uec:gc would succeed very we'll ouly he is too |
1ond OF getting his face carcatured in wood |
cts. He invariably looks like 4 celored man !
saIer1nE from dyspepsia when his countenapce |
spies1s IN puonc print. Only for his unhappy
sSe!tion in the picture line, Mr. White would do
'eF well for potent, grave, and reverend |
e1srlor." 4 man must be very handsome to !
Af,np vrfa cJt md
~ 1oas knows that George is not pretty, although |
~ good Nevertheless, he viii try to be Sen |
s'9r from the First District.
=, Charles c. T. Holden, who Was defeated Tor
.sought out. He would like to bo Congress-
IN, ,-s, hut tba: is out Of tho question. He will
tttoe formidable candidate ior nomlnstlon III
ae Opposition, against George White. No other
~ tifants Tor Senatorial honofs a1omentloned III
eas district
j. ~, as regards the Lower Honso, Lincoln Dubois
- ~ salsed Of. So is James q. Haynie, . caudi-
se 1,1 In 1872 before the Republican Convention.
.aase Htsdwell will take the nomination if he
nn1a -1 % no better: Fred Lec,s, the c!ronically
@ etea thinks th.t SIS \ day and "picLlngs
.Ntd soatd not be 80 bad during = hard
::h;.a, when there is nothing else 70 do George
1a..e 1n.te Il also willing to try his hand In the
1as1 II he cannot reach the dignity OF Senator.
- sa feiey, Alderman from the First, ia spoken
as,a. euo II Is said, has some hope OF succeeding,
,,:e a,ke Geary, the we1l-known billiardist Is
~ ~ n the field, and has good many support
ena - ae1nso9ng s9g the Peorles party. John i.otns1,
= Is s.s q the present incumbents, thinks that ho
""a 60 back again If he eau get the chance.
TIE SECOND.
Deeeato1 Thompson holds over in the second
,<'tcs. go that there will bo no Senatorial
~ s<aoie m there. Sol Hopkins and c. G. Wicker
~. golng for the House on the Republican
= and Frank T. Sherman, one Of
Frsseot representatives will 60 back, without
= f0Rlnn m &k1 o. &,.f 1s,s 1n1e, /