, 1874-11-25
POLITICAL.
Tho Senatorial Contest in Mis-.
souri,. "".
The Various Candidates and
Their Respective:
~ Chances.
Miscellaneous Political Matters.

miscellaneous Political Matters.
,.. . .Tuh anHAron1Ar ooHrEsr. :. Il
Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune.
er. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. %, 1874.
i With Legislature whorein tho Democrats
hhyo majority Of DC yotca In Joint ,ba1lot Of
16o, tho INSTRUMENTATION for the United states
6onatorshfp rendered vacant noxt Match by tho
expiration Of Mr. schurz'B seat will DO equlyA-
lent to IN election. go that tho wholo interest
controa in tho position and strength Of tho Dom.
dorato aspiranta. l. =:
i Theaa may GENERALLY he divided into shsoe
c}asaes.; the canaidatoh WIN will got: compll-
moatary votos on tho first: ballot those who
will havo considerable strength, but havo no
chance OF being electods and those: betwoon
whom tho struggle will be afsor tho other two
olasaoa hayo been thinnod out. . >,
-,. GOV. H11As WooDgoH =,
| may bo ranked In tho first class, though little
over year ago 4o would hayo boon considered a
| formidable candidate. As Governor, ho has do
vclopod no strength Or originality /; and ovon his
| friends, when thoy epeak Of his Administration,
aro forced to content themselves With tho re-
marlr that It isn't 10 bad ns somebody olBea was.
Politically, Gov. Woodson has boon killed by
the outlaws. It Ia noticeable that tho Democrat
10 8tase Convention did not pay him tho scauty
honor Of complimentary vote for second term.
Or even mention him In tho roBolutions,--an
omission ovor which ho feels particularly sore.
His friends doairo to rotrioyo this by giving him
afow votos IN the Convention but, after tho
first ballot, Ao will 10 dropped.
BROWN AND ALLEN.
| Mayor Joseph Brown, of this city, vill a1Ho re-
ccivo few complimentary votos at tho bogin-
rNft In hnnr r1f11 1T.
| Allon President Of tho Iron Mountain Railroad
Company, in recognition of their staunch
Democracy, and their services to the State In
aiding in its development.
aov.-E1Eop uAnp1N
may alao be mentioned, but Is not to bo con-
sidercd real candidate. In tho first place, the
support he received from Gen. CookroIl, who rsn
him 90 closely In tho Convention, makes 1t in-
| cumbout On him to waive his personal claims,
| and lot his defoatod opponent in for share Of
tho honors In tho gift OF the patty; In tho Soc
| ond place, his elevation would place Alr. Norman
]. Colman in tho Gubernatorial Chair,-a con~
summation which no onc appears doyoutly to
wish.
In tho second class OF candidates may DO placed
Con. Frank III. Coekrell, the lion, John y.
Phelps, and COL George g. Vest.
OF these throo.
l. NH. PHILIPS
will make strong run. <Ho 10 backod by. tho
delegation from tho bouthTcat In solid phalan1,
aud las political record that enttlos him to
receive very favorable consideration at the hands
OF the party. lie aerved nins torms IN Congress-
as Representative aud Was for eleven yoara
other ,nembor or tho Chairman OF tho Com
mitteo on Ways and Dfoana. During tho War ho
remained quiet, declining hIajor-Gonerais
commission md tho Military Governorship OF
Arkansas, and, at itB close, devoted himself to
the work of reconciliation. Ii 1868 he led "tho
forlorn hope " of the Democracy against Atr. J..
W. McClulg, md prepared the way for the Re-
publican overthrow two years subsequently. Ho
will go into the Convention with . very strong
following; bur- unleas present opinions provo
excessively erroneous, will drop out when tho
combat thlekens.
| COL GEORGE O. vEar
WAS member Of tho Confederate CongroHa, and
tho author OF tho Missouri Ordinance of &c.
cossion. no has deserved woll OF tho party, as
Its best etump-Bpoakor and an indofatigabo
| worker for the ticket. Tho "Confcderate ele~
mont " baeks him aud Cockrell, aud on paper hts
date ; but, when the orsis comes. his support ID
likely to melt away.
GEN. FRANK Il. cooKnELh
is the other " Confederate" candidate, and the
worked bard during tho recent. campaign. and
SO consider themselves entitled to tho Senator
ship, especially as only one-si1th Of ono vote
gave Hardin tho Goyornsbip over thair u1an,
| A0CkkEll. NuEAlE4 ulu1HHl1 ID young man OF
splendid presence aud fair attainmeuss aud abi1.
ltsos, good lawyer. aud pleasant companion,
and the 1arliug Of tic Missourians who served
nnder him Wien ho commanded 8 oorpa oG
Hoods Army Of tho TennesRee. Like Phelps
and Vest, however, it is probable that oooltrccll
will aes out With al his strength, and lose thoro
alter.
THIS ends Tho second class Of candidates, and
wnom tho real fight will bo after tho others nave
been Withdrawn. AL three OF those-Gratz
Brown, stllson Hutchins, md Thomas 9. Ileyn,
olds--come from this county. Tho seotioua
question should certainly 10 agalnst them; ae st
and Bogy, aud sectional considerations havc
particular strength IN Missouri politics. Never
theloss, betWeen these tlree tho actual contea
lies.
political history scarcely needs repetition. Eli
was an Abolt'oniss til! Tho War abolished slav
cry; devoted himself Zealoualy to reconciliation
J at It's close; led the "Mberal" movement thu
il 1870 broko tho Republican power II
ssea Sat{s"a 1issral" Gss aaez Of 1s's r
but, with creator amount Of political aagaoit,
tl1an bis partner. Mr. seAurz, loft tho loan pas
turea Of = Liberal,sm for Tie fatter to!da o
candidates, and considered IN aomo measure tht
, aucoassor OF Benton, tho D!airs, and tho othe
great Mlasouriana. He has powerful peraona
following, . strong lobby interest, and lots o.
! uUAa5 a9A LLu MaA hAu u8aln G4L4 MIA bV VII
. | SUCCESSOR OF Mr. Sohulz.
Mn. T. q. REYNOLDS
| was Qlaihorno Jackson's Lieutenant Governor
and, on tbo death or Jackson, became tho "oon
: felorate Governor" Of Missouri Flo vent tt
, Mexico In 1866 With Shelby. aud beoamo ono o
hiaxilnilian's counHelors, rs,-roturnlng to this cit,
! after tho downfall Of the Emperor, t.
sou BIS Dap place m as nsaos sSs s'fa ID ssoay q IL
eloquent, OF fine presence aud uublernsshet
reputation. His Confederate record makcs /
pretty certain that. Il Oockrell finds Ills Owl
Reynolds; aiid, it rhelps does not provo unox
peotedy powerful. the Repudlicun1s influence
. will DO 0xerted In ILLS favor.
STILBoN uuTCu1Ns
Is tho last candidate to be mentioned, and, por
haps, tho strongest. During tho War ho was
partner Of .. a. MahoueT IL tho Dubuque Her
AID, md played no inoonspcnous part in low