, 1874-07-06
The Chandler Domination in the
Peninsular State,
prospects Of Its Overthrow Next
Fail,
Candidates for the vnited States
senatorship. :
Ihe Contests in the Congresston-
nj Districts.
Co7TtdponRot.ce ef Tic rhicnao 1rtb,s,,e.

| Correspondence of The chieaao Tribune,
| rr DETROIT, July p 1874.
LING may tairly DO described by Dundroary
1atnous phrase. as "solnething that no folla
can find OUT"
Ihfs may soom extravagant, perl1nps, to q
ou,aioer; bnt' to one familiar with Micniga
poiltos Tor several years past, It will readily b
pol'oVea that the pooplo Of this stato, who, dur
ing ana elnco tho War, hayo put up with til
RUG OF chandler as best they could, should
10" snat thero seoma certainty of Terminating
the chanaloT dynasty, bo In q state OF "for
mont, which, from tito very nature Of thtncs
fendara 1t difficult If not impossible, to mnk
reliable political reckoning In ati yauoe Of tl
appearance Of nny well-doilned symptoma Of
political upheaval.
elnco 46oa, tho Republican party has hold
UNINTERRUPTED SWAY
IN th's STATE 1tb lowest majority boing 5000, II
4o'o' ana its highest majority. 81, 600, in 1868
Except In tho lust Presidential! election, which,
boi1g SO exceptional in nll it's features. is no.
counted or considered for purposes OF compnri
hon,-whon it ronched 1000. During that DO
Rod. tho minority struggled gallantly tn y con,
tost conceded to be hopoloas for, since 1860 the
state Government has beon safely and prudentl,
administered, leaving no issue but national ones.
III which tho pooplo Of The Peninsula State have
been In harmony, not only with thor brsthrcn
in the great Northwest, but also with tho Nation.
al Administration.
As consequence, the uauat-not to say in-
dlspensabie-aids to party succeBs, tho Offices.
both State and National, have been entirely
monoro]izod by the Republican parly, and ali
n han+, kz.1
Of ono man, and that man
zAoHAntAH CHANDLER,
who has used it steadily and meroilessly for his
Own continuance in power; aud this ho las
boon able to do despite tho fact that at no t;mo
slnce 1866 haa he beon tho huneat choice Of n
majority or anything near n. majority, OF tho
Republican votera Of Michigan.
His last election to tho United States 6enata
Was tue resnlt OF secret coalition with his pres
ont colleague, Forry, aud was then procured BY
desperate struggle, after his oflico-holdinc
partisans had packed tho primaries. aftcr tho
style Of IammanJ in Tho palm,est days OF Tweed.
with an lnpesioun will that brooks no onposi-
tion, lio has crushed down tho Iouest, oorscien-
ttous local lenders in the Republican marty who
could not and would not bow down to Inn. and.
ior i yoass past, tho teat Of Republican ortho-
tlon aud submission to Chandler and Lis
odlcts. Though, ut tho birth Of tho Republican
party in ths STATE "under the oal1y at jack
son, " In 1854. blr Ohandlor MAS there, fo was its
enemy, ss ana m. opposed the movement, aud de-
two years ago, he denounced tho Liberal pnrtY
nud tao men who followed its tiag as "traitorss
ahd "hoteheads." though they woro tie ycrv
=, men who organized tho Republican party Of
n.,G;hiGaa. Ihongh ho ~as opposed to tbs nomi-
hation Ia OF arant Ia 1867, aud ii tho earlier part
OF hla Administration opposed him. vet. ainca
tue oan domingo business. Chandler has
CONTROLLED ABSOLUTELY
the federal patronage Of Michigan, and. in ro.
tho ''Great Silent Man." incuuine the % Isst In. ~
=. not greasest outrage, the appointment Of
s. Boss" Shepherd as onn Of tile Co,utniss sonera
OF the District of Columbia, for whoBo contirma-
tion it il understood he voted.
yanin, that has Chandler been a il. '11sl. Mich-
|gan. aud, owing as he does i1is oo1,-
tinuat!on in powor to the same corrupt
and improper influences and appliances
Ehat havn retained Cameron LII power, 1t is no
'ompanions III political as vol ID social lie,
:, During tho War, when ubont the only Last Of
atncsa for oilice was That Of 1luoompromisjnr
oya'ty, and the only issue mats by The Roee
publican party was that of 3 vigorous prosecu-
Ion Of tho Mar, 1T maH an easy matter for MIR,
Chandler to bo i'll harmony with lis party in His
state aiid IN this Nation and, therefore what
more natural in man OF lis intellectual cali
re and personal character aud Labita to howl
traitor " aud "treAson" in season and out OF
oasou.
AS 4 TDA1Ton. .IowLEn,
senator Chandler was u HlrceBs. It paid linn !
Sell. 1t WIS all easy thing to do. It REQUIRED |
% montal effort, no moral courage, mud it took
ylth tue mob; and to carry the "croMd " WAS |
hob run the primaries?
and no. altor tho War closed, and there capao
ueations Of reconstruction, Of revision OF tha |
asiI, nnd an adjustment of the currency to |
onform to the necessities OF tho country rcguir-
q ny the new order Of tlings, a1l other nous
res requiring high stntesnlauehip, blr. Ohnnd-
:r WIS III tho trout rank OF shriokers for iarsh
I'D aeyero meas,ircs against tho South aud leil
Eio " ~ar-dance" in tic Senate on ail occasions
hen questions affecting its interests were u,,flor
iscussion. This policy was continued in thn
ampalen OF 1853. and his suppot ters claimed his
atutn to the sennte to bo necessary, first. to
award lin for !s conspicuous loyaliy"; and
ecoaa!y, TO "yindlcate" bis Per aonal character.
'ade, and yet Mr. Chandler waa returned for
nothor torn, mainly by tue coalition mentioned.
IAe issue, therefore. likely to be made moat
fomlaent IN the coming campaign will DO tho
IT, V1ED1cAlIoN' = or NH. CHANDLER,
he State Central Committee is run by C,,and.
II aud III lis interests, tho Chair1sn beiue
ery properly Postn'astcr,-and tile oaupairn
lli bo tisscreotly managed as to tho Legislature.
he state ticket and Congressional candidates
IL! bo allowed to run thoir own machine,
uotetoforo there 1as been littlo difficulty In
'!locting almost tho eutiro asseasnept nnde
Jon state aud Federal ofiica-holtelp, auountiur.
an ordinary campaign, to about s1000O aud.
tresdcntial campaign to more than donLlo
at tEl1ro. II an oicla! da.nllrred to Tie assess.
ont, he was reforrod to Chandler. whose ytau,i-
. reply was, Pay, or get OUT j. and 10 tic
oney WaA paid.
Now The situation is tlitrorant.
a great many of!iciaiB encouraged bv thu
dor OF the President, that ~ No oijcor Of tlo
osartment shal authorizo, or permit, or assint
levyng auy assessu1eus Of mouoy Tor political
'rposcs under the form Of voluntary coutrihm.
,ns Or otherwise," promulgated in tho paDar
tablishing "ruios ani regulations Tor the Civil
rslce, haye announced filelr intention to ro-
so to pay tho assessment made upon them for
y canipaien, and tho Committee will bo COM ,
Leu to resort to Homo other means thau ~. ,
eslaonta upon offciRls to run their machiue. !
thus far there seems to be littto or no oppo. +,
lon Ia tho Republican party to the +
AEHoolhAT7oN or GOV, BAILEY. II
oept by the Orange element, which would bo
I'd to placo Mr. j. Webster Guilds, Of WASH. +
Jaw County, at tho head OF tie lsepubllcnu
kot: Coy. Bagloy's administrator Ina not i,
a ~ |