New-York tribune., 1874-10-28
REFORM IN MICHIGAN.

DENT OF EIRCTING THREE AND PERHAPS FOUR
CoNGREssMRN-HOPEs EVEN OF THE LEaIsLA-
TuRE-TuE RIVAL CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
(YRoA AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE'I
DETROIT, Oct. 19.-Tbe successes OF the
Opposition In Ohio and Indiana have produced In this
State as elsewhere the natural effect Of striking the Re
publican managers with CONSERVATION, and OF encourag
ing their opponents to additional and renewed Efforts
The Republican campaign opened ct Flint, three
weeks ago, by Senator Chandler. who has since Deen
perambuatnR the State rchearsinR the Same Speech
which, 1t need hardly be said, was the same old raw
head and bloody bones harangue which has been tne
sole stock IN trade Of Mr. Chandler for the last egn
years Years ago, when 1t comparatively new. the
cold war Senator" is termed by his admirers was
able to secure and entertain respectable audiences
But no one who the slim and quiet meetings winch
Mr. Chandler harapgued for the last three weeks
all the State could fail to see that the raw heao
and bloody bones" business had lost its attraction
rebellion AGAINST CHANDLER
1t s credsble to the intelligence of the people OF
MICHIGAN that they have not oountenanced Chambers
rantic harangues by giving him In single instance
where be has spoken even respectable attendance
Mr. Chandler has too long defed the honest Republican
majority Of Michigan, which has been against him ror
the last eight years. and he has ruled the state Win
rod of ron 80 that last thousand Of intelligent sin
and honest Republicans have realized the fact that
Il is hopeless to attempt defeat hi inside the party
There s reason believe that In the coming election
majority Of the Legislature to be chosen Will DO un
compromising ntiChandler men. In spite OF Dis
buster and bravado, there is no doubt that MI Cnan
der realizes this fully To secure his reelection the
State ticket is to be sacrificed and even the Congress
sional ticket If necessary and in this Mr. Chandler has
the cooperation OF servile State Central Committee
and that OF the four Republican daes outside Of De-
troit.
In addition to the heavy load the Republican party
has carry in the Of Chandler Is the fact na'
1t presents this year weak State ticket on weaker
platform The Granger element was coaxed and caoled
during Spring and Summer. and led to DeheVe tha'
It would be recognized by the Republican Convenon'
and given responsible position on the State ueke''
When the Convention was held the men decided upon
by Mr.. Chandler were put In nomination, ana stne
Grangers were politely kicked out OF doors WITHOUT
even resolution their favor or interest Then too
although the license question square issue In tue
campaign, the Republican platform was silent on the
subject WHILE In order to satisfy both Senator's VINO
held directly opposite views the currency question:
It adopted wshy washy resolution that meant nothing
and squarely repudated the finance plank OF the Pha-
dephia platform Of 1877 and the doctrine OF the Pres
dents veto OF the Senate Currency bill.
THE CANDIDATES AND PLATFORM OF THE OPPOSITION
BOTH OF A HIGH ORDER.
The opposition which is by no means Thoroughly
organized, has Just commenced its canvass and will
make 1t sharp aud vigorous in the little time remaining
before election 1t was in fact the plan OF Dr. Pratt the
Chairman OF the Democratic State Central Committee
to await result OF the October elections ana IN the
mean time complete the organization and the local no
nations selecting everywhere the best men possible
and compress work into the last two weeks OF the
campaign The Opposition candidate for Governor the
Hon Henry Chamberlain for he Is the nominee OF Tue
Democratic and Reform Convention tbegins his cam
paign at Coldwater to-day and will make IA speeches
before election at points very judcousy selected AS
Mr. Chamberlain is q man ,of ability and speaker VINO
tr,n n,,frhl in af
he will have different audiences from those whch nave
greeted Gov Bagey when he has appeared SO far only
three or four times The fact that Mr.. Chamberlain Is
a Granger will probably secure for him large vote IN
the and western part OF the State not gwen the
rest the ticket while his clear and square response 10
the questions propounded to both candidates by the
License Association in contrast with the shufng
and eyasve reply OF Gov Bagley, will secure h the
Democrats predict, at. least 5000 votes
He has the advantage also of standing upon plat
form which takes bold and honest ground Oh the issues
Of the campaign, and which meets the wants OF that
large Of thinking men who realize that the Repuo
can party is Offering them only husks, and that the only
way secure genuine honest and SUBSTANTIAL reform
is to overthrow the Republican party.
The platform presented by the Michigan Democracy,
embodying all the vital principles OF the campaign Is
almost entirely the work Of Dr. Foster Pratt the Chair
man of the Democratic State Central Committee by all
odds the shrewdest political manager in the State with
the means at his dsposalfor his Committee Is without
money and without scrpt"-he has arranged an effect
i've campaign.
LIBERAL HOPES OF DEFEATING CHANDLERs PLANS
FOR THE SENATE.
The superiority of platform and candidates presented
by the Opposition over the Republicans on the state
ticket is noticeable also IN the local nominations. Re-
pubcans of character and ability who would not pledge
themselves to Chandler have been thrust asde and sub
seryient TOOLS or men who be controlled by Chan
I'm
The interests Of the State nothing compared to
the reelection Of Chandler, and everything has been
and will be sacrificed By the Republican managers to
secure his return to the Senate Ihe last Legislature
the House, "a Republicans TO Democrats. 1t would
seem an almost hopeless task to overcome such pre-
ppIishment They express the belief that the next
Senate will stand 1s Opposition to IA Republican, while
the House Will probably be about evenly divided, the
Republicans having majority, owing to the fact that
each organized county being entitled to Que representa-
tive the tnly Settled counties OF the northern portion
will send Republican members as they DO now In the
event of small Republican majority Il morally Ger.
tain that Chandler would be defeated There will be at
least ten antChandler Republicans in the Legislature,
and the right of bolting-a lately acquired habit-w
certainly be exercised
THREE CoNGREssMEN CLAIMED BY TIE OPPOSITION.
As to the Congressional ticket the Opposition claim
that they will surely gain three and possibly four men,
bers while q well-infOrmed friend who has recently
taken an extensive throughout the State predicts
the election Of five Opposition Congressman.
The It District 1t is universally conceded will elect
Gen. Alpheus Williams, the Democratic and Reform can
d,date over Moses w. Field the present member. The
district which comprises only Wayne County Is Demo
cratic district with full VOTE and the antics OF Field,
who made Ching stock Of himself on the floor Of the
House almost daily during the last session together
dreds Republicans, who will vote square against him.
The District composed of the counties of Monroe,
Ienawee WashteDaw, and Hillsdae, will no doubt
turn the Hon. Henry WadrOn the present member, by
AT least 600 majority. His opponent John Robinson
of Washtenaw County, Is popular man. and will, no
doubt carry his county and Monroe, securing IN
tine two probably 800 majority, while Lenawee and
HiIlsdae will be likely TO Mr. Wadron about 1.6oo
majority The name Of Mr.. WaldrOn is presented as
.avVS,data against Senator Chandler for the United