, 1874-10-26
TIE WEEK BEFORE ELECTION.

TIE WEEK BEFORE ELECTION.
Tho prasore weak viii bo busy ono among
the po1itlciaua OF this and other 4tatoa. In Wis-
cousiu, Michigan, and Minnesota, PECULIAR In
terest will DO givon to tho election, because tho
Legislatures to be chosen will have oach Sen
ator Of tho Untad 8 tatca to eleet. 4 fow years
ago thers wero but y Opposition senatots ont
Of d total Of IL. This number had increased in
Msrch, 1873, to -, including s1essrs. Sohurz,
Fontop. 1ipton, and Sumner. since then, In
cluding tho elcctions that hnYo taken place, the
Opposition bare gained one Senator In Cun-
nectient ono in Virginia. ono In Texas, one In
West Virginia, one in Indiana, and aso certain
Of ona In Tennessee; they havs lost one in
Nebsaska. The other States where Senators
ara to be chosen, aud which are now represented
by 1sepublicapo. aro Florida, Maine, atasanchu-
sotts, Michigan, Minnesota. Neyada, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode 1slnnd, and Wisconsin.
Any serious opposition glvon In these States
mould reduce tho Republican majority fn tho
Senate below tho two-thirda 1sno. Hence thu
importance of tbese elections In party point
ct view.
We print e letter this morning from an in-
te}Kseut correspondent IL Michigan, Which aays
tho Republican parry 10 subjeoted, among Its
other uisforunes. to the burden Of trying to to-
uleos Zach CAsrdlas to the Senate. Our corrc~
spcnaons, reviewing tho condition of matters as
tioy look at preaont. tllnks It NOT unlikely that
tho Oppcsitiou Will elact Gayornl Congressman
md the Governor, and will make such gains IN
the Stste Legislature IS, with the sntiChandler
nepup'lcanp, vill insnro hls deteat. lu the
mcantine, tho otlica.holders aro sacrificing
everything aud everybody to elect Chandler.
Chand!eys raw-hoaa style OF politics IL out Of
date. and tho party would DO stronger II he wero
defeated. Looking nt tho STATE from the stand
point Of IN outsde., "e judge that hs:Rspnb]io-
ans will carry It, though they may loso two o.
thrco members Of Cougress.
Iu Wisconsin also tho Republicans are torn
vita schiHm on ths questiun OF ro-electing Il
Senator. In opposition to senstor Carpauter han
developed itself In various parts Of tla State
among Republicans. and 1t wili not be surprising
IL the Opposition shah elect majority Of tho
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bars Of Congress. The dafeat OF tTo such s&na-
tors aa Chandler and Carpenter must hare a
marlol and beneficial effect upon tho country.
Tho elections in Ohio and Indiana hayo already
had such au effect upon the Republicans TINT
even 1r. Colfa1, ~ All Indianapolis corro-
spondent states, 10 forced to cay that the Re-
publican pares "must unload; that is, got
rid Of Its Questionable mou. and correct tho
acknowledged abuses tina. exist
In Illinois tbozo smoothing material OF stake, In
bers OF Congress. Thore has boon very inde-
psu1ont style Of making Congressional noniua-
tions this year. Tho presont delegation coasista
OF fourteen Republicans aud five Democrats.
Tho Republican orGaua claina that they will
hold their own. We think this ia altogether un-
ilkely. The same canses which hayo operated il,
Ohio ind Indiana will operate hero, mud, while
the margin 70. loEses Is larger hero than io e.hsr
| Of those statea, there aso souo close districts
| which pie ukaly to ho lost. The vote on. the
ststc tlshat will he cloAor than il haa hocn to1
ton yonra.
The complexion OF tho next National House ol
Representatives is likely to be Democratic. TIT
desire for D chango IL very atrong even arnonE
| Republicans. This desire will lind oxproasiou
generally in tho 1ay Of absenteciam from th.
polls. Tho Republican party ia still maIorit,
Of the country numerically, but Its enthusiasm
has bcen dampened by ulautlsn1, Which may b.
| defined aa thai aspect OF poIltlca In Which th,