, 1874-11-02

has spoken onco or tulco datly for soma threo
sseels ox-aov. Washburn, who hna labored
chiefly III tho western part Of tho State. and
been proyonted from Bpesking In tho southeast
| ns expected this week. by tho ombar1aemonta Of
hls brother in minneapolis; the Hon. @. g.
Williams, Congressional candidate In thc First
District tho Hon. L. B. Casuolf, candidate in
tho Second District, aud tho Hon. q. ". Hasol-
ton, tho prosent member tlorofrom Senator
Howe, who has appeared but q few times tho
Hon. Fl. 3. MaBoon, candidate In tho Third Dis.
tfict; Col. 9. Il. Gill, ox-Attorney- aonoral
Charles Seymour, Of Lacrosse; thu Hon.
i. q. Dloekh,an, 8onator from Monroe
II. i. D. Potter, author Of tho Railroad
Law D. ". Mum, Of illinois Senator Window,
| OF Minnesota, aud othcrn.
On tho Reform side, until 1otoiy, DR.. o. ".
Wight WAS about tho only speaker announced,
| though fow speeches voro maao by A. G. Cook,
| 1soform candidate for Congress In tho Second
District; q. F. Thompaon, nominee in tho
Third D. @. Fulton, in tho Seventh Col. Gnbe
Bonck. In tho Stxth who Inns nlndc things lively
in hin district; and tho Hon. ". P. Lyndo, in tho
Fourth, Blnce his Substitution for lslndBkopf.
Within fow days, ox-Sonator Doolituc has
1nade Bomo able spooohos. dov. Yayior 10 nn-
I 1UuHCEQ d. hlUluH k1-Q1HuL QGCfDkAl3 OUJIG
llas been out speaking this weok. In tho atll.
| waukeo district Whero l.uatlcton is running
| independent Of party, aud is supported By and
travels With guoh veteran DemooEata aa Senator
Deu Btor, Of tho Seebote tho ouutcst has boon
very warm for fortnight, md thoro hnyo boon
numerous epeaRorB md meetings on both Hdes
| All oyor tho Esnte, within tho paHt fow days,
the local candidates and politicians have beon
holding neighborhood- -meetlngs, md taking tho
usual neasuroH to mako their calling and election
sure. Tho following Ia brlof statement Of tho
| situation. from tho standpoint Of Republican
lcsirous to acc and present tho facts Al they arcs
AZ 10 CpRHREsRhlEN,
though 6onlc OF tho districts utrO captilred l,v
tho Kcformers last fsll (tha figures liay,ug been
giyon you by other corroapondonts), and tho
candidaton IN one or two districts do not provo as
strong Is might bc desired, tho Republicans
oxpeot to elect Williams over Pratt, In tho Firat
Cnswoll over Cook, in tho Second Magoon oTof
Thompson, In the Third, though complaint Is
Inado that Mhgoon has not been around among
tho voters ~ much as shoY wanted to hnye him !;
Kimball ovor Borck, In tho Hixth,--tilo former
losing in some Ropublican ooun.ioa Of hia DIR
trct aud making it up III tho Domocratin ooun-
ties; on personal grounds nuHk oyor Fulton,
in tho sovonth; and bcDnl ovor Cate, in tho
Eighth,-the Third aud Sixth being the closest.
Notwithstanding the heavy odds against Re-
publican, the friends Of Ludngtou. tho indie
pendent candidate Ia tho Fourth District, arc
hopeful Of his election, which thoy arc working
'itoiorm, in tic Firth Dstriet i Is Il, c eoaceded,
| though 1t Ia believed his majority will bo loss
than E!drodgo Was in the habit OF getting, OWING
to diaaTcotiou on hia part aud that OF other do
feated candidatoe. Tho Rofonners are hopeful
Doucls, In the Sixth.
The Republicans also expect to elect
| MAJORITY OF TIE LEGISLATURE,
though tho Senate Is conceded to be close, Thero
are Ii Senators holding over, Of whom 0 arc To-
formers aud Republicans. OF tho II to be
olootod, tho Republicans fool pretty certain Of O.
with . fair pyospocs Of o. more. O. tho lob
| rncmbera Of tho Assembly nothing short of an
tho Republicans Of q majority, and the uomina-
| tious aud tho appearances aro such as to indi-
cato their success. There would bo no doubt
about 1t, but for tho Senatorial imbrogiio, It tu
prejudice in mauy Republican districts against
Senator Caspentes, and q disinclina4ion TO do
anything that shall contribute to bis Reelection,
to The United States Senate. Waiying tho ques.
ton whother that feeling jy lust or unjust. owl
dcncea accumulate that It il yeyy strong .-ac.
RrnY4ted of co11rac to the nttroRt nv tho RAforn1.
ors. who also have takcn every OCCASION to inss.
tint tho Republican party of tho State ia respon-
and that it viii ondanger tho olection of aorue
/ Republicans to tho Legislature. BY his elo-
quent md ablo speeches, however, tho Senator
las done much to- conquer tho preiudtcoa
Of thoso who have beard him. Still,
from all I CAB learn, majority Of tho Ropnb..
licans likely to be olcctod to tho Legislature
Tho Roformera aro
| NOT fEEE FROM THEIR TROUBLES
On tho aeore Of tho 6enatorahip. Tho Hon.
A!exanaor Mitchell, trosldent Of tho Chfcago,
aatad 10 tho narrh';,ama H. tna uUs
form conlidnto but Gov. Tay]or. pr. Wirht.
George B. Smith. and others, are understood to
have aspirations IN that direction and tealonsy
9ai tcis soose 10 sa'o 10 "a's 'n'ef'efoo "'1n COZ
l;nmnarntivoly few NJ ,ast venr.x noonoho,a =,
tho Assembly, or, iudeod, ioru,er msu,bers at
any time ate renominated; 90 that the Lower
Mouae W. t,a 20 composed largely Or new mea'
ta,, ~ ~ si1.t,e;o - t.ia,si, ~ tn A;'
ways; SO thnt tuo Potter law is not Hko1y to bo
| repealed or seriously modified, though tho rail-
roads vii! hive aneh mon =. John ". Cary, At:
1o1neJ o. tuo cnlcaBo, 1HnAuKoa D. 9e, thn'
Sjii.es~tns whnro Groroas<Ion,r;rsa ara ~. ~
| yery popular). to roprosont their ;uterostn, and
tllreaten to have things fixed to suit them