, 1874-12-29

the Republican party NIL 1t ought to DO will
unquestionably DO realized.
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THE INDIANA aENAT0RsH1P.
Tho Democrats of Indiana scein to have
purchased IN elephant in their majority in
tho coming Legislature. They havo tile op-
portunity to elect Senator Of tho United
States. There arc, perhaps, 100000 Demo-
crats III the State willing to accept the Office.
Undor tho Democratic rule III Indiana, tho
choice Inns to DO made by CAUCUS, and, to
obtain tho nomination, the candidate must
obtain tho votes Of throe-fourtlls Of all tho
Democratic members. This last part Of tho
rulo is q hard exaction; it gives to spall
minority the power to defcat tho aspirations
Of tho very bost men. There nro several CEN
didates named for the vacant senatorsMp.
Tho first of these is Mr.. JOSEPH E. MoDoS-
AID, lawyer of ability, politician Of ripo
experience, md gentleman Of personal char-
actor aud rcspectabilty. He las been for
many years the working 1eatlor Of the party,
and naturally it was assumed that ho would
bo elected. But ho hos opposition. 1Ir.
DAN VOORHEES,, currency wild-cattor, has be-
como candidate, and is stumping
tho stato in advocacy of his own
claims. Ho is bidding high for votes.
Tic proposes to issue grecnbacas until
they will be SO plenty md cheap that n farmer
will receive lis Int and pockets full of them
in exchange for q load Of corn or pork. Ho
proposes, when lie has got greenbachs down
to low figure, to ''pay the bonds of " with
t,n,,irr c,1f I.
bonds with greenbacks, wo suppose he will
wind up tho whole affair by ropuliating tho
greenbacks.
Mr.. VOORHEES, has d record in Congress
which perhaps Arr. MCDONALD would not
l1ayo made, and that record was fifty crowned
| by his voting for, taking, aud Keeping tho
"baok-pay' Of which tho last Congress
robbed tho Treasury. Flo was one Of tho
leading salary -grabbers. Whilewo would not
do even tho Democracy Of Indiana tho in
Justice of assuming that VOORHEES, has any
c1lanco Of being elected Senator, still, under
tho throe-fourths rule, he may havo friends
enough with other candidates to defeat Nc
DONALD getting the nomination.
In anticipation OF this state Of things, at
tcntion is given to tho chances Of other candi.
dates. MIR. KIM, though m able, clear
headed man, is so utterly opposed to Voon-
uEEa' financial yagaries that the lattor will op.
poso him as bitterly rs he does MoD DoNArp.
Mr. W. s. HOLMAN. O Democratic mem
ber Of Congress, who has q good and
fair personal record, who las neye,
been accused Of dishonesty, who
opposed and refused to take tho "back-pay,
aud who has repeatedly been elected in Re,
publican district, ispresented. It Is not like
ly that Mr. VoonuEEs wnnts HOLMAN, or wants
anyboly but VoonHeEs, still he might go fol
some one in order to beat MCDONALD. w
do not understand NIr. Holman as agreeing
with VOORHEES, On the financial question, bu
lho Inns not taken amy docided ground on ha
subject a havo KERR aud MCDONALD.
THUS it will be seen that, while pcrllap
t,yo.thirds Of tho Democrats Of Indiana fayo
tho election Of MCDONALD, tho throe-fourth
rulo nlay placo it in the power OF fow doma
! gogues like VOORHEES, to defeat the populn
} will, and force the election of somo iuferio
aud inexperienced man, It may bo that Me
, DONALD will have tho required vote in cauou.
Q md will therefore 10 elected but things d
: not look that way in Indiana. Tho poasibil
t ty of the sonatorship boingput up ut auction
: or to general ecramblo, will call out d logic
Q Of candidates, and who will DO tho winner
It is impossible to predict. In the meantim
l. the war is raging in the party, aud tile Dem
Q orats find that their Incidental victory last fl
Il has already entailcd upon t,om bitter lg
q oyer tho division of tho spoils.