, 1874-01-20
SENATOR FROM KANSAS.
Some Of the Candidates for tile Office,
and Their Prospects.
Tho Reform Party and t1lo Republic
cans in Hostile Array.
Snfrfd{ Dfsnafrh In T1bc fshicr11 Tribune

spectat Dtapatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
TOPEKA, Ka1,, Jan. l0.-Tho quiet good or
der Of tho prosont Senatorial contest is without
parallel III tho history Of the statc. olaquors
aud Btrikors havo not boen pnid to como hero
aud manufacture enthusiasm. Tho donHe crowds
TINT formerly Hwarmed III tho lar-roomB Of tho
town, and took poaeeHaion Of private houses as
woll aa hotels, are nowhere anon III tho city. Tho
principal hotels arc comfortably illod with we'll
behaved candidates and their friends, but tho
members Of tho Legislature pnrsuo their duties
III il tho election Of Senator Wan to bo an incl
dent instsnd Of M eyeut Of tho session.
THE CANDIDATES
fairly III tho fold aro Gov Osborn, Col. Plumb,
John @. Carpenter, Judge Kingman, D. ".
Wilder, cx-aoy. Harvey, and Col. ". A. Phillips.
Il is stouty clatmed by tho friends OF Osborn
tint teir caudlnto will got tho largest voto on
tho first bal1ot, and 1t Is gonorallY acknowledged
by othorB tint tho Governors chances lavo I'M
aud Phillips have poaltivo strength, amounting
to ten or fifteen votos each, with aono chance Of
ans .t ndformsrs to IL as 81 atS in %ar &GSe f'vGs
expecting to DO chosen aa the Anti -Monopoly
ground an1lously awaitipg MI invitation to Btep
forward and aervo
THE pAlHF GF HEEbNh
IN tho senate. Sidney came to the Capital 10
lumbor-wngon, but his faith Sas not equal to
the rigor Of thn climate, and ho went home yos-
torlnv in KanHnB Pacific palace-car.
Tho n1etnbera themselves arc very reticent,
proferring to know more before talking frcoly.
Tile present quiet may ha the calm
that lreceaoA n violent commotion. l
know that the Republicans here have
been hard pressed by tho Opposition, and
aimee Saturday frequent connu1tRtionB have been
held by old party leaders, In which the feasibility
OF throwing down tho gauntlet aud giving tile
Reformcrs square fight has boon freely discuss
| cd. The Anti Monopoly people hayo majority
now even III joint convention, mud, unless tho
Congressional delegation takes speedy action to
bring back some OF tho lost Bhcep, like Eclsron,
ed. Tho action Of tue Speaker In disregarding
party linos and wholly ignoring the claims ot
distinguished Republicans, is likely to precip-
tato conflict between.the party aud Roformors.
The organs, too, are coming to the support Of
their s0rely-preAsed friends in tho Legislature,
daily raiteratiug that Kansas ia Republican
State, aud the Republican party the only hope Of
true reformeru.
THE OPPOSITION
| members iutond to follow up the CAUCUS plan.
aud it is almost certain that tho Republicans will
| not submit to unconditional surrender III the
| Sonatorstip as they did III the Spoakership. The
| United States Senate Ia tho RGurce from which
many official blessings flow. md these benedic.
The bcst-posted md closest observers doclare
that the State ia on tho verge Of political con
vulsion that will change the whole aspect ot
of1ce-hoaing affairs, and bring the people to {
clearor and better realization Of thoir rights ant
duties,