, 1874-12-08
The Coming Senatorial Con-
test.
4 Dozeu Candidates, Of Varied Po-
litioal Hues, in tho Field.
Ramsey Likely to Be His Own Sue
Cessor.
Hard Tilncs---The Wheat Crop.-
Business Prosperfty---Dc.
1ig1itful Weather.

| 4AE&tAAA SSC4*tANAa
corrtspondenet NJ Ths CAteaoo Tribune.
M1HNEAroI1s, Minn., Dec. !. 1874.
The approaching Senatorial oontoat III Minne-
sofa posscsacs unununl interest to lib. aud is, Mt
lilo samo tinlo. Of considerable interest to tho
country. Our retiring 5onasor, Alexander Ram"
Boy, who has represented us for twelve yoars. ia
Il stauncl, Republican, who las achieved high
mud honorable poniIion In tho party and In tho
sonnto. Whether his position Is to bo filled by
n Republican or Mongrol, is question Of homo
uncertainty. Although the Republicans have d
small majority iii tho Legislature, tho multiplied
ty Of candidates which they present, mud the COLI
fuelon liko1y to result in consequence, may oud
in tho triumph Of Mougrol candidate.
Mr. nAmsoY proposes to bo bis own SUCCESSOR.
| II possible, und ut present tho chances seonl to
DO In lis favor. 1Io has served the Stnto wol is
M nblc man. md ti,oroiB really no objection to
hiB recollection except tho 1aot that othora want
bis place.
| Chief among his competitors Is our prozont
Governor, tho Hon. Cusllnan Il. Davis, formerly
| Of Ann Arhor, Mich. Ho Ia a lawyer Of promi-
nonco in st. Paul, ia good Republican, md lag
male, possibly, ID few 1nistakos, during tho yGnr
Ao Ina occupied tho Executive Chair as any ono
| would havo done. IIo waH little two lively
about tho Eraaal1oppor buaincBB, atriving to
mako political onpn Out Of htg crorts 10 rolioyo
Tho sufferers, and bringing the State into diare-
puto tncroby; hut such errors aro properly
chsrgoablo to his youth and uoxposiouco. Dv
trying 10 "rlay lono hand, however, ho Inns
incurred tho cnnlity Of many of the Republican
leaders, who will leave no utouo 1lnturned to so-
ouro hB 1ofoat.
! Next Oil tho list Of woutd.be Senators IL tho
| lion. ". D. 1Naahburu. Of this city. Ho is
young, energetic philosophical man, who
hnp boon extensively engaged in the
numbering business for msuy years. Ho was
vention, D yonr ago. by two or three yotos ouly.
| 1To belongs to u.e Washburn family. but hero-
toforo i,aa not mot with thas political auccosa
| which Ills brothers have achieved.
| Among tho otllor Republicans who aro " will
! ing," n,!d who ontortain faiut hopcu that tho
| Senatorial lightning n,ey aliike them, are ex-
| Gov. Al,atiu ton. Ayorili, our present men,
bor Of Congress Gen. Sauborn end ono OF two
Legislature with moro or leas strength pledged
to him. anl. out Of tho confusion which Mill ariso
in consoquoucc., tho Opposition bore to doriyo
profit, eud possibly tho esnatos. They haso for
1as ssa Sf 1Enaus
| Wilson, slayor Of this city. who haa Just been
t dofcntcd for Congress by Col. King und noyeral
othora Of Ices prolniuonco.
Aa HDHio I'll tAo UfeiIiLofH Uf tll1 1IGEl6ihsufG
| who woro olectod OH tho Anti Monopoly ticket,
have not declared their preferences, and 1t Ia
anrossbto to determine which party they will train
! With, tho Ecllatoliu contest bccolncn involved
~ moro doubt nni uncertainty 3 than tho eant-
among politicians il, that nulnsoys chances are
| by lar tho best, 20 lie has medo most satisfao-
tory Senator and 1t will 10 casior to rally around
Inn than my of tho ,othoEs. The Indications
campaign, refusing TO go into tho Republican
caucus, and hoping thereby 70 gain homo 0ppo-
| sltiou yoscs. Tllla county, having tho largest
delegation III Tho Legislature o,-e1sven members.
VII! 60 for .WRshhurn frat, ItamsoY aoooudt
| and tho bowl before DAVIS. It il not doomed
| within tho nonsiDilllies tint Wsshburn eau win
| hcnco tho election OF namEoy III considered as
1nost probable. It cortaInly IS to he hoped shat
I tho Republicans will not 10 entanglo themselves
as to insu,o tho election Of atl Opposition canIi-
dnto; for, whatavor hiB affiliations may have
eeen, n,-Aat!- -Monep, Liberal Republican, or
Kangaroo, ,--ho IL suro to bo rank
| ington. We havo too mitch ut stake in
The country now to ta!o my sucli risks any
| where, aud it is to bo hopod that the highest
1isdoln will rreYall in tho Republican councils.
| HARD TINES.
| WO MO having nn unusually otoao money
| market in this State this Wiuter, brought about
| By the low prco Of whsat Minnesota farmers,
who raise the best wiloAs grown iu tho world.
hold to the idea TINT every buslle Of it lB worth
u dollar; and consequently, whon tho prco ia
| down to 70 aud 50 ceuta. they rofuso to sell.
Our surplus crop OF 1873 wts about Is 0o0, 600 Of
b,1ahcls Which brought tlle producers III averago
| Of 81 u bushel, much Of it selling for moro
than that nu1, md acarcoty any for less thau 00
oenrn. This ycar our surplus III something like
10000, eco OF bushels. notwithstanding the grass
| lloppora; but / doubt If tho prices thus for
sn n H@YisssG @ % to e t. ths % ae d
thoy nro holding on Tor 4 riEo, with
yosy little prospect IT renlizng their expectations.
| The lnmadiule consequence or their notion IL to
nae ono{ ns sstss 1.aG mhoy % do not Fay h @
| bora; tito banks uro drained OF fuuds to curry
thor customers and n1ousy car scarcely bo bud
| for ordinary buslneHH trannacttons. street.
hrolofb nayo tho only surplus III tue 1narhct a1'd
this can bo obtniued only III good oul!ntcrala and
| payment OF ION to 3 por cent por mouth. Wo
,lcad moro banking oapltal Aora to accommodate
cur .Ereat manufacturing enterprises and, II
you know any ono who wanta T. engage III tho
bnnklnK b,tsineBB and put i'll lalf million OF
dollars or thercabonts, Bond him along. Gnod
| aud satisfactory totur1l6 guN1antaed.
B1t, notwithstanding tho scarcity, OF money,
Aitnl'esota III In prosperous condition. Our
had good yoar, and buainfss generally has
10 look ut tie: now buildings eroc.ed
fhs nv ciy during the nxa put yoar and
among ,na ono woultl thiuk that unbouudcd pruu-
pcr!ty Ind prevailed during tho yonr. Nevor
]Ina Alinnearol!a he'd 80 largo md 30 substantial
A. growth % dnrlpg tl!e part twelve twelve months;
will largely exceed those Of lnst ycnr, aud a.
tonsli eyou The ulost sauguine resident.
THE WEATHER.
Wo hnYe thus fur had nloAt delightful weather
tAla fall,-cnol aud braonH, but not cold, nud
no SNOW. An yot VIC l.avo not bad uny slolehlng,
only littla furry Of enuw, uaa Tonight tho
mercury has roaoAod zero, the nearest approach
to cold Weatuer that wo iayo Ind. Ua,lailY we
nj cfYt%fx ria Itt