, 1875-09-26
CANDIDATES AND THEIR CEANCES.

CANDIDATES AND THEIR cEaNCEs
| The po1itica! cauldron still keeps bubb1ing in
| q very uncertain manner. 10 particular
| candidate for any particu19 Office, On
| either side. feels e1actly SECURE, il
| he would only admit the fat. It is q
| common remark that there is mon uncertainty
| in politics this year than at any tme since tho
| War. This is accounted for in vhdou3 wsys, but
chiefly from the fact that those who we're the
connecting links OF j" the Peoples party" are
| now, almost to o man, engaged il tie patriotic
work of fighting each other, in thdrown party,
for nomination to Office. Tho motto Of all
these gentlemen is, Devil take tbs h1ndmost."
Another thing, the campaign has oecome
RArHER v1RuLENT.
a mora than ordinary amount Of mud ia being
flung all around, and candidates, shther virgin
OF hardened to the business are beginning to
discover flaws in their descent and n their char
reters thai would have aatonfshed then few weeks
ago. Political opponents hare remarkable faculty
for ratng up the archives Of asprats: 70 office, and
If the record cannot be made genuine Why they have
no scruple IN usngforgeries. Until lotics became
IN The b WY f p ao o, hua s
Of gossip and petty alandor- This ia al
mistaks. The moat tnveterats s.d acsaggy old
inauendo and open libel the average ,m.1 politician
Of Chicago and the parasitic train th's blow In his
wake. There Hra many honorable Int good men
among eren professional politicians, but the ruaer
the calbre Of the oface-seeker, the noe malignant
his disposition, and the more tnyetaab his hatred
Of all who may be o bar to hz seltah aims.
It ts no wonder, therefore, that Whn his peculiar
e1ement has 90 much to do In tho present struggle,
there should be unusual flow Of billnggate and Of
indiscriminate abuse.
Fortunately, the Republican purity Ia we'll united
in Cook County that very httlo Of th u1seeny bick
ering can be credited to the members tat organi-
zaton. Bet the Opposition Is being frid.ed al over
with the pins aud needles manufactured within tts
ox.n limits.
TIE COUNTY TREASURERsa1F-
the man point Of otlceseeEng attack-1a c1nsidered
safe among Republicans for Clark ura with aosoe
prominent German, who is not Jet definitely named,
Is possible contingency.
Messrs. A. c. Hesfng and George VouHollen are
still the faseritea Of the Opposition, with The odds in
favor Of the gentleman first named. Tha liab
generally conce1a the Office to the Germans,
as matter Of policy. II not Of affection,
bat there s[s some exceptions, who thi1t that tho
Germans hold nearly al the Offices Of patnage. On
the other hand, there are aermans Who wdld like to
i'll al the Offices, and these extreme fkctitus are the
irritating ingredients that render the life M the Op-
poa1ton uncomfortable, II not Praca14ous.
TIE AMERICAN Co:T1TaEST
OF the Peoples party is decidedly fe3le, and dis
guEs 1t the relslness OF their allies is grtaly thin
ring thair ranks m manner that shouateir deter
inahon to return to 'strgh: party Inssn no 1uatsx
which, without delay.
There IL no ch.nRe in the matter ct
THE JUD0ESan-
Judge Gary Tfi be run his own successor. IN the
Supreme Court, by the Republicans. The Circuit
Court c7ndaa:e Ia ao1btfnl. Ire Opposition viii car-