Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-27


manipulating hand of its best engineer.
and elevated him to the senatorship. VIM.
\. Wallace was elected senator over John
Allison. a republic, an, last week. Mr.. Wal
ac,. has conducted some successful cam
ai"ns. and is a thor ugh going wire
puller. He is the democratic Cameron of
the Key Stone state. and his selection shows
that one party there is Just about rs much
in favor of choosing its best men a the
other
Missouri has given Us IN illustration of
Democratic craftsmanship. To succeed
Curl S,-urz, the democrats have elected
one F NJ. Cockerell. They say Co .kcrel
WAS 3, COME lerate brig ,der We hope So,
for it wpull BE- too bud for the Mi>>0uritnS
to elect another nun like Boyy. who never
was ANYTHING good. bad. or Indifferent.
The more astate men in the democratic
ptr;v wanted the Missnrrians to stand by
AMI vote for Schurz for the 90 ri of the or
|1nizltiun. They are somewhat disposed
p int in not dong 30. Bat it would have
been Il ftl>e point and the Mis- ouran-or
Pike fairly represents the average wit.
states manship. AMI temper of the de-
mncracv.
In Indiana the democratic successor to
Mr.. Pratt, the pes Mt republican Senator
j. Joseph Mcdonald, said to be avery adj,
md upright nun. He beat Mr.. Holman
in the caucu> and receiving The full demo-
cratic strength wis elected Wedntsd:,y on
the tir>t ballot. The Tall Sycamore OF
he Wabash" Dan Voorhees, got one vot
II the caucus. and that he did not ge.
more is Il sign that Indiana democrats III,
living and learning.
Michigan has been the scene Of a bitt,l
contest. Zlchariah Chandler, Il man o
rrctt wealth and Of Il good deal of force
has for eighteen Years been $, nator an,
wanted to be his owl successor again
IF the republican parry in Michigan. an
N.l- during the war !; boil and Jealous adj
voratc Of the most severe measures for til,
suppression of the rebellion. He believe,
Ne We're going to whip the rrbe>-nevel
.;,d Il doubt of it; ana he has been since
he close of the war fully imbued with the
cli,f that we could, and ought to- seize til,
it-i.ish lion and toss him cruellv about lol
t space of time, I'LL he could not remrmbt.
my more he days when he roared terribly
Mr.. Chandler is Mt i prohini,ioniSt- iaI
rom it indeed He la, been IN hone
enatnr and with all his hluntne>s an,
money and persistent lion-huntng is veI
Well liked by hi, fellow members. Mr.
Chandler receive the caucus nominate n
II the republicans but enough refused t,
ne bound by it so th,t on Thursday Mr..
Chandler WAS beaten. Isaac 2. Christiancv
.jndge of the supreme court, WIS elected
fcceivngl % votes TO IS for Chandler an,
sc altering. Judge Christilncv, So un-
.Npectedly elected. WAS senator Chandler.
principal republican competitor for the
,,nttor-hip in 1917, and has most of the
ime since been upon the supreme bench
ltv.ny been twice elec Ell by the supper.
II both political PARTIES. In politics
Ie WAS originally Il Democrat, but has
inre been Il Freysoiler and Republican.
-Ir is 6.' yelrs of age, and Il Resident OF
Lansing. He is understood to favor hard
money and revenue tariff; is conservative
N constitutions questions, and a man OF
markell ability. Michig gan is not likely t.
,iffer by the change.
Nebraska has also hld a severe contest
e>rltng i'll the choice of EX-Gov. \. :.
lubbock. t" succeed Mr., Upton. The lat
IL Is Il republican,, who went into The ill.,
-i'al movement in 1872. and has never been
i us much Use Us amusement to the = n
Ge. Gov Paddock j. somewha, con-erva-
We AMI WIS troubled with .Juhn~onism
when that great but not merry AnIrcw
WIS in the prcSi !ental chair.
tennessee his been INDUCING in Il sharp
i.h for Il week One Bate clnle within
me vote of IN election saturday. ana
voul have received that vo:e had NOT
'n,- of his supporters been suddenly seized
With .cknc>> Bu Butte was with lr:,wu
IN Gov. Brown substituted IL the cin.I-
late ol the ;tn,i-Juhn>on men. Yesterday
Andrew johnson was elected to succeed
ptrson Brownlow. Our re:, Iers have per
hlp> heard this Johnson spoken of. He
> gan life us Il t'ilor but fell into politics
tnd became IN alderman. He afterward,
rll other offices, bat hts been in private
.fe since the 4tI, OF March 1869. He made.
tolr of the United States in 1866. Mr..
Joln-on'S favorite theme is :, combination
f III: Constitution AMI him self
New jersey viii elect tx Governor T.
r. Randolph today over Secretary Rob son
iov. Randolph is a democrat and Il man
# ability IA far different being from CO.,
fre-Pot' Wallace of Pcnn>S lyana who
rot Iii, nickname ut the time of the fraud
Hlrnt naturalization papers by whch'voier,
Were manufactured and to W hicll the SEM
b. nee of age WAS given by coffee Stains.
NJ nne,otl is having Il shlrp fight, Il
numb I of republicans boiting tue nomi-
nat on Of Senator RAMSEY.
In Wisconsin the election takes piace
to-day. The friend, of Senator Car,ente,.
ne quite confident he will be elected.
Above we have given the more impor-
ant rrsul,s Of the last weeks Senatorial
on e-tS.
Several elections took place earlier. Orr
oWn IN O',ober, returning one of the best
II mherS tn N in the Sen tie. an one who
is perhaps tod y is much us any other man
the leader of the United Safes S,.n,t.
Ine o.her prior elections may he noted
h re. California sends Newton Boolh in
dependent, IN able man Of honest fam.
c nme;icdt, William w. Eaton. = bnnrlnn
Il -mocrat; Maryland, William P. White
i Democrat; Ohio, a. G.. Thurman. the
democratic leader of the Senate: Texas 6