, 1876-03-15
BLOOnIlNGrON,
Tho Outl00lk in tho Thirteenth Dis
trlCt.

BLOONIlNGpTON.
Tho outlook in tho Thirtccnth Dis
trlct.
~ ~ Ed0or af Tha Chicago Tribune:
DLoouxaToH. ILL.,, March 13.-Annuhl oalco.
cookers and party nnnipula.ors of this city aud
Congressional District Lave now given lifo to
tho morbid drowsincss which has existed In
our political world for mauy months past. Aud,
81 nconBoquenca, affRira aro beginning to assu1ne
Bhape as tho Congressional Con roution ep-
proachos. The annual city election, which oc-
ours tho carlor part Of April, ia now subject
for gonotal discussion, and various arc tho
opinions Of municipal viro-pullers how tho
campaign shonld bo conducted. Evidently.
thore will ba no lncll Of material out Of which TO
construct 0 sufficient amount Of corporate dig
nifty 70 fill tho Counoll Chamber With quite o re-
spectabio showing.
Tho slasoralty aontcut this spring vii! domon-
years such sorntnble for Office as will charac-
terizo the approaching city election; nod III all
our municipal MauGuveTiDga clearly Indicate
slpernbundanoe Of candidates NO safely predict
o very warm and hcatad coutaat.
For four ycats B. r. Funk has f1lled tAo
Mayors Office In this city, and naoat excellent
officer has ho provou himsolf to 10. lie cauio
to tho Council Chamber . rathos green and
awkHara country boy With few touches
2, brief residence il, tho city had giyon
him. ue soon bold nnd controlled
. strong political iui1uonco In tho city; In fact
It proved 10 he Of sufficient strongsh that 1t was
ahaolutoly municipal foolishnoss 10 nominate or
attompt to run auothor man ngalnst bin, al
though L. 3. htono, ono Of the leading Alder
mon snu moat prominent politicians Of Bloom
ington, attempted tho taak INIT spring, but Funk
proved too strong aud popular for his adversary.
and was oleetod by quito . haudsono majority.
Within tho [nRt t1n RfrhnHtE nf fin nj
incumbent has not diminished In tho least, anl,
II hia frionds should piace him again before tho
people, undoubtedly it would not require auy
mo as ayor u of the 10 ety % @ very 'lt arsa ta pu rn
Dor Of tho moat prominent ctizons Of Doou-
ington hnvo circulated petitions asking
for politioa. support in favor Of
steban3 n 1's1sG s1 pubpa TSsd1 citizen sSS gS,tas y
made known IFS willingness to run Tho gauntlet
for hayotnlty distinction, md Tor tho slim salary
ot $500 yaar. In politics, 1yuor is u nepub-
licau but without any particular record aa poll
III tie published call asking him to be a cnndl-
date wore seen tho nan1es Of prominent Demo-
Gratis Gu well ~ Republicans, which places him
before tho public aa an independent canaldate.
equal chances ioF ? being so!ectod aa The nopub-
lican nominee. As It IL matter Of uncertainty
about Eunk's canhila.uro, other and prominent
porHona arc spoken OF III connection With tho
Republican nomination. Among tllou are z. II.
Mayor i Ar. Lyman Fence, f % easIIaRo ma manu- ~
fRcturer, and Col. john Heed, = promluont
citizen. aa well as ono Of tho moAt
competent and enorgotic.. Aldermen ol tho
present Board. Either Of tho aboyo-namcd gon-
tlomen would mako strong CANVASS, for theY
occupy prominent positions In tho patty, and nra
men whose private characters Io Abovo ta-
proach.
IL tho political horizon Of tho Congressional
Ha4r utT ~ ,tk
as woll as tho evidences Of spi1itol campaign.
Uurtng tho last faW months uu1ubor of ptoml-
, mont individuals have boon undergoing, a4 ii
were, q kind of political dissection, with a Wow
of arriving at somo point whereby tho Rtreugth
and unity Of tho party might properly bo repro
Bentod by candidate certain to bring succcss to
tho party. At first tho namo OF Tom Tlptou waa
tho moat conspicuous among all tho othor can-
ddatos, but within the last fow weoks Upton
and hs friends have not boon vary aosive 10 their
InoYomonto, both partles becoming satisfied that,
II thuEp were In the district some other individual
more anxious for asoat In Congress than Upton,
Oh Linn lot the honor bo oonfosrod.
On Saturday last the Republicans held eau
Gus ia this oity, alld. altor rcooiying Official
authority that Judge Tipton. tue llou. W. u:
Smith, OF Lexington, and Mayor Funk, deaEred
to DO counted out OF tho Hat Of candidates, and
would not consent to tho further use Of their
naturally followed waa tho availability Of other
possible candidates who possesa moro or Icy 8
atropeth of support. Tho numes OF J.. II.
Howell, Eha., and DR.: Richard Edwards, late
thoso dcolded upon % beat fitted to receive
tho nomination, the seuse OF tho meetlug being,
howoyor, greatly in favor OF President Edwards,
who, siooe Tho Withdrawal Of Judge Upton,
snls and Funk boz been Prominently brought .
tho whole party and brEng bAok into tho ranks
tho largo numbor Who hare boon Of lato yeara
from various causos r.oEs or loas A1acnated from