, 1877-01-01

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OMAHA, Ncb., Dc<. 3t.-The Nebraska Lccis.
lature conrenes Tucstlay ut Lincoln. Tho most
exciting and important event will be tho elcc-
tion Of n United States Senator to succeed sena-
tor P. ". Hitchcock. The election takes place
the 18th Of january. The meantime will bc oo-
cupfcd in caucusfng and wlrcpuIlinE. There
are numerous candidates for tho Scnatorship,
the most prominent ones being from Omuha.
Hitchcock has hopes Of being his own successor.
Tho other candidates from Omaha arc CAicf-
Justice George H. Lake, Judge Briggs, Gen. c.
+. Atanl]crson, Gen. JOHN c. GOWN, tic Hon.
J. II. siliarl, and cx-fipv. Alvin Saunders oil
Republicans. Tho lion. Lorenzo Crounsc,
Of Fort Calhoun, d present Congress-
man, Is tho most prominent candidate
outside OF Omatia. The 1lO1k ThcroM Nyc, Of
Fremont, and Dr.. a. D. Duekwortl,, Of North
pattc, layo also brcn mentioned rs candidates.
uitchcovk's torres ase we'll organized, but. II to
succeeds, It will surprise icarlF everybody.
Ever s!nca Ills election, six years ago, lie llus
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CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND conHurr1oN
IN securing his Office. Names, dates, and
amounts ot transactions ila' hecn given tisno
aud again, and he also labo.s under tho back
Pay grabbg cInFgc ThssS charges !n 1aye nsse .,,
Sss enfa as aaa s 'ais sene ,a va @sy 's. sn 0s
tirc1y unsatisfactory to the. public. During
last hills primaries and elections bitter aglit
was tItne MrOH Him MIL Ills supporters Known
as tho Fclcral Or Hitchcock brigade. It d.
yi,1cl thu Republican party In Douglass County
Into Hitchcock and untl-lttchcoel factlous, aill
resulted In giving the county to tho Democrats.
It was 80 also Iii other portions OF tic statu.
| 1t 10 also charged TINT Hitchcock ia
\ UNION rAClFIo CANDIDATE,
| md entirely controlled by Jay Uuuld. Crounse,
/ Ills most prominent opponent. Inns 1na.to him
self famous by his fight for the Pro RATA bill,
which thc Union Pacsllc regards % III fayor
Of the Burlington Il Missouri, and an
tagonlstic to its own interests. Hence Its
sunport of Hitchcock and its opposition tu
Crultlsa. 4 largo nH1 enthusiastic Hiaes- -ntett-
iIig at Lincoln, Thursday evening, passed rcaolu-
ttnns Entlorslng Crounstfs COURSE on tho PRO
Rata bill. There were but three dissenting.
voices. The opening ruunda Of tho Senatorial
tight will bc between, Hitchcock and Crouhse.
Ii casn IlItcicocks friends become convinced
TINT they cannot succeed, they Will take W,
Milard, their next beat man, who, II elected,
would pruye moro satisfactory to the public.
All the antl-IIitccurk candidates will do all In
thcr power to elect unc OF their own number.
l,riggs stock has risen rapidly within the lust
three weeks. Ali Others arc chance candidates.
There are III votes OH totnt Legislative ballot,
and Il takes 53 to elect. Hitchcock clains that
he has enough to carry him through, while lila
opponcnts state that he Inns only - to 10 votes
sure, anu that they themselves have the rcfuir-
I'd number, with thu assIstaheu OF Democrats
mud independents, most of whom. 1t ia Bat, HTr
opposed 10 Hitchcock. Tic Umaha candidates
df.it friends, ana Tho DouglAs County lneinbcrt
Ut this Legislature, and IL host u others, Hll
J Plcayc for Lincoln Tomorrow.