New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-05
SENATOR CHANpLERis SUCCESSOR.

THE APPOINTMENT u" EI-GOvEa%oR BALDWIN
IT'S EFFECT UPON T;ls: Next GU3rEYATOEIAL
CONTEST
lFIroM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oE rrE TRIDrsEl
Def ROT, Dec. 2-Ex-GOvernur Henry =.
Baldwin. OI tins city, WHIP nas bucn substituted for
Judge Eeaiuu by the Governor 90 Hi the Senate vacancy
is IL fortunate selection ut thi' cxiEcncy III the political
history of ths STATE. The Ex-Governor IL great fav
orite here Detroit lie probably the most polished
ana courteous representative Michigan has sent 10
washngtop;iut excepting the late General Lewis
Cass. Mr. Baldwin T., sides, one Of tic most public
spirited Of DcirJit's millionaire business nfen III
burn NJ Coychtry Rhod, Island IN 1914 and If now con
sequeIty sixty five yeats Old. IL sG:ed III CHS city IN
1888. wien established TIM faiivia boot aud shoe
OF IL. r. Baldwin & Gu Mr.. BALDWIN was one VI
tho business coirte.s ;ogtg.cs and w4riu personal
friend Of Senator C-nog and was selected TO Ill the
vacancy party because OF these personal relations. For
years past sIr BALDWIN has occupied prominent post
lion III the trad. aud cvilnnrce If Detroit, and has OF
late years confined himself almost wholly {" financial
AFFAIR.", being g deut OF the Second National
Bank. lie scrycd in the LEGISLATURE OF 1s6l-62, and
contributed much his time ~ securing the apyfoprl-
tiuu o pourr Tor the euuipmeut OF the nue body Of
troops which Michigan To the wsr BE ~ PROM
Deu; meulber OF the Protestant Episcopal C.urcn
VT. BALDWIN chosen Governor OF Michigan IN
1s6s. aud ably led rs once or fcsr years He did
much to establish tnn aaac al credit and good repue
" Acafan LIKE M caanslT SoIe,nGs SAewne
dg'tinioh VI the Rcpashcas atty AT Ja. l ~
1854. lie DOES the crat0i1cal of forensic
abilities of his vrcd.ss but sound on iinancs
i'oltiss and will not inconspicuous ns-
ure IN TIE Scuate.
The Ex-Governor ves Elegant residence on Fort.
e.. forntriJ occupied by the residence of
General Cars Pr.stcent Hayes hal reception
there last neptpuiber. Mr. Baldwin member Of
the CINCINNATI CJnvest ton that nominated Mr. Hayes
and took active psIt Ia bringing about that result
This DISPOSE ion OF tn- Senate yacancr settles the
question hi January, 1881. when the new Legislature
Will assemble laBsjng The Hon. o. d. longer
member OF the Congress, viii be irahlnS eau
didate 10 MI The ,u tenn IA the United states senate
from March T. 1881. He wild not be candidate Tor re-
election TO ths n :. House from the With Port Huron)
Distinct the Hou Joan T. Rich. II Llpeer, heretofore
pruminrut Gul,-rnatoria candidate. VIII undoubt
edly be chosen judge Congers successor. MI Rich
IL the Speaker IL present Lower House OF the Legis
lsture, and Is a popu ar and afsDc gentleman. This
will make the Cub rnatuial contest triangular one
and kave candidates Ia the fedthc Hon Thomas
w. Palmer. III Detroit Ebepezer g. ID. Holden. o.. Grand
Raiil and Francis H. St0ckbridsc al Kalamazoo, with
all prosuecB an favor O Mr. Palmer, who u Just as
strong Western and N,rthera Michigan as he ~ In
Eastern and Snutlern Michigan. where he resides
About twenty-five OF the leading Republican papers In
the state lar declared their preference for MI
Palmer for Governor while each OF the otner candidates
has a half dozen newspaper advocate Now that
Mr. Rich has withdrawn looks rs II Mr. Palmer would
nave q walk over Tor the tJycrnOrshi