, 1880-12-18

ot Lee; *!ames e.. wright: 9f IN
}h'seS l. StecS : + ils"Fy; iGls%s + w. S''fi $imoS: a.
Gll,of McI.ean; ;,Johntl tnldel1. Of Ver,nItioa;
.loscpl' n. Garter, Of ADAMS; John N; lear.
and and joscnh VIII: oi 81. car: ii tiiese six,
teen gentlemen, bnt. six, strangc IT, say. are |
said to ln aspiranls for the Spenkcrstllp:
ree xhs Dfssns ss ssssr si e ssso Gst a"rfs nn
+. Weber OF Cook, james 11crrlnxtn,l nf |
Kane. u. x: Durfea Of Macfn, Starkoy X.
Powell Of Scott and John N. EigIis'. of Lcr-
sey Tlero RrG also members OF eAell party
WIN served nne or 1noro terms previous 10
tic Inst session.
POLITICALLY coSstpEnEr.
While Tho Renub'leans will have n decided
alyMn.agH over tho Democrats NW,nct4Na1ly,
fa f1ea "'' ans sa't1y liz oiy"'s 'ssry twill Viii vs
tsricni ability, aid political sagacity, nIis
shrewtlness. The pafty n,.i,agers foIdiy
e@cfo 10 nd War e s ro ~ e
tlan usual I'll llnytng their nblest men tlou!-
buried beneath ssalwaft Republican, mnjor-
tic. wreck Of 'rrnlnbull and crasl, nf 1Ian-
eeoek, es1Tclaliy g among tho bourbon dis
the hs osf nfGsr' ssa 5 5M0ty sr Wen sde s aof e e Ss
nllcst mel. In TINT party III, lliinois,;,inen
who, though not ut nlt uxImrIel,rnd fn legts-
iet!ye atai1s eye 1S ts,yes k9w ss;1
oratur|cal powers, naturai ability. political
tisa!t scfe,ners. IL thls, elass ncl9ns tI,o
Es@at ts snd 1,So. Wty los 5 S"n e!7npo; 9f Vsr" II
4S'sssae Kass p'ES pGi,n % ebsp bsp q iG!ss t y
IeiTerson; T. 3: Luck. Of tho Charleston
Gorts Craii!e e of Fts F1teper {. we tehs notr @ il
not n sciemer. TIIeso md others like them
viii luso no opportunities for atteInrtinK 70
manufacture cheap, political capital. nlNl
promise to mnxe things lively for tic 'n''-
Tiie Republican side will miss from It's
ranks such veteran, able, aill exprr!e@nse.l @
leaders ~ the . !o,: s L. Morrison; 1 ot Mni aH
| \. c. Matti,ews, Of Pike: thc, llon; !. \.
nTaH {s 'e ii + IoeH. SFGekey Sf Is ak Il s"S 1
aGje I'll e s%Hns orat.r ' il <. Sea', q Go!ss;
.jncob Wheeler, OF, Mason; John 4. McF!e,
OF Randolph, antl, nllrrs. nnt few 9! tho
new members nro known to fame. All Tic
ability needed lnay be developed among
them, but, until their nette hns been car!s-
fully tested, the, leadership Of tlie lsepul,-
srH s S l T nas. syS's0 Il Docr cosS sen wrnt VII T.
of Duonr; Mitchell, of ,McI4ean,, penr-
son, or, AIad!son;. Mock, Of Henry;
ai4 Cnrter,. Of Adams. who Will soon
.iss , Iot9 "ssls'a's ''''o''a '''''o VI '''o A'"
h'en'pefs. -
The first question Of interest to. come be-
foro tho House will be tho cfuice OF y Speak
r. Thets b. r. nre % Io lumber g 9t alleged cAM';-
,,at,al amount Of interest Is shown. AS yGt
tho result Is very uncertain. III tho ,natnra!!
order Of events one uf tho tllell first nntNed
CO cslae ne 'i tic NJ ncxt it. SpsakeF All arc % cai,-
aiates except CoIiGs Ihsro .,s,u.atE, Mre y, =
bU In the field, but their chances ArU not
worth coystef,I AZ te outset Gn,}.
vaiiagc over hls competitors, WI. ;1 ;M1ateneli
Mitchell 9sk t,nt r,earS So; aa Wrigt 1re " 50
con,e, cxcittilg on the ho.nestretch. lley
arc all gana nsci', ata nunc llas MY passlc'.-
ar .1Ta!t9Gc @ oser ns o etsts M ~, So liz aa ctIa1
actSr anl!lty anu l''Gss ior to Ees!,slpe
concerned.
Mr.. Mitcllell Is perhaps the most confident
Of SUCCESS of nny Of tho candidates. hut the
scy asrs ~ sre sYs a y nSsse sa tn p
! TINT lie hnils from Bloomington, the ll0imp O1
I.teut-Gp Hamilton, who Will DO President
| uf the Senate And since 1t llns been
unable to secure the hearty S,tpport Of one
tt,lrd Of tho Cook County delegation. hts
. chances Internationally tlecrcnsc,l Mr.. Pear
: son, who has served through seyurni scs
Alnlis. was n member Of tho lfallrond and
Warehouse Commission undtr Coy. Bey.
4 erldge, and Is developing considerable
strength, w,li!o Col. At0cli's candidacy Is re-
! glrded Witss favor BY iNtge number oi
!. members from tho western 1,arf Of thu State
r >it,t,le Vt tho sruwt!cst politicians are begin
0 Ming to predict, within tho pust few tluya
: tllut tho rnce will eventually be between
: Mock, Pearson, Arut Wright, ufter Mitchell
: md Thomas shall huyo eiluctually disposed
! Of Ench other,
!, Ihefe II
GENERAL SCRAMBLE
. for the minor offices within tho Eift Of thu
: Senate aild 11u.se, which never 20 beg
gts,g, notwithstanding the very t.iutt
erate compensatory attached to them
In tho good old days When cacs
y committee III cncil HOUSE, was allowed q
clerk, these ulnces afforded easy Jobs, with