, 1880-11-26
MICHIGAN POLITICS.

THE APPROACHING HENArtlt1At. E1.EcTlOS,
a TKiHUSl: representative rou,ui tho Hun. W.
II. latcs, Secretary nf tho Republican SthtD
Central C1n.nlttnu OF Michigan, ontoying II ci-
gar utter ILLS Thanksgiving dinnor Mt tho Palmer
yesterday uftcrnoon. After tho exchange of
colrtceics corsonant with tho dny, tho reporter
said:
"btr. lsates, whut nbout tho political situation
in ypur Slater"
!" It could mt bo hotter from our standpoint"
:" You carrlct every Congressional district, I
th!nkY'
Eyes, all Ut thon,. We considered tho First
and Eighth doubtful, but s,icuuoicl In cluut;ng
every canllt!ntp.'
...AWha. .,!str!uts rcBteet conxsesau,vn?"
Tho hocnnti returns SIR, Wllets, WIN lna1o
s.'It4ern claims. ilo llt!A arcoss 10. tic lsvGul
ss r.; a that stu s1es cSx w1a sa
70 W!s.s 4 .ttsr e w!!s A!t oysr. lf yo,, lived Il
ass nss MSF s ws % II. bs sss hS5s
now sGnt Mn tho third tno, at.u hls prospects
u's I'll III liz .' Fourth pstrlut j. C. rrroms hus
bcon rutilrued liz is--,,Dw TINT Chanlur Ii
dGld-the loatling ptllt!cal hrstnr ~ our stnto.
ion,. nna viii his ao @ vs:cu s" ,hosu"rn III, knowi. %
Ts sSsos, Istriss r. sviras Il m s sha
Eighth rut1rns H. d: 'Ii"rr. u East astinaW, yi NV,
uga!ust whom II mnst bitter md rclenttrss tsht
WIS HdguHs ltD GHtl@G NUk NAEskA HltDr HnfftlH
!tda over sixty slieGchcs ad ctIE'lunt:!l onu VI
Tic Slt,th Is Jug fulbells district. iIu ,.ii mt
bet luot III It during tho entnbnfgt, but pprsfst-
emily WuFke'I ut Washington for tho WtlD(o t!ekut
ns tAhrlnln Ut THO taliIXrs,HHlouul E1iHnllttue,
Instead Ut unk,ng after lila per4Dnni interests hi
the l.ako Superior district. ilu wna EcturnuI
Win 4 lt'u1t ilAtiering !nHturIty."
"Whn Mre Your isvw congressman"
LAIRD; unitca statca ts,Asu! 1T MuMehcatcr, Etl.
Klunh, t!mri'lY thu Wnr, n,lA rcguntly 6purutnry
ut thu stuse ll1ri nj GhlrslIes, VAN nouIitNtu tui
~ tho itrAt llietlsI district, tIu Ii thut1nigh,
pAistnkttlg. accomplished KensIet,nlI, nlld Will
~ tAG.ult Wnrk ~ Congress. III tho TAlr,!
district tic Hon. H. H. 1lGty. II National hankrr
anu hta.wArt, II elected +. suceeuI MUNOwer,
I'!!'1ttts''ct ilHHsFi1fhl tls'rD thoroughly tho
Hna!lecs n!Ml h!s cniiltmst4n was thnHturly onu.
III tho Fifth Mr. WGbtr lnntle u th0ruugh c,l,,+
Fass ~ his district, un,l WIS elected by Il tuu
i!'alority, Jig tsh Very tnu t,,H,I, n1Ml will nuke
~ o1collpne Representative. II! tho Sixth nts-
tf'St ties'. o. l.. spHu1dtnH u Glecse'l. lln wsA
InNlncl u tho Twenty. .shir1l Michigan vniull.
l!!hp OF pts lnu,!nntlan hu WIZ Il special Agent
Q! thn tfeasury department. The nomination
wAs untlrcly unSouKAt, A,ltl Wux probably thr
4app!cst possible issle nut IT u ttccitlel political
NIX III THO nominating convention. lilo will
" Nice nuke Ill uxcrIlaNt Eu1l4ru4sttlall: hfa
1at'tlMrly with pu1s!u a.satrs ID very extensive
ltil ne IL u Wllt.HWaku u,Itn,"
- Whit nru Tho prospects In yUIs Htnte for the
eleetlun Ut thu nGxt Gntel 6tIlea Seuntntf'
=" " to.trsG ythl knott VA currlel tho Elatu bj
over 0.Au. Tho State Lt1lnr- IIuulera Aasoci,.
tton W Drxlillzeil aetlun reduced tho yoeu fOt
Jrt0iho fUr tioscsilnr about 7.utN. but II WIS aD
eIseufe III changing tho complexion Ut the Leg