, 1881-06-04
Senator Plumb and Gov, st. John
the Only Candidates for
tho Former.
st. John to Mako the Fight on tile Antls
Monopoly and Prohibition
Issues.
The Present Delegation Of N 0,'s All De-
sire Reelection, and So Oppose
Reapportionment,
Candidates }or tho 1ubernatortal Chatt-Aclvl.
ly Of The Groenbackcrs-Formaslon OF
Farmers Alliances.


TorEk.A, Eus., May D.-Sonlr Interesting
sprcu,ntous aru now being imlulgcd con.
cr,1l,ng Kansas politics. TlIerc are rllnurs
OF MI sorts uf fcomtiuatt0ns--n perfect ssiti'f-
na!ta Of rinEs-for tho cotltrnl Of nll thopros'
pcctiye vacancies TT Office; ind tho l1,tlea-
tlons point to II spirited contest al! nrOl'sl.
Although there nrc ITO Important elections
occurring until 1Ss!, The several asiirnsltS for |
tho principal places arc nlrtmtIy mapping o'lt
I, program, giving directions ~ 10 tho manner
uf making tho caryass, defining thu Issues.
md throwing out skirMisi-liDes Under tllc
arrangement for biennial sessions Of tho
Legislature, the State Senators elected lust
fnil hold over, aslu participate In tho clec-
tipn Of ....t
UNITED STATES SENATOR
10 succeed y. Il. Plumb. In Jn1iliary, 1883.
Members of the House who take pnrt III The
Senatorial election are 10 10 chosen In No
velnber. 1852.
1t Is conceded TINT the State Senate will be
very closely divided between Mr.. Plumb anu
Gov. st. John for United Suites SENATOR
there brsng no other candidates named, so
fnr, for the succession. II IVES thought Mt
one time that eX-t;0v. Tl,Onlns 4, Osborn
wnultl bu /. Formidable contestant for tile
plnce, bnt since Ills trn,,sfcr to thu brazilian
Mission It Is not probable that llc Will lntor-
est himself In home affairs. TlIfs lcAvcs tho
contest sq,nrely between Senator Plumb MIL
Goy.,St. John, who are very rq0a'ly nIuteicd
IL, .,ll tho arts urtl "strange devices" OF pol
tiles, and who llnvo about M equal slistrib't-
ton Of patronage with which to cement tdeir
respective forces.
Senator 1'lu,nb has n,nde one Of the best
representatives. the State has ever lad III
Washington, and has worked ndefatlga5'y
for the interests nj Ills constituents and for
thu party. IIo Is well liked by the people
generally, and Is understood to be III cs-
pecial favor with tic present Administration.
lie will stand for reelection Upon his coI1-
slstent record ns Republican nild
his acknowledged fidelity IL NIL the
trusts imposed upon hin by the peO-
pie since his advent Into public
life, which dates back to tile earliest settle
1nent of tho Stale. There Is lio particular
issue upon which his canvass Is to bc made,
rs his position and sentiments upon nll pub
lie questions are well understood, AMI arc
believed to be III accord with the purity which
honored lin with his present station.
According to the 1est Information obtalna-
Bile,
GOV. ST. JOHN
will ,gO before the people upon tlle Anti
Monopoly Issue, together with whntuser
prestige lie nIay be uhic 10 secure by rcaso't
of Ills advanced views upon the Prohibition
question, which llo l.as ngltated here during
the past eighteen mouths. II is mt known
how fur the Prohibition movement will enter
into tho Senatorial election, but 1t Is presumed
that tho Governor will llot fall to remind his
friends thnt he promised them, when called tO
the Gubernatorini CHAIR that he would carry
tho banner Of prolilhtlun to the front In
the Stale; and that, having proved faithful
~ cAas plol!tse' ~ WIZ - o'ut :" NV pen".e;
n'"ke the l'falt'b'tlon question Nnt'e''al
onc,-PrOhIbItlOn Mll Issue III tile country Mt
large. Ills main reliance, however, will be
.c,, ~, ,.a,,.,r,, .un,tn,n,,t in onnnsttfn,, IL
unoii I4'o hiom,s a1.'',e"s ." "pl' ~
lnohopoles' lne1e ~ II sttehe leeinls "''''''s
rnt!foad system IN kn'lsns ani IN TUG wholc
country. Rates are SH'd ~ Do ux0rbltn'it,
md too much discriminatory Is e, exercised N
isyor Of certain & points, % tl dstr',ns'lt tTi To-, nf
be: Construction uf mtilrpa,is uion cratiit;
watering stock; rings rings itl iMHnaEe-
en rEs II ,,'! rss ny " iTs,s S
legislation to cstablls1 rates; equitable rep.
resei,tation IN tho direction: falr alMt earned
dividends: prevention " unjust, dlscrtl'!ilia-
duMu 10 Avnt.! competition; prevention Of
ratlroad companies from enEaginG III 0thcr
hslnsss aud nk'4E ia !, ;Gr HIlis nSds
railway lilies.
TIE RAILROAD QUESTION
,oa f,c,ra, nxt"nsIvnlv IN th,, lnx; tw, 1op,
.In,S,,s IT, ih7 M uthu.,s ,@1s ,"n,,, r.
CORRECT thu abuses ct,inna{netl Of, hy the
adoption 0f a law similar u tint In force Ii,
iaekins oily lily Il fcw % votes ii W q eol'stftullonsi
majority. Ili4 struggle wis renewed vt ".
session Of lsSli a1a l. WIS finally agr!se.
st .tnht nntt tta rtli Irt,tlA tlraAuOtnt lyrX