, 1881-08-23
THE IOWA sENATORsHIP.

Senator HIcDlll az II Dark IIOrao--kna-
noli 1Eoservcd for tlv sppMkerslslp-
Wilson antl the "llunlflcsx Govcrn~
orn About Iivotl fn the Race.
10 tho Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
DIS MoISEs. H., Aug. 10,-DMylMg tho
pNst fcw days therG sectllS to hnye becll y
Change In tho political inspect M regards tho
Senatorial sl,ccesslull, mid moro recent dc.
yclopnents would scctl 10 Il,tIlc0te thnt II
the election than either Gear or Wilson.
However, We wish to whisper II q0letly, but
It Is n fnct NEVERTHELESS, that there Is strong
unlcr-currclt ut work III favor Of tho pres
Ont incumbent, tho lion. J. w. AfcDlll, who
was nppolntcu to jlll tho Klrlwnou vacancy
until tho ,,seting Ut tha Legislature. Tho
fact that this movement Is auiot md unob.
truslyo Is ~ proof tl,at IT Is Lut tleep-rootetl
unll wfxp spread. Tint, Sfcl)ltl Ilna tlGycl-
oped tbs kiAtt OF ability alWt feArIcss.esa dMr-
iig tho short tern, Of tlits oico that Iowa 1se-
favor. Willie your correspondent las i!o
candidate to champion. yet l,u delights In
seeing MI officer given i fair and impartial
trlnl tMforG belnE Gust nsltlc for nilutter. ntu
during tho few months that he has tlllntl Tie
Senatorial c!.alr that It would see!u hut Just
to continue him h, the oillce..
IN regard " tho other eal!tlslntes, this Ills:
would hai!iraily glvo him tliclr, preference;
but, outside Of few counties, li0 lias tfuyel.
0ped but little strength tor Tho ottlce, not bF
cause Of any question ns to llls ability 0r. of
admiration Of LILY genius. b,t bocaltso tho
whit HIN to I'LL tho Speakers chair: tlloy
know t!nt Iowa lAas TO ,tlove glgtcts seia, ay.l
tho whole country 10 better parllanlGttarluil
tlley know tl,ilt Aa Speaker Ut ulo House lle
Gull WIeltt moro lniltIellee al,d DO iHern g0nt
for tho purity nl'A Country tlun in THO Sellato
GlIAtMbur; they know tint lnen Ut Ills nbtI-
ity aro 1norn urgently c'lale!l for n! tlie pros.
Glt limo in tho Lower 1lo,lse tl'nn,lu tho
ol. tho question to-t!ay thoy would east, IL
inrgo minority fur keeping Kasson III tho
"A IS ,',t e. tlls other eaaing e contostsnts-Gear
changed. Iowa j,s d great iove ali.l respect
fol her "busil,css ;(iIyarnUr," IN dear Ii
commonly called, a,ld gunornlly considers tll
the lnst practical. i!'a1 III itsy respects tito
hest, Goyern0r tic Stats Inns uvur llatl but fnl
friends aStl admirers WHO lliul llo ID not The
| illAn to represent Ills III tl6 United Shltea
Senate. as y businessman lt Inns been s,lG.
sfEsst sEwsys ss ss ~ s @ M ss tasS Ill., y s ss
| bOast Ut Ills friends tt,at hu l,ls neyHr beu,l
| beaten, but there. Ar0 llapy .0t 0ur beat
mcn , , w!.o ,,, Think Ill ~ l.as cnlnt COM!
iat e Hoit ss Es'e Nv fxSsFsss s sses ' u
undoubtedly 10 tho fav0rit 1T tho people,
and II tho changing sentiment III favor 0i
| ACi)lll tt4Gs not curry him on the w,Iy0,
tllo lAsgislnt,lrv. There Ii III. ll,ln Ut more
| brilliant requirements thnn Wilson, and llOll6
tint would wloll Wider INFLUENCE Ii, the
cuI,nolls of ti.o Nation tltau lyilsoi. It's 10
I'D regretted tat l,l ,lly OF tho c,,l,tIes tic
Republicans ,ru lnRklng thu Senatorial eUIl,
test i'll issI1 IT. thu selection OF reurosuIlta
lives IL tho Legislature, asteGtslatOIa should
it tlIoir utility, allh should lo lelt untrnl
,neletl. The l.uglslatllr0- wuNHl nut tlart
elect my but g00a .Ilall Tor Senator. and III
fact l,ollo but gOutl. capable men Nr0 prn
Eates, whether Il. Legislative halls or cn.yel
tiolls, Is wrong. U.aL. i.