Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-21

The states of Michigan, Illinois, Min
nesota and Colorado, viii, through
their respective legislatures elect Unit
ed States senators the coming winter.
The fight in all of these states viii be
hotter and more bitter than ever be-
fore, and in some of them it bids fair
to create dissentions that cannot be
healed.
ILLINOIS.
Probably the least bitter fight Will be
IN Illinois. Gov. Cullom, Commission
er Raum, ex-senator Ogelsby and
David Davis are all candidates. The
field has not yet been sufficiently can
vassed by any one of the candidates to
tell definitely what may be looked for,
but Cullom or Rsum will doubtless be
elected.
MINNESOTA.
In Minnesota the contest is between
the Hon. VIM. Window and the Hon.
Mark H. Dunnell. The fight is al
ready in progress and bids fair to de-
velop into an exceedingly acrimonious
and bitter one. Sen. WINDOWS sup
porters are of the opinion that he will
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United States senator in the Minnesota
legislature when it meet in January
On the other hand, his opponents as.
sert that he will only have forty-two
votes, and that majority of the re-
publican members will not take part
in the republican caucus. 1t is too
early yet to safely predict the outcome
of the struggle but all unite in the be-
lief that it will be the fercest of any
contest ever fought in the state, and
will develop bitterness that will not
be easily allayed.
COLORADO.
Secretary Teller will be candidate
for the senate before the Colorado leg
islature at its coming session this win
\ ter. 1t is understood that he has made
a combination with Senator Hill. Hill
and he have been at war for years.
Each is afraid of the other If Hill
helps Teller this winter Teller will use
his influence in the contest two years
from now for HIPS present position.
Places in the Colorado legislature are
at present at a premium owing to the
4 large sums used in every senatorial
fight. In Colorado there are upwards
+. of 100000 acres the proprietors of
which are all upon equal footing so
far as the possession of fine houses,
horses, carriages, diamonds aud the
like, but only two of them can occupy
positions in the United States Senate.
To have ii seat in the United States
senate is the pet ambition of the Colo
RADIO millionaires. The prominent can
Slidstes before the legislature this via
ter are Gen. w. A. Hamill, of George
town, Gov. Pitkin, exGov. Tabor aud
Teller. Hamill is very strong man.
He was formerly supporter of Hill.
Eek. Senator Chaffee once published
card, in which he stated upon his own
responsibility that Hamill paid out
$28 600 of his own resources wien Hill
ran for the senate. Naturally, he ex-
poets now that Hill will back him.
Gov. Pitkin is nearly dead with the
consumption. He was FORM
erly member of the legal firm
of Palmer, Hooker & Pitkin of
Milwaukee. 1t is said he cannot live
single season out of the dry atmos-
phere Of Colorado. The situation of
that state is complicated also by bitter
personal feuds. Chaf1ee, who spends
most of his time in New York, still
keeps hold upon Colorado. He says
ne has but one object in life at present,
ard that is to defeat aud retire to pri-
waite life Senator Hill Mr.. Chahee
went out to Colorado last summer
and fought Hill in the republican con-
vention that met to nominate gov
ernOr and state ticket. A Chai1ee can.
didate for governor was nominated.
He was afterwards defeated, although
the rest of the state ticket was elected.
1t is charged by Chaffee that Hill spent
from $4,000 to $4,000 in securing a
defeat for the republican candidate for
governor. Politics in that state appear
to be conducted upon strictly per-
sonal basis. 1t IS said now that the
reason Mr.. Teller left the senate to go
into the cabine ct was that he was
afraid he could not be elected BY
going into the interior department he
would have as strong, if not a stronger,
position in the contest before the Colo
RADIO legislature this winter, and in case
of failure he would still have his place
in the cabinet. This cabinet place
will also continue until the time Hills
term expires, so he will have two
chances for the United States senate
and the cabinet place to keep him
occupied meanwhile. Senator Hill did
all that he could 10 keep him out OF
the cabinet. He is by no means
anxious to have Teller contest with
him when his turn comes, and it is for
this reason only that he has been
forced into the position of desiring
Teller's election to the senate this win
ter. If this combination goes through
Hill will make enemies enough among
the other millionaires, but there is no
one OF them he fears as much as he
does Teller.
MICHIGAN.
The hottest political fight Of the year
is over the senatorship in Michigan.
Both Ferry and Hubbell are fighting
desperately already aud engaged in tell
ing all they knew about the wickedness
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