Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-23
sentative. He announces himself as a
candidate On the following excellent

Economy IL public expenditure; honesty and
accountability in public officials; the reduction Of
the federal taxation to thu extent Of at least
$4,000, 600; except as to tax of whisky the en-
tire abolition OF the internal revenue system and
all the offices connected thorewith; the reduction
of tariff taxes to a revenue basis in such gradual
and considerate manner as not to reduce wages or
embarrass the business interests of the country;
the maintenance of public credit a sound and
stable currency, adequate to the wants OF trade,
and convertible into coin on demand; genuine re-
form in the civil service; no assessments on clerks
or officials for political purposes; the protection
OF the rights OF American citizens abroad and at
home; the largest personal liberty consistent with
good order; fair elections, honest counts, and the
installation into office of the president and all
others fairly elected.
OUT OF THE @ UESTIoN.
The Republican caucus nominee for
the position of vice-president pro
temp will undoubtedly be Senator
Anthony of Rhode Island, who is the
senior member of the body and was
unanimously supported at the begin
ming of the last session, when the
Democrats, being in majority, elected
Senator Bayard, who occupied the seat
for three days. The Republicans then
in congress, decided to change their
tactics and moved the election of
David Davis, who declining to vote
effected his own election to the DO
sition, the senate being tie, counting
him with the Democrats and Malone
with the Republicans. Should the SEN
ate not have Republican majority on
the 4th of March next the Democrats
will probably, in retaliation for the
trick by which Senator Bayard was
ousted, vote tor him, and Democrat
will thus be acting rs vice president
and will stand first in the succession
for the presidency should accident or
resignation make vacancy at the
White house.
The senate.
HOW 1T WILL STAND?
The complexion of the various State
legislatures is matter of COZ siderable
interest among the politicians VINO are
canvassing the probabilities as to the
of the senate after The 4th
of March. For day or two there has
been considerable doubt expressed as
10 the Illinois legislature, which, in the
general smash up, many Republicans
were disposed to yield to the d emo
Gratis, along with every thing else. 1t
Gas been maintained for months among
many friends of David Davis that the
if not Democratic, would
have a majority of mixed Independ-
ents, Democrats and Prohibitions ts,
the result ofwhich would be Senator
Davis reelection. The position has
finally been abandoned, however, in
view of the advices to the effect that the
legislature was certainly Republican
on joint ballot. and the question of
Senator Davis successor as acting vice
president has assumed q new interest
1t was supposed that should be by any
chance be re- elected to the senate he
might again be chosen as PRECEDING
EXPIRING TERMS
The following senators terms expire
on the Sd of March:
Morgan, Chi!cott, SALISBURY, the sue
cessor to Senator Fill of Georgia,
David Davis, McD;ll, Beck, Kellogg
Frye, Hoar, Ferry, Window, Lamar,
Saunders, Rollins, MCPHERSON, Ran
som, Grover, Anthony, Butler. Harris,
Coke, and Johnston of West Virginia.
Of these, Anthony has been chosen
to succeed himself, Grover (Rep.) in
place of Grover (Dem.), Riddleberger
(Readjuster) in place of Johnston
Dem. J, and Randall Gibson Dem. in
place of Kellogg. The Republicans
counting on David Davis successor,
would thus gain three and lose one,
and the senate would stand 40 repuo-
licaps and readjusters to SO democrats.
This is with the presumption that all
the southern states may be safely re-
lied on to elect democratic successors
to their outgoing senators, about which
there is not the slightest question. The
returns also indicate the reelection Of
Senators MACPHERSON and Salisbury
from New JERSEY and Delaware. Maine
and Minnesota, Michigan and other
northern states which elect senators
next winter must also return republi-
cans without exception to insure this
result. The reports from Colorado
and Nebraska. each of which elects
senators during the coming winter,
tend to
CAST DOUBT UPON THE RESULT.
The democrats claim to have ma
jority of the Legislature in Colorado,
while in Nebraska it seems to be about
evenly divided between democrats, re-
publicans and anti-monopolists. What
may be the outcome Of an election in
such a legislature it is difficult TO fore
see. Should the successors to Saund
ers and Chilcott fail to be republicans,
the senate might again be tie. and it
is an open question as to who may be
the acting wee president from the 4th
of next March until the Inauguration
of the executive in 1885. 1t is under
stood that the president will call a
special session of the senate to con-
vene at II o'clock on the 4th of next
March to elect successor to vice pres
ident pro tenn Davis, whose term ex-
niras at that time Some of the