Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03

next General Assembly, the Decatur r.
NJ B. A and Grange statesmen have
come out openly against General John
N. Palmer for United States Senator.
They favor either Major ]. NJ. Thomp-
son. Of Joliet President Of the State
Grange. or Judge Lindley. Pres dent Of
the f. NJ B. A. for Senator. The Fedora
tion will insist on the three =. NJ. B A.
members Of the Legislature standing
firm for the farmer candidate for the
Senate. whoever he may be.
MICHIGAN.
In Michigan the Patrons Of Industry
and Grange are in the same position of
vantage. as the F. N. b A, and Farm
ers' Alliance occupy in Illinois They
hold the balance OF power, and neither
Democrats or Republicans can achieve
any legislation without their consent
There is, however. no United States
Senator to elect.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
In this State the Alliance candidate
for Governor, Tllman, and the full ALI
ance Congressional delegation are
elected, with the possible exception of
one member of Congress- In this State
the Democratic ticket, put up
in opposition to the Alliance Demo
crat ticket, was indorsed by the Repub-
licans, who had no ticket in the field.
The Alliance won splendid victory
over the ombined opposition. The
and Senator Wade Hampton will have
TO pledge himself pretty thoroughly to
Alliance prime. pies or the Alliance may
discover that they have first class Sem
storial timber in their own member
ship
NORTH cARIoLINA.
Ofcourse it goes without saying that
North Carolina went Democratic. but
this time it piled up a majority Of about
SO, 600 for the State ticket and elected
Congressman. AS this is the home Of
l. L. Polk, the president OF the Nation
al Farmers Alliance, it is almost Ger.
tain that the Alliance has q fair repre-
sentation in the Congressional delega-
ton and that it will make its influence
felt in the State Legislature. and elect
an Alliance successor to Senator Zeb
Vance.
TENNESSEE.
In this State the President of the
State Alliance. j. P. Buchanan, backed
by the Alliance, forced his nomination
by the Democratic State Convention
after a prolonged and stormy session.
He was triumphantly elected by from
25, 600 to 40, 600. Seven out OF ten Con-
and the Legislature Is overwhelmingly
Democratic and Alliance combined.
INDIANA.
This State is Democratic by about 2o,-
900. The Legislature will be Demo-
cratic on joint ballot by sixty-eight.
We have not the data from which to as
| certain just how the Alliance stands in
reference to the Legislature, which has
to elect United States Senator to sue
ceed Daniel w. Voorhees,
GEORGIA.
The Georgia election was held some
time ago. and the Alliance elected an
overwhelming majority of the State
Legislature. and expect to send Q mem
Der of the Alliance to succeed Senator
! Brown in the United States Senate.
The ten Congressman from this State
are all Democrats, but q majority of
them belong to the Farmers Alliance.
WISCONSIN,.
The press dispatches say that the
Legislature is Democratic and will
likely elect ex-Secretary Villas TO suc-
| ceed Senator Spooner. Here again we
lack the data to determine the exact
complexion of the Legislature. If we
are not very much mistaken the farmers
will have enough mem bers in the Legis-
lature to see to 1t that Mr.. Villas the
autocrat and monopolistic railroad mag
nate never reaches the United States
| Senate.
TEXAS.
The Dallas News estimates the Demo
cratic majority in the State at nearly
200. 0oO At this date we are unable to
state just what figure the Alliance will
cut in the contest.
| CALIFORNIA.
The Legislature, which will elect q
United States Senator, will have large
Republican majority in both branches
This insures the reelection of Senator
Leland Stanford to the United States
Senate, which VIII cause general rejoic-
ing among Alliance men and independ-
ent party men, as he has been, and. it is
expected, will be an able champion of
his Senate bill providing for Govern
ment loans upon real estate at two per
cent interest GEORGE C WARD.
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