New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
THE KANSAS SENATORSHlP.
NUMEROUS ASPIRANTS AMONG lHE
FARMERS.
sr.y ,roR IyGALLs's FRIENDS sANGuINE OF HIS
REELECTION SOME INDICATIONS OF
ur,,IoR IN THE CAMPMGN-" no

prrrrcTIOy - SOME INDICATIONS OF
u1,,oR IN THE CAMPAIGN" no
SOCKS" AS PREREQUISITE.
Touch. Kan. Ian. 2G-The Kansas Legislature
,s wear IS composed Of two branches IN more respects
n,, ono Tho senate which holds over from the e!ec-
ZION =, 1asa consists Of thirty eight Republicans one
r,r,oc,,+ and one Alliance the last having been nc
Gently elected to III vacancy. The HOUSE. inc Iu'
q, last fns election. contains at present ninety TWO
Alliance Representatives. twcnty-sN hcpuo"''', "'''
six Democrats the Alliance party having ten 'joil,y
ovcr all some seven contested seats are pelo'c inc
rouse and il is probable that at least three VIII De
added 70 the Alliance list and taken from the RcluD
ucau leaving the parties in joint ballot ior Oh' a
ct,,o senator nincty-six Alliance, sxtyone Rcpub-
licaus and seven democrats
whatever adherence the Alliance people may nave
entertained for clique and caucus arrangements or
..,ott,,aI n,onocuvringr they recovered from II
sufficiently 10 90 into caucus and eject her ooc's mum
speaker 10 pages The doors OF these caucus c"a'c D.
,oro,vor oD,nrd only to secret grip and pa'sw 5rdS
I'm .pe Of this there more than the usual Eruho-
ling M the result The applicants for Alliance patron
age we're or claimed be. farmers The House 'lerh
chosen who Is also farmer, docs nor appear 10 DO
obnoxious to the pronounced against INC
cribes, The clerical business of the House got into
cb rcvr;cabIe confusion that the customary Ie'oiu
,io,s informing the senate and Governor that they
were ready for business did not reach either until
several days after the message OF the Governor hau
reached both bodies Nor does the Alliance House APP
pear to have been able properly to rebuhe nepotiSm
one Of the clerks being Of member ana announcer
In the list Of dependent relatives
j. F. Elder, the speaker is an old Republican a man
If considerable ability a good parllameniar!an ana
probably one Of the best politicians ana wife-"orAofS
in the state If we reflect that jim LeSate, " sam
Wood and Ben simpson among It's rsldents' ulls
Is no small compliment. Mr. Elder has been ont OF
,he Republican fold for nearly ten years dlspornnS
A. Greenbaczer Labor Rcformcr and Independent, hav
ing uIbbod little al all CTccds, even the Democratic
lie was an Indian agent under Mr Lincoln and III
tusuess way a good many other things notably banker
and money loan broker and general -pecuidtor' ana L.
therefore. well qualified 10 t~S on many oi the eFhS
the Alliance cOnjurcd up 10 remedy NJ Inc
present moment be IS really the most formidable
Alliance candidate for United states senator. AS
preliminary exercise speaker Elder has been wrestling
with his committees. Thia patronage. IT has been sup
posed would afford him sufficient leverage 10 Work up
his senate case Nevertheless he has had some dllH
culties 10 contend with and has placed eight farmers
and the only four lawyers In the House on the judiciary
Committee. Who shall say that the triumph 81 mo
farmers Is not completel II there could have been
any doubt 10 o capacity Of that committee II mas
been dispelled BY the appointment Of sam Wood "a
clerk This the qudnuncs say, was brought about
hy a trade between the speaker and The farmer hN
appointed chairman OF tho judiciary COMMITTEE. ~
all events. If there j. anything In politics. or 'ho
Iusiue-S Of the Jld!cary--or any other committcr-
rlt Mr. Wood doc, not thoroughly know. It can easily
be- ovcrrrcd als Irrelevant and immat rial - sam
lcg,u life political ~ old Free stat Radical, Dat
ha, long been boxing the political compass. liz
la, honor,i all plrte, with his attention., iom time
IN tlur and If il cannot hc said that he bctgai d
Them all il ha, a. Last been suggested that lac has
made good u-e Of them. lie Is now engaged III th'
c1..,l occutaion IF political rciOrner aud II would
not be surprising II speaker Elder should ma Inn
trouble M. candidate for iI4td state scaa or
Inc senate boom of the speaker has, for ths t!me
being. cast the candidacy oi judge PETER In Tie
shade ,ay Judge because it has been customary t.
,ut th,t pr,nx to the name ot the editor OF " IAe
Kansas Ituc.~ he D., an Old Ecfull a., ana what
ever hi, Alliance enthusiasm, has not been through
~ preliminary stare, oi Dcc.acacT. Labor Ke.orac.
and Anarchist This. it app-ass IS likely to ~ h-rd
with him - h. las already Jccn scofcd at late
convert and A ~ycarlng.7 The graded stAva.ts
flnk he ,h,uld not. IN such risky way. dispor him
.ef IN H.. ring with the regular old d.srrinticd'
Mr. PETER is a modest, nice u.t' lltuc Of ihc'1st
and a good deal ~ visionary. Jle doc, not exactly
part his hair IN the middle. hut l.s tendency thai
way. The Lunra. Farmer" tc.'fc lie pred h'
editorial wing, around il. BEGAN IT, dual literary AMI
agricultural lie 70 genuine exponent oi corn, CD
clntcf, ana catbas~. with latnt Jow'ri sAoFi-
Lo.u,. Cochin China, and Icrns...c,. eiacc Nr.
PETER accession. tie highest ambition 0i ms ASH
cultural paper ha, been convert the farmer Into
political economist Finance. not Tlo-rhiue. At' be
it, th.ue. the only thing s!eea the Editor DID Lot
seem 1, have foi-aAcu va, grceulacAs. III 81
valizca agricultural sheet cor more tl4an year las
been nlbd with wc.lA,-a very wctaly-rcc.ta Of tbs
wD.-. the political slavery AID general dc,'4cHct %.
the aCrcuiruI,t. horrible "a the CASE Wa, Nj
lcilcr discovered aad patc.td a way our' The
way oat7 Wa, d little circu.,uu, aud not cntlr Iy
oligAdl II Old NOE consi, %. lmpru. methods io.
raising wAca,, hoiae, aud cattle for W-"'abi' N,e'
out IN grinding out etccabacAs at timing chor' AMI
cost by "a Aiie machine a.d loan.ng tbs; untold
billions 10 distressed farmers at per cent per annum
Inc wa oui, like InO,t Of farm raised cattle. had
another horn the purpose OF which was for Uncle sam
% build mammoth warehouses IN every COUNTY AID sart
general paWnbrOhln5 busncs by aHvlndg mpGcl, a;
low late 81 interest, ou every agricultural pr0dUct
farmer could not scii for much he would Ike to
gct tor it, These seductive tncocs cafrici away
ill., multitude, 80 to -ptaa, a"d plouglng and drilling
forgotten, VILE the Inspired farmer arse and
lalrrOwcG al the Old p0Hdcal parties mo oblivion.
In til, way, II wound be diilc.lt 10 over estimate
the Mr.. lcAcl rendered to oppressed pubic.
and any d.pas,onate mind would surely TINA that
Il tn.UQ states scna;0gshp wa not too much to pay
for 1t. NO, IN t, line, however the thought, vi
lf. M!llct7, AiiAcc Cddiudt' lOr HONcrnO4 or Mr..
H', % % r' , H,r , aa v u - ~ s , 1 'o
cs,ilaIi'ccct Itn nI5tsici-E b. 10 socns.' qL1tn
it is tuc NE doc- not edit a.incrs' paper, Dut he
Las pOugArd lie per than fcncr. for
jenny WAS - -ior. . the sta,
81 U.c Lie WAtlcr inc second Rate he.
lie sailed ali around The h,puDlIcln candidate iog
CJuCNse the WIN District. and now bias lair To-
lal taut the ll.sAe't ana All round Mr.. ingalls,,
i. lcn.I ,.i. LITER ana ali ihc other candidate, and
COIN snL- ito naluD. Ia the senate OF the Atd
.t.r,. Sn0Ild Ec there, hi sole qualification VIII
be- iiI Alliance scclet nomination ana no SOCKS"
ict I'D one make the mistake U Understanding the
Standing Ol the stochngie,a statesman There + moth
.us reconcile hs platform. requiring a professor
M
For thtsc tie al Oit jerry" appears 10 be
the senate race, only few PAGES behind
Elder and likely % get H. the front, unless man
Absolutely bareo0cd should ia thrust into the nreps
Among the Alliance aspirants, Professor Garfield
the free trade principal OF the state CHl
y,rsity, ha, scarcely poopef above the political
horizon. ~. admrcr chiefly a st OF Gallon college
sud- ants, rL..led MN XlnlrMly MO ILlMt few Mncha