Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-28
THE MICHIGAN sENaroRsAIP.
Three Csndida.-. Are Now In the Field and
an Ins~rsstinx Contest Looked For.

IHG mtCHI8AN ~ENAIOheAIP.
Three csndid..~. Are Now In the Field and
an Interesting Contest Looked For.
co-r-~ronh.nce O, IN. Evening star.
GRAND RAPIDS. MicH, Dec. q, 1891
Statesmen Of high and low degree, members
elect Of the Legislature, the state oficers-elect
politicians. Of real and fancied influence
ard citizens Who like to be around when there
10 any fun going on are buying their tickets for
lansing and by Saturday the state capital viii
be veil flied snd on Monday will be crowded.
The various candidates for speaker of the house,
chief among whom are VIM Adrich Tateum
Of this CITY, J. y. Mckinley Of Wayne, ID. ID.
BneI Of Branch and Geo. Wagner Of Marquette,
will open their respective headquarters on Satur-
day and be ready to extend frsternsl greeting
TO the brethren as they arrive. The speaker
ship preliminaries have been spirited but good
nstured. and from present indications the
choice seems 20 lie between Mr.. Tateum and
Mr.. Mckinley. with the former in the lead.
The candidates for United States Senator win
not arrive st Lansing before Monday or Tues
dAy bot their representative will be on the
ground much earlier and will begin the contest
~ soon As they land in the capital city.
WV OFFICIALS TO TAKE CHARGE.
On Monday the new state officials from Gov.
Rich down to the humblest state Official will
enter upon their duties. The inaugural cere-
monies will be simple and unassuming, consist
ing chiefly Of exchange of greetings between
the old officials and the new and the retirement
Of the former. On Wednesday the Legislature
win assemble and then the fun will begin Gov.
Winans retiring message and Gov. Rich's in
sugurAl will be read and then the legislature
viii adjourn On Wednesday night the repub-
liean members of the Legislature viii go into
caucus to effect organization and the next
dsy the choice Of tbs caucus Tor speaker and
the other elective officers will be duly elected
and installed. On Thursday night the senator
la caucus will be held and the liveiest interest
will surround that assembly. II all the repub-
lican members-elect go into caucus and the
time-honofed caucus rule prevail the friends of
Senator Stockbridse are confident that he viii
be elected by decisive majority Of the caucus
IT, however, twenty-five members stand ont
against Stockbridge and either refuse 10 be
bound BY the caucus decline to enter in to
the conference then the result viii be different.
THREE CANDIDATES FOE SENATOR
Three candidates are openly in the field for
senatorial honors and several more are standing
back trusting and praying that lightning may
strike them Senator stockbridge, who wants
q second term, and ex-Gov. Luce, who would
Ike TO round out his political career in the
Senate. have been rivals for two years past and
both are in the race upon the present occasion
for al there 10 in IL. The new candidate to
openly announce himself Is Jay A. Hubbell of
Houghton- Mr.. Hubbells career has been
picturesque. He was born in Michigan, gradu-
ated from the state university. was admitted to
the bar and in IS settled on the upper pc min
suls He Was district attorney four years,
prosecuting attorney Of Houghton county six
Congress and then served two terms in the
state senate. He was chairman of the national
congressional committee and his name became
famous Throughout the country In connection
with the per cent assessment upon govern
ment employees FOR campaign purposes. In
50 he led the fight against Senstor Ferry
and more than any other man keTl the IS anti
Ferry members from entering the caucus so long
Ferry a candidate. He Is now a csndi-
date for the United States Senate. and an
nounees that be has the twelve upper peninsula
votes solidly at his back. His candidacy Is not
looked upon rs anything serious by the lower pc
ninsula politicians. but it Is thought that the up
per country statesmen want something, and
have combined to make the best terms possible
with one or the other Of thelesding candidates.
II in earnest and II his hackers are sufficiently
tied down 20 HIM ard stick Hubbelrs candidacy
will cut into Stocibridge rather than Luce, as
stockbridse has been depending upon the up
per peninsula vote to help him through
Mr.. LrcE's CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Luce's campaign throughout has been on
his farmer record and that he is farmer Is the
strongest card in his hand But whether or
not the farmer game can be successfully worked
this year remains to be seen. In the matter of
AvOcstiOn there viii be fewer farmers in the
next legislature than ever before. OF the
twenty-one republican senator's only two are
farmers and cue Of these combines farming
with mercantile business. The others are
Seven lawyers. four merchants. two real estate
men. two manufacturers and others scattering.
In the house there will be eighteen farmers.
eleven merchants. eight lawyers, three insur-
Ance men and The rsst scattering. Only twenty
out Of total of sighty-nine members are
farmers and the farmer will probably
not Gu. quite so large figure as
usual In the legislature of 81 in the
total membership Of 1872 on joint ballot, 10th
democrats and republicans there were seventy
farmers. In 1883. when Senator Mcmillan was
elected. the farmers numbered forty-five. In
1887. when Stockbridge was first elected, there
we're forty-ive farmers. In 1885 the farmers
we're ffty-three and 1883. the memorable year
when Ferry was defeated. forty-one farmers
participated in the deliberations.
The next Legislature will contain but twenty
republican farmers and not above thirty in all
and appeal 10 less than quarter Of the total
membership viii not strike a very responsive
chord
The Lnce managers have been very busy cir
eulsting petitions addressed 10 the republican
members requesting them TO vote for Luce, and
10 - possible this mode Of campaigning NAV have
an effect upon the minds Of the law makers. 1t is
expected that q member viii hesitate long
time before acting against the wishes of his
constituents A. expressed in a petition contain
ing the names OF nearly every one OF them.
although everybody knows how easy it is to
get signatures to petition Of any kind.
BURROWS WILL WORK FOR sTocKBRIDGZ.
Congressman Julius Cesar Burrows has been
mentioned as possible dark horse. He will
be In Lansing next week doing all he can for
stockbridgc and viii not for a moment consent
20 allow the use Of his name in senatorial con-
nectiou- IL Mr.. Stockbridge, however, finds
that the fight 10 against him. that he cannot
posrbly pull through, il Is more than possible
that he viii throw what strength he has to his
fellow tovnsman and thus insure Mr. Burrows
election Any motion Of this kind would come
from Mr.. Stockbridge voluntarily aud freely
and not Of the instance OF Mr.. Burrows. Con-
gresham Belknsp OF this city will also be In
LAnsnz and be will exert himself against
ssockbridge. because the Senator unwillinglv
became involved in the post Office fight in this
city four Year, ago. Congressman Stephenson
VII be on hand TO do Whist he can for Hub
bell Congressman o Donnell Ii expected and
vfu not decline TO appear as q dark horse.
Every part Of the state will be represented in
Lansing next week and the town will have the
biggest croud to take Of il has ever yet
tried 20 accommodate. Mr.. Luce has engaged