The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-01

1Of 11alie ana ms associate on the tichel. w OF
colt. and not for Wolcott Hamlin, gives Halle
plurality over Russell in those Counties OF TO-.
600 votes.
The recount, as now given out, shows that
Gov. Russell is elected with plurality of 2, 699
The plurality Of Roger Walcott. Republican, fol
Lieutenant Governor, over James 3. Carroll
Democrat, is 1858. William N. DIN. Republi.
can. has a plurality of Il, sos over Charles S
Hamlin. Democrat. for Secretary of State
George A. Marden. Republican, as State Treas
urer, has a plurality over James s. Grinnel
Democrat of q, $40.
A bill was introduced into the Alabama Leg
islature last week providing that all persons
whose State and County taxes, as assessed, dc
not amount to IS, shall not be required to pay
the same if il be shown that such person failed
TO vote at the August aud November elections
of the previous year.
There are not 90 per cent of the negro voters
who pay taxes exceeding So year. At the
lowest calculation so per cent. of the negro
voters would take advantage of the opportu-
nifty of saving S.. Many think the bill will
become law.
TIE opponents of the anti-option bill are de-
termined this measure shall not become a law,
and a strong force has been organized to defeat
it. Very influential opposition TO this proposed
legislation exists in New York, Chicago. Mil
waukee. New Orleans. and other large cities,
and it is UNDERWOOD that delegation from
each of these places will come to Washington
to use their influence in preventing the passage
of the bill. The fight will be almost entirely
confined TO the Senate and those who led the
opposition last session-SeBators White Of
Louisiana, Wolcott of Colorado, and Hiscock Of
New York-will probably take the foremost
steps to kill IT, The tactics to be pursued, it is
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session. An attempt will be made to talk the
measure to death, and it is reported that long
speeches with this end in view have already
been prepared. 1t is said that Vice President
Morton will not consent to the adoption of a
eloture rule, and unless this is done there
seems to be no method of closing the debate
and bringing the bill to vote.
Mrs. Lease, OF Kansas, has announced her
candidacy for the Senatorship of that State.
In this connection, she says: 81 believe that
the Office should seek the woman as well as
the man, and 1 will not enter into any
scramble for the place. In the sense that /
will log-roll with the politicians i am not a
candidate. ] intend TO set the men an ex-
ample. The people know whether they want
me or not. and if they want me they can prob
ably get me; bat / shall not make a canvass
for the Office. ] will qualify that statement,
however, with this proviso, that / be not at
tackled solely because i am woman. III they
try TO fight me on that ground ] shall have
10 fight back as a matter OF principle.
II have consulted god Constitutional law
gers, and know that am eligible to the Office,
and If the Legislators are inclined to send my
TO Washington ] will go. / have received a
very large number of highly complimentary
letters from prominen. men all over the coun-
Try urging me TO become candidate, but am
not running after Office. The strangest part OF
this is that of all the congratulatory letters j
have received not one of them is from a
woman. Still, / have done more for the
women IN the last year than all the other
women reformers have done in 40 years. ]
am not woman suffragist agitator, but people
who know me know where j stand on that
question.
The scheme to divide Kansas and make
new Commonwealth is gaining adherents every
day. The plans have been made for fight
before Congress and the State Legislature this
Winter. The original movers figured on three
Congressman, but it appears now that in the
proposed new State there are but 223 900 people,
which would allow one-not more than two in
any event. If the rumoIs that several promi-
nent Texans and two Colorado millionaires are
in the deal prove true the population will be
increased many thousands. No Mans Land,
TO which Texas claims a title, and which
borders western Kansas Oh the south. will be
added to the new State. Itisa stripof country
80 miles wide by rs long 1t is also claimed
that Senator Wolcott being in favor of the
scheme, Colorado would be willing to cut off
50-mile strip on the east side. Railroad Com
missioner \. y. Greene, an enthusiastic advo-
cate of the project, said the other day:
"We are going to divide Kansas. The people
want TO do il, especially in the western part.
The State is too large. There is feeling of
niscontent among the people Of the western
State institutions In the eastern half from
which they get no benefit. The only State in
stitution in the western half is the Soldiers
Home at Dodge City, with some $50 inmates"
Clerk Herr, of the House of Representatives,
has compiled list of the members of the next
House so far as the returns have been given
from reliable sources. He finds that there will
be 2lS Democrats, l26 Republicans, and eight
Populisis in the body, with the State of Rhode
Island yet 10 be heard from. The returns were
Ia most instances collected from those made to
the Secretaries of State Of the various States.
As the table stands at present the Democrats
have majority of SO.
By the full returns from California it appears
that the Third Party will hold the balance In
tbeState Legislature. The Democrats lack i've
votes OF having q majority, and the RepubIi-
cans are seven short. AT the coming session
successor 10 the present Senator FELTON, will be
elected and as neither of the two parties have
a majority, the seven votes which the Third
Party has, will be Of great assistance TO either
the Democrats or Republicans. To add to this
the seven Independents have not as yet declared
their Senatorial choice and at present the mat
ter is very much in doubt.
Senator Kyle, the Populist of South Dakota,
says that he will act with the Democrats on the
tariff question, and that he will vote for any
"judicious measure that will be a step in the
direction Of tariff reform"
The State Board Of Canvassers last week com.
pleted the two days hearing of the contested
election Of Gen. Z. w. Morse, the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the Seventh
(black) South Carolina District, by George
Murray, the negro Republican. The certifi-
cate of election was given TO Murray by 40
votes only, the fetal being, Morse Al ,955; Muir
ray, a, 995. The face of the returns as sent up
by the County Boards gave Murray little more
than 2, 500 votes. Over 100 of Murray's votes,
thrown out as Illegal on account of ofIsize
ballots, given out to the negroes as proper
ballots by the Democrats, were counted in.
Gen. Morse viii carry the fight into Congress.
In all probabilities there will be bitter
Struggle for the Goyernorship of Alabama 1t