The morning call., 1892-08-22
ALL READY. FOR THE FRAY.
The Political Campaign Growing
Very Warm.
Spence in the Field for United States Senator.
Very Few Votes Likely to Be Pur-
chased

The week which opens to-day promises TO
be busy one in politics and will witness
the first real earnest work Of the campaign.
All that has been done heretofore has been
merely preliminary TO the actual struggle
which Is now on-a mere forming of the
lines OF battle as 1t were. As IL now stands
the squadrons have been placed and the
long roll has been heard. The contest will
be bitter al d eventful one, and both sides
seem hopeful. Locally the situation Is de-
cidedly mixed with the Republicans and
Democrats both quarreiing among them
selves and the non-partiSan movement gain
ing In strength as time goes by.
10 open UP the ball the Citizens Commit
tee will meet tonight and select 30 adj
dltional names which are to be added to
those already in the movement. The COM
mlttee Will then consist Of 100 men unless
as may be the case, the convention is in
creased. SO many men of standing In the
community have volunteered q willingness
TO take a hand that the leaders are discuss
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of giving than place.
and they may decide to do so. In thi way
the convention would he further removed
from outside influences aud no one could
charge that they were directed by any one
man or cOteries Of men. IL would also add
strength to the ticket by enlsting the
active interest OF great number of in
fiuentlal people.
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
On Tuesday evening the Peoples party
convention will Teassemble for business,
and II is probable that they will be in ses-
sion for several days. Ii is their intention
to name full ticket and while their ideas
seem 10 have taken but small hold upon the
voters of the city, they will cut more or less
Of figure and may succeed in holding the
balance OF power There is no doubt but
that large number Of the members Of the
trades unions are in sympathy with the
movement and may vote that way. This
will tend TO complicate the situation and
together with the non-partisan trend, which
promises TO be strong one, will keep both
the old parties guessing. Then, too. the
Aust Talian ballot system is as yet an ex-
pertinent. and no one seems TO know just
what effect the new law will have upoh tile
result.
One good feature OF the new style of vot-
ing Is that 1t promises to reduce to mini
mum the number of voters TO be purchased
openly.
PURCHAsABLE VOTES.
IL has been estimated that In the past
there were in this city at the least caicula-
ton 6000 votes TO be bought by the highest
bidder. but with the uncertainty of their
delivery no one seems willing to put up any
great amount Of money to take the chance.
Prominent candidates for office are all
little doubtful about the matter. and the
principal part of their money will be ex-
pended In all likelihood in other WAYS than
in the buying of voters outright.
Another important feature OF the week
will DE tie formal opening Of the campaign
by the Democrats; but there is good deal
of grumbllng on the part of the members of
the party because of the fact that j. G. Ma
guIre and NJ. Green blatt have been chosen
as the orators. Neither of them are strong
men on the stump, and can in no way COM
pare with George Knight and Irving NJ
Scott, who will speak for the Republicans.
The occasion. therefore, does not promise
to be one of great enthusiasm, and will have
a tendency to discourage rather than to
raise hopes in the minds Of the great mass
of the Democracy.