Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-13
FOR SENATOR sroCKeK,pcr.s SEAT
Successor tn BE Chosen by the Next
Michigan Legislature.

sueees-or tn Be Chosen by the Mex,
Michigan Legislature.
esro''dence 81 The Ev-niuz star
ohASD RsrIDs. MICE. Oct II, 1892
ne Contest for the legislatur, is one OF tho
interesting features of the present cam
f~Asn. and a feature around which hovers 4
sea' many uncertainties The state was re.
.A1ieted by the last legislature. According tc
.e original plan the democrats had COMPARE
easy sailing TO elect majority on Join
~iot OF tho next lax-makiny BODY. The re
puohcans appealed to the supreme court anG
.as court declared the retii-tricting enactment
A'~id rs certain provisions Of the state con
''''auon had been ignored. Tho republican,
NJ sre unable to gather much satisfaction ont Of
ss decision. as their own enactment OF =.
declared gerrymander and equally de
.eCuVe- At = special session Of the Legislature
new redistricting bill was submitted. and i
.as so fair and equitable that II received tbs
,Ote- alike OF democrats and republicans and
se gwen immediate effect and will prevail il
tne coming election.
=. diincult TO make any calculations rs tC
s"o .esnlt tins fall Ihs returns OF the elections
IN 10 and 80 practically worthless. Not
onAs have the ward boundaries been changed
tn~ population figures are different and ele
ment- which did not enter into the former con
s-' are numerous this year. The election o
sAAd lot the reDuDlcans dDC
ney vent into power plurality larger thar
net ma IN ten years before. The election oil
W Was a land slide the othe- way with a short
age Ia the vote of some "A. 900, and Gov. Winan,
was elected by Ii 900 plurality. In the judicia
eieeuon following the republicans were victo-
r"us. AID In the municipal elections last spring
Detroit. Grand Rapid, Saginaw. Jackson. Mus
seTnn and other cities, al democratic strong
hoids, nopped Equarely into the republican cir
che oy large pluralities.
Two Years ago the Farrners' Alliance
powerful Organization, and the farmers VOTE
an ie big difference in the results; this year
"a. alliance II n nOnentity. Two years ago tho
h4dEs'fialr had ticket in the field and pOlled
SON" 10000 votes. The indus;rials and other
sid- ISSUES have combined under the name of
populist- and make claims OF polling 80 600 to
$1,000 votes. and whether they do OF not and
whence their votes come will be important
The democrats have been intent on forming
combinations with the populists and otherwise
managing things so TO catch at least part
OF hat vote and at the same time save defec-
lions from their own ranks TO the new organiza-
uon. In the third. fourth. fifth, eighth
eleventh and twelfth congressional districts
they have combined candidates for Con-
gre-s. and IN the fourth. eleventh s2d twelfth
disricts both parties will vote foT the same can
oidstez for electors
In many 81 the legislative and senatorial dis
tricts the opposition to r-publicsalsin has com
bired ~ making nominations and IN n dozen OF
more counties the two parties have formed dc
fensive and offensive alliances and divided the
ohCe-- The democrats have Endorsed the pOpu-
hst candidate for attorney general and both
parties have the name Of Judge VIM Newton
on their ticket for justice Of the supreme court
These combinations could not but have an
important bearing upon the result II the old
hioned methods OF election prevailed. But
'higan has adopted the Australian ballot and
most that these combinations will effect will
20 Keep the wavering in the democratic
iks from going clear over TO the pOpulists.
tickets in the field will he printed under
ttable vignettes on n single ballot and when
lc voter retires to the inner circle IL viii be
easier 10 vote a straight ;icket than TO make
my changes IL he Is populist he will mark
ne populi-t ticket and let II go at that and II
Is democrat. with populi-t leaninGs. he will
-obaLly check the democratic ticket knowing
at he votes half populist anyway. The dem
rats will undoubtedly hold many Of it, mem
ers by the system followed. but cannot expect
gain many Iliddle-of-the road populist votes.
CONTROL or The LEGISLATURE.
The state legislature Is composed of 100 men,
Ders o. the house and thirty-two senators. The
democrats hope. with the aid Of the populists. TO
'onsrol the next house by n narrow majority
nd eoncei!e that the republicans may elect a
mall major in the senate. The United States
sra,or u elected Joint ballot of both
ouse- and n small republican majority In the
lority In the house II the latter should be large
hough- Both sides coucede that the next
legislature will be very evenly divided between
he two parties and this leaves the senatorial
Question an open one. The republican candi-
dates are Senator Francis Il. Stockhridge Of
kalamazoo who wants second term and his
opponent il 'ien- CYRUS G.I.uce. The rivals are
making n fight in every district and every vic
tory for either side causes rejoicing IN the
'ther Of the camps. Both sides tins far claim
mo Jcrity Of the nominations made and the
HE. efforts % the two aspirants will. from this
irae ON. be directed 20 el--t;ag the candidates
~ the Legislature pledged 20 them respect
sely.
Senator Stockbriige Is on the stump travelling
| with Congressman Burrows and other orators
Gov Luce il depending upon his pull with
he farmers and the growing prejudice To mil
Honaires % carry him through. and with him
the campaign i personally coadncted. He. too.
y on the stump, and he has scarcely missed a
county horse show this season
But IL l. doubtful, even II the next legislature
4 republican. il either Luce or S:ockbridge will
be elected. and the legislature will be close.
Luce will have votes vhl~h will stand bv him
81 the bitter end, and II viii be the same with
Stockbrid;c. A deadlock will ensGc and the
election OF n third man will be found necessary.
II the hunor- fall 20 a dark hose Congressman
Burrows seems TO ''ho!i he pot
IL the republicans are IN the minority the
populistr gill hold the balance OF power and
viii practicaily dictate the election - the next
enator. The democrats will have W. A. Web
or OF saginaw. -. NJ Barnes Of Lansing W
Z Burt Of Saginaw. Dan j. CAmpau OF Detroit,
4 ". Weston and =. 7. Uhl OF this CITY and
leo l. Yaple % Meridian 20 offer. while the
Jopuli-t- have nominated Eugene a. Belding
a. their choice IN state convention.
To prevent n" election ~ a republican Sen
tor the democrats and poy uli-t- will find IL
nerc-~ary 20 combine and y candidate fairly
agreeable o. both sides vii have % - present
1hs democrats viii not under any ci-curn-
stances agree TO Bellins and IL j. doubtful n
the populist- would fall into line FOR aay - the
ssmocratic caa0ilatcs named. The allies viii
hare g. loSl for a dark horse and in the efner-
geney u h more than probable that Gov
winAns would b. ch0-en-