The National tribune., 1892-12-29

was declared tnab aitnQuSn ne was LOl 0IoVeF
Cleveland in the recent scampaign, he WAS
personal friend of David HlI, and would have
voted with Tammanyif no dared. The meet
ing took action, butswith few exceptions
all spoke in oppositionto tho Governor. James
Smith, jr., was several times mentioned as be-
ing more likely to stand by Cleveland than
Albeit, and he will probably be pushed in tho
coming contest.
It wonld appear that Cleveland is not to re.
ceive those FIVE electoralIvotes from Michigan,
and that Chairman Campbell is to lose the only
remaining scrap of eyidSuce that the Demo
cratic State Central Committee attempted to
conduct a campaign in Michigan last Fall.
Senator elect Weiss some weeks ago announced
that he would introduce . bill to repeal the
Miner election law, which provided for the
election of Presidential electors by districts
Fred A. Baker, the attorney, who with Col.
n. M. Duffield, argued before the Supreme
Court of the State and also before the Supreme
Court of the United States against the law,
proposes to 20 further. Mr.. Barker has care
fully analysed the opinion Of the United States
Supreme Court sustaining the law, and the
result has been that he has prepared bill,
which is to be introduced by Senator Weiss as
soon rs the Legislature meets, the object OF
which is the unseating Of the Democratic Presl-
Dental electors who have been officially de.
cared chosen.
The districts are the Eastern District at large,
and the First, Second, Seventh, and Tenth
Congressional Districts. The plan is to have
the Legislature name all the electors. They
would of course be Republicans. 1t will not
of course make any difference in the general
result. but If the legal point made by Mr.
Baker is sustained it will have far-reachlng
effect, and may necessitate some National legis-
lation on the subject.
The friends of Senator Hill are not only
puzzled as to how far Mr.. Cleveland himself Is
responsible for tho fight against Murphy for
the Senate, but at the apparent purpose of Gov.
Flower TO shake off Hill influence in the mat
ter of State patronage. Gov. Flowers an
nouncement of his intention to appoint Isaac
H. Maynard. man who aided him in the late
scheme to get possession of the Senate, an Asso-
ciate Judge of the Court of Appeals. in the
place of Judge Andrews, when the latter be-
comes Chief Justice. has called forth good
deal Of criticism, as such an appointment would
be contrary to the wishes of the New York
Bar Association. Gov. Flower said:
have determined to appoint Judge May
nard on account of the record made by him
during the past year while serving as an Asso-
ciate Judge of the Court Of Appeals. My recol-
lection is that the association practically closed
its consideration Of the Maynard matter when
it held its session at the Capitol last Winter"
Secretary of State Foster will resign his port
folio before leaving for Paris, where he goes
to act as agent for the United States before
the Boring Sea arbitrator, who are to meet
Feb 90. As only three weeks will elapse be-
tween the date of the Secretary's departure
and the end of the present Administration, the
vacancy will not be filled. Assistant Secretary
Wharton will act during the interim.
"The electoral college, as it now stands, is
misera5 bic fraud" said Representative Springer
the other day, land the idea that all of the
votes in the electoral college from great State
like New York should go to ono party by a
matter of 100 or 200 votes is great fraud upon
the electors of the country. Some of the news
papers misapprehend the proposition which l
submitted on this subject. The popular vote
contemplated is con flifed to each State. The
States will have the same number of electoral
votes that they now have i'll the election of the
President and the Vice President. There will
be no persons running candidates for cleo
tors but the electoral vote Of each State will be
apportione among the several candidates ac-
cording to the number of popular votes each
receives in that State. the odd votes going to
the candidates having the largest fractions.
This will prevent the vicious practice of gerry
Wandering and gives exact weight to the popu-
lar vote which each candidate receives in the
State. 1t will nationalize the Presidential
election and render contests for the succession
next 10 impossible. Politically it would give
effect to the popular will, limited only by the
just representation which each State is entitled
to in the electoral college, and would not spread
large majorities in one locality beyond the
limits of the State. Besides, it would make
vote buying Intellectual and therefore inopera-
tive"
Mr.. Springer said that the proposition seemed
to be growing in favor and was certainly at
tracing great deal of interest.
Hon. Jerry Simpson, of Medicine Lodge,
Kan, representing the Seventh Kansas District
in the SGD Congress. and who was reelected
last Fall, announced himself as a candidate for
United States Senator to succeed Senator Per-
kins at Topeka last Monday. The sockless
statesman went to Topeka to help the Popu
lists organize the Legislature, and he says that
that party ought to- and very probably will,
have control of the Senatorsbip, and that he
will be chosen.
Tho friends of Mr.. Crisp are very confident
now that he will succeed himself as Speaker of
the next House. The views of a large part of
the members OF the House have been ascer-
tanned, mainly through voluntary expressions
on their part It is claimed that 40 members
Crisp. The list includes members elect of the
next House who are not members of the pres.
emit House, and it is said that it does not in
clude number whose views are unknown, but
who it is believed are favorable to Mr.. Crisp.
Excitement In Paris.
Paris is excited over the turn affairs have
taken within short time. The Imperialists.
who favor the restoration of Monarchical Gov
eminent, have bei0very active.
The movements of the agitators for this form
of Government arc being closely watched, and
the Government is prepared to arrest certain
of the conspirators. An ex, Project of Police is
regarded as the leader of the plot against the
Government, and the first blow probably will
be struck at him.
At present the Monarchists seem to DO direct
ing their efforts chiefly to tanning the excite
ment among the Deputies and sowing the seeds
of jealousy, fear, aud suspicion. The news
from various parts Of France is not very reas-
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