Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-02
ON THE QUI VIVE
Senatorial Candidates Mar
shalling Their Forces.
ST0CKBRlDGE THE FAvORiTE
How Things Look, and What Poiits-
clans Are Doing ss the State Capt.
tai-The Speaksrship.

lansing, Jan. l.-Seuator Stock
bridge has arrived from Washington.
Hrs visit WAS not altogether expected.
Senator stockbridgs does not express
himself with the confidence that the
Washington dispatches outlined. His
belief 10 that he will be nominated by
the legislative caucus on the first bal
lot. The majority OF the republican
members of the legislature are in favor
of S.ockbridge; that 10 conceded by
nearly ell observers. The point Of in
terest 10 not what . majority Of the
caucus may do, but whether the mi
nority will not insist upon certain con-
dltions preliminary TO going into eau
cue. In these conditions lies the danger
to Stockbridge.
1t is not known for certain. whether
. sufficient number of those opposed 70
Stock bridge will be able to enforce any
conditions. At present all arc at sea. no.:
can II be said what the result will be
with respect to q caucus until the mem-
bers of the legislature gather here in
sufficient numbers to ascertain their
|
misses, and theories and speculatious,
but they are based on nothing that is
positively known. Only q few Of tho
for the most part-are not IN POSI-
ton to know any more about 1t than
the outsiders. There has been no COM
parison Of views among the members,
and no comparison Is possible until
they get here, which will be by Monday
night or Tuesday.
sixty-Seven Votes Needed.
Some of the newly elected members
saw that an open vote must be taken IN
the caucus, q viva vOce vote, SO that 1t
may be positively known where every
member stands. No doubt an effort
will be made TO establish this as q con-
dition precedent TO going into caucus.
There is also o disposition to insist
that rs many votes shall be necessary
to nominate IN the caucus as it will re-
uulre to elect IN the legislature; that is,
sixty-seven votes.
In this legislature there are eighty
seven republican members, and ~
slxty-seven are necessary to elect q sen-
ator the choice Of the caucus will be
elected senator, unless twenty-seven re-
publicans decline to vote for him. In
no event will it be possible to elect any
but a republican. The democrats have
but fOrty-four votes.
The question here is will there be
| twenty-five republicans so strongly op-
posed TO Stockbrldge that they will not
| vote for him even If he secures the
caucus nomination. Ii there IL such q
| number 1t 10 conceded that any prclim-
| mary they choose to exact, as to the
rules of the caucus-open viva voce
vote. sixty seven votes TO nominate
| will be granted TO them.
| The members of the senate and oi
the house will caucus Tuesday evening
| for the organization of the respective
| houses. These caucuses have nothing
to do With the senatorial question.
| Who will be speaker it Is impossible
to say. The candidates are ID. ID. Buell.
of Branch, W. ID. Gordon of Midland
John F. McKinlay of Wayne, w. A
Tatum of Kent and George Wagner OF
Marquette. The first and last named
in this list have had legislative expert
| ence; the others make their appear
ance on legislative scenes for the fir.
| time.
1t is pretty we'll understood tha
Lewis NJ. Miller of Macomb will b,
chosen clerk of the house, and DENIM
| +. Alwsrd of Clare secretary of tn,
senate. A prominent candidate foi
sergeant-at-arms ofthe senate ls Georg,
| II. Bussey of Wayne. There are many
applicants for the minor positions.