Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-03
70 Decide the Great
Senatorial Fight,
steckbrtAge Seems -
Have = Clear Lead.


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bsocgs:; - sr ss1s. ~ The roverrox
made IA way Gown sa.rs- I'm rot
gsrlng sway any fgrres.- ne Con-
fsaaed. "D1i Governor Luce vii Is
tie EsxE senstos."
W. A. Iat<uri greeted TEE HrR1rp
correspondent cordially ~ he closed
Up bis quarters tonight. "you can
send word to your paper that am
sure 70 win," he said. "I have rnors
than enough votes pledged TO elec. me,
and shall sleep easily tonight"
The Town fs Full
The town is besieged and the poIit.
cal furore sweeps everything before il.
The Downey houee "a main heacouaY-
ters and the lobby u crowded with \
surging. yelling. excited crowd of SEN
afors, representatives. and Office seek
ere. Wild rumors of every kind and
description are rife and il 10 nearly A
difhcuit 70 prognosticate the fiuaI re-
suits As to cali the turn in sne faro
bank.
The senatorial fight promises 70 be 4
hot one, and the rival factions ara
fortifying themselves for q struggle.
Senator Stockbridge holds down hla
headquarters and is continually eur-
rounded byhis henchmcn, ho are doinr
yoemen work for him. "sky' olcs. his
enthusiastic war horse. f,its about
everywhere like the Irishman's flea.
and by similar comparison, he APP
pears 10 get his work ia wherever he
strikes.
Stookbridge Feels Sure OF IL
| To the representative for THE UrR-
AID, Senator Stockbridee said: They
are coming our wayand l feel confident
of victory, ] realize that I have come
enemies in the held and few dark
horses will draw complimentary votes.
Jay Hubbell will get four. and possibly
five, from the northern peninsula, hut
] am certain that I have enough sup
| port to carry me through. ! do not
fear the snmity OF General Hartshuf
of Port Huron, although he Is dong his
beet TO defeat my interests"
| The headquarters of ex-Governor
Luce rcek with the odor Of new mown
| hay, and are continually crowded with
the ex-governor's friends. Milo camp-
bell is one of the busiest men about ,ha
| lobby. and the calls on hls attention
are so frequent that he often listens 70
the two conversations at once. inter-
jectlng hisanswcrs right and left.
Governor Luce will'wi in the can
Gus" ne eaid TO THE Herald CORES
pondent. John Blodeett felt equally
confident OF success. 81 cant give
you 6euree,"' he remarked. 'sbut will
reiterate what have already said. that
we're euro of enough votes to nomi-
nate Governor Luce" Goss,p about
Julius Caear Burrows and ssTorn"
Dunston. Of the upper peniumla-
brings them into the horizon az dark
horses. hut IL is generally conceded
that the struggle 10 between Senstor
Stockbridge and ex-Governoy Iuce.
the Indications favoriug the former
Senator Palmer denies rnmor that he
in in the race.
who viii n. speaker
William A. Tateum 10 working like a
tiger. and his prospects for succees
sesm bright. John r. McKinsay Of
Wayne 10 his present most form uidaf,s
rival for the speaxership. bnt Mr..
Tateum'e friends claim to have a dr,d
sure tnIng and look radiant. Mr.. Ta-
teum himeelf has fallen rapidly into
the good graces OF sll-arTivai. and
sverv~ nere he drives a nal he cl,pchss
Il. His headquarters m the pownev IL
among The rnost cheerful spofs in the
house and - visited by many Grand
Rapids people. Alderman Andersen
alec holds forth there sud setr,p 20 bc
entirely in his element
Colonel sumner Of Kalamaxoo and
u. ID. Buell. Of Branch ore heard of oc-
c.sionslly az candidates for speaker
shir. bat their booms do not create q
greet deal Of conmendefior. TIE
| candidates for clerk are Lewis ~. Mil
Ter OF Mscornh and doc" Paker of
Berrlen. Mr.. Miller has bad about
twenty years experience with legisss-
tive AFFAIRS. aud the Indications are
that he viii add another seesiop 70 his
list. Tororros evening the repub-
leans will caucus for speaker.
| lieutenant VIII White is on the
rround fruring ont his chances for
the appointment IS gusrteTmestsr OF
the state troops. The issue between
ghsutensnt White and bis rival, Cen
erai Teviin Of Jackson. - q struggle
letreen state politics and the state
militia. Iyseutenznf White has the
strongest endorsements from the latter
faction. ~hile Mr.. Deviin, Who has q
strong polstic.i puii. hss no spslitsry
lacking. IS yet there is no certainty
xaSch vii ms eut ahead.
Ftiiovinx . ciasssfed 1isf ~ the
utmters of The Legislature, sfranze5