Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
Mr.. Mckinley Has Stirred Them and
Mr. Reed is Expected.
INTEREST IN THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
The Majority Figured Out by the
Republicans.
THE POPULIST CAMP AIGN
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence OF Inc ENfnlH- sur
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. October II. 1894.
Gov. Mckinley made his tour through
Michigan last week. Mr.. Mckinley, in
common with other republican orators. is
inclined to take somewhat of a pessimistic
view of the Industrial and commercial sit
nation. At Owosso. where his special train
made brief stop. he talked to the crowd
from the balcony of a big furniture fac
tory. which for three weeks past has been
running night and day, with as large
force as the facilities will permit. At Ionia
the factories are running twelve hours
day. and the democrats swung to the
breezes a monster banner. bearing an In
scriptiOn to that effect for Mr.. Mckinley's
benefit. In this city the factories are run
ming to fun capacity, ana some of them
overtime But Mr.. McI<inley's tour demon
strated one thing, and that is that he has a
warm place in the hearts of Michigan re-
pubIicans Even the reception which Blaine
received when he toured the state in 81,
and again in 50. was not more warm and
cordial than that accorded Mckinley. AT
all the stopping places Mckinley for '96
vas the cry. and the utmost enthusiasm
was manifested. Some OF this enthusiasm
was of course, Of the machine order, but
much of IL was senuine-a larger proper
ton. in fact, than would be expected. If
the national convention were held this fall
Mckinley would undoubtedly be Michigan's
choice.
Mr. Reed Expected.
Mt Reed of Maine will make a dash into
Michigan. According to present arrange
merits he will make only one speech, how
ever and that At Ann Arior to the State
University students. his way to Chicago.
He will b. accompanied by his daughter.
Aside from Mckinley and Reed no other
star speakers will come into Michigan this
year. The signs all point to easy and
sv coping victory for the republicans, and
home talent will be depended upon to keep
the brethren in line. The democrats will
have ex Gov. Campbell Of Ohio the week
before election. Assistant Secretary OF
State Edwin r. Uhl and Don VI. Dickinson
will make tour the last of October AMI
the week before election. Vice President
Stevenson ay come. but will probably not
60 beyond Detroit. Spencer o. Fisher, the
gJte-natGrial candidate, is making a thor
oEgh canvass of the state. but ne has tire
merdOus odds 10 contend against with the
disis6eCtiop in his own party, and his defeat
Is a certainty The republican state TICKET,
1t is figured here, will be elected by piu-
rahty Of between 51!Vvn and 4o.Ut1.
The Congregational Districts.
of the congressional districts the repub-
HcaHs will certainly carry seven and their
cfcnces are very bright in three of the re-
naming I'VE. In the second district Thomas
+. Barkworth of Jackson the democrat
Tepuhst nominee. viii probably he elected
In the seventh Ezra c. Carleton will proba-
bly, defeat Mr.. SHOWER. the republican nom
inee. The first, with Levi T. Griffin as the
nominee for reelection. the fifth and the
tenth are on the doubtful list, with the
Chances iaVorins the republicans.
The Scnntorships.
TIE legislature will De republican by as
large majority as two years age, if not
larger In the last session they had ~
votes on joint ballot. out of H., and count
on an even lp in the next session. Sera-
tor James Mcmillan will be reelected with
hands down For the short term schuyler
= Olis, private secretary to the late Sena-
tor Sioca bridge, and political manager of
senator McMill'n, Is now an ivOwed candi-
date.and is no longer making d secret Of his
ambition Congressman Burrows is can
Nassing the state with his senatorial boom
constantly in sight. Senator Patton is also
canvassing the state but that his goose is
pretty thoroughly cooked is generally ad-
mitted. Comparatively few of the legis-
lators nominated pledged, and this
fact leaves the door wide open for all sorts
of combinations, and when the legislature
meets, if u deadlock ensues, there will be
endless possibilities for dark horses and
some short end men not now mentioned
may win out.
The PopuIist Compaign.
The populists are making a more than
ordinarily vigorous campaign with Dr.
Nichols, their candidate for governor. con-
stantly On the stump. They pOlle1 ~ 900
two years ago, and expect to increase il TO
30,"O or 1900 this fall. and If they do the
bulk of the Increase will come from the
democratic ranks. The prOhibilOnisss no
polled .ptpO in lS.2, are dJing compare
lively little in the campaigning way this
year The A +. \. will cut considerable
CT figure. and TIE recent attack Upon
Fisher Will make il more of issue than
otherwise would be che case. In the eighth,
ninth, tenth and tW clfth districts the order
IS especially strong. and except in the
twelfth the republican nominees have the
A. L. A support.