Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-29
THE MICHIGAN SENATORSHlF
The Contest Between Burrows and Patton
Becoming Decidedly Warm.
What Is Claimed by the Friends of
Bofh-The Revival OF jay Hub.
bell ms n Candidate.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Correspondence OF The Evening STAR
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Nov. 20, 1894.
The short term senatorial contest is not
without its humorous features. II the
legislature were to meet today, according
to his friends. Julius Caesar Burrows
would win with hands down and votes to
spare. The friends Of John Patton, jr..
are equally confident. and declare that he
has a lead pipe cinch. Mr.. Odds 10 not say
ing much, but processes to be entirely
satisfied with the prospects. The contest
between Patton and Burrows Ia becoming
heated. and the situation is rapidly assum-
Ing condition. If. indeed. 1t has not al
ready reached that stage, where either
would prefer that some other should have
the honor than the other This bitterness
Is due to the opposition to Mr.. Patton In
this city, his home, which element rallies
around Mr.. Burrows, and does not hesitate
at ways and means to undermine Mr.. Pat
tons strength. The opposition IL headed
by John w. BIodgett, who conducted ex-
Gov. Cyrus q. Luce's picturesque cam
paign two years ago, and IL includes Chas.
r. Sigh, Samuel NJ. Lemon, Dwight Goss
and Judge Nj. e. Burch. This opposition
grows in part out of the post office fight of
six years ago, and IL Is also based on the
distribution OF federal patronage two years
hence in the event of a republican national
victory. If Burrows Is elected the Patton
forces Will have cold diet when the
offices are passed around, and IL Patton ls
elected the burrows contingent Will De Tor
lorn.
What Patton's Hope II.
The highest hope that Patton clings to
is the moral, IL not the actual support OF
the state administration. Gov. Rich ap-
pointed Secretary Of State Gardner, Treas
urer Wilkinson and Land Commissioners
French to I'LL vacancies which he created
last January for frauds perpetrated by the
former incumbents. Upon the death Of
Senator Stockhridge he appointed Patton
to the vacancy. In the state convention.
Gov. Rich and those whom he appointed
all stood together, and the fight they made
won. Senator Patton was not on the
ground to aid in the contest, but his friends
were exceedingly active. and the Kent dele
cation was solid for Rich and his ticket.
In recognition Of this service 1t Is expected
that GOV. Rich and the ticket Will lend q
helping hand to Patton In his hour Of need,
ard 1t Is openly claimed that the helping
hand will not be lacking. The governor,
attorney general secretary of state, state
treasurer, lieutenant governor and land
commissioner all claimed for Patton,
while the auditor general. who was not on
the Rich slate in the state convention, but
who pulled through, is claimed for Odds.
The election of Patton would be an indorso-
ment of Gov. Rich's wisdom In making the
appointment, and as Gov. Rich does not
look forward to a reelection, he can az
test that he sees fit.
Mr.. burrows Prospects.
The Craftsmanship Of the ways and means
committee in the next Congress Is held up
as an alluring prospect to keep Mr.. Bur-
rows in the House, but shrewd politicians
admit that his prospects in that direction
are not nearly so glittering as they might
be, and have their opinion upon events in
the last campaign. Mr.. Reed will be
Speaker Of the rext House and will ap.
point the committees. Mr.. Reed Is a presi-
Dental candidate He visited Michigan
during the campaign, making one speech
at Ann Arbor. No red fire was burned In
his honor. No special train was sent out
to bring him In. He was, In fact given q
scant welcome, and the single speech he
made was non-political In its nature. Far
different was the reception which Michigan
gave Gov. Mckinley Of Ohio. He was met
at the state border and a special train was
stopped there was a display Of bunting In
his honor, and nothing was omitted that
would contribute to his happiness, comfort
and glory. At dozen different places he
was hailed as the coming Iran. Mlchi-
gan. in fact. Is pretty well committed to
the Mckinley boom, and any honor that
Mr.. Reed might confer upon Michigan by
appointing Burrows to the chairmanshio
not change this sentiment a particle. Those
who are close to Mr.. Burrows admit this
doubt, ana are pulling all the harder Tor
his senate -ial election.
Mr.. Olds is playing the part Of the UNI
versal friend. and 1t Ia admitted that his
boom Is growing. He IL friendly toward
Burrows, and On good terms with Patton.
He Is trimming his sails to catch any
breeze that may come his way.
Jay HubbeIl Again.
The upper peninsula candidates. Samuel
NJ. Stephenson of Menominee, and Jay A.
Hubbell of Houghton, are not cutting much
of a figure in the campaign, and in reality
are little more than dark-horse candidates.
One Of them will probably control the up
per peninsula vote and throw It in a direo-
ton to do the most good. Mr.. HubbelIs
candidacy brings from comparative obscur-
ity q man who. q dozen years ago. was q
political power In the land and whose
name was known from Maine to Texas,
In 1880 Mr. Hubbell was chairman Of the
republican national committee, and his
method of levying assessments upon gov
eminent employees equal to two per cent
Of their salaries, with dismissal from the
service In default Of payment, 10 still re-
membered He retired from Congress after
serving ten years from the upper penin-
sula district in 1885, and the closing months
Of his congressional career were spent ID
defeating Senator Thomas w. Ferry for
reelection to the Senate. His senatorial
candidacy is not looked upon as anything
serious.