Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-15
Republicans See Danger in Their
Overwhelming Majority.
4 LIVELY SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT
Mr.. Mcmillan Will Be Re-Eelected
as Senator
MR.. BURROWS PROSPECTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening star
| GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. November 10
The election has become enough of a
Renaissance to admit of a calm view of
the situation. Now, that the returns are
all in the republicans find themselves elect
ed by plurality Of over 100000, but the fig
ures are not nearly as satisfactory as they
might be. In comparatively few counties
have the republicans made gains over two
years ago. and in many the total vote Is
| materially below two years ago. They
| realize that the situation as it stands today
| is full Of danger for the party, as. in COM
plete control Of the rcins and legislature,
| and not democratic scapegoat within
| hailing distance, every mistake that Is
! made will tell. AS for the democrats, they
| are not nearly as down hearted as they
| might be. They freely admit that the drub-
| bling they received was merited, and very
largely self-infiicted, and are already lay
| ing plans for a reorganization and Will
| soon be looking for Moses. One thing Is
| certain and that is that Mr.. Dickinson will
| not be the Moses. Assistant Secretary Of
| State Edwin r. uhl of this city, who has
| carefully kept aloof from all factional
| strife ana who has a wide state acQuaint-
| ance, will be favorably considered in many
| quarters when the time comes to choose
| a new leader. Thos. K. Barkworth OF jack
| son, defeated for Congress in the second
| district, could come to the front IL he
| would. The most probable move will be
to take the craftsmanship outside of De-
| troit and there Will be sentiment In Ia
| vor Of removing the state headquarters to
| this city, away from the Detroit influences
The Spcakershfp COntest.
| The legislature will meet the first We'd
nesday in January and New Year day will
find Lansing full to overflow with poll
ticians, statesmen, legislators and in
terested spectators. In the speakership of
the house contest, which will come first
on the program, the chances at this early
date faVors l.. {. Chamberlain of Gogebic.
He was a member Of the last house and 1t
will be urged in his behalf that the upper
peninsula has never in the history of the
state had the speakership; also that as the
lower peninsula will probably have the
| two Senators the upper ought not to be
entirely overlooked in the distribution of
honors. John T. Campbell of Sugham and
W. d. Gordon of Midland both lower
peninsulas and both members of the last
legislature and q. S. Waite Of Menominee,
| upper peninsula, member Of so, are also
in the field. Chamberlain will have de-
cided advantage over Waite because about
30 OF the members werc associated with
| him in the last session, while Waite made
his Legislative record so long ago that he is
back number, so lar AS acquaintance are
| concerned. No new member will come I'LL
der the wire this time.
| Senator Mcmillan VIII BE Reelected.
| The senatorial scenes will keep shifting
FROM now until the legislature meets. SEM
ator Mcmillan will, of course, be re-elect-
ed for the full term. He has cinch on
| legislative favor and he will go through
with colors flying on the first ballot. For
| the short term the Burrows boom seems
| to be waning, although his friends are
keeping a stiff upper lip and claiming most
| OF Michigan, part OF Wisconsin and a
slice of Minnesota. The Burrows BOOM
ers include ex-Gov. Luce, Milo Campbell
| James Shepard and the Blodgetts of this
city. burrows will have the third con-
gressional district delegation pretty solid.
| That Is the district he lives in, and it con-
| tains host of aspiring statesmen, who
| would like to go to Congress, but who will
| have no chance for it as long as Burrows
| hangs on. He will have a few in the
| fourth and probably some in the fifth and
ninth, but beyond this his chances are
| nebulous. The most plausible argument
| being used against Burrows is that as the
| next Congress will be republican he will
| be right in line for the craftsmanship of
| the ways and means committee, and as
| such would be infinitely more useful to
| the state with its extensive and varied
interests than in the Senate Speaker Reed
| will undoubtedly have something to say
| about that craftsmanship, but it is not the
| part of the anti-BurrOws contingent to call
attention to this little difficulty, and the
| Burrows men cannot do so lest they admit
that their candidate Is not SO conspicuous
| in the councils of the nation as he might
be.
The Fight for the Other SenatOrship.
The 9. s. Odds boom is assuming very
| substantial proportions and it is also adj
| mitted that Pattan Is growing, and from
present prospects the real fight will be
between these two, with Burrows in the
| distance. Mr.. Odds, personally, is as unob-
| trusve and non-communicative rs ever,
and is not saying word In regard TO his
own prospects, but his friends are making
some very pretty claims for him. They
| are claiming the 10 members on joint bal
| lot who were In the last legislature, and
with whom he came in contact in his cam
| paign for Senator Stockbridge, and with
whom also he has kept up friendly rela-
tions as manager of the Mcmillan can
vass. They also claim many of the men,
bers Unexpectedly elected in the close and
| doubtful districts, to whom he lent assist
ance in his own peculiar way when assist
apce seemed badly needed. Mr.. Olds will
| Stand AS the poor man" candidate nd
Burrows, who is not wealthy himself, but
| has several millionaires as his hackers,
| and Patton will be referred to as pets of
| fortune. The fact that his father is we'll
| TODD and that he has little money of
his own Will be used against Patton for
all there is in it, The Patton boom, how
ever, is growing and will continue to grow
and 1t will have the silent, If not the ac-
tive, support of the administration. The
upper peninsula candidates, Congressman
Stephenson and Jay Hubbell, will COM
mand the upper peninsula vote for a COM
plimentary at least.
Gov. Rich Will Take a Hand.
Two years ago Gov. Rich allowed the
legislature to take its course. Not once
did he interpose his Veto Everything that
came to him was approved, good, bad and
Indifferent. With Legislature containing
but one democrat, all the rest repu blicans
the situation Is different than when there
was an active, though not very strong
| minority. Gov. Rich announces that he
will take an active hand in directing legis-
lation, that he will be a frequent visitor
to both houses, and that he will not hest
tate to veto measures which he may think
improper. His message will be longer than
two years ego, and he will outline the
policy which his experience has taught
him ought to be followed for the ensuing
two years. One point upon which he will
place especial emphasis will be the re-
publican unanimity of the legislature, and
the necessity for good behavior.
Cost of Railroad Cars.
From the New York Herald.