Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-03
The MichiganIR Republicans Believed
to Have a Lead Pipe Cinch.
CONFIDENCE OF SENATOR MCMILLAN
S. S. Olds Strong Candidate for
the Short Terms Senatorship.
THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
GRAND. RAPIDS. Mich. October B. 1894.
Spencer U. Fisher this week enters upon his
can paign In earnest, and from now until
election will be on the stump, speaking
every day. and many days several times.
This week he Is working the southern tier
OF counties, and next week will go to the
upper peninsula to spend ten days among
the miners. lumbermen and homesteaders.
Returning. he will tour the western part Of
the state and then work over to the east.
closing the campaign at home Thus far.
the democrats have been lacking in interest
and enthusiasm. They have been freely
conoecing that the republicans had a lead
that they didn't care.
From now until election day. however
things will be made to hum. The campaign
managers Will endeavor to infuse q little
life and ginger into The brethren. inspire
them with new hope, heal up old wounds
and swing the dissatisfied back into line.
Among the disting Lished democrats who
VIII swing around the Michigan circle dur
ing the month are Vice President Steven
son, Speaker Crisp, CONGRESSMAN Mcmillan
of Tennessee and Ex-Governor Campbell and
Gen. Cary OF Ohio. 1t Is possible, also, that
Representative Bland and Governor Patti
son or pennsylvania will also visit the state.
Assistant Secretary of State Edwin f. Uhl
or this city will come home the latter part
OF the month to make few speeches The
outside speakers have been secured chiefly
through Don M. Dickinson. who stands the
Dig end or the state campaigns. They will
Undoubtedly bear down heavily on national
issues, defending the democratic position on
the tariff and discussing the financial ques-
ton from the silver point of view. The
state talent will push the state issues, re-
opening the scandals of last winter and
charging extravaganza, corruption. favorit-
ism to railroads. and kindred evils against
the administration.
Republican Confidence.
The republicans will have Mckinley
through the state speaking at Detroit Oc-
tober II, Lima and this city the day fol-
lowing. and possibly at one or two other
points. Reed may come. but 1t is not yet
definitely decided. Other speakers will al
so be in. but the republicans are SO SUI
premely confident that a chief dependence
Will be placed upon home talent. Senator
Mcmillan has been making u tour looking
after his fences and attending the county
and district fairs. He says the republi-
cans will carry the state by 10000 as a low
conservative estimate. He is very conf
dent OF his own reelection to the Senate
and does not express any particular alarm
at the number OF uninstructed legislators
nominated nor of the republican splits that
have come in several Of the districts.
foundation. No candidate has risen up
against him for one thing. Then, at least
three-fourths Of ithe republican members
OF two years ago have. been renominated.
Two years ago g., s. Odds set up the pins
In the interest OF, the late Senator F. b.
Stockbridge and won with many votes to
spare. Odds Is working for Mcmillan this
year, and 1t is safe to say that he knows
where most OF the old members will stand
on the senatorial question. This very cir
cumstance makes Olds formidable can
didate for the short term senatorship, even
overshadowing Julius Caesar Burrows.
candidate. Odds, by reason OF the help ne
extended two years ago. and of the help
he will give them this year. will establish
a pretty solid claim to the friendship of
the old members who will be returned.
Odds is not an orator and was never known
to go on the stump, but he knows where
to find the wires and how to pull them.
Burrows Is candidate for reelection to
publican that he will be able to devote
most of his time to stumping the state.
Senator John Patton of this city is also
booked clear up to election day. and will
begin stamping this week. Stephenson of
Menominee and Hubbell of Houghton are
in the field. but little in regard to their
prospects has come down from the upper
peninsula. If one would pull out the other
would be assured the solid upper peninsula
vote. and IL not elected would probably be
In a position to dictate an election.
9th, 9th and 18th Districts.
In the ninth district the democrats have
nominated w. T. Evans of Pentwater to
make the run against Roswell P. Bishop.
Evans is only twenty-nine years old. but he
Is young man of high ability, a strong
orator, and one who can get out among the
farmers and workingmen and be one Of
them. The district is heavily republican.
but Mr.. Evans hopes to make a good show
Ing, even IL not elected. Bishop is an old
soldier, with an empty right sleeve, and is
an experienced campaigner.
In the sixth district the democrats have
nominated Il. X. Wilcox of Pontiac. He is
a farmer and manufacturer; served in the
legislature in 1861 and has been an ad-
vocate of free silver for several years. In
the legislature he introduced bill which
led to the admission of women students to
the state university. His acquaintance in
the district is not extensive, but he hopes to
n AXE himself better known before election
day. His opponent, ID. ID. Aitken, is very
strong with the farmers, because of his free
silver views, is high up in the order of
Maccabees, which is very strong around
Flint, and is also up in the A. p. A The
populists will make an independent nominal
ton, and this, If nothing else, will insure
AltkenS reelection
In the twelfth, or upper pennsular dis
trict the democrats and populists will prob
ably unite on Rush Culver of Escanaba.
Mr.. Culver was receiver of the land office
at Marquette, but upon Secretary Smiths
decision against homesteaders, resigned his
sinecure for the purpose of making the
congressional run. He will run on the
homestead issue, insisting that the home
steaders are rghtfully entitled to their
lands, and in doing so will necessarily run
athwart the administration. The district is
normally 1,5O0 to 1890 republican. The pop
ulists are claiming to be making rapid
growth, the accessions to their ranks COM
ing chiefly from among the miners and
workingmen who have always voted the
republican ticket. Congressman Stephens
son, renominated for a third term, is al
ready at work, keepingIhis fences in order
He is not an orator; IN fact, 1t is not re-
corded that he ever did make a speech, but
In an old SLOUGH hat and blue shirt and
rough clothing, heiknocks about among the
boys, as though he were one of them, and
they seem to all vote for him.
Republi GAN Districts.
No nominations have yet been made In
the thirtieth, Burrows district, nor in the
eleventh. Avery's, district. Both districts
are so solidly republican that the demo-
Gratis are findingdt hard to find a stand
ard bearer. In the fourth. DIR. Thomas,
district the democrats have nominated DR..
Weaver, and the populists have also put up
ticket, with the result that Thomas will
be elected with hands down. In this, the
fifth. district the democrats will nominate