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MAKERS.
Legislatures Will Convene in Many
States Next Week.
INTEREST IN SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
Leading Candidates and Their Chances
of Success in Illinois, Indiana,
California and the
ycE Dakotas.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-The Illinois
legislature will convene January The
most important business before it, and
the topic which is at present all-absorb-
ing, is the election of United States
senator to succeed Hon. John NJ.
Palmer. There are six candidates.:
William Z. Mason, Clarke i. Carr, eX-
minister to Denmark and for some time
speaker of the lower house; John M.
Hamilton, of Chicago; Samuel Allerton,
the millionaire pork packer, also of Chi
cago; Congressman Robert II. Hit and
Martin B. Madden, Chicago alderman.
Michigan.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 2.-The biennial
session of the legislature will convene
next Wednesday, at which time Gov.
Pingree will deliver his inaugural adj
dress, which is looked for with much
interest, as it is said to be full of Pin
gree reform ideas. No United States
senator will be elected at this session.
Gov. Rich, who retires from office, has
been rs years in public service.
Indlnna.
indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2.-The Leg
islature will meet for organization next
Thursday morning, and there is strong
movement on foot to hold the rcpub-
lican joint caucus to settle the sena-
torial succession that same evening,
though the election does not come until
January 10. The republicans have a
majority of 20 on joint ballot, and the
fight will be settled within the caucus.
The candidates are Charles w. Fair
banks, who received the complimentary
vote of the republicans four years ago
when Turpie was elected; r. w. Nc
Keen, eN-president of the Vandalia sys-
TEN; Gen. Lew Wallace, author of"Ben-
Hur," and Judge r. S. Taylor. Mr..
Fairbanks has been in the field num-
Der of years, and Mr.. McKeen year and
half. Gen. Wallace and Judge Taylor
but recently permitted the use of their
names. The supporters of Mr.. Fair
banks claim enough votes to nominate
on the first ballot in the caucus.
California.
San Francisco, Jan. 2.-The legisla-
ture, which meets in Sacramento, is
largely republican in complexion. The
party has ~ in the two houses, 46 in the
assembly and 2s in the senate. United
States Senator Perkins will be can
didate for reelection. He is considered
strong, mainly because the opposition
has not declared fol. any one man. An
other strong candidate is Samuel M.
Shortridge, leading attorney and
brother of c. NJ. Shortridge, of the San
Francisco Call and San Jose Mercury.
Others mentioned incidentally are At
torney-General Fitzgerald, Irving M.
Scott, Col. C. +. Croker.
The Dakotas.
Huron, s. d., Jan. 2.-Many populist
members of the legislature have gath
cred here to discuss the senatorial stu
alton. The Kyle men were SO hopeful
of the outcome that they expressed
their entire willingness to go into eau
Gus.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. Mot more
than dozen members of the legisla-
ture are here. The situation is this:
Hansbrough has far greater following
than any other candidate, but he lacks
about ten votes of majority of all
the republicans in the legislature. Ii
looks like no caucus, a long fight in the
Legislature and the final defeat of Hans
brough by some such deal as that i'll
which Roach won few years ago.
Colorado.
Denver, Col, Jan. 2.-The Colorado
| legislature which convenes in this city
Monday, January IL, will elect United
States senator to succeed Henry NJ.
Teller. The election, however, is not
creating the usual interest, as it is
generally conceded in political circles
that Senator Teller will succeed him.
self, and that there will be no serious
opposition to his reelection.
Inauguration Day in New York.
Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Gov. Frank S.
Black was inaugurated Friday. Pleas.
ant weather ushered in his inaugural
day. The ceremony was simple and
impressive one. The governor took the
oath of Office in the assembly chamber
in the presence of hundreds. He de
livered q lengthy address.
Recognized by the President.
| Washington, Jan. 2.-The president