Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02
PLENTY OF TROUBLE .
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for the Legislature. Should this be done.
| the I.egislutuie would be controlled ~
| Democrats and LaEUliette Republicans,
! and the Governor would be temporarily
| id of the brainiest Of ms opponents. Inc
! Spuoner Republicans feel that the Gov
e.nor means treachery. and there is
strong disposition among them TO retail
| ate by voting for Mayor Rose, OF MIL
| waukee. the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. Manor Rose has thoroughly cam
| paigned the Stale and has not hesitated
10 attack Governor LaFollette personally,
characterizlng him as a dangerous man
Until Governor LaFollettes fresh out.
break about Senator SpGoner few Gays
ago. The factions were apparently .gettlnS
together and the outlook was Tor the
election OF LaFoilette ana g SpoOner Leg
stature. Right now nobody Knows WHAT
will be the Outcome.
In Michigan and Minnesota the differ
encts among The Republicans are SO far
merely policy as TO the tariff and the
trusts These diffeI ences Will not prevent
the usual Republican majorities next week
il is claimed.
Pcstifcrans Mason in Illinois.
Illinois is rent with factional troubles of
the worst kind. S nator Mason has stirred
I'D more scandal about Governor Yates and
the State ndministra ticn than has been
known in yearc. an0 the Democrats are
chuckling with delight. expecting to reap
rich harvest in members OF the House
IF Representatives and in. Legislature
that will be hostile to Representative Hop
kins the party nominee. for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Mason
One of the factions in Illinois. the Mason
adierents, is moi SO powerful as either
Of toe Wisconsin factions. but the Wis
consn trouble has not prog1 esssd 10 The
same point II has in Illinois Senator
Mason hopes to secure enough friends in
The Legislature to hold the balance CT
power With the support Of the Democrats
ne can he returned TO The Senate That Is
his plan. and il is working dangerously
near 10 success, If the news from llllnclf
Is straight. Senator Culioln and the other
Republican leaders wnlse opinions are
to be regarded as weighty. say that the
DEMOCRATS and Mason i.epubi!cans VIII
not come anyway near controlling the
legislature The effect OF the fight, it is
,Inned. is 10 Kill Governor Yates for
all lime 10 come as political power OF
great magnitude i'll Illinois.
Indiana Solid.
Indiana is apparently presenting solid
front Of the Republican hosts The per-
sonal differences between Senator BeEer-
,dse and Senator Fairbanks are net cut
ting any figure in this campaign. and may
never endanger Republican prospects in
that State. although for time the out
look was not SO good i'll this direction
a Suicidal Struggle
The historical Addicks and anti-Addicks
suicidal struggle In Delaware is being
fought out 20 the bitter end this year
Ii mas prevented Delaware having two
Republican Senator's and has reached that
aea th-clasp nature that practically in
sisres a Democrats Leg. stature lbxt Tues
day and two Democratic United States
Senators The Democrats are so certain
of this that they have apporuoned out the
Senators. One is to go 10 ex-senator Ken
ney. ana the other TO young SALISBURY. a
member of the Delaware family Of that
name AddicHs is watching the disap-
pearance of his years of hope with grim
corcposure but is going down win
bloody knife in his hand The anti-Ad-
dicks. faction cares more about Kidding
The party OF Addicks forever than OF Sc
curing two Senators. and thus the fight
stands. MIR. Addicks declares that
If the national administration had recog-
nized his power in the state ana given
min. the appointments the antl-Aodicks
opposition would have melted away ano
the party would have been strong. Presi-
dent Roosevelt refused to recognize either
"a ction. and gave the pa tronage In the
safe TO DR. Hall The representative who
is an anti-Addicks man Practically all
the Federal appointments have been nos
tile 10 A6dicks for this reason.
Pennsylvania and New York.
Pcnnsylva Mas differences are not
thought to be serious enough TO lose the
State in the gubernatorial election. There
are no visible evidences OF tactional trou-
BILE In New York and if the RepuEll-
cans lose there ii will be because their
o,d-time enemies have gotten together ami !
are making fight like they did in the
old days.
The New England States are free frc:a
IN ctionaI troubles of material moment. and |
In Ohio the old sores are not believed TO
be producing any Inconvenience TO the
party. W. ".
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