The Second District

Things are getting a little warm in the secoud congressional district. The question aa to wlio shall be the nominee on the democratie ticket, seems to be the all important one. As the convention is to be held next Weduesday the candidates will only have a short time to wait jefore knowing their faie. The folloïvmg which we reproduce from the Bvemng News, will interest our readers, par icularly at this time: There will be but three tickets in the ield this year - the repulican, democratie nul prohibition, the nationals having so ihoroughly fused that some of them have acted in convention as straight demooratc delegates, Hon. Chas. H. Dewi-y, of Cambridge, furnishing the most notable nstance of this kind. The prohibitionïsts cannot, of course, hope to elect their man, but they hold the balance of power and can say which of the old parties shall be succeusful. By the democratie cyclone and the grace of prohibition Eldredge was electid over Allen, two years ago, by a plurally of about 49 votes, which shows why he politicians say it is "nobody's battle." is for candidatee, they are numerous enough. The repubheans of Lenawee ounty, or at least a pon ion of them, lave been orowdinc the nam of dunt. 'baríes li. Miller, of Adrián, into notice, rhile from Washtenaw Gapt. E. P. Allen esires to again enter the liste. Monroe iferB Gen. Qeorge Spading, and Hilbale, with plenty of suitable men withn her borders, declines to put forward ne satisfied, ït would seem, to rest upon he laurels won l.y the late and lainentcd íenry A. Waldron, or, mayhap, to lide in a dark horse at an opportune noment. Under the "dark horse" subïead it is right to say that ex-Gov. Croswell'B name has boen whispered. Among the demoorats the most powerul runner and the warmest favonte is ieut. Lester H. Salsbuy, of Adram. the resent prosecuting attorney of Lenawee. le has a close second, however, in Hon. Jharles K. Whitman, of Ypsilanti, a refent of university. Up to last Saturday leae two gentlemen disputed the ground vith Col. N. li. Eldredge, present ïncument, but on that day the doughty colonel made formal capitularon, relinquishing 11 right8 of dower and interest in the ïomination, and lifting a weighty barden rom the shoulders of the federal officeïoldere in the district. This was the lost politie move the oolonel has made uring his entire term of political service, or the Salsbury adherents had him largef downed in this couuty, and it was not t all probable that he could have been oniinated. Althougb a motion instruct ïg the delegation to vote as a unit for alaüury was tabled in the Lenawee emooratic convention, througb the exerions of J. W. Helme. jr., Setb Bean, C . I. Dewey and others, the county will ndoubtly be solid for him. With the 5 votes which Lenawee can give, the 12 which Hillsdale is said to have ready for iini, and a piece of the Monroe delegaion, Lieut . Salsbury may be said to be ssured of the nomination. Indeed since ;ho withdrawal ofE!dredge, many level ïeaded ileinocrats hold tiiat he will have lm st the solid vote of Lenawee. Hillsale and Monroe; but, of couree with the wlibility of ante-covention estimates lis may be wrong. To sum up, however, rom the most reliable authority availa )le it is about certain that Salsbury is to )e the democratie nominee and he will make a stout run. An eloquent speaker, vith a brilliant millitary record, fine gure and martial bearing, an uiiinieachable character, températe habits ud the good will and esteemof about all who have ever known him, he will be a oiraidable opponent for the republican tandard bearer. He has faithfully 3rved four years as the representative of Lie people in the criminal courts of the ounty, and has resided in the county rom boyhood. Charles E. Whitman, the ouly other emocrat who has a chance for the nomnation, is also a lawyer, and he is, withal, i sonin-law of that story-telling arbitraor, Judge Joslin. Whitman has friends yho claim that, in addition to the 20 Vashtenaw oounty votes, he holds inough to give him tbe required 38, but rom this side of the district at least, it doesn't look that way. He would make i strong nominee, though, and it would e no easy task to overtlimw him.