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Show THE SENATORIAL SITUATION. There seems to be no new developments develop-ments in the Senatorial situation at present. Each candidate is pulling all the stilngs known to hhn to secme the nomination. A disposition on the part of a few to have the matter settled set-tled befote the convention is pulled olT, seems to be meeting with little cncouiagemcnt. Most of the voters feel that the convention is called for the purpose of making a decision between be-tween the candidates and should hardly be robbed of this piivllegc. We feel sure (hat those who have been endeavoiing to anange matters so that but one candidate for the senatorial nomination would go before the convention, have the best Interests Inter-ests of the paity at heart, but the voters aie not Inclined to see it that way and it Is very doubtful whether anv thing will be accomplished along this Hue. Those who inge the settle-Ing settle-Ing of the matter before convention day, insist thatforonc man to go before the convention will mean harmony and good will ami tho hearty support of tho entire Republican element without danger of 111 feeling; that It would be the proper thing for the two hindmost candidates to drop out and let the foicmost man bo biought before be-fore the convention, thus insuring peifect unity. This would seem to be a good thing, but it is Impossible to get at the strength of the individual candidates so as to determine which Is the head man. Each man has a stiong following, and it will take the convention to decide the matter. Mr. John Hcndrlckson Is the man who has agitated this idea to the greatest extent, and his position Is certainly a fair one. "If It Is found that 1 am one of the hindmost men in this race, I want to diop out and give my hcaity and loyal support to the man who seems to bo the choice of the voteis," says Mr. Hcndrlckson, "1 am peifectly willing to go befoio tho convention and let that body decide between us, but I believe that for but one man to go before that convention would mean much for the paity 's good, and I am for that first, last and alwavs." Mr. Hcndrlckson means what lie sajs, and his position Is haully the lesult of any fear of tho lesult of tho convention, for his sticngth is undoubted. Although Al-though Mr. Hendrlckson's wishes in this matter aie not acceded to, such a disposition can do him no harm in Ids race. |