The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-03
FIGHT FOR THE GAyEL.
A NEW PHASE HAS DEVELOPED
Which Arrays tho StAlWaEh And Half Breeds in
the Field Ayala-GSneral Keller Gets the
SnppOrl OF the Former Forces, Led By
Boss Cameron, Of Pennsylvania.

Boss Cameron, Of Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-The Speak
ership fight has taken on new and most
interesting phase since last evening, The
stalwart element OF the Republican party,
led by Senator Cameron, is now hotly en-.
gagged and are trying to make combina-
tion on Keller. Cameron went to New
York two or three days ago and consulted
with the stalwart leaders there, lie came
to Washington and is working all his in
huence for Keiier, The anti.stllwarts are
aware OF this and have concentrated upon
Mr., Hiscock.
THIS NEW PHASE
leaves KassOn bad third in the race, and
the indications are that he has no chance.
KaSSOn Is backed by Blaine, which makes
him objectionable to the stalwarts. An
anti Cameron member OF Congress from
Pennsylvania told Western Associated
Press reporter Mt noon that the stalwarts
had decided to take Keller rs their candid
ate TO beat Messrs. iiiscOck and Kasson,
and that Keifer's friends had'agrced to tho
combination. This member says that
twelve OF the Pennsylvania delegation are
certain for Mr., lliscock, and he thinks
perhaps fourteen will vote for him; that
Keller has two and KassOn probably two,
but the chances are that kassOn'stwO may
90 to Keiier. The friends OF Kciier claim
that Mr.. llscOck has only seven votes
from Pennsylvania. All the members
Cameron can influence will 80 for Keiier,
STALwARTs AGAINST HALF BREEDS.
1t Is said by anti-stalwarts that ii Kcifcr
can bO elected Il will be claimed us u stal.
wart victory, aud that the terms OF the com.
binatiOn require Keller to undertake to
get u stalwart delegation from Ohio in 1891.
Representative Butterworth and other Ohio
members, while admitting that fGud be-
tween stalwRrts and half breeds has been
forced into the canvass, say Keifcr Is not
running as Il stalwart candidate and that
neither he nor his friends have made any
promises directly or indirectly to the staI-
warts; that this talk Is being used by
Keifer's opponents to hurt him il possible.
Keiier's friends arc very much encouraged
this morning at the transfer of some Of
Kasson's strength to him, and speak with
more confidence than ever OF his election.
Mr.. llisCock's supporters now claim fifty.
seven votes for him rs certain on the first
ballot, and they think he may reach sixty
10 sixty-hve. Should he go us high us fifty
seven on Inc flrst ballot they count upon
Ills nomination ON lie third ballot. as thew
sav he Will get n number Of floating votes L
he can come within twenty votes of tho
nomination Mt the sturt,
,nscac,.iy cu,vc,,
ovcr % snvihat I'm nnIess ITiscock ron % win c"yIv "T
in ihc iiyht thc chances will Inc avninst Hin
and in Gvor of som" new man Iiisrorb
claims vo,es Illin0ia "a in prmnsvlvnnio Z
from MSssSchmsctis 4 in New Jersey = In
Vermont . in Rhode Island md . in
M;chiynn wbirh with 10 from New Yorl,
makes M Keiier's friends claim 4 in
pennsvlvnnia, 10 from, Tho south. d IN nil. |
nois 3 from Sow Jersey, Q from California.
/ irom Colorado, / from Nebraska. Q in
Knnsns 4 In Nicb;0nn, with n from Ohio
b,aidcs others scaiierin0 md ,hat Indinnn
and Nfirbioan nil come IN timo when
Iheir condidotes Iron ont. and thet Wis.
consin will viyo him n vood snnport. They
are confident thnt he will start with Gftv !
or or siItv votes X Kasson's bSSEers 90 seem n
realiSe that he bas lost ground. though
tbev don't give IN the Gght. They say
II,nt Inr,o,7s n,,,trnu1 o,,nIilc,t;nTu fnr
The position will commend him 10 Inc cnu.
Gus, and that they propose to stand by him
to the last and keep his name In forthe nom.
ination, calculating OIL the better judgment
Of the Republicans to finally nominate