The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19

nine remaining, Mr.. Morrison knows,
and all others familiar with them know,
are uuaIterably opposed 10 HIN and can
not he induced TO support him.
Then there are a number of fellows
who attended the caucus and who re-
pented afterward. Among these are
Representative Quinn. who is one of the
Chicago Harrison men, ami who thinks
he can best serve the working people
who elected him by refusing TO vote for
Morrison, and Representative Morgan, of
Will. who cast his vote in the Demo-
cratic joint seseion for Haines. Mr..
Morgan claims he did not vote in the
caucus He is an old man with an ele-
CANT Kerry brogue. He is a puddler
and was elected by iron workers. He is
very sincere and cons -quently intracts-
BILE. Now. with this array OF backslld-
ers there appears to be very little show
tor Mr.. Morrison. In fact, Il may as
well be understood right now that Nor
Iison can't be elected. Carter Harrison
won't let him have the place, and Harri- |
son controls all the Chicago men that
have just been mentioned. Besides, the
men who are pledged to Mr.. Morrison
are weakening. They see that he can
not be elected and they are looking
around to find man who can be.
AS for Gen. Logan, with the exception
of Sittig. the Chicago Republican who
voted for Haines, 1t is likely that when |
10 Nalron he full rSxy els wfh
will be shown. The Generals friends |
hope that the Democrats will get to |
fighting so bitterly before the
close of the session that an cleo |
ton will be Impossible, IN which
case Governor Oglesby, having
the appointing power, is to make
him the senator. The Republicans who
failed To attend the Logan caucus are:
Messrs. Sittig. Macmillan, (the Inter
Ocean man). Powell. Oldenburg and
Ruger. These, it is claimed, will all
vote for Logan on the first ballot, with
the exception of probably the first two.
Carter Harrison is still in the race, al
though he has twice announced his with
dIawal Carriers ambition to be a United
States senator is 50 fervent that it de-
prives him of his political horse sense.
Every body comedies that he made mis-
take in going in with the Democratic
caucus Now his only hope lies in an
endesvor to catch Morrison's shoes when
the latter, convinced that he can not be
elected, will fling them off. But there
are g number of anti Harrison men
among Morrison's supporters who be-
lieve that Carter is playing the role of
Cassius by keeping ten votes away from
their favorite. So that his chances OF
being united on are precious few. 1t is
SAID here that HarrIson's motive in run
ming for the position of governor was to
succeed Logan in the senate. He, and
especially Mrs. Harrison, wants to go to
Washington. Two OF his best political
| workers have been on the ground here
several dsys working up boom for
Brown, from Jacksonville, who is TO be
killed off, when the time comes, for ii ar
rIson. These WORKERS are Van Pelt and
Wassemann, both commissioners OF Cook
county.
The outlook is, then, that nothing Will
be done until toward the close OF the
session. Both parties are afraid to vote.
and although there may be skirmishing
of ne kind and another at times, no ac-
tive work will be witnessed until it be
comes time TO adjourn The taking of q
vote is surrounded by the greatest DIFF
ticulties. In the first place, il Is danger
Gus for either party TO vote, as the recall
cltrants may refrain from voting, or vote
for candidates of their own, thus leaving
the party candidates in a very uneuvia-
be plight. In the second place, 1t is
almost an impossibilitY to get every
member OF the legislature into a joint
session. There are a number OF per.
verse ones who insist on being either
sick or busy, and who on these grounds
stay away Then again, there are men
who are dangerously Ill, as for instance
Sen ator Bridges, who, alter suffering an
almost fatal stroke OF paralysis at his
hcme, was carried here that he might
vote tor Morrison; and Representative
Brown, of Edwards, who is likely TO
succ1mb to sn attack OF typhoid pneu
monia He was brought here on a
stretcher also. There is danger OF
death and sickness all the ume, and il
looks as If the election Of any one was an
utter iupossibility. II may be stated,
however, that there is one man WHO is
nursing the hope that he can be elected,
and who gives 1t out to his friends that
: he is the only man who can be elected.
That man is Eli III n. Haines, the
speaker of the house He is man of
indonltable will. great force and extra
ordinary Pertinscity. He IS after the
senatorshlp aud he is backed by all
the spirits of both houses. He
adopts the methods of true buccaneer
and will stop at nothing IN the way oil
favors or promises OF fav1rs. II It comes
to pass where no one but Haines can
be elected. it is likely he will make il
: sufficiently interesting to the Democrats
success IN gaining the speakership sin
gle-handed promises much tor him il
}, this direction
Morrison appears To be a titeles
z worker. He Is with the members con
g stanuy. You may find him at any bou
= in the Leland, with his arm around tn
L. shoulder and his mouth close TO the ca
= OF some member. He is the last ma
seen about the corridors by the serbs
e who return from the telegraph ofic
IL after filing the last dispaiche
IS at night and the first collided With i
"a the morning by the back district men
s. Der, who has MT yet conquered the in
81 stinct that prompts him when az HON
\ to get up and iced the stock. He attend
every session OF the house, aud when Ii
joint conventions take place, which o.
st cur according TO law every noon, b
u. directs the corduef Of his party in then
of He is afflbte, qniet and approachabI
"a His incesssnt work is begining To Tell o
er him, tnoueh, ard it is likely that whe
nc be does give up the fight he will be con
be PEELED 10 seek the rest that only the s.
m clusion OF his home can give
d. Gen. Logan Ii rot seen often in Il
T. corridors. Going 10 and returning fro,
be the diniag room he frequently pauses
Sc converse with knot of members, b.
o. be is never seen with them e.
nc cept on these occasions. {
to does his work il his rooms. which a
On the second floor of the Leland. He