The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-11
And that Il May Result IN Bringing Out a
Dark Horse, Whom Southern Members of the
House Hope Will Come from Their Ranks.
The President Not Responsible for the
POstOffice appointment at CanneltOn.
Gossip About the Sabin Divorce, Which Now
Turns Out to Have Been Granted Some Time
Ago-The Offices Filled Yesterday.
THE spEAKERsHIp CONTEST.
All the Candidates on q Still-Hunt-A Prob,
BILE Southern Dark Horse.

All the Candidates q Still-Hunt-A Proba-
BILE Southern Dark Horse.
Special TO the Indianapolis ournaL
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Representative
Burrows is one of the first speakership cam
didates to announce his intention of MAX
ing an active canvass Immediately for the
speakership but the others have been on a
still-hunt for some time and it is not at al
probable that any one of them has allowed
any particular amount of grass to grow un-
der his feet. There is every indication that
the contest for the Speakers chair in the
Fifty-frst Congress will be so fierce that
Gen. Nathaniel Banks, on his return to the
halls of legislation with this Congress, will
be reminded of the days when he made the
fight for the speakership with the aid of
Horace Greeley, and at first against what
seemed to be overwhelming odds. There is
every indication that the contest will be
long drawn out, and no one can say to-day
whether Burrows Mckinley, Reed, Hem
derson, or Cannon will win. In fact, the
claims of the supporters of each of tn ese
gentlemen lead to the belief that each will
60 into the race with very strong backing.
The situation has led to more talk about
dark horses, and while Farquhar and one
or two other Northern and Western men
have been suggested as possible contest
ants. the Southern Republicans have not
been inactive, and there is decided dis
position on the part of some of them to urge
man from their section as compromise
candidate. They argue that the election of
Southern Republican as Speaker of the
House would be decidedly strong po-
litical move, and that it would, in all prob
ability. be followed by the capture of
number of seats from the Southern States
in the succeeding Congress. Representa-
tive Brewer, of the Fifth North Carolina
District. is talked of among these gentle
men for Speaker. In spite of the fact that
his district is naturally Democratic, he
carried it in an off year, and again in the
presidential campaign. Mr.. Brewer repre-
sents an intelligent constituency. and is
himself man who has, according to the
claims of his friends, all the elements nec-
ficer. ' It is argued in his behalf, too,
that he took leading part in behalf
the internal-revenue bill, which, at one
time. seemed as if it might pass the House.
was credited to Cowles, of North Carolina,
Brewer was the man who conceived the
idea of substituting that measnre-for tie
Mills bill, and that he did more than any
one man to advanced it as far as it did go be-
fore Congress adjourned. Mr. Browers
selection in the event of a long-drawn-out
contest is by no means outside the pale of
probability, and his selection would GER
North Carolina as well as in othe districts
in the South where the repeal of the inter-
nal-revenue laws are regarded as one OF the
foremost needs of the age.