Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
Is TT A SECTIONAL CONTEST?
Various Phases of the Race for the
Speakership.
The CONFINED OPPOSITION TO REED-THE SOUTH
AND WEST AGAINST TIRE EAsT-THE MAINE MAN
STRONGLY ArTACKED-THE NEW YORK DELEaA-
TON DIVIDED,

STRONGLY ArTACKED-THH NEW YORK DKLEaA-
TON DIVIDED.
All the gossip and information on the epeak-
ership to be had at this time comes from the
personal friends Of the several candidates, and
| it is fair to presume that there is more or
less coloring. The guns Of all the other candi-
dates are turned on Reed, but he walks down
the line with that cool bearing that ispeculiar to
him under all circumstances. His friends claim
for him that his election is a certainty. The
friends OF the other candidates say that they
skirmished along his line, and that they are
sure he cannot hold even all the New England
votes, and that he cannot possibly get enough
votes to elect him. No one of the other can
didates except Mckinley is making claims for
himself as against the other western candi-
dates just at this time. They are
ALL ATTACKING REED.
With the conflicting claims that are being
made it is impossible to judge Of the chances
| in the fight until more members have arrived.
| sectional character, with the south and west
| against the east All sorts Of reports are set
ahoat. One OF the most startling statements is
| that Reed is not good enough protectionist.
THE NEW MEMBERS.
There is a scramble after the members from
the new states and they are claimed by most
| everybody. 1t was reported last night that
| none of them would vote for Mr.. Reed. The
| fact seems to be that they are not yet pledged
and will not be for a while. Tho claim of 70
votes for MIR. Reed to start with is very vigor-
| ously disputed.
Notwithstanding the efforts of Messrs. Far
quhar and Belden, it looks now as il the effort
| to make the New York members vote as unit
| will fail. Two or three of them at least, it is
asserted, will not vote for Mr.. Reed under any
circumstances, and that he can get a majority
is disputed. The one thing that Mr.. Reeds
friends get mad at is when their candidates
record is attacked. They resent especially the
charge that he is opposed to the river and
harbor improvements. They say that the
thing he has opposed in the river and harbor
bill is the appropriation of large sums of money
for the Mississippi river.
GENERAL HENDERsoN's CANDIDACY
gets boom as his friends begin to come in
| and they are not only hopeful but confident.
Senator Allison, without unduly interfering
with the affairs of the other house, is doing all
| that he properly can to help Gen. Henderson
to the speakership.
A STAR reporter asked the Senator today
what he thought of the outlook.
Il do not think any one has won yet" he an
| swered. "The people Of Iowa are for Gen.
Henderson and the Iowa delegation is for him
solidly and firmly. They think that no one has
any better chance than he has of election. They
expect him to be Speaker
His friends are coming in right along now"
said Representative Conger of Iowa. who was
in the Senator's company. ave know that the
| matter is by no means settled yet, and we ex-
pect him to be elected"
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE
In answer to question concerning the Iowa
legislature the Senator said it was safely repub-
lican. AS to the two members Of the legislature
| some dispatches have said might Join with the
democrats to secure the election Of a new Sena-
tor he said he heard no more talk Of that
Gen. Hendersons headquarters presented
quite lively appearance last evening.
MR.. REED GOES TO NEW YORK.
The rain seemed to have depressing effect
upon the 'booms" of some of the speakership
candidates today, and Representative Reed WAS
30 Disguised with the weather that he picked
| up his grip and went to New York, ''to be abb
sent" said the authorities at the Shoreham
| three or four days."
1t must be something pretty important which
| takes the Maine man away from Washington
| at this critical juncture, but he generally
| knows what he is doing, and the probabilities
| are that he will not lose any votes by his trip
Mr.. Reeds departure leaves Representa-
tive Cannon alone in his glory at
! the Shoreham, but there was no rush Of bust
| ness. Callers i'll search of either candidate
were few, and, as a rule. voteless. most of them
| being newspaper men DESTROYS Of making their
| diurnal diagnosis of each patients condition.
REPRESENTATIVE BURROWS.
| At the Riggs house Representative Burrows
| was wrestling with great mass Of correspond
ence, ''seizing time by the paddock" as Albert
Smith used to say. A few visitors dropped in and
made anxious inquiry as to the progress Of
| events, but Mr.. Burrows was not inclined to
say anything more than that he was full of we'll
| grounded confidence.
THE BUSIEST MAN OF ALL
was representative Mckinley. His rooms at the
Ebbitt were occupied quite numerously all
| the morning and at one time he had Senator
| Spooner and Representatives Thompson, Booth
| man and Butterworth of Ohio, Wade of Mis-
| souri, and Houck Of Tennessee.
WHO Is AHEAD TODAY?
! This 10 the question on the lips Of every
| politician up town, but no one has any real in
formation to impart. Mr.. Reods friends claim
| everything for him and do not seem to regard
with any degree of seriousness any one else's
| candidacy. They are positive that much
strength will be developed on the first ballot
| that their man will undoubtedly be chosen
when the second vote is taken. To offset
| these claims are good many very interesting
statements. McKinley's supporters say, with
considerable earnestness that the Maine can
didate is going to be disappointed in Pennsyl-
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| the Pennsylvanians will vote for the Ohio
statesman On this line it may be stated as
reasonably correct that o good round dozen
from the big republican state have already
pledged the mselves in writing to Mckinley.
THE OHIO MEN.
Beyond question the Ohio men are working
more industrously than any other delegation.
| Representative Thompson said this morning to
a STAR reporter: ave are not claiming any
thing, but we working necessarily. We are
| seeing everybody i'll town; are corresponding
with everybody else. Whatever can be done to
| aid Maj. Mckinley will be done and am con-
tident that he must win."
Representative Butterworth did not arrive
| until yesterday and is not, to use his own words
ION to the exact situation" He is an enthusi-
| astic worker and was busily engaged this af
| ternoon, after having had long conference
| with Mr.. Mckinley.
| WILL VOTE WITH HIS SQUAD.
Judge Houk Of Tennessee, who was one of
the callers on Mr.. Mckinley, said to STAR re-
porter that he did not want any one to imagine
| that he was pledged to any candi date for he
was not; he proposed to vote with his squad"
Ellis squad means the seventeen southern
| republican members of the House, who will be
| here within the coming week. AS usual, the
situation reminded the judge of a story. He
| said: Il have friend down in my district who
is strong republican, and just as canvass
was about to open democrat said to him:
| John, you are going to get beat this time
| Il, hpnfI Whv2,