Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-27
THE FIRST BALLOT
Reeds Managers Produce Fig
 ures for the Speakership.
MoKinley's Friends Say It Cannot Holt
 in Pennsylvania.

Western Men Say the Fight Means a Solid
 West and South for Western Man-New
 Workers to Hold Demonstrations Ill.,
 ness of Ex-Speaker Randall-Enorts Made
 to Keep His Sickness from the Public.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The arrival of a number of New York Republican mem bers of the House has materially aided Mr. Reeds canvass. For week or more all sorts of rumors have been current concerning the situation among the New York mem bers. and thore have been numerous statements to the effect that one or the other of the nineteen would not stand by the agreement of Feb. 2S.
 Yesterday CongresSmen Farquhar, Laidlaw and Wallace announced posi- lively that the agreement would hold, and that every member of tho delega- tion was expected to live up to it. Each gentleman expressed his personal pre- ference for Reed, and said that two thirds of the nineteen members would be necessary to determine who should have the support of the entire delega- tiOn.
 Last night MT. Belden, chairman of the Kew York caucus, arrived in com paQy with MT. Sherman. He had been in his hotel but a moment when MeSsrs. Sawyer, Payne, Farquhar and Quacken- bush entered. There was some little consultation among theso gentlemen, and it was decided informally to await the arrival of tho others. who will all be hero to-day, before determining whom the meeting shall be held.
 It is probable, however, that this meeting will be called for tomorrow There is not the slightest doubt that every mem Der of the New York con tingent now in the city is firm Reed man, and as there are nine of them here 1t seems certain that the necessary wo-thirds will fight for Reed at the meeting, and that this will secure the practically unanimous indorsement of all the Republican members from New ork.
 On the other hand, the Western can- didates do not seem in the least dis turbed over the action of tho Now York delegation. MT. McKinleys friends even say that the talk is premature, be- cause a majority of the New York dele gation has not arrived yet, and de- cision before they all get together was impossible.
 As to Pennsylvania, the Ohio candi- dates supporters claim that the unit rule cannot hold in that State, for even to-day that gentleman has received let te"s and dispatches from his friends in Pennsylvania saying they will remain firm to him and vote for him. "Let the unit rule carry in New York and Pennsylvania says the Western men to-day, ''and it means a solid West and South for ono of tho Western men. Reed can never get the votes from these sections necessary to elect him. Here are Mir. Reeds confidential fig ures or tho first ballot, as prepared by one of his trusted lieutenants. The solid New England States. .23 fehns! lEahla. l' A>t" 'tioeS N'i'i' Ill" o o hinneSOta. .......................... W lscoHSn 4 Montana ......................... lOtitl |t The Republican Southern members | held | conference to determine upon a | joint candidate for Speaker. The general | impression is that the Southerners de- clined to vote for Mir. Reed.
 Congressman Wade, of Missouri, was originally esteemed a Cannon man, | h1Tt yhnn of ;nf fN