The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-09

there was still to do to sue
coed. But few. if any, of the aspirants
were willing to bank on their chances after
all of them expressed the opinion that
everything looked bright"
The men most puzzled were editors Moss
and Craig. Early in the evening many OF
the friends of each began to grow luke
warm, and there was some energetic work
to ascertain what it all meant. In the
meantime Green Smith was quietly circu--
lating over the hotel. He evidently had
| for being Secretary of the Senate were
| improving. Il want you to say that l am
not making any fight for this position"
| said he to Journal reporter. The office
is not worth fight. If the Senate desires
| to give it to me, all right; but 1 am not go
! ing to get down and make political fight
| for it, that is certain" 1t was the prevail
| ing opinion in the lobby that Smith would
be successful. There seems to be senti-
| ment that will carry him through" said
/ one Senator. 1T begins to look as if he
| would go in with boom. Moss and Craig
may be able to check the tide as it Is run
| ming now, but do not believe they can"
| Smiths friends were active. all evening,
urging that he be unanimously selected for
the position. but such an action, If he Is
successful at all, hardly, seems probable.
| 1t seemed quite evident that Moss was the
loser in the charge, and those who had been
| carefully studying the situation predicted
| last night that he and Craig would go into
the caucus with about the same support.
Schmuck met those who had agreed to
| support him in conference in Room 10, at 9
| O'Clock. and after the meeting was over he
said to a Journal reporter. IL have
been elected Speaker, l have thirty.two
votes and they cannot be taken away from
me-" John p. Frenzel, who is managing
| Schmuck's canvass, was also positive in
the statement that bis candidate would
| succeed. Just after this conference was
| over some one came and informed Schmuck
that Ed Gould and his contingent of al
| legged Knights of Labor were fighting him
on the ground that he was the bankers
candidate. Mr.. Schmuck's friends were
soon among the Knights, who We're given
| to understand that unless the fight was
| withdrawn the solid Marion county delega-
ton would desert Thomas Marley,
the laborlng mems Candidate Tor for
| threat served to lessen the bitterness OF the
| fight, but some of the aspiring labor agi-
tators still vowed that Sehmuck should
not be permitted to succeed. HE is sim.
ply tool of John Frenzel," said one OF
them. .Frenzel has good deal of impor-
tant legislation he wants to get through
the. Legislature. and fol-, that reason alone
he is supporting Schmuck."
! The Sullivan-M arkey gangs also showed
a disposition. last night, to knife Schmuck.
About twenty-five persons interested i'll
| Markey's success met in Room II, at 9
o'clock, and caucused for over an hour.
John Il. Sullivan, who also has Gapen in
| charge, was the leader in the meet
ing, and the advisability of defeating
Schmuck was discussed. 1t was agreed
that with Schmuck out of the way Markey
would have sure thing on the benevolent
| boards presidency. At the conclusion of the
| caucus the gentlemen who composed it
were asdumb as oysters. except that they
would state that the meeting had agreed
upon complete slate. The slate is so ar
ranged as to territory thatif it goes through
| there will be n pretext for demanding Mar
keys election. Niblack still believed his
chances for the speakership were the beet
of all the candidates Willard apparently
would not say anything concerning his
| chances.
1t seemed impossible to gather any relia-
BILE information regarding the probable dis
| position of any of the other offices. Ed
Hamilton, of Martinsville, who wants to be
| DOor-keeper of the Senate, came in yester-
day, and last night he was claiming that he
would surely be selected. His opponent.
| Mr.. Bulger, seems to be in the lead, how
ever. Frank Pritchett, of Evansville, who
| Officiated two years ago as Green Smiths
| personal guard, is being urged for the door
keepership, and it is not unlikely that he
will be the man.
Republican Senators and Representatives.
Republican members of the. Senate and
House are beginning to come i'll rapidly, and
the corridors of the New Denis0n last night
contained good many representatives of
the minority section of the legislature
Among those located there are Senators
Afford, De Motto, Dresser, Johnson, Kenne-
dy, Schroyer and s. p. Thompson, and Rep
resentatives Adams, Briant VIM A. Brown
Brownlee, Claypool, Cullen, Darnell,
Fields, Harley aud Hess. Representatives,
Berry and McQuilken, of Terre
Haute, arrived yesterday, and with
those who came in the
later trains and those previously reported,
1t is probable that more than half the Re-
publican representation in both houses
were in the city last night. 1t is probable
that had the early arrival of SO many been
anticipated, some effort would have been
made for general conference. AS it was,
there was cOnsiderable interchange of Opin-
ion and an earnest discussion of various
matters connected with the coming session.
I'VE shall probably decide on nothing until
tomorrow evening" said Senator Dresser,
when the Republican caucus will be held
| here and our course to some dXtent deter
mined. As to the caucus nominations
they are, of course, merely complimentary,
and we are not subject to as much pressure
as our Democratic brethren concerning
them, but there is considerable interest
manifested in their selection, and several
names have already been proposed for each
of the prominent places. As to the Organi-
cation of the Senate, have no information
convinced the Republican members of that
body will support the right of Lieutenant
governor Robertson to organize the body.
There is no other legal method of etfecting
such organization, while he is
present to serve as presiding
officer at the opening of the
Senate, and am advised that he will be on
hand to discharge the duty laid upon him."
A former member of the Senate expressed
similar views concerning Lieutenant gov
/ ernor RObertsOn's rights in the premises.
THE talk" he said, that has prevailed
among Democrats of ignoring Robertson, if
he is present, and proceeding to organize
by having Democratic Senator chosen as
President pro tem., is all nonsense. An
organization effected in that way would
amount to nothing. 1t would be practi-
cally mob. The only way they
can prevent Robertson from discharging
the duties of his position is by preventing
him from being present and hardly think
| they are prepared to undertake that for the
| sake of preserving their consistency"
Should ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Robertson be
absent, the statute provides that the Audi
tor of State may he called upon to organize
the Senate, aud in the event of his failure
| or inability to serve, any one of the justices
of the Supreme Court may be called upon
to act. Should Lieutenant governor Robert
son be absent and Auditor Carr decline to
serve, it is likely the Democratic members
couldssecure the assistance of Judge Mitch
ell, but do not think any such contingent
cy is probable, as Robertson has expressed
his intention to be on hand"