New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-27
THE CANVASS FOR SPEAKER
PRACTICALLY NO CHANGE IN THE GOOD
NaTryREp FIvE-CoRNERED FIGHT.

THE NEw.YoRK MEN 10 HOLD CONFERENCE
.oyrrKnN MEN HAVE MEETING. BUT
rovx NO coMBrNE"- GENERAL
HENpERsoN's BOOM.
r.y rxLxaaArH THE TkrDuSs.l
w.sh,ne,on Nov 26.-" No change in the situauon'
o. words the political wiseacres OF the
n..,,o, Gum mn tonight the various features OF the
ecs.rership contest and they are In the man coreo''
Th. tme for indiscrimipate claiming IS eVloenuy
mast for with each new arrival 1t becomes more ui''
cult 10 sustain the claims which some OF the irlonu'
q, the candidates disposed to make in behalf OF ths
or that man. The truth is that as yet II IS
race Most people, of course, are ready at minute
.oto. TO furnish tho latest, and obviously the ohy'
trustworthy estimate But It is equally certain 'ha
not q single Of those estimates can De oepenoe
upon As long as nearly rwothirds of the Represents
tivos remain away II Is practically imposs'oio -
furnish anything moro than mere euo's-a"u "
guessing everybody just now Is as good as MS
Among the gossips OF the street, however anu III
political circles it is unbeatable that there IS s'fohe
undercurrent of feeling which deprccates the dea Oh
any sectional lines being raised in this contest oo
much has been said and much moro wrl''eh VIM
the last few days about solid East In FAVOR VI 'h
candidate or a combination OF Western men TO Deat
another candidate at any hazards, or cO'ci'o u
Southern men who holding oacA WIN VIZ"
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mont that II is only proper 10 say now that II ,hefe
was any reason for making such statement those
reasons exist no longer Eastern men discaim any
intention Of concentrating upon any one IN paruc"
lar and Of course, they do not Imagine that 'hey
could force any candidate upon an unwilling major
ity Western men equally positive that there Is
no plan maturcd even thought Of which could
In any way be Interpreted as having for Its OBJECT
the defeat of Eastern man simply because he does
not happen TO live OF the Alleghanies.
As matter of fact there has never been con-
test for ire speakeship thoroughly good nsturco'
one in which every feeling Of cnvy and resentment
is absolutely banshed the present one Inc
friends Of the candidates, and the CANDIDATES. ueni-
selves visit one another's headquarters They ais
cuss the features OF the canvass with perfect FRANK
ness and there little Of that nasty TITLE tatte when
has dsgraced so many other contests OF similar
kind You hear of charges and counter charges
and those covert attacks, directed b. candidates from
the perfectly safe ambush of printing press against
their rivals are features in the present contest oh!
because they are entirely wanting. 1t Is pei1c'ty
safe to sa- that the half dozen insinuations contained
In dispatches sent out from here and purp0rtlng 10
embody the substance of statements made by an oil
Observer" an Experienced Politician" a Man on
the Insde"-in every case, OF course, most hhiao
friend of tbs, that the other candidate-haVe ITO
other foundeon In fact than the diseased Imagination
OF their authors.
Raher of Rochester, would vote in tho caucus for
Mr. Burrows, no matter what action was taken by
two-thirds majority OF the New-York Delegation
at the conference to be held in day or two Mr.
Baker at the dinner given by Mr.. Be!den Iast Maich
expressed himself in favor of MI Burrows for speaker
hut he also at that time voted Tor
= resolution pledging the united support
of thc delegation to the candidate whom
twothrds of the members should prefer
II IS thought by Mr.. Bakers associates that he Will
vote in the caucus the rest Of the delegation DO 1t
is understood that Mr. Flood Of the Elmlra district
IS a supporter OF Mr.. Mckinley; but he VIII also
probably act with the other New-York members All
the NcwYor kers now on hand except three'
Mc,srs. ssndford, Wilbur and Flood. They are e1-
rce;cd 10 arrive tomorrow or Thursday. and as soon
as they come the conference will determine what New
Yorh is to do in all the contests arising out OF the or
ganzaton of the House. 1t was also fuMoioo u,is
morning that Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, VINO
had been counted upon as Reed man. ha''
gone over to Cannon. Mr.. Perkins promptly
denied This and declared empha;icaly his De-
lief that Mr. Reed would be elected. When asked as
10 how the Kansas delegation would vote, he rePAo"
1T is uncertain yet 1t may be three LOT ico~ "'''
four for Cannon the reverse, three lor Od"ho"
and four fox Reed" still another report THIS morning
had it that Judge Kelley had written to Mr. Keod'
stat,,c thar he would vote for him. Mr.. McKinleys
friends say they have information which conradics
this
Major McKinley's friends count among their mum
her some of the hardest working men in the present
canvass Naturally enough, they feel very hope1ui'
and they declare that their candidate VIII not only
retain his present strength but increase II greatly
Immediately after the first ballot With one accord
they declare the estimate in tOdays Tribune OF Inc
Majors strength to be much too low; but they 90 not
say why and. OF course. they do not give
any figures. Messrs. Cannon and Burrows are active
and hoIefl as any, and their friends do not permit me
enthusiasm of TIT supporters Of other candidates ether
10 discourage or distcaren them. On the contrary,
they regard the position OF their caFdatcs because OF
their present weakness, which. in thcir opinion IS oHy
supa,eut as real element Of strength. Ana In ms
fhcre f. for obvious reasons much SOUND rcaSohiis'
LAST OF all is General Henderson, Of Iowa who IKE
IITcr Rabbit" j. lying mighty low ana sayln6 VeSy
little This has not prevented his candidacy, now.
ever. from receiving to-day most decided boom no"
IL originated. whence 1t sInang, Or what It's oucC'ue
nobody pretendS 10 say. But you hear aoOd Oea Vi
eeS0rd choice soldier reco!d" personal popuaf,
I,y, and 80 forth whenever the name 81 Oehciai
henderson is mentioned. ,-,. - 81.
The southern members elect. met tonight, ana az
teptcd 10 unite upon line OF action. but without
slrfeSs Oov eleven out of seventeen men ATTENDED
lie meeting. Colonel " ade OF Missouri. Openly de
cIared himself in favor of Mr.. Reed. Mr. kinheyi o
Missouri is known to lean strongly toward MCKINLEY
though no said nothing TO that effect az the meeting
MossTs Frank and Ncdrnghal u.s. also OF Missouri, Wer
gmong those not present but they have refused from
the start 10 enter any southern Combine" whasoeNer
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