The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-26
DEMOCRATS FEEL GOOD.
TWO DOZEN MEMBERS ELECT
TALK OF 1892.

All Unanimous in the Opinion that
the Recent Elections Mean Cleve-
land and Reform - The Republicans
Downcast and Divided-No Attempt
to Frame National Election Law
Now Probable.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 Two dozen demo-
cratic members-elect, at an informal con
ference to-day, agreed to meet in caucus on
Friday evening to nominate officers for the
House. They did this because they thought
the republican contest so uncertain that it
might be protracted through Saturday
evening. Of course the present officers of
the House will be renominated. The demo-
Gratis, being together, talked over the polit-
ical situation, which they agreed was very
satisfactory. The republicans, they agreed,
were put on the defensive by the November
elections, and, although they have the
President and both houses Of congress, will
move tentatively and timidly. The repub-
licans have sobered down wonderfully since
the elections and indulge in much less talk
Of revolutionary proceedings.
NO NATIONAL ELECTION LAW.
LUG VI a
against the enactment of a national cleo
ton law among the rebublicans becomes
more and more apparent. The prestige of
the late elections gives the democrats a
moral advantage which they think will
enab them to hold the republicans in
check. The democrats are hopeful of a
large majority in the next house, and also
of national victory in 1892.
They are united in favor of tariff reform,
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The republicans are depressed and divided.
The democ ats will avail themselves of
every opportunity to advance tariff reform.
This they all agree is the issue for 1892, and
they say the republicans cannot divert at
tention to the silver question.
CARLIsLE's DECLARATION.
Speaker Carlisle's emphatic recognition
Of ex-President Cleveland's personal tri-
umph in the recent democratic victories is
shared by the democrats here Represen-
tative Mills spoke for them to-day when
he said: "If the next national convention
we're to be held now Cleveland would be
renominated by acclamtion. Tariff reform
is the great issue, and ex-President Cleve-
land represents it as no other man does. No
man is more firmly and broadly placed in
the esteem and affection of the people, OF
course no one can tell what will happen in
1892, for it is three years off, and we may
all be dead by that time, but Mr.. Cleve-
land is more than ever the leader Of the
Democratic party"
THE RACE FOR THE SPEAKERSHLR.
Rumors of Withdrawals from the speaker
ship race now begin to circulate. Messrs.
Mckinley, Cannon and Henderson were all
reported to-day as having withdrawn. OF
course they all denied the rumors, and
with entire truthfulness. 1t is too early for
Withdrawals, They may occur in the week,
however, and are taken into account in all
calculations. If either Mr.. Mckinley or
Mr. Cannon should withdraw before the
first ballot is taken Mr.. Reed would inevita-
bly, be elected. The western candidates all
appreciate this, and, therefore, they are
bracing each other TO stand firm as long as
possible.
REEDS STRENGTH ADMITTED.
The western men all reco gnize the fact
now that whether Mr. Reed gets the solid
vote of Pennsylvania and of New York or
not be will get most of it in each case, and
that he will be likely to have sixty eastern
votes to start with, and from eight to
twelve western votes. This large number
Of votes will be apt to prove attractive to
the hoaters. 1t will be easier, apparently,
for Mr.. Reed to get the fifteen or twenty
votes that he will need than for Mr..
Mckinley, for example, to get the thirty
votes that he will need, hence the western
men are aiming at two things; first, to
break down Mr. Reeds western support in
advance; and second, to wear out the
patience and the promises of his eastern
supporters.
SECOND CHOICES.
Many of Mr.. Reeds eastern supporters
have second choices among the western
men The efforts of the western men will
be to get their second choices out. Mr..
Reed, however, plans to carry all before
him on the first or second ballot, SO that
the second choices of his men will never
come in to play. Some twenty additional
republican members-elect have come to
town. The candidates and their leutenants
are busy with those whose preferences are
not definitely known.
NEARLY SEVENTY VOTES.
Congressman Jim Belden of New York
arrived late tonight. Tomorrow he pro-
poses to get the New York delegation to-
gether and bind them for Mr. Reed. 1t
seems tonight that Mr.. Reed will get nine
teen votes. Mr.. Reed also has assurances
that Messrs. Kelly, Harmer and Scott, of
Pennsylvania, will all vote for him. This
leaves only Mr.. Osborne holding out for
Mr.. Mckinley, and he is expected to come
IN, SO Mr.. Reed has nearly seventy votes
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