Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SPECULATION REGARDING THE cANDl-
DATES FOR SPEAKERsHlP.
The Favorite Of the AdminlstratiOn-An-
other Pet At the White
House.
trrnm Our Regular corresponaon:.l

WtsurNGTox. November 2l.-Thero are
strong indications that Mr.. Cannon, ot
Illinois. is the Administration candidate
for Sneaker Of the House OF Representa-
tivcs. and that gentleman rs undoubtedly
gaming ground. hut whether he VIII make
the race successfully depends largely upon
the combinations that are 20 he made
within tho next ten DAYS. The Elaine IN
fucnce in the Administration Is being
uujetlv work ed against M. Reed, % Maine,
~ the Congressman has long been on the
most unfricndlv terms with the secretary
of State. Mr.. Cannon stands well with
the President. and il Is sand That a. VIII ge'
ell three Of the Republican votes rom IN
diana. Tho Republicans nave only three
members Of that delegation, the Democrats
having elected ten Of the Indiana congress
men last year. Mr. Blaine is SAID TO rather
favor Nh Mckinley for Speaker. but II the
latter Is knocked out be VIII bc well salts
fed % have Mr.. Cannon gwen tAe honor -
ANYBODY N preference TO the candidate
from Maine
Colonel Ike Hill. Of Ohio. who has been
n deputy scrgcant-at-arms m the House Joy
number Of years. IS an oddly original
character. and TO-DAY he amused group
Of Democrats in the lobby of Nlllaris no
tel bv giving his views on the spcakcr-hlp
contest. He saws that the Democrat ought
10 hone and urav that Reed viii bc elected
Speaker lie thinks that 1lr. Reed would
render three different decisions on the same
question in q day. and keep the Democrat =
iu such a continual rage that they would
be fighting him constantly, or as Colonel
Hi put it. the Democrats would stand
pat very day in the week, and beat tnt
game" Hc also thinks that Mr. Feca8
down-cast Yankee voice would cause the
Democrats 10 fight HIM from the word Co..
no of Sd frlIftf
for Speaker Colonel Hill said. iie would
not DO for us. lie is too much OF q gentle
man-tOO much like Carl lc. He would
have the respect Of the Democrat aud our
fellows would not want 10 fight him. Ne,
gentlemen. We want nan IKE ketd-A
man whoWOuld get SO mad and ratified thh
bee would not know las head from hole ih
the ground.
Many Of the Republican congressman
who have arrived aye ia a quanoary as 90
how they shall vote ON the spcakership
question This is particularly iru" OF the
western men. and especially the four re
uullicsus III the Missouri delegation. Two
Of these members. at least. have not made
up their minds. They are apparently wait
iu, ~ find out who d. likely 10 Ore the WIN
ming man. Farmer Wade Us iiounderlns
around between Mckinley and Cannon,
though for personal reasons ne wants 20
vote for Nr. Cannon. The fact that the
Administration Is for Mr. Cannon has
caused many watering members o. take %
much deeuer interest i'm his candidacy.
MIR Cannon has hl- own State soldlv, aud
hp Will get four Of the Kansas delegation
on the frst ballot. Then add his scattered
following and he has nearly forty votes
that viii stick o. HIM 10 the last He holi5
Almost advantageous position, bengal ms
time third ~ the race. II neither Reed
lao. 4fl IIf
ballot Nh. Cannon il apt % bc the man.
Alr. Cannon is personally more popular
than any of the candidates. Inc IuehH7
of Mr.. Reed claim that - he has 1--WE
been the Republican caucus nominee hc
ought H. have the nomination again, ana
especially IA tie Republicans can now
elect "a Speaker.
This contest is the liveliest thing talked
of IN Washington at present, unt uhta
more of the members arrive D. Us lmp'-+.-
bic to ect 40 any really reliable lilnai'-.
There a very mad Republican ln town
to-day. IL j. Dr. Fitzpatrick, OF Kansas
Civ. who wanted 20 Doe made surveyor a.
tho port e Kansas City. Another man has
been appointed, and Or. Iltzpatuck D.
charging that hc was turned down bccnu. e
hc was Catholic iu religion Nearly
every time General Harrison makes aga ape
uointm,ut he olcuda twenty-five or thirty
prominent Republicans.
Mr-. Harrison is tLe recipient ol another
uot. she has Just received from Mr. 'hn
Hoey. of the Adams Express Company, %
tine specimen OF dog of the toN-ttiutr
breed. Baby Mckee has dog name Dash,
lint none Of the While House CANNES have
become a- noted as the famous Hector
who friskcd about the place during the
Cleveland rtGime.
President Harrison TODAY appointed the
ron-in-lay of the late Colonel GooIloc. of
Kcufuchv. ~ Dee collector of informal
rcveuu, in the loXiugton district. STRONG
efforts were made to have MIS-. Vo'dI'e
appointed but ihc President compromised
by having her scu-in-lGN appointed