Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-14
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
Much Uncertainty About the Contest
Members Arriving Slowly.

The candidates for the speakership see deal
of time being wasted that they might be
putting to use in their campaign. They are
ready to begin their personal pleading with
their fellow members, but the members do not
appear to be in hurry to be pleaded with
From the slow rate of arrival the impression is
getting abroad that most of them want to eat
their Thanksgiving dinners with their families
But the absence of great numbers does not
keep those who are here from interesting them
selves in the speakership fight and there is
considerable being done in one way and
another. Most of the important work is being
done very quietly, and there may be some sur
prises for all hands before the thing is finally
settled There is no little schemiug and wire
pulling going on. 1t is quite certain, as far
as anything can be said at this distance, that
no one will have anything like enough votes to
nominate him On the first or second ballot. 1t
is known, moreover, that there are a great
many members who are lax enough IN the sup
port OF candidates they are now accredited to,
to make it very likely that they will at the
most favorable time go over to the man who
seems to have the best chance to make a good
speaker.
great effort is being made just now to fix
the New York members on the side of one Of
the candidates The impression seems to be
that at this time Reed has the best chance of
getting them, but it is quite likely that they
will not be in a hurry to pledge themselves un-
less they feel pretty sure that their votes will
be enough to elect their man. They will proba-
bly, feel that there is plenty of time to commit
themselves when they are in a position
to decide the contest. Some entirely new man
may come and take the plum. There is q
natural desire to be on the winning side. and
this will operate to keep members from pledg-
ing themselves until the last moment. 1t is
quite evident that the southern republicans will
not give their support to any one until they
can do so in a way to make it the controlling
force. Every evidence is that they will all go
together to some one they can elect.
APPoISTMENT.-Attorney General Miller to-
day appointed Henry Hooper assistant United
States district attorney for the southern dis
trict of Ohio, vice Harlan Cleveland, resigned.
Cannot Have Catholic Burial.
New YORK, Nov. 14-The Catholic church
authorities have decided that Miss Theresa
Kelly, the friend and deciple of Dr. McGlynn,
who died suddenly at her home on October "a,
cannot be buried in Calvary cemetery.
Victor Hugo's Literary Day.
From Paris Letter.
Victor Hugo worked in the morning from 7
to II o'clock, after which his literary day was
finished. One day Rochefort entered his study.
He was one of the rare persons who enjoyed
the privilege of disturbing him in his hours of
composition. The master was writing stand
ing, as was his habit, breaking his Quill pen as
he wrote his lines very far apart on separate
sheets OF paper, about fifteen lines on large
sheet All around him, on the floor, on the
furniture, the pages we're drying. This is my
mornings work" he said to his visitor. Each
one OF these pages brings me 100 francs; count
them. There are dozen? Well, Ihave earned
1,200 francs this morning."
At Omaha, Neb., II. II. Miller, son Of Emily
Huntington Miller, the authorizes, has alb
seconded. leaving debts due members of the
Trinity Methodist church, in Kountze Place,
amounting to about $1,000. Miller was treas
urer OF the church.
There is large gathering of horsemen from
all parts Of the west in Chicago in attendance
on the annual meeting of the American turf
congress. Before this congress adjourns, /"
said Secretary Brewster, sit viii be safe to say
that action will have been. taken upon the
growing evil of allowing such large numbers of
poor horses TO enter the list"