The sun., 1889-11-30
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
REID OF NAME GATHERING IN TOTES
FOR THE SPKIKERSHIP.

| tIons Corrnlled for Him by the Boss Sen
| atorp from Those stRtes-He Row Count'
40 Votes on the First BRnot-Ex-Fresi
dent Cleveland Refuses mn ORer Of
$4,000 for Red Top Cottage.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The campaign fol
the speakership closes tonight with Mr. Reed
so much in the lead that tho principal question
is whether ono ballot or two will be required to
| make the nomination. Now that the Republi-
can bosses begin to show their hands, 1t APP
pears that the Western aspirnnts for Speak or
| ship honors have never had much show. To-day
| two States were pulled into line by Senatorial
| BOSSES Boss Quay took good care that Penn
| sylvania should go for the candidate who rep
resents the interests which put up the campaign
| fund. and Bosses Sawyer and Spooner have 80
managed It that Wisconsin will cast her vote
| for MIR. Reed.
The Pennsylvania delegation had q caucus
this afternoon. with nineteen OF the twenty six
members present. The vote on Speakership
stood IA for Reed and for Mckinley. OF the
two absentees Mr. Harmer ls for Mckinley and
Mr.. Mccormick for Reed, making the deleRa-
tion stand 10 TO In favor Of the Quay oRndi-
date Last spring majority OF the Pennsyl-
vanians were for Mckinley and notwithstand-
ing Senator Quay's statement that he has
taken no part in the fight, the feeling against
him is hourly growing moro bitter. This SEN
atorial interference is made all the more
conspicuous and Objectionable by the fate Of
who once had large majority OF the Pennsyl:
yania delegation supporting him for Clerk of
from him sy S quay yn Who % Is for r McPhsrson TSs
Pennsylvanians balloted for Clerk to-day with
The a. r same result IS on The spe9kership,i4 for
. tribe. Mr.. o'Neii, who voted Tor Reed,
for Mckinley, voted Tor Mcpherson. No effort
was made to enforce tho unit rule on Speaker.
on sfE be to o SMy
either Carson or MePksrson as the eohdidats
won the majority it is, expected the whole del
eRation will support him. Carson being thus
warranted interference In the affairs Of the
House MIR. QUAY is being roupdly denounced.
Through the good offices OF Senators Sawyer
and spooner, Reed has at last gone into the
Wisconsin delegation had q conference to-
night and cast is vote, five for Heed, one for
lMr Caswell. Representative Bayne. one Of
vote solidiy Tor the Maine man. and
VI Wheat Of Racine M, to the d9porkeeDship,
sale that tho opposition is criticsinG i savage.
ly. forming it the " Wisconsin sell 7out" Reeds
%P dsny that ha made sSS mSss
no promise to any living man about COM
mttee places. chatrmanships. or anything else.
been approached with intim8tions Of desire
to make terms. but he has refused. and we have
refused for him, to make any promises or bar
gains"
Another theory about the Wisconsin flop,
end one which finds many supporters, Is that
Sawyer and Spooner have fixed up the deal in
Interests to have, Reed put at the head Of the
hnr Df N.Nr Il cfnRNn tIttr,nr
% mem. among % t6em j. N. Hi Of The ManitobS S
lines, are here working for Reed. and the re-
the representatives from that section to flop as
gracefully as possible to Reed. Senator Gull
lom points out the very interesting fact that
Reed is more or less secretly the candidate OF
the Canadian trunk lines which run from the
Northwestern States over the Dominion road
these foreign lines and the .Minnesotians at
the other, and this fact and the influences
easily account for Reeds growth in mt the e. NoPtS SS
The men who do the figuring claim that Reed
votes, ana that the remaining ffteon viii be
found on the second ballot, even II they do not
opposition there is not much confidence. but a
great deal Of effort. some Of which Is almost
one still maintains his determination MT to dsht
There has been during the day very pretty
form OF ballot in the caucus. Precedent is not
absolute. as there have been both open ballots |
Cannon and Henderson R sAs'' hSvs anPounosd earas
themselves In favor Of an open ballot, but
Mckinley has deellned to make state
has been made by the opposition to draw
from Reeds managers statement on
Maine man. favors a secret ballot. The |
plan was. il possible, to lorcce, Reed into the
against him as an issue. and by combining the |
opposition, carry motion in favor OF an open |
6Sio and hTs tactical
man managers have replied that they dlq not care
win with any sort Of ballot.
=, In accord with the expressed confidence OF
hS aSsa on Oab0r Se rs,T TS0 dns o s s pager
sylyania backers tor night frequently offered
1UV9 even tato26 on Reed aG9inst the aed but
make heap Of difference to Reed whether the
ballot be secret or open. Many Of the Western
between the devil and thu, deep sea. a vote
Rssd the apSad i Irut M
ballot is inst the thing they want.
The Mckinley men are taking no little COM
land Is honeTcombed, with disloyalty to Reed,
warm followers OF the Maine statesman A a
that Ratno Mckinley e da has asked bis friend
extremity: but though Blaine hates Reed most
cordially, there Ia no satisfactory evidence OF
bis active interest ts In this struggle; Il treaeh
man who looks like Shakespeare and who says
he ought to have the victory this time because
he opened the not twice when there was moth
ing IN 1t. will have no difficulty In locating the
moving cause.
:, AS evidence of the bitterness Of the fight is
The curious fact that the four Western candi-
dates have decided to go into the caucus and
1oto for themselves. There are few pre-
,edents for this. but not many. They declare
hat they are pot going to stay out Of the eau
,us and thereby make II possible for Reed to bo
dominated with 81 votes. when by going in and
Loting they can raise the limit just two votes.
rhe caucus will assemble at noon tomorrow
n the hall OF the House.
The caucus OF the Democratic members OF
he House. held this evening at 7:3O. WAS
:alled to order by Mr.. Blanchard Of Louisiana,
lhairman OF the Committee on Rivers and
iarboEs in the last Congress. who as Secretary
" the last caucus. assumed the place left va
ant by the death OF the Hon. s. S. Cox. A
notion was made seconded. and passed. that
EN-. Of the caucus. The poll being called dis
osed the absence Of u quorum, and the eau
us adjourned until Monday next at 10 A. NJ.
he probabilities are that some other TINA will