The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-17
Men Who Want to Rule the Next
House Hustling For Party
Support.
Reed the Candidate of the East
With the Field Soidly
Against Him
Cnnnons Chances Good in the Event Of n
Close Contest-The Changes OF HAIR
century.

| joe Cannon ana DuNe l'iu'leuh'
Both have their headquarters in their over
coats as vet, although Cannon has engaged
rooms at Vice-Presidont Morton's hotel
the Sborehani, over which our temperance
sisters are having so much distress. lhe
Shoreham is rather rich for "Joe's" blood,
and the room business is regarded as u bun
ON the other candidates. Henderson claims
noivotes outside of his state, and Iowa is
lid for him. lie will have eight or ten
complimentaries if there is any chance Tor
such courtesies in the caucus, He is a royal
good fellow. and the loss of leg IN the
war hasn't gone to his head ms IL did m
Tanners case.
Cannon mas a good iistful Of votes. lie Is
one of the best stiIl-hunt politicians IN the
party, aud he has made splendid canvass.
II there is the least possibility of Reed and
Mckinley being anywhere near evenly
matched. foe Cannon's chances for being
speaker will be golden. Illinois has never
had speaker and has few political prizes
of the first order since Lincoln's time-not
Minister Lincoln, whose public career Is es-
sentially his fathers post humorous claim
10 gratitude-and this has proved strong
argument
Tom Reed is ia one sense westerner.
He taught school for several years in Cali
fornia. and has stumped the Pacific coast
and northwestern states, but he is the can
didate of the east. With New England and
| New York for him and all the other candi-
dates from the west, the field Is decidedly
against him.
This matter of the east and the west IL
curious. The plainest piece of art in the
capitol is Leutze's Course Of Empire
frescocd on the wall of the marble staircase
on the republican side Of tho house. But
few Of us realize what its re- bIeaning is
reduced 10 figures. Before mc lies blue
book for 1858. That WAS lnlf "A century
ago. New York, accordip. ia this book,
had forty congressman opi oi 2ll. be
lieye that is l6 and six-t,ulsi per cent Of
the house. Prett, large tn't ri Well,
when the New York memb Is ruIue over at
the end Of the next fortnight 10 vote for
Mr.. Reed they will be Just 10 aud three
tcnths per cent Of the house. Great falling
Oh. int IN Mr. Burrows state of Mich
igan had four-hunJredths Of one per cent
Of the house IN 1883. That state
now las threo-ienths. of one per cent.
Tom Reed wis born about ID week after the
blue book Tor 1881 wcai 20 pr,ss. Burrows
Wns % baby iu snun Clothes. Cannon Waa
d. F..t II. Ia.
iir-t Trousers, Henderson md Mckinney
wurc yut tu he. hntorn states hayr come
into The lli0n since 1859, und they huye
sixty slX CJulr, r,esmDn-unc-lith oi the
house. Enuu-h votes with ludAnh md
Illinois in uuminItr 81 speaker in the cnucus.
The country hn- grown great dead tNstCr
tam thu individuals.
The sennie shows the same marks OF
growth. The two New York senators fifty
years ago were three and cight-icuihs por
cent. ot the senate. When they take their
seats next mouth they will be- Just two and
thr,c-irnths pcr ceat oi that body.
ASIDE from the plea nnde by Cannon's
friends, don't hear word that is sectional
IN the discussion of the condidnt's. The
whole matter turns on personal fitness and
political cons quoncos. All are able meu-
Reed the brightest and roHdicst and perhaps
tie heaviest intellectually. Mckinley the
most iudiciuus, Cannon the shrewdest, Bur
rows Tho best partisan. Henderson a royal
good FELLOW. who loves fair play. | have
seen an of these five men in the chair
Speaker Carlisle, after the elections Of last
year. amused himself frequently 10y calling
the various candidates for his chair b. pre-
side over the house. Reed wns called up but
once, and am sorry hut truthful IN saying
he WIS quickly snnpged and Carlisle had 10
come and undo the tnugle. think Bur
rows showed the best control Of himself und
the house. Cannon presided well.
There IRE two candidates for clerk Of the
house-Edwnrd Mcpherson and John Chr
son, two Scotch ponngylynnans with red
hnir ! should say il was a pretty even
match theicontesi as well as the hair. Nc.
fnefsnn WAS clerk tn years. and rs stcrc-
turN nf thc congressional campaign commit
tee in0ws thc house hotter thqn any ppli-
nciHu in tho cmgiry, Car-nn b. a. ncNspn-
per correspondent. liis paper is The rhila-
dolphin Ledger, notably good shcct-for
pautrN shelves. as oftcu hoara good house
Keeper relulfF, Carson has had an event
tnl M u hls pnp'r hus not. he was
rpmpJslipf before ihc war. and rla' ~ ho De-
Lieutenant m u Pfnnsy,yann ugiincut.
with The quasi funl, ~ major. Dc l4 nov
uwayh called Major Carson. lleiAnp prince
Of gentlemen, kind-Aeafted. 90 nuiul. and
true ms st,al, lie Is cnplhlc man my
whore, and for years was correspondent
here ot the New York Times. l!c Mis- also
CLERK oi tho cDmniiitre uu WHY'S and meanA
As looked into tile senate chRi0b0r this !
afternoon thcro WAs "a man there mousuring |
The cnncrntrc terraces or platforms on |
which The spbat0rs ut. IL was cnrJ To- guess |
thgt hc WIS calculating where tp puf Che /
ri1lt ntW stnators sYuu ~ take thelf plncys /
ln The chamber. His tape line had ~ show /
huwtightV-iuur men could ~ WhereaYcnty- |
SIX hive been somewhat crowded. SIX |
states buyc bcrn admitted since the |
tAifiy-aiih congress- Just thirty /
yrnrs ugn. occupied thr srnnle .
wing Tor the lirat time Slrty-four |
-cuntors must have had all the room tlOy
wanted. Ever since Nevada came IA tho
d esss have oyprilpWcd The ierrcud plat-
forms. Five senators slt back in the cor
10 fs uf the chamber un tlio samC l,vol with |
the cloak rooms. These sents are not To-
anrded ns desirable and the new mpu are
usually showed into them. This is The un-
written law Of tie sennte. The eight new
may have tO put their desks in the
lunk rooms.
Tho shpfehan, The last Gne hotel to be
opened n WASHINGTON, is losing nothing by
DE advertising Miss Willard and ex-GoY.
81. John are giving it, IL Is thu popular
louse now with The ultra fashionable society
.olka. dinner with n great iu0n. or
uneh with some social lion il Of no hccouut
inless n is eaten on ShorehAm mahogany.
strictly, it is not hotel. but an apartment
house. Irhnsient trade is not expected VI
encouraged. IL is to be run ns the AmO is
splendid rooms, rare cooking and elevated
prices. This reminds me the cost Of living
Il going up steadily here in Washington. II