Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-17
TOM REEDS CHANCES
WESTERN REPUBLICANS OPPOSE HIM
FOR THE SPEAKERSHlP.
Ills Record Upon Internal Improvements
May Defeat Bim-Comments on
the Election.
tr,om Orr Rncnlnr correaponaonLl

from Our Regular CorrespondcnD
WAsv1xorov. November IG.-Congress-
man Reed Of Maine, who is one of the
most formidable candidates for Speaker OF
the House. will find when he returns TO
Washington that the western men are
using a very strong argument against nun
Hs one OF the reasons why ne should hot
be elected. They are pointing TO the tGct
that lie has almost invariably during bis
career I'm CONGRESS- opposed internal i'm
and has been one OF the most
stubborn opponents OF rlver-and-harbor
bills. IN nearly every instance he has voted
AGAINST these measures. has spoken against
tkcm, and done biz level best 20 prevent
adequate appropriations. He has been
antagouistic toward the Missis-
sippi river and It's nayigable tributaries.
WHY Tiny OPPOSE HIu.
NTr. Reed has always maintained that
this was money thrown away, and the
members Of Congress from the west nave
found him one of the worst fOes Of the lead
inc projects included ID the river-and-Lar-
hor bills. On several occasions he mas
thrown scTious obstacles IN the way OF
conference reports between the tWFoc, houses
Of CONGRESS on river-and-hnrbor biils' ana
has mover lost am opportunity 20 STAB the
interests Of Iivcr navigation.
This question j. one Of greatest I'M
portancs TO western and southern in
ieroste. and cCurTee smcu from the Lake
regions have painful Tcmem brances OF the
attitude Of the big man from Name on
these questions.
BsOwSE AND BOwDEN.
II is not known yet how the two Repub-
lican members Of Congress from Virginia
stand on the speakership question. but az
they ara both largely interested IN river
serving their constituencies IN voting Tor
Reed OF Maine.
Mcsqrs. Mckinley and Cannon, who are
looked upon as the strongest opponents Oh
Mir. Reed, are all right on the river and
harJ0r questions.
THE RICHMOND POsT-OWIcF.
Congressman Bowden, of Virginia. was
in the city to-day. having come up with ms
family To- locate them for the winter. Iie
viii return ID Norfolk on Monday TO look
after some business matters. and ai few day'
later VIII TO on hand 10 confer with tho
party leaders regarding the orgalizauon,
etc. Ar. Bowdcu had no political news 10
riye ont to-day. Ee was asked what was
being done with regard 10 the Richmond
post-omce. but he said that ho knew
nothing fresh: that hr had had no talks on
tine subject since arriving here, ana pre-
sumed talt nothing would be done until
next week.
jude Waddil, who has been expected
10 arrive for several days, Mr. Bowden SAID,
had not put IN an appearance, but ne was
on las way from Louisville and would eet
10 town either late tonight or tomorrow
morning.
THE WORLDS FAIa.
Nr. Bowden's frat choice for tho pro-
posed Worlds Fair in 1890 IS this city, and
Washington failing 10 get the necessary
votes. ho expects TO favor one Of tho west
ern cities as his second choice. lie, rs
well as all the other members from Nlr-
ginia. has been literally supplied with
literature from both 81. LOUIS and Chi
cago-tho two we9torn critics that are beng
doomed for the Worlds Fair.
NV MEMBER.
Among the members of Congress in the
city this week ia Hon. John .. Pendleton,
of the Wheeling district IL West Virginia.
Mr.. Pcndleton has the proud distinction
of having redeemed the district. IT having
been represented for several terms by
General Nathan Goh. the well-known l,c-
publican leader OF the State. The latter
ALWAYS carried the district toy q comforta-
he majority. Air. Pendlcton captured it
last year by tho slender majority Of
nineteen votes. having run considerably
ahead of hi- ticket 20 do this. lie Is
popular Young man and IS ranked as m
able LAWYER. tie il related to the Pendie-
tons in the Old state and has an uncle re-
siding in Albemarie county. His immed!-
ate ancestors went from Louisa county 70
the vicinity of Wheeling. The present con-
oros~man has q cast of cOuntenance closely
resembling that of Senator Daniel, of Viz
cinia. though the latter Is heavier man
I'm build than the promising young states
man from the sister state.
oAU5uT IRISH VOTES.
A hit Of pleasantly is already being got
ten OIL nj the expense of the new member
from Wheclng His full name is John
Cvert0n PendiotOn. During tho cam
pairn last wear some of the Republican
riper- in the district repeatedly printed
his name rs John O'Pendleton, and when
he slipped through by such close shave
many people declared that the apostrophe
used in the papers caught enough lrish
Eopubllcan voters 10 give him the certih-
cato of election. Mr.. "OPendletOn" has
"A strikinglv pleasant and intellectual face.
The CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY" Will show
that be is thirtv-seven years OF age, and II
can be here added that he VIII be one OF
the few bachelor members Of the next
House oil Representatives.
4 SORE DIsArPoINTNEST.
The result of the recent election in Viz
gina has been a sore disappointment TO
the Rcpubicaus from the far South who
are at present III Washington. tits learned
tnat an Alabama and Mississippi crowd
who have been hanging around here Tor
ave months or more have been dong their
utmost % induce the Malone followers
now N the city u draw up statement as
scrtlny that the election was mere farce,
and that gigantic frauds were practiced all
over Virginia on el.cton-dav, and that Ma
hone would have been elected had the vote
been honestly cast and counted.
Tbesefell0ws have struckas pag wherever
they have gone. Some or Mahoncs tol-
lowers have been frank enough to declare
outright that they DO not know Of any
frauds.
WHAT PARKE AGNEw SAYS.
Mr.. Parke Aenew, of Alexandria, who
last wear ran for Congress IN the Eighth
district AGAINST General w. II. 7. Lee. says
shat ne is not qualified 90 speak for any
other portion of the State. bat down IN his
end of Virginia the election was fair and
square. andthe Democrats were 50 aroused
and SO well crganZod that they whipped
the Republicans ont of their boots.
Colonel John Il. Popham, who has been
close 10 Malone, SAYS that the Democrats
had Malone beaten fairly by from 10000 TO
QjUOg majority without the ald OF tho
kickers. or without resorting 70 any tricks
whatever. 1t was an intense Democratlc
ar0usal in Lis opinion, which beat Ma
hone. Colone Popham, true 10 his RepUo-
lean principles, feels called upon 10
insist that in many parts u the
State the NEGROES were "monkeyed' with
and so manipulated that the Demo-
cratic majority Is many thousands beyond
what it should have been by rights. lie
won't admit that many negroes were won
over. which is actually the case but az
lone as the Democrats have the testimony
OF so prominent a Republican as EXON
grossrnan Yost that thousands Of negro IS
refused TO support Malone, II II good
offset 20 the claims of the Malone people,
and ought to be as good proof in the eyes
of outsiders "a anything that comes from
the Malone camp.
PLANES REMARKS.
II is said that an Alabama Republican
was ut the State Department few days
AGO. and in the course of a conversation
with Mr. Blaine remarked that Malone
was beaten by fraud and tuldozing IN VIZ
giria. The Alabama Republican added
fhar II was q great blow 10 Repubhcanlsm
i'm the South that 81, was the case, where
upon Mr.. Blame j. reported to have EN-
phauca!ly declared that William Malone
was laid ont because he was treecherous,
unprinoipled humbug, who could not be
t1usted bv the Republicans, and who was