Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-26
THE SPEAKERSHlP.
THE CONTEST NOW GETTING TO A
RED HEAT.
Tom Reed and cKlnley-condItion of
Mckinley Stock-The Sweet Seven
teen-PersonRl Dots.
From Our Rernl,r Correspondent

WASHINGTON, November 25.-The speaker
ship contest is getting red hot. ana al-
though tho caucus will be held next Satur-
dav afternoon there Is no evidence yet that
either Reed or Mckinley can be nominated.
/ The strength of the Maine man has been
greatly oycrestimated. and at no time has
he had anything like the number OF yot 3
claimed for him. At this writing it looks
very much as if the western oination
had been made strong enough 10 put Reed
out Of the race.
M'KSLEy STOCK.
Mckinley stock IS rising. His friends
claim that be has made large gains, but
they do not count enough votes 70 noml-
nate unless many Of the members who VIII
/ 90 for Reed on the first or second ballots
/ will 90 over to the Ohio man. ii both the
| Reed and Mckinley forces could be kept IN
/ lnc-that is, each candidate when he found
| he could not be nominated were % consoll-
| dato his strength on some one else-elther
/ Burrows or Henderson might be made
4 Speaker.
! CANNON.
/ Al of the candidates are afraid OF Mr..
/ Cannon, of Illinois. H. is q universally
popular man, and starting III the race rs
third he holds fire position in the event
+ Of the failure of Reed. Ii is beloved
/ that most of Reeds support would 20 10
| Cannon rather than to Mckinley, and tho
/ latter's hackers would feel more Ike gong
| over to Burrows. T,
The prevailing opinion IS that II Nr.
/ Reed fails 10 secure the speakershlp prize
/ he will make IL exceedingly interesting for
some Of the men who have stood IN the
wav of his ambition. When there was no
chance Of an election ho was honored with
+ the caucus nomination. Now that there
Is a chance il viii hc rather rough treat
mcut, especially rs be has been the recog-
. niZed leader Of the minority during thrte
Congresses.
The southern Republican congressman
who have arrived have held several ln-
formal conferences. One of the members
from that section was asked to-day If there
was really q combination. TO the same
extent he answered, that there Is a New
. ENGLAND combination. q western comblha-
ton, and an Ohio combination. We want
the doorheepership, with its patronage,
and think the southern members VIII zoe
ant 10 vote for the candidate for Speaker
who j. IN favor Of helping ia. Ihere are
individual preferences, Of course ana WE
. Will talk the matter over. but you VII
probably find that the southern men VIII
be sanding tosethcr.'
TIE SEVENTEEN.
Ness-e. Kin-oy and Frank, of st. LOUIS
arc included among tho scventeen southern
mcmJcr.. They are both here and have no
he-.tancv in declaring that they are IN
favor Of Mckinley for Speaker so that u
the s.. Louis congrc men ere I'd e.
with tho combination il viii have % ~
combination IN the interest ot Ut,
ONO man. IL is also known thdt some on
tho southern men do not incline Oh, SIC
kin.ev. The caucus D. eNpe,'.n I'D ,r 'y q
lively one. and 90 last many hours. Iha'
Is whit has been determined CD hold % ID
the afternoon instead of the evening o
Saturday.
PERSONAL DOTS.
CONGRESSMAN Bowdcn, of y rg.nia. re-
turned % the city to-day. and HIl remain
rl.ht along. tie sand that he md not ye
had time 20 look into amy \ rIuin matters
aud was therefore not Quallncd 10 say any
thing regarding The probable action 81 ih'
President IN the que. tom OF Virginia zap
senator Daniel has been in the CITY fo
several DAYS. but VIII go back 10 Lynch
burg before the meeting Ot the Senate Oh
Monday.
Congressman Frank. Of 81. Louis. is on
of thccaudid Republicans who admit tina
he had not the slightest ide1 that hahon
woul succeed I'm his race for Governor Cd
virginia. and Mr. Frank also SAWS that hr
puhlcaus ont his way arr mot s1d over th
defeat " Malone. Somehow they .aF' ''
come to the conclusion that Mlhon
wrecked what was left oI the Aepu9li.Al
party in Virginia.
uTcHNoND posr-OFFCr.
Judge Waddnl could not DE found her
to-day. and az he gave zap his room at Dr.
hDtel.t iseuup0-ol Ao returned to Rich
monl The posi-o1ice question remain
about the same. and ii D.. doubtful ii any
fliro -,il Dee dDuo until some time u,N