Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-23
WORKING FOR THE sPEAKERsH
A Review Of the situation Of Affairs To-
day.

A Review Of the situation Of Affairs To-
day.
LOOKING AFTER EASTERN vorERs-Ma. BUR-
ROWS HAS HOPES II NEW ENGLAND DROPS REED
NO COMBINATION AGAINST M'KINLKY.
There was report today Of . combination
between Burrows, Cannon and Henderson
against Mckinley, but there appears TO be no
foundation for it Each candidate is now &C.
cupied in gathering up his personal strength
II they succeed in knocking Mr.. Reed out, a.
they seem so confident of doing. it will lie
largely with the east to decide which Of the
western candidates shall be elected With the
western votes divided among 90 many IL will
be necessary to get eastern votes to elect any
OF them. Each Of the western men is now play
ing for these votes. For this reason they are
not In favor OF making purely sectional con-
test OF 1t, and to show that it is not they who
are giving the sectional character to the fight
Viewpoint out the fact that
THE WEST Is DIVIDED
between several men, while the east is pretty
soldly for one candidate, regardless of the per-
sonal prejudices and preferences of the men,
bers from that section. They contend that it is
the solidity OF the east that is forcing the Sec
tional issue. Every New England man. they say,
for instance, is for Mr.. Reed because be is a
New England man, though it is known that
some OF the members would be led BY their
personal preferences to vote for some other
man. They argue from this that he is supported
on the grounds of his opposition to certain
western interests. Any one candidate who had
the support Of the entire west could be elected,
but there Is no such unity of action in that
section. Should the unit rule be adopted
there, as Mr.. Reeds friends want it to be in New
York. any western candidate having the most
OF the western votes would certainly be elected,
and there would be no chance in the world of
an eastern man being elected under any cir
cumstances Without any such combination
the chances OF Mckinley, Burrows, Cannon or
Henderson depends upon his power to draw
votes from the east 1t is. therefore, this, vote
they are all working to get. If Reed is knocked
out it is fair to assume that the man who is
second choice of most of the members from
New England, New York and Pennsylvania will
get the speakership. There is probably not
large enough floating vote in the west to elect
either Of their candidates with all the rest hold
Ing their normal strength.
TALK AT THE VARIOUS HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. Henderson's friendsare doing an amount
OF work that is liable to lead to a surprise for
those who have not been counting on his being
a dangerous candidate. His canvass is being
conducted quietly, but his friends are gather
ing about him and are very hopeful. He has
some shrewd workers on his side.
Mr.. Burrows had things moving quite lively at
his heaquarters this morning. number OF
members were dropping in from time to time
ter and another. His friends are expecting
him to get strong contingent from New Eng
land If there is break from Reed.
Mr.. CANNON SAID TO BE MAKING GAINS.
There is as little talk about the headquarters
of Mr.. Cannon as any place where the speaker
ship is a subject of interest. His friends say,
however, that his canvass is going on steadily
and that he is making gains. Their chief point
that they want to make plain is that
they are not fighting anyone in par
ticular and are not making enemies.
They think that their candidates long
service in the House, especially his service on
the appropriations committee, where he has
had to do with the economic questions of re-
ceipts and expenditures, has broadened his
views, and he is western without being radical.
They say, too, that Illinois is not now a frontier
state and that the financial interests there are
divided between the two extreme views, and
that therefore it will be very easy for the east
ern members to vote for Mr.. Cannon.
This claim Of conservatism is made with as
much earnestness in behalf of the other candi-
dates from the west. They all think that the
election of any Of the western candidates.
Neither Henderson, Burrows nor Mckinley pro-
fess radicalism, though being naturally in
touch with the west.
THE FRIENDS OF MIR. M'KrNLEY
arc very hopeful, and think that he is in a posi-
ton to draw votes from both east and west
They point out that to view the situation from
an unbiased position there are these things in
favor of the Ohioan. 1T will be observed ~
they say, "that he represents state that is in
sympathetic touch with all the great interests
concerning which legislation is demanded
Ohio is great agricultural state, great
wool-growing state. She grows large quanti-
ties of tobacco. She is a mining state Her
people are largely interested in manufacturing
They are greatly concerned to have liberal APP
preparations for the proper improvement of
rivers and harbors. Her location makes her
justly conservative on the tariff, while she is
clearly in favor of the protective system"
WHAT Mr.. REEDS FRIENDS CLAIM.
Mr.. Reed is not here to speak for himself,
but his friends say that the other candidates
are greatly deceiving themselves when they
count on his losing strength. They say that in
stead of losing he is gaining all the while and as
rapidly as is consistent with the advanced posi-
ton his canvass occupies. They will not con-
fess that there is very much more gain neces-
sary for him.
Representative Dalzell said to a STAR re-
porter today that he had no doubt Of Mr. Reeds
election; that he would have a majority Of
the Pennsy lvania vote and strong support in
other directions, outside of New England. He
said he saw no signs of any impression
being made on Mr.. Reeds forces by the attacks
being made by the western candidates.