New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
THE SPEAKERSHlP RACE.
MANY NEW FACES SEEN AT THE VARIOUS
HEADoUkRTERS.
,xsL REED NOT PRESENT, BUT HIS SUPPORTERS
uoprFrr-FR1ENDs oP THE OTHER CAN.
pIDArHs ALL ALLEGING q" GAINS,


HopEFUL-FmENDs oP THE OTHER CAN.
pIDArHs ALL ALLEGING - GAINS,
AN UGLY RUMoR AFLoAT.
FIR TELEGRAPH TO TIRE TRBUsE1
Washington Nov. GA good many new faces were |
Ian a, the headquarters of thv several candidates
for the spcaSership to-day indicating that the Con
grcs<onal tide has begun TO set strongly IN TINS
S,rect,on and may be expected 10 reach It's flood
to,ore next saturday For the first time. fears were
,xprossed by the friends of one candidate AFTER
another to-day that this that supporter may be so
strongly tempted by the turkey and CRANBERRY sauce
~ thanksgiving Day as 10 away bis day of political
grace so TO speak, and fail TO be In his seat ana
respoud 10 his name in the Republican caucus next
saturday noon. Anxious aides studied railroad Tune
tables with interest, and after making due allowances
Cor smashups, and other causes of delay. decided
that some of the men whose cases were under con
doration must forcgo the pleasures of home Thanks
giving this year. expect TO lind themselves at the
Go, ~ the meanest and least desirable committees
"a Dotidcatons TO that effect were sped 10 them by
telegraph.
mo arrival OF supporters in ever headquarters
,.hourb they did not increase previous estimates.
e,rd the respective candidates, and made them
cbeerful and confident than ever All Of them werc
IN good humor until late in the afternoon, when
ucIv rumor became current that more of the
candidates had secretly caused 10 be printed, and,
through some OF their psrusans. privately cir
ctlatipg among members especially interested IN
certain Of legislation, tickets small tracts
assalling the legislative record Of one more of the
other candidates, in respect 10 those questions IN
order 10 win votes. This secret method OF canvsssing
WAS roundly denounced by every candidate spoken 10
on the subject and the opinion freely expressed
by all Of them that would react on its authors The
rumor seems 10 be incredible, and yet there is some
ground TO believe be If IL be So the secret
has been well guarded thus far by It's possesSors Du
it probably will be exposed before the meeting OF tne
caucus u IS, OF course, entirely probable mat
such scheme is afoot it Is the work of the over
jealous and INSCRIPTIONS partisans of one or more oil
the candidates. Every Republican believes ana man
tsins that the who are candidates Tor the hIsn
Office OF speaker are animated by the highest ana
keenest sense of honor and that none OF thehl "ou
descend 20 any scheme or trick TO undermine
or niIre the prospects of any of his rivals IN uls
contest which, thus far, has seemed 10 10 d. noiu'
as il bids fair TO become spirited.
As fast as tie new arrivals reported to ther IT,
spective favorites to-day they were dotaheu lor '
sionary work among those Congressman "hoS0 TO-"
ar. moi often seen at any healquarers' Dut Who
hovo n ne seeus-some of them several times
saensbefore they decide which one OF the cauua'e'
,old rnah, the best and safest speaker. These cahhy
Congressmen--a discreet as they are VIII
are not numerous but they have far average "'"
that the more difficult anything Is 10 procure INC
higher is It valued and upon this idea they act II
l.
much otto be sought and besOugh-in order 10 mako
more conspicuous their own conscientiousneSs' ana
mora apparent TO everybody the enormous %'Oun' Va
profound thought which they devote to every PuOi'o
duty they are required to perform some supern0i"
,htnpers and observers have, by innuendo at least
accused these procrastnatng patrio'S OF sorui' s
for chairmanships and good places on leaoihs coni
mittees That is unjust in the extreme.
N, Reeds continued absence during the day was
a disappointment 10 some of his supporters who had
inst arrived but they quickly Informed Oh the
favorable prospects Of his candidacy by his active ana
vpilant lieutenauts, who not only keeny "ach every
movement in the enemies line but look aiter ms
own lines as well. As Of them expressed IL We
are on the wapath and shall not sleep except on our
arms until after the first second ballot IN Sa'urudY
caucus when expect 10 invite the other DIaNoS
into our own big wicwam and light the pipe OF peace
y hod not he forgotten, however, that the leutenahts
Of all the other candidates equally active DraVe
,igtIapt and confident that they expect 10 oIor
Invitations, light the pipe of peace ana ceieord'o n
victory of their respective leaders.
The friends Of each of the candidates uruaS :"
,occd gains. for his favoritc. The true Hleahhe
Of This is that most of the candidates have clanieu
certain men of support they were uS 10 nv o
certain and whenever they receive an ul"H"'0N
assurance from such man, they SET IL "o"" a
rain IL IS therefore. fact, generally Sp- aAihe'
ia, the gains do not make larger but HUE more
.rI,d tho little estimate which every good CANDIDATE
carries in an ms de pocket
colonel Uenderson's friends are doing an amount
Of WORK which in their opinion, Will at least sDrpiS
those who have not been counting On H. De4ne
ds,rerous candidate. His canvass is beng cohdu 'eu
I'll. hut his friends are gathering about hlEl' anu
are extremely hopeful lie has some sA'e"o "o'A''
Oh NJ, M burrows had things moving quite lively at
n . eeadquaricrs this morning huHDer oI iit,i il
bers droppng In from Iin Gs az and anoihr
IL friends arr expecting him 10 get S'lOIe F,,,
insent from New Ensiand. if there IS DieaA No'"
hoSlr Cannous friends declare that his canvas Is
urtrtc~.ng swimmngly, and that n j. mohns o%Ii,
lie chief point that they make pam Is iAa, me-,
an not fighting any one IN pa! ucuiar' anu it9otc'
making enemies. They think maj IhVii ricS an
long service in the House especially Ms sINLI1 -,
the Appropriation Committee, Were ne L@S n$' "
do with the economic questions Ol Iceeip - te *
1endtures La, brOadened his view, anu INA, M =,
Western without being adical Ihey say 700 .sI
Illinois Is now frontier state uld' me nudNlo n
interests there are divided between tn TWO extreme
and t6at 10 51 26d fer Mr. VA cannon nS easy "
Mater VrKiuloy's friends arr exceedingly hopefuA
s,I 'T Faf and " est They point that, 10 view
the situation from an unbiased IoSOli ueIr "'e ,
wa SsIor Bntterworth that he represents STATE
Tat Is IN evrnpatheuc touch with all the Sreal III
erests concerning which lcgi, c aor Is s1sie
great wool growing state. she grows laTfe IusnI I
90 largely Interested I'm manufacturing. 1hey aN
greatly concerned 10 have liberal sPpr3rla'iousS o
Io MAKE her Jus ty conservative on rho tariff, while
she IS clearly favor Of the protective system, ~
~.
greatly deceving themselves when they count on nj
losing strength. They that Instead OF losing NJ II
gaining all the While. and rapidly a. Is coi'lst'lll
with The advanced place his canvass occupies. they
VAL Mt confess that there is much NOR gain neccs-
sary for him
Representative Dalzeu said 70 Star reporter 10
DAY that he had doubt Of Mr.. Reeds election that
the latter would have majority Of the Pennsy lvaDa
vCtc and a strong support In other directions outside
Of New England lie said he signs Of any I'M
preston being made Oh Mr.. Reeds forces by the al
tacks being made by the Western candidates
MR. PROCTOR TO VISIT GERONIMO
washington Nov. 23.-secietary Proctor is endeavor-