Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-19
The MANUFACTURERS NAN.
Major McKinley's Backing for the
House Speakership.
ARIZONA WANTS TO COME IN
She Will Lay Siege to Congress This
Winter-Thc Virginia Campaign
Solving the Descrtion Prob
lem-Army News.
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WASHINGTON, ID. O., Oct IS.
There are good reasons for believing that
the manufacturers of the country intend to
ask the election of Major Mckinley, of Ohio,
as speaker of the Fifty.frst congress.
Hon. Robert u. Porter, editor of the New
York Press, q representative of the manu-
faGturers of the country and a standard au-
thority on the tariff says to your correspond
ent that he and his friends are for Mckinley,
and that the Ohio man will be elected.
Today's Baltimore American has this from
its Washington correspondent, who quotes
Mr.. Porter:
"a believe Major Mckinley will be elected
because he is the man the manufacturers
want. They know that the tariff will be re.
vised by the coming congress, and it is only
natural and proper that they should feel the
deepest interest in the selection Of that man
to preside over the house in whom they
have always recognized the ablest
champion OF their industries. 1 have
reason to believe that they have discussed
the subject and that they will bring pressure
to bear upon their respective congressman.
There has been some talk of a formal meet
ing 10 be held just before congress convenes
for the purpose of formally endorsing Major
Mckinley but / hardly believe that such a
meeting will be held. Major Mckinley may
not be elected on the first ballot in the eau
Gus. On the contrary, Mr.. Reed of Maine,
may poll the biggest vote, but his first vote
will. | think, be his largest and unless he
goes through with rush on that ballot
think his following will at once begin to drop
off, There are many congressman who are
willing to give Mr.. Reed their first vote as a
well earned compliment. but who after that
will consider tn mselv IS at liberty to vote
for their preference. 1 don't believe that
the statements to the effect that the New
York and Pennsylvania delegations are solid
for Mr.. Reed are founded on fact. l don't
think that either of the delegations are solid
for anybody just yet"
AR1ZoNA's ASPIRATIONS.
"We shall make a vigorous effort to induce
congress to admit Arizona to statehood this
winter, or rather provide laws by which we
may come IN some time next year, says n.
O. Murphy, who is the secretary of the ter
ritory and who is now in the city. ''As to
what the politics of Arizona will be / do not
know, it is uncertain. but sure it Is that re-
publican congress could not do more popu-
lar thing to make Arizona republican.
"The outlook for prosperity with us has
never been brighter. The output of metals
| will be larger this year than ever before and
according to the assessment rolls, the prop
erty of the territory has increased
| something over S2,000000 during the
| last twelve months The principal agri-
cultural valleys are attracting widespread
attention, not only for the variety but guam
| tity of their products. When the railroads
now being projected IN Arizona are COM
Dleted, bringing communities closer together
commercially and furnishing cheaper and
better facilities for traffic and the inter-
| change of commodities for homo consump-
| tion, as well as export, then Arizona will
successfully compete with any other com
| monwealth in the union. Arizona will make
| a fight with Wyoming and Idaho TO secure
| statehood at the approaching session of con-
gress, and the prospects are that the adj
| mission to the union of more new states will
| be feature of the winters work in con-
| gress."
| THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
Much moro interestjust now attaches here
| to the campaign pending in Virginia than in
| Ohio, New York or any other state, for the
| reason that there are doubts as to the result
| in the Old Dominion, and then 1t is very near
| the national capital.
| Among those who are speaking for Malone
| is Representative Cheadle, of Indiana. Mr..
| Cheadle taxes discouraging view of the
| outlook, il seems, so far as the natural dis
| position of the b0urbons is concerned. He
| has written from Danville to your CORE
| spOndent as follows:
"At Danville the owners would not rent
| the theater or hall for republican speaking,
| and there is a city ordinance prohibiting
street speaking, so | could not speak here.
A city OF II, 700 people and nearly i, 900 white
| republicans in it. This country is sixty
| miles square. At Callands, twenty-five
miles in the country, held successful meet
| ing to-day. Democrats came TO hear and we
| made votes for the tickets. AT Callands
| met three old friends who voted for w. II.
| Harrison and General Ben. There are 1OC
white republicans IN that precinct"
| MIR. Cheadle goes on TO say that the white
| democrats are SO prciudiced against the
| negroes that they are becoming almost rabid,
| and it looks as though full ballot and affair
| count would be impossible. Under the cir
| cumstances 1t would be almost miracle fol
| Malone to secure the returns from his elec-
| tiou.
Judge Waidel, of Henry county, Vir-
| ginia, spoke TO a crowd OF 1880 people or
| Broad street, Richmond, last night, on the
methods practiced by democrats TO prevent
the negroes from voting in jackson ward
| In the course of his remarks he said:
ut is wrong, and unless stopped will result
| in bloodshed'
He insisted that the negroes should DC al
lowed to vote, and added; 1--WE intend tC
| give them chance TO vote, and furthermore
we propose to give those who have beer
keeping them from voging chance 10 go tC
the penitentiary."
| THE DEsERTToN PROBLEM.
Secretary Proctor will receive tomorrow
the testimony taken by the board of inquiry
| appointed 10 ascertain II possible why tuerS
are so many desertons from the army,
| Without awaiting the mass of testimony a:
to the causes, however, the department to
day made the iirst practical move to avoiC
desertions. General order No. ~, issueC
this afternoon, directs that hereafter there
shall be an interval of SIX days between the
day of enlistment and the day
of taking the oath. During this time
the recruit will be known as 'reeruit or
probation" The purpose of this innovation il
clear The six days lnterval will give thC
newly enlisted man a chance to repent of thC
step he has taken before 1t is too late. II
will give him also slight opportunity to heal
and see something of the life that awaits
| him for five years of service. Many a new
| recruit will be very willing TO take Off his
! uniform before the day comes when he takes
the oath, and thus the army is saved deser
tion. Experience has proved that a large
| proportion of the deserters are men who re
gretted their action almost immediately
| after enlisting and WHO are determined from
the very outset TO desert. by this new order
the man may leave it If he repents withou
deserting, and the army is saved an unwill
ing soldier and the expense Of capturing anC
punishing for years certain deserter.
| MOBILES FIRST LETTER.
| Secre tary Noble intends In few days b
give TO the press the entire report submitted
by the board appointed TO investigate Com
missioner Tanners administration OF th
pension office.
| The letter which he givns for nuhlicatior