, 1889-12-05
OUR SENATORS
Arrive at the Capital Of
the United States
AND SELECT THEIR QUARTERS.
Reed Nominated on the SEQ
ond Ballot.
WILSON STANDS BY Ills CQL9RS.
WILSON STANDS BY Ills C0L9RS.
News From Washington That
Will Interest Every Body
in the State.


Especial Service OF the REVIEWS Washing.
ton Press Burcau.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.--The men from
the northern tier of the Western states
contributed their share to the making OF
speaker to-day, Hansbrough having
promised Henderson complimentary
vote and in Difference to the wishes Of q
large number of Iowa men. who had
telegrapled him from North Dakota, to
vote for Henderson if lie could. He sup
ported tire Iowa man on the first ballot.
He then turned to Reed and without his
vote another ballot would have been
necessary.
Mr., 1Iansbrough says he would havo
been willing to vote for any Western
man who could have shown on the first
ballot that lie had any show for election.
but lie did not propose to go down with
forlorn hope for the mere sake of u
sentiment, and especially as Reed was in
every way satisfactory to him.
Carter of Montana was Reed man
first and last. IIe was not only tor him
with his vote, but tried to get others to
follow his example Mckinley would
have been satisfactory to him, but hc
preferred Reed.
Herman of Oregon did not vote for
Reed on the first ballot, bccaused he did
not get there In time, but his vote saved
him, as did another one mans vote on
the second ballot. Herman was all
avowed Reed man from the time of his
arrival here.
Wilson of Washington, although at
the foot of the lis, and fully aware that
Reed had been nominated, stood by his
first choice, Mckinley.
The new state men all went to him
and urged that lie make 1t solid block
Of five from the new states, but he would
not change. Mr.. Wilson told them that
II his vote was necessary to nominate,
he would have voted for Reed,
but as IL was apparent
nomination had been made, he was not
going to change for the simple reason
that he wanted to get OH the band
wagon.
Delegate Dubois could not vote, but he
was at the caucus and he was working
as hard as he could for the Maine candi-
date. He was all over the hall, urging
the Northwesteuers to come 20 his win.
AhG VI StutcS CuIi
feel pretty we'll satisfied with the result.
On the other candidates they voted US
follows; Herman voted for Mcpherson
with all the others.
For sergcant-at-arms, Herman, Wilson
and Carter voted for Holmes, and Hans
brough for Captain Reed.
For doorkcepsr all voted for Captain
Wheat who voted Tor him when he was
nominated for postmaster.
They all voted for Charles b. Ransdell
for chaplain, Mr.. Rainsdell Is a college
classmate of Delegate Dubois, and the
Idaho man made it his especial tight to
secure his nomination.
Our Senators on the Grouna.
Senators squire and Allen of Wash
ington arrived in the capital to-day
Senator Squire is at the Arlington, ac-
con,panied by his private secretary, j.. +.
Carrerc. The senator's family is at
Clyde, Ohio. The senator's children
will attend school at llion, N. Y. Mrs.
Squire will arrive here tomorrow.
Senator Allen has secured apartments
on Twentieth street.
Both senators were at the capitol To-
day and selected seats i'm the senate
chamber They are on the extreme left
of the president of the senate, and just
behind the seats selected by the senator's
from North Dakota.
senator Squire met many of the soma
tors to-day and this evening called upon
Senator Edwards.
Washington Is the second state to get
its senators OH the ground for the win
ters work.
The Plums Hang High.
There were none Of the new statesmen
that were favorably impressed with J.
&. Burrows. II seems that Senator Pet.
tigrcw claims that Burrows refused to re-
port the bill dividing Alaska buck in
1882, when both sections had agreed on
a measure. 1t was given out by Bur
rows that Reed presented II, but Senator
Pettigrew denies this.
Last night Pettigrew saw Reed and
told him that in case of his success he
did not want Burrows to he highly
honored with "A committee place, Reed
made no promises, but the new states
men in, view of the prominent part they
played In the nomination of the speaker,
will ask that Burrows be shclved as far
as possible.
The Northwestern men wanted Wheat
for doorkeeper, believing that they
would have chance for some Of the l25
places he has to distribute. The caucus,
however, adopted resolution instructing
the doorkeepcr to divide the appoint
mcnts in his department cquitably
among the states. There may be few
plums for Northwestern members oven
with a Marylnnder as doork ccncr