New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
BECAUSE HILL PROMISED ME-
ru,T Is oUINN's CI.AqM TO THE CLERKsHIP OF
TIE UOrSE-THE sPBAKERsuIP RACE.

FIAT Is oUINN's CLAIM TO THE CLERKsH1P OF
TIE HoUSE-THE sPEAKERsuIP RACE.
Washington, Nov 10 CspeciaT.-The report that
Congressman John Quinn expects to be elected CLERK
Of the House of Representatives in the LID Congress
bccanse David b. Hill has promised him the place
indicates that statesman Quinn is thorough bciieVer
in the pussancc OF New York's whisley Governor IN
National affairs 1t is barely possible that Quinn Is
a victim Of misplaced confidence. In the first place
he may have made big mistake about liiils
.promiser as smith W. Weed seems to have done IL
,e case Of the United states Senatorship and in the
second Mace if the Governor really made the promise
and shouid try redeem it,. he would probably ais
cover that the Democratic majority in the House du
not desire and would net permit any Democratic Gov
crnor TO mcddlc with the distribution Of It's patronage
even for the sake of paying debt Of Tammany' IL
IS true that Ncw-York will have more Democri''
Rrprcsratives I'm the next Congress than any "'hef
state but is equally true that since Wednesday the
nolitlcal importance the Empire State has d"lnded
perccptiby not 10 say with wonderful rapidly N
The opinion Of Democrats in other states senator
NcPher,on Of Ncw-Jcrsey was swift to decIire "a'
New York was no longer necessary to bemocra"c
success. and his declaration has been hailed viii
enthusiasm by Democrats throughout the UnIon-es
pc,ally 10y the Cleveland Democrats who constitute
Ihrec- fourth, Of the party outside Of New-> YORK.
ENCongrc~,man John b. Clark, of Missouri Is an
active candidate the clcrkshp. lie served III ta
,pacitv in the last three Democratic Congresses ana
enjoy, the personal friendship and confidence oil al
the Democratic Representative, who were mchlu'r' :"
those Congresses. lie a fthful ana clholllt
officer and his chances Of success may he rcEhucu d"
fair c,pitc the fact that Representative liatch' q"
the same state active candidate for the speaker
ship. ~,
If has not vet been disclosed whether or not kcp
rc.eut.ttivcelcct Daniel l.. Lockwood OF buIalo h''
received a promise ~ the SpcakcrNhlp from "'
uui,~ant ryccllcncy. Governor IllI, but the Dch"
cratic co~,ips in Washington profess to know that h'
. il, backed by the solid NewNork Delegation lio"
eyer that mas be- Daniel, chance, may be NEaNcu
a., Of che slumc-t description. some Of the >ou'hcr"
Democratic newspapers, while declaring thtt -"
uonlIl,m i, d.aI.1 urging In tho strongest 'c''
that the election II southern man a. speaker OF ''
appointment 81 3 southern man a chairman u '''
WAY. and Mean. Committee would b. cNtlchleN un
wise - far heard from 10 southern h'Pitc'
,Iy, elect f1sc- this Wow %. the MAJ cF au "'1
ma pr.i,afilfty Tat # tN"n VIII 90 So iIrt
utis,-. tt, old Guarl" "l the p"i1DcrtN parry dIu
nc, viii demand AID receive the re"dri" 10 "Hon
hoy rr-nrd tlcHI-clVs, chitIcI. Nc--T'' me-
ra,tl,yaitr Evnuf.. lockwood and other Nnrth'rh
cruo.r,f. WHO have entered the >pcahciHAiP h's ar
,o.rncd To be- glIryuu-y disappointed II tl} haltei
l,a,-rlyr, That the southern WlIE ~ W" parry VII
,lat.. let Il IT, demands because ~ TIE ac'nch'L
unicr.caI superiority Of the northern Democrats III
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