Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-22
OLD FOR CAMERON.
llegheny COunty's Legislative Dele
CATION Holding No Caucuses
\ THE SUBJECT OF A SPEAKER.
E. Stewart, Esq, in the Field as a Can
didate for the Place.
JON FOR BROOKS OF PHILADELPHIA

Samuel E. Stewart. ESQ.,, of Verona bor-
Ugh, whose law office is on Fifth avenue,
is city, has announced himself candi
Ite for Speaker of the House of Represent
ives in Harrisburg this session.
This is Mr.. Stewards third term in the
wer branch of the Legislature, to which
was first elected in 1856. He has the
putation of being a faithful ana capable
ssemOlyman, and is popular at the State
pital. He is a we'll known member of the
llegheny county bar. He is yet young,
lvirc been born in Allegheny June 80,
i56. He spent his youth on his fathers
rm. up the Allegheny river. In 1879 he
a4uated from Washington and Jefferson
ollege, and, coming to Pittsburg, read law
iih Major Il. Z. Stewart, being admitted
the bar in 1880.
Little more than two weeks now remain
eiore the State Legislature convenes, ana
le Allegheny county members have not yet
ecided who they will Jointly support for
peaker of the House of Representatives.
he delegation from Philadelphia has held
caucus and formally promised Mr.. Brooks,
that city, its entire vote. The Allegheny
oUnty delegation also usually holds eau
US at home before going to Harrisburg, but
is quite probable that this year will be an
RECEPTION.
NOT YET CALLED To CAUCUS.
No call has thus far been issued for a
leetipg of the Pittsburg and Allegheny
ourtv members TO act upon the Speaker
mn. The members from this county could not
e bound together, in advance OF the gathering
the Legislature, to vote for Mr.. Brooks be-
ause several of them are not friendly TO him,
o that caucus in his behalf would be useless.
As for the other candidates for the position,
OF enough interest is being taken here to
lake any effort to combine on any one of them.
All of the members have received visits or per-
onal letters from the various candidates, So
citing their influence and votes All of these
ave friends among the Allegheny county rep
eSentatlves.
In his canvass of the home members DIS
'ATCH reporter heard Mr.. Finley, of Washing
on county; Caleb {. Thompson, of Warren
,ounty, and Thomas h. Capp. of Lebanon
,ounty, all OF whom are candidates, tavorably
poken OF. Six of the Allegheny county mem
lers replied almost IN the same language, when
,Sked about the Brooks boom. They said
There is better material IN the House than
dr. Brooks" Yet all admitted that the noise
II his canvass thus far indicates that he Will
,ome before the House next month as perhaps
he leading candidate.
MANY of the home members said that Mr..
Stewart should be given the whole vote of AL
eCheny county a recognition of Pittsburg
sauuidate. They thought that even II he does
cot stand well front in the race, as far as the
whole State is concerned this complimentary
vote could be given him oD the first ballot at
least
But, on the whole most OF the members who
we're interviewed wished to be left free-footed
TO decide for themselves when they reach
How. Ehf,rrr n ha N la
are running.
SOLID FOR DON CAMERON.
Nor is it the desire OF the political leaders
to have a caucus in Pittsburg. They want to
hold the vote OF the Allegheny county delega-
tion for Speaker. free to swing at will so as to
win the best vantage ground for the more i'm
portant political bartIe-Ihe election of 4
United States Senator. The Allegheny county
delegation as a whole will vote for the candi-
date for Speaker who is most advantageous to
the friends of Don Cameron, be he Brooks or
not; and as Cameron VIII be reelected, the
Allegheny county boys will be on the winning
side in the Speakershlp question also.
.. r. Jones' Esq. another PittsburG lawyer
who Is a member OF the Legislature, takes high
grounds in his choice of a Speaker of the
House. lie says: Until get to Harrisburg
/ cannot decide for whom will vote. No
caucus could bind me- / think a Speaker
should be elected who would be absolutely in.
leDepdent-who would not be the tool of
mean. a man who could not be influenced in
the appointment of standing committees; who
would put on the Appropriations Committee
rlen who are known for retrenchment and re.
gorm: wEo would appoint the Corporations
Committee men who are anti-corporatIonlsts
and who wouli appoint the Judiciary
General Committee a few men who are
not ATTORNEYS. 1t is the custom tc
make up this latter committee entirely of law.
vers, but l think there should be men on il
from other walks of life. such as farmers aru
81, 1 4,
common sense law occasionally
Inasmuch as the heads of committees is one
of the chief sources of influence in the hands
Of the Speaker, and as the Speakers election
Is invariably secured by the promise before
hand of those appointments, other members
think that MIR. Jones will not have the oppor
tuniuy this year TO vote for a man after his owr
heart-or for good many years to come.
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