St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
The Iowa House Of Repre-
sentatives Has a Bad Case
of Deadlock.
Republicans Find the Inde-
pendents Will Vote With
the Democrats.
All the Latter Have Their Ger
tiflcates Secure in Their
Inside Pockets.
The Deadlock Will Postpone
the Inauguration Of GoY.-
Elect Boies.

DEs MONIES. Jan. 12.-The Repub-
licans have had to bow to the ineviGa-
hle, and tonight acknowledged what
they ought to have known before, that
they cannot organize the house. They
have been claiming all along that when
the time came they could get one of the
five Independents to vote with them,
and would listen to nothing short of
complete control of the lower branch of
the legislature. One by one, however,
their hopes have been blasted, and to-
day the last one fed when an embas-
sador, who had been sent down to Adair
county to interview Representative Nc
Dermid, returned with the information
that the legislator intended to act with
the Democrats,and it was useles to talk
to him. So it happened that the Repub-
lican members of the house. being
brought face to face with the fact that
the body stood fifty and fifty and dead
lock was OH, held a secret caucus to de-
termine on some plan of action. Albert
Head, of Greene county, presided, and
forty-fiye members were present. The
only matter discussed was the question
of organization, and the subject of can
didates was not mentioned. 1t was so
evidently a case of first
CATCH YOUR RABBIT
that no one cared to talk about candi-
dates when there was TO certainty that
those selected would be elected, and all
discussion was as to the best or any
method of capturing the organization.
IL was finally decidedto appoint steer
ing committee, and after Representa-
tive Blythe, of Cerro Gordo county, had
been named as its chairman, and Ship
ley, of Guthrie, and Walden, of Appa-
moose, as the other two members. the
caucus adjourned until Monday. This
steering committee was instructed to
examine all the credentials of Demo-
cratic members and see if it could not
discover. some scheme by which one of
them could be prevented from taking
his seat 1t was also empowered to
begin q contest against Representative
Roe as soon as possible, and devise and
carry out any other plan by which it
might be possible to deprive Demo
crat of the right to vote when his ballot
was most needed. A poll of the Demo-
cratic members, however, discovered
the fact that each one of them had his
certificate of election tightly buttoned
up in his inside pocket except Woods,
of Fort Dodge, who had left it at home.
He, however, Immediately telegraphed
for it, and will have it in his hand when
he takes his seat Monday.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
also held short chucus, at which a
committee, composed of Hobrook, of
Iowa, as chairman, and Representative
Dayton, of Allamakee; Dent, of Plym-
outh: Hamilton, of Linn, and Hoteh-
kiss, of Davis, was appointed to take
charge cf the work of temporary organ
ization. Another caucus of the Demo-
cratic and Independent members of the
house was held. All of the Independ-
ents now in the city-that is to say, Nc
Dermid, Ewart, Monk and Roe-were
present, and agreed to vote with the
Democrats. Smith, of Boone, has not
yet arrived. but he sent word that he
could be counted in with the rest. This
settled the question of the Re-
publicans obtaining the vote
of an Independent, so that
the lower house stands SO and 50 and a
deadlock is assured. Acommi.tee, con-
sisting of BEEN, of Keokuk county:
Dayton, OF Allamakee. and Woods, of
Webster, was appointed to look after
the credentials of Democratic members
and also confer with the Republicans
as to the question of temporary organi-
zatiOn. Pending that conference it was
decided to postpone the question of can
didates for the temporary organization,
and the caucus adjourned until Monday
morning. AS the case now stands there
is every prospect that the deadlock in
the house may extend over some days,
and possibly some weeks. The dead
lock will. of course,
POSTPONE THE INAUGURATION
of GOV.B0ies and the election of United
States senator until it is broken, but
the Democrats, while sorry to have the
Inauguration delayed, are only too glad
to put Off the election of senator. as
every days delay now hurts the Alli-
son chances badly. Although there has
been as yet no counting Of noses, it is
quite apparent now that Holbrook, of
Iowa county. will receive the Demo-
cratic nomination for speaker of the
house. There are several other candi-
dates, but Holbrook is in the lead, and
will in all PROBABILITY capture the prize.
On the Republican side Luke. of
Franklin county, was the leader until
to-day. His pre-eminence. however, was
due to the fact that he had contracted
to furnish an independent vote, and
when it was found that that would not
be forthcoming, Wilson, OF Cass county.
began to loom up as formidable rival.
Head. of Greene, is also making show
of strength. The strength of the Wilson
movement is sGSlewhat significant, as
he is Larralpe Republican. and on
anything but friendly terms with
Allison, ana while the Dubuque states
ulan does not care to openly fight him
for fear OF getting
INTO MORE TROUBLE
than ne can we'll shoulder, yet the vic
tory Of Wilson in the caucus could
hardly be regarded as the best thing in
the world for Mr.. Allison. The SEN
atOrial fight took vacation to-day, as
the question of organizing the house
was uppermost in peoples thoughts.
The situation is about as it was yester-
day. Tie anti-Allison yeast is work
ing, and there is no telling when the
thing will end it the election is delayed
a couple of weeks. Were it to be held
Monday Allison would undoubtedly be
elected. as the opposition to him. strong