The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-07
TIE NEXT SPEAKERSHIP.
six DEMOCRATS MENTIONED
FOR THE HONOR.
Their Respective Qualifications Tor the
Po.ition-Coiored Upper Circles In
wssbucton Meet with Bebuff-Capi-
tal News In General.

tai News In General.
W.suINGToN, Oct. c. Special. There
arc very few politicians in town. IL IL
rare thing in a days walk 10 meet even
Congressman. At the headquarters OF the
two parties the employees are busy, but the
Gentlemen who are on hand 10 confer with
visiting and active patriots OF the respect
i've political parties have but little to do.
But little is heard from the campaign as 1t
goes on. Nevertheless there is some pohti-
cal talk. As there always Is. In tue air. lts
nrincipal topic is in regard to the Speaker
ship of the next House in case that BODY
should contain a Democratic majority, OF
which there is, as YOU know, but httle
doubt.
six men are put down on the list Of speak
ership possibilities. They are Bynum, OF
Indiana: Mills. Of Texas; McMillin. OF
Tennessee: Crisp, Of Georgia; Breckinridge,
of Kentucky, and Hatch, OF missouri
From that li-t three names ran De CASH!
eliminated. Hatch is strong man, good
narliamentarian and Of fine voice and COM
handing figure, has long had an ambition
to preside over the House, and that amDi,
ton is vet with him in force. But he VIII
find that his advocacy Of the Conger Lara
bill put him where he could by no means
Gain votes that would be absolutely neces-
sary to his preierment. Breckenridge has
no real desire 10 be Speaker, and VIII not
work for il. II il should come To MIN
he would take il. But he does
not expect il 10 come to him. Inns much ne
has told your correspondent. Talk about
him is merely talk. Mills is in somewhat
similar position. He has enlisted for the
war in the struggle against the Republican
tariff. What he wants is 10 be again at the
head of the Ways and Means Committee,
and to that there would be but httie OPPOSE
ton.
Taking away Mills, Breckenridge, and
Hatch there remain Bynum. Crisp, and Nc
Millin. Between those three the fight could
be. There is talk OF Crisp being sent to the
senate TO succeed Brown, but the Georgia
people here say that there is no possibility
Of such a thing. The Alliance men control
the Georgia Legislature, and If they decide
not 10 elect Gordon To the senate 1t VIII be
because they want to elect an Alliance man,
and Crisp is not an Alliance man. 30 much
| for that. But Crisp need not be worried on
| that score II is bigger thing 10 be
speaker Of the House than to be member
| Of the Senate. And the chances are very
much in the direction that Democratic
| House would elect him 10 preside over It's
deliberations. He knows parliamentary
| law he has acumen, is fearless, quick, ana
wiihal has an excellent control over NM
| self.
Bynum is very popular man. lie was
most conspicuous in denOuncng Reed our
! Ing the last session. lie has strong lol-
| lowing and would make candidate mat
would make uneasy any man whose amOi-
:. .lfFag fisp
he is hOt-headed and uniudicial. He would
be as ruthless in the chair to the Republi-
can side a. ever Reed was to the Demo-
cratic side. I'm doing 50, however, he would
not keep his head. He is quick 10 anger
aud would be liable to 20 all to pieces.
McMilln, of Tennessee. j. strong in the
Southeast. The kentuckians, VINO have 50
much 10 do with the organization OF Demo-
cratic Houses, are for him.
He is clear-headed and courteous. No
one questions his ability to I'LL the chair OF
| the House most acceptably, but he would
have the weakness of Mr.. Carlisle. In his
| endeayer 10 be exactly just and fair, he
would give. when there was doubt,
! the vantage TO his political opponents.
| That kind OF business Is highly commend
able. but it does not work. II would
weaken his own side, and gain nothing
from the opposition. See the records of
| the three Democratic Congresses over when
Mr.. Carlisle presided.
As above outlined is about the situation.
The deduction from IT Is that crisp Of
Georgia will without much doubt be the
Speaker Of the next House, If the NOVem-
Der elections return to that Dody Demo
, cratic majority.
| COLOEED UPPER CIRCLES REBUFFED.
The upper circles of negro life IN Wash
ingtOn has Just met with setback. Inc
negro. YOU know. il nothing if not imlta-
| tive, and Washington i his paradise. lie
has more license here than anywhere upon
the face Of the United states. He does not,
| il is true. attain here that dream of his-so-
cial equality with tie whites-but he l.
permitted to do many things that he would
not think Of doing elsewhere. such negroes
as accumulate money or get fat places under
| the Government constitute themselves
class. and would no more have anything to
| do with the ordinary "culled puss0n' than
such men as Reed ingalls, and Lodge,
who are their champions for poll
tics only, would have to do with
them. The class 10 which | have referred
are led by such as WOrmley. the hotel
man; Frederick Douglass, and Bruce, the
| Recorder Of Deeds for the District. Ihey
| initiate the white people as best they can.
| Their last effort in that direction was to
found for themselves a summer resort on
| the Potomac river. A number OF white
people have built up quite place down the
river at Colonial Beach. There they have
good hotel. and have erected cottages where
| they and their families spend the summer.
| The ne groes would do the same. They picked
mt a place forty miles below here on the
Maryland side Of the river. II is known rs
| Clifton Beach. IL is a pretty spot, and Is
under the control Of Pennsylvania
named Reniger, who has run it to accOmmo-
date eXcursiOnists. There WOrmley and his
associates would establish for themselves
and theirs "A summer resort for admttance
| 10 which none others need apply. NegOtla-
tons were opened with Reniger. lie was
willing To SELL and the transfer was about
| to be cOnsummated. Ii was not, however,
as Reniger yesterday told me. The gOod
people of Maryland round about clifton
| Beach heard that n colony OF negroes was
about 10 be established in their midst.
| they protested. and 10 such avail that the
| "upper circles" Of Washington negroes VIII
not form a Southern colony down there.
CAPITAL NOTES.
4 new pOstofiice has been established AT
Kildee. WestmOreland County, Va, with
Robert \. Marshall AZ postmaster.
The following fOurth-class pOstmasters
were appointed to-day: North Carolina
John Miller, at COnnelly's Springs; y. IL.
Parker, at Fiat River: {. l.. Tate, at Forest
CITY: \. b. LebfOrd. at Hayesville; Il. +.
Hester, Hester's store: George W. Vest. at
Vests; ;. 4. Grant, at Yellow Greek. Nir-
ginia-J. Il. Kerr, at Glendale; l.. VI. llite,
AT Mount Williams; j. NJ. Rodgers, at
Riyersyille; T. w. >hryock, at Sands.