Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-28
NeALLs's GOOSE COOKED.
The Alliance Men Unto on One Candi-
date--The Rcsplt
tBy telegraph TO the Dispascn.i

10y teegrapn 70 tne Dtspafoh.i
TOPEKA, KAN. January 27.--In the House
the ballot resulted as follows. Pfeffer, sc !;
ingalls,, 29; Blair, o. In the Senate: In.
gals, S5; Pfe1er,2.
OPERATION OF THE pRoP-oSE RULE.
The Alliance caucus that nominated
Judge Pfeiffer last night as ITS choice for
United States Senator to succeed Ingalls,
did not adjourn until lis o'clock this
morning. There were seventeen candi-
dates, and ON the drop-one rule il took a
number of ballots 10 arrive at O final
choice. The list of candidates in the order
Of their strength on the first ballot was as
follows; w. A. PfefFer Elder, Speaker of
the House; John Wiliitts, defeated ALI
ance candidate for Governor; John Davis.
Congressman-elect from the Fifth
topa; Frank Dostor, Judge of the
District Court of Hoiton: A. H.
Snyder, formerly Uuion-Labor organizer !:
Judge Yrooman, of Kansas City, Kan. {;
General G.. II. Rice. Of Fort Scott; w. s.
Cowswell; David Overman; s. N. Scott /:
James Maxson; w. A. Olds; John Hart, of
Sedgwiok county; j. r. Osborne, defeated
Alliance candidate for Secretary of State,
and W. A. Harris, q stock-raiser of Leaven-
worth county. On each ballot the candi-
date receiving the lowest number of votes
was dropped from the bottom of the list
in about the order named. The balloting
finally narrowed itself down TO Pfeffer,
Willitts, Elder, and Doster. The last
named was dropped on the fourteenth bal
lot. The next ballot threw out Elder, aud
the final ballot stood-Pfeffer, 76; Willitts,
3s. The Elder forces, 1t is said, took their
defeat very bitterly.
PfefTer is sixty years of age, six feet tall,
and ns slim as Ingalls,, with adoep cultural
though pleasing voice, and is slow and de
liberate in speech. Up to year ago he
was q staunch Republican. He favors the
unlimited coinage of silver anda conserva-
tive expansion of the currency, with mod
crate protection of home industries, though
he does not believe in protection as prin-
ciple. He favors the Government loaning
money at and per cent. on farm mort
cages.
PPTFFER IN THE HoUsE-IyGALLs IN THE
SENATE.
TOPEKA. KAN. January 27.-The House
was half an hour late in assembling this
morning The attendance OF spectators
was large. The : mates chief clerk ap-
peared at IL o'clock and presented re-
quest from the Senate that the House re-
turn for further consideration to the Sem
ate its concurrent resolution providing for
a Joint session of the two houses to-mor-
row at noon for the purpose of electing a
Oulltu Glhltb fDtDulOls 1nt ItQhOot was
refused by an overwhelming vote.
Mr. Douglass, of Sedgwick, moved for
reconsideration of the resolution and q
granting of the request. Debate developed
the fact that the Alliance feared that the
request of the Senate concealed snare.
The motion was finally voted down. There
were 20 nominating speeches. The result
Of the ballot was Pfeffer (Alllance), 90; In
gals, %; General George w. Blair, 8.
The House then adjourned until 2
o'clock.
At noon the Senate proceeded to ballot
for senator. There were no nominating
speeches. The vote was: ingalls,, 35 /;
Pfefier, 2; Blair, /; Senator Kelly Repub-
lican), /; Congressman Morrill,, /. ingalls,
was declared the choice of the Senate
amid considerable enthusiasm. The Senate
then adjourned till p. NJ.
There is some talk of the Senate de-
clining TO meet with the House in Repre-
sentative Hall. Speaker Elder has issued
all passes to outsiders, and the House to-
day declined to return the Senate joint
session resolution to be amended 80 as to
permit Lieutenant-G Governor Felt to also
Issue passes. The Republicans are in
caucus this afternoon TO consider the
matter.