Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-24
AN INGALLS, VICTORY.
THIRTEEN ALLIANCE MEN VOTE WITH
THE REPUBLICANS.
Union Veterans Petition the Kansas Legis-
lature to Elect Ingalls, or Some Man
Equally Their Friend-The Senator Ar
rives to Conduct His Fight in Person.

TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 23.-There was a
very exciting discussion in the House OF
Representatives this morning. The trouble
was aroused by the presentation of a memoir
ial from the ex-Union soldiers of Topeka,
asking that Senator Ingalls, be returned to
the United States Senate. The memorial
recited that Senator Ingalls, had always
been loyal to the old soldiers, and asked
that no one else be selected to succeed him
who would not do as much for them in
Congress as he would do.
Mr.. Lupfer, of Pawnee county, moved
that it be placed on the table. This brought
Judge Webb to his feet, who earnestly pro-
tested against such an insult to the old SOL
diers. Mr.. Lupfer then changed his motion,
and moved that the memorial be referred to
the Committee on Agriculture. This
pleased the Alliance members immensely.
Alter numerous other motions, one was
made to refer it to special
committee OF old soldiers, to be
appointed by the Chair. Thirteen AL
lance members voted with the Repub-
licans. and the motion was lost.
In joint session it will require SO votes to
elect Senator. Should the 10 Alliance
men who stood by ingalls, to-day vote for
his reelection, and should the Democrats
vote for their own candidate, the ballot
would stand-Ingalls, 76; Alliance csndi-
date, so; Democrats candidate, 8. Should
the Democrats join the Alliance forces, the
opposition to Mr.. ingalls, would aggregate
SO votes, a majority. Should they decline,
a deadlock would ensue. So far the Alliance
has been unable to agree upon any one Of the
numerous Alliance Senatorial candidates,
and it is by no means certainty that on
the first ballot the Alliance strength will be
concentrated. The Republican leaders are
confident that the Alliance people will
never agree in caucus, and base their hopes
upon a divided vote. The Democrats de-
clare that they will vote for an Alliance
man rather than Mr.. ingalls,, or their own
candidate if they see any chance of defeat
ing Mr.. Ingalls,.
Three caucuses were held last night at a
late hour. One was composed of the ad-
herents of P. P. Elder, Speaker of the
House. They numbered 25 Alliance men,
and decided TO push his claims in the eau
Gus. The second caucus was that of the
Alliance. 1t decided that the Alliance
Congressmen-elect, Jerry Simpson and
John Davis in particular, were taking too
much personal interest in the Senatorial
question; that they had achieved enough
success and honor in the late election to
satisfy most people, and that their
Senatorial booms should be suppressed.
The Republicans also held caucus and
decided to take no action regarding the
Senatorial question until Mr.. ingalls, ar
rived from Washington. A dispatch from
Kansas City says that Senator Ingalls, ar
rived there at o'clock this evening from
Washington. The oysters that came by ex-
press on the same train were loquacious
compared with the Senator. He would not
even admit that he was himself, and hur-
ried away to the Union Depot Hotel.
He was met bv W. j. Buchanan, Chair
man of the Republican State Central Com
mittee of Kansas, and George Findlay, a
prominent Republican politician. Several
men OF rural aspect were afterward ad-
mitted into the secret chamber. One OF the
knowing ones predicted that ingalls, will
have majority on the first Senatorial bal.
lot.