St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
COOKING INGALLS, GOOSE.
The Farmers Doing 1t to the
Queens Taste

Topeka, Kan, Jan. Ex-senator In
gals was right when he remarked in his
speech last night that the battle was on.
1t was on. and no truce was declared
over Sunday. The Farmers Alliance
was busy all day. None of the members
went home, taking advantage of the
Sunday vacation. They were all needed
at the caucuses and they were all on
hand. Most important action was de-
cided upon to-day. That was the I'M
seating of two Republican representa-
tlves, reducing Ingalls, forces by that
Tsva Der. The committee on privi-
.oges and elections met early this
election cases which still remain to be
disposed of. They were the cases of
Reedy, Alliance, against Boyer, Repub-
lican, from Lyons county, and Maxwell,
Alliance, against Rood, Republican,
from Marion county. Boyer was de-
clared elected by seven majority, and
Rood ana Maxwell were tied. The COM
mittee remained in session until noon,
when it agreed upon report. The
committee is composed of four Alliance,
two Republicans and one Democrat.
The majority reported that the sitting
members were elected by fraud and the
corruption of votes and recommends
that the contestants be given their seats.
Speaker Elder, of the house, was in
formed of the committees de-
ciSion. He Immediately called
caucus of the Alliance members.
The caucus was, as usual, secret. 1t was
brief, however. From one of the men,
berS it was learned that it had. unani-
mously decided to adopt the majority
of % q frSt
at tO-morroW'S session, and seat the con-
testants in time to give them vote on
the senatorial question the following
day. This action will increase the vote
of the Alliance in Joint ballot to ninety
four and will reduce the Republican
vote to siXty-four. The Alliance will
then have thirty plurality over the Re
publicans and majority of twenty-one
over all. 1t will require eighty-three
votes in joint ballot to elect.
The Alliance members are garrulous
enough when they are approached on
contemplated legislation, but when it
GENES to the senatorial question they
are as dumb as the sphinx. They de-
cline to say anything definite regarding
the caucus eff last night. They do say,
however, that no agreement was
reached. Speaker Elder denies the re-
port that ballot was taken last night
and that w. A. Harris, the stock raiser
of Leaven worth county, received fifty
one votes. lie says no ballot was taken
and that the claims of the various can
didates only were considered. There
will be no further caucus until to-mor-
row night, when it is expected an agree
ment will be reached. The Alliance
men are all confident they will
elect an Alliance man on the
first ballot to succeed Mr.. In
gals. No one dares predict who
he may be, Speaker Elder said to-day
that by no possible means could Mr.. In
gals be reelected. Ninety-one men,
bers, he said, were honor bound to vote
against Mr.. ingalls,, and he had no doubt
that the two new members to be seated
in the places of the Republican incum-
bents would also give their pledges to
the same effect. 1t was at last nights
caucus that these pledges were given.
After the caucus candidates had pressed
their claims it was decided to defer bal
loting until Monday, but a resolution
was adopted and signed by all the MEM
bers declaring that the subscribers to
the document would vote to the last
against Mr.. ingalls,.
1t seems to be the general opinion that
W. A. Harris ana John Willets now
have the lead over the other Alliance
candidates. Mr.. Harris is an eX-Con-
federate and served through the war on
Gen. Lees staff. This fact has preju-
diced some eighteen or twenty old sol
diers against fm, and were it not for
that it is generally believed he could
win the prize hands down. John Will
let's stock was looking up to-day. He
is making no canvass for the place and
his boom is a sort of an undercurrent
affair. The other candidates have about
held taeir opponents. All was activity
at Mr. Ingalls, headquarters to-day. His
friends from all over the state are here,
volunteer recruits in his service. He
held numerous conferences with them
to-day. They say Mr.. ingalls, will sue
coed himself. The Alliance, they say,
will be unable to agree upon candi-
date and enough votes finally will go to
MIR. ingalls, to elect him. The senator
was visible to-day to all callers. He
would have nothing to say, however,
about the senatorial question to report
erS.