The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-25
INGALLS, FATE SEALED.
None OF the Alliance Members Apt to
Vote for Sim.

vote TOT sim.
TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 24.-The committee
to which was reported the Lincoln @. A. r.
post OF Topeka memorial. praying for the
reelection OF Senator ingalls, to tho United
States Senate, submitted its report to-day.
The committee was composed Of three
alliance members, all old soldiers. The
committee recommended that the
memorial be spread on the record,
but made an adverse report on the
prayer of the petitioners. The report
was adopted. all the alliancemen voting in
the affirmative. II transpires now that the
thirteen alliance members who voted with
the republicans yesterday do not favor Sena-
tor Ingalls, reelection. but voted as they did
yesterday because they thought the refer
ence OF the memorial TO the committee was
disrespectful to the veteran petitioners. As
an Offset to the petition in favor OF Senator
Ingalls, number OF old soldiers to-day pre-
seuted q petition condemning the senator
and begging the legislature to elect in his
place en- alliance candidate.
Senator ingalls, arrived last night aud
was in conference all Of to-day with the
republican managers.
AN ALLIANCE CAUCUS.
The first caucus Of the farmers alliance
members Of the Legislature on the senatorial
1t was governed by the rules OF
the farmers allisnce, ADD was
strictly a star-ohamber session. The
members were pledged to secrecy, and
little can be learned Of the proceedings.
The alliance senatorial candidates
were called before the caucus, one
by one. and were permitted TO
give an account OF their accomplish
ments and the qualities which they thought
vvn.ald arVikla 10 ha -
ing Senator ingalls,. Before a candidate
was permitted TO even address the caucus
he was obliged 20 bind himself by oath to
abide by the decision OF the CAUCUS aud not
bolt the nomination. This leads to the con.
clusion that the caucus nominee will receive
the full party vote. All the candidates
were on hand tonight; that is, all who were
alliancemen aud who were not ruled out al
the caucus Of last Thursday.
| THE INELIGrBLEs.
The ineligibles are the alliance congress
| men-elect and those members OF the alliance
who have joined the organization since the
recent election and who did not contribute
to the alliance victory on that occasion.
This rules out Jerry Simpson. congressman
| elect from the Seventh district, a most pop
| ular man With the rank and file of the ALI
ance, and John Davis, congressman-e ELECT
| from the Fifth district: Col w. A. Harris,
an ex-confederate from Leavenworth Gen.
| @. w. Blair, democrat; ex-Gov. John p,
| SC. John and two or three Others
less prominent. The candidates who appearey
before the caucus and pressed their cla1mi
| were Speaker Elder of the lower house
| Judge Pfeffer, editor Of the AlItancl
Advocate; Judge Doster, judge Of
the district court at Holton; John T.
| Willetts. alliance candidate for lovernnl
sat the last Nelsetians ~ ~ ssseths n ss&szlssA
q. NJ. Scott, state lecturer; Frank McGrath
president OF the state alliance; Judge Hiram
Stevens OF Kansas City, Kan, who made
vigorous campaign against Senator Ingall
at the election. and Kev. A. ]. Cole. repre-
sentative from Hutchinson's district.