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WAsHIxGroS. Nov. 3o.-A report wss
in circulation among the speakersnip
candidates last night which will be IN
vestigated. Milis has been very buoy
ant since the receipt of the telegram
announcing that four Long Island con-
gressmen, Clancy. Coombs. Chapn and
Magnor. would vote for him. This was
deemed extraordinary - Chaplin, now
mayor or Brooklyn and congressman
elect, had announced that he would not
" te for him. The charge which is
made by the candidates opposing Mile
is that two of these votes were gained
for Mills by the direct interference OF
Grover Cleveland. The supporters OF
the other candidates charge Cleveland
with duplicity in the interview IN
which ne stated that be was taking no
part in the speakership contest and waa
md different.
The story Circsiated.
Tn, story is this: Boss Hugh Me-
Laughlin, the Bro tklyn democratic au-
tocrat, yesterday whipped Congressmen
Clancy and Chapin into line and COM
pelled them to join hands with Con-.
& essmen Coomls and Magnor III sup
porting Roger q. Mills OF Corsicana.
Texas, for the speake-ship OF the next
house. Last week. when Mills paid q.
visit to Brooklyn he was the guest OF
Thomas q. Shearman, and at that time
all the Brooklyn congressman were IN
vlted 20 meet him. Congressman Mag
nor and Coombs were the only ones to
respond. and they assured the great
free trader that they were for him, and
that when the boss returned from his
shooting excursion he would see that
Chaplin aud Clancy were made TO toe
the mark. Chaplin did not attend the
conference at Mr.. Shearman's' sending
word that ne was too i'll. and Clancy
sent no word at all, but simply abb
sented himself, because he didn't
know just exactly how the boss stood
ON toe question Of the speakership.
The Three C's Telegram.
But all four were present yesterday
ut a conference called to talk over the
speakership matter IN Mayor Chapin's
office. and even Congressman Covert
went all the way from Queens to whie-
per in Mr.. Chapin's ear that he Was fer
Mcmillan of Tennessee, and therefore,
couldn't take part in any Mills love.
feast. So Mr.. Covert strolled over to
the Brooklyn club and the democratic
quartet after . br eff Interchange Of
views decided to send this TELEGRAPH TO
Mr.. Mills:
"BRooKLYx, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-Th6
Hon. Roger Q. Mills, Wizards hotel.
Washingt0s Tha Brooxsy yn delegation
has just concluded It's meeting aud has
resolved unanimously to support your
candidacy for speaker.
All Put on Record.
This put all of the men on record as
pledged to Mills. 1t took good deal
of diplomacy and very positive order
from the boss to bring Mr.. Chapln
around. Ever since his election he has
been nursing the ambition that he was
big enough man to fill Sam Randall's
shoes, and he had about made up his
mind to make bid for the leadership
of the anti-free trade democrats. As n
feeler friend OF the Texan wrote from
Washington thanking Mr.. Chapln for
favorlng Mills for the speakership.
His reply was that he had not yet made
up his mind as regarls the speakership,
and with this letter in his pocket Dan
Lamont paid q visit to Brooklyn, bring
ing personal request from ex-Pres,-
dent Cleveland asking Mr.. Chapin's
vote for Mills.
Thirsty New Workers.
New York democratic congressman
are thirsty lot. Hill holds commits
sions q. governor of New York and
United States senator and will draw
salary for both. And Chaplin has said
that he will not resign bis office of
mayor. and that he will hold the
mayoralty until Jan. l. He will also
take the oath as member of congress
and attend the democratic caucus on
Saturday next. He will be present at
the organization of the house and the
election of speaker. and then viii re-
turn to Brooklyn to be mayor until the
close Of his term.
Jerry and His salary.
Representative Jerry Simpson of
Kxnsas. visits the candidates almost
daily, and he says that up to date but
nIae alliance men can be relied upon
to go into the alliance caucus for
speaker. OF this number Kansas will
furnish five, Nebraska two, MINES ts
one, and Georgia one. Mr.. Watson OF
Georgia. he thinks, will receive the
honor of the nomination for speaker.
MI. Simpson is not eIaled over the pros
pect that some OF the alliance represen-
tatives will go into the democratic
caucus. some one jokingly ssked him
today If he thought that the Kansas
republicans would try to treat him a.
they talked Of treating Senator PETER
send . "state agent" TO look out for
the states interest. "They can send
all the agents they want to-" he re-