Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-31
9Ti7AL .CULLINGS.
= sesIKEsSEP CONTEST GROWS INTER-
BSTMG IN TaE SOUTH.
v,YlRn, Reagan and Mills Will EaVo a Hot
Egh. fer I-Cnsp and Wilson Are In Il.
Senatorial Raneors that Are Likely 10
UPSET tAs Republicans
s,.sol telegram to ne Register.


WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The presence
IN washington the past few days Of
representative McMinin, of Tennessee,
has revived interest in the Speakershlp
control. Mr.. McMulin is an avowed
candidate for the honor of presiding
over the next House, and he has devel-
oped a strength which has surprised
and rather disturbed the friends Of the
two candidates who are generally adj
mitted to be'in the lead-Messrs. Mills
and Crisp. Mr.. McMllin has been for
some time In New York and New Eng
land. and the members of the next House
from those sections who have been in
Washington of late say that Mr.. Nc
Millin has made an excellent impression.
Mr.. McMillin, himself, while an avowed
candidate, does not care to talk about
the Speakership contest, aud deprecateS
the fact which has been developed
among some OF the supporters Of the
leading candidates. Those who have
start have always recognized the pos
sibilties OF Mr.. McMllin, and events
which have transpired In the last couple
of weeks have caused them 10 think
about him more than ever. These events
bear especially on Mr.. Mills candidacy.
1t Is no secret that Mr.. Mills would pre-
fer a seat in the Senate 70 the Speaker
ship Of the House and he fully expected
10 attain the object of his ambition.
when Senator Reagan resigned not long
ago 10 accept a place on the
Texas railroad commission. But Gov.
Hogg appointed Clinton much TO Mills
chagrin. Now, however, Ii has became
very probable that Gov. HOgg will be
forced by popular clamOr to call an ex-
ira session Of the Texas legislature to
repeal the Alien land lien law. which
has caused the withdrawal of millions
of foreign capital from the State since
10 was passed and has almost produced
a financial panic in Texas. If an extra
session is called, and there seems TO be
little doubt that il will be, the legisla-
ture will elect a Senator to succeed
Reagan, and Mills will make the fight,
" ALA NNNlI U4Q>NNCL VI MAnuAAEs 4 AAo
will necesSitate his retirement from the
speakership contest and his dropping
out Will undoubtedly make McMillin
CriSp's leading antagonist. Crisp will
have a good lead, but the fact that
three members Of his own Georgia dele
CATION are against him is q heavy hand
leap. McMillin laborS under no such
disadvantage, and besides he is the man
who has invariably been regarded as
most likely to be taken up in case the
fight between Mills and Crisp became
so animated as 10 endanger party har-
mony. For these reasons IL is that the
young and dashing Tennesseean is re-
garded with peculiar interest. With
NcMillin as with all the other candi-
dates attempts have been made TO
identify him with one or the sup
posed presidential candidates. McMillln
has been charged with distinct lean
ing toward Hill, but it is safe TO assert
once for All tuaU not one or the Speaker
ship candidates have allowed his candi-
dacy 10 become entangled with the
Presidential issue. Crisp has been
charged with making a deal with Hill,
Mr.. Wilson Of West Virginia has been
said to be the choice of Cleveland for
speaker, and similar talk is heard about
Mills. But there appears to be aOSo-
Ilutely no foundation for these StewS.