The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-25
THE INGALLS, FIGHT.
Alliance Members i'm Secret
Caucus on Candidates.
MANY CALLED BUT NO CHOICE.
Kansas Senator Given an Ovation at q
Mass-Meeting in the Evening,
when He Speaks.

TopEEa. Jan. 24.-The memorial from
LINCOLN Post, q. A. r., of Topeka, praying
for the reelection of ingalls,, was reported
back by the committee today with the
recommendation that it be spread on the
records. but be made an adverse report on
the prayer of the petitioners. The report
was adopted As an offset TO IL, number
of old soldiers today presented petition
condemning ingalls,. This was also spread
on the records.
ingalls,, who arrived last night, was IN
conference all day today with the kepub-
lican managers.
The first caucus of the Farmers Alliance
members on the senatorial question was
held tonight. The members are pledged
to secrecy and little yet has been learned
of the proceedings. Alliance senatorial
candidates were called before the caucus,
one by one, and permitted TO give state
ment for their candidacy.
All Alliance congressmen-elcct, and per-
sons who have joined the Alliance since
last election were barred as candidates.
This rules out Congressman-elect Simson,
who was one of the most popular candi-
dates, as well as Ex-Governor St John and
others. The candidates who spoke to-
night were Speaker Elder, Judge Pfeffer,
editor of the Alliance ddr0c1te; Judge Fos-
ter of the district court Of Bolton; John
+. Willets, Alliance candidate for gov
ernor; S. M. Scott, a farmer; {. NJ. Scott,
state lecturer; Frank Mctirath, president
of the state Alliance; Judge Hiram Stew
ems, and Rev. j. a. Cole, representative
from Hutchinson.
At 1870 there was no nomination., and
the proceedings were still being kept Sc
cret
A mass meeting was held tonight in the
interest of ingalls, reelection. Several
prominent Kansans in favor of ingalls, re-
election spoke, as did also Livingston,
president of the Farmers Alliance of New
York state, who denounced the Kansas
Alliance as being dominated by the South
ern branch of the organization, which he
said hoped to gain control of the national
government and repeal all pension legis-
iation.
was given an ovation. In his speech he
said:
Whether defeated or elected, whenever they
may be assailed, no matter in what form, no
matter who their adversariss, shall respond to
the challenge Of the insolent opposition to the
Grand Army OF the Republic. Should / go
down. shall see there is not MANNED Grip
pied soldier who shall not feel he has not lost a
defender.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2i.-lSpecial from Wash
ington1--Senator German made a state
ment this morning that Senator ingalls,
would undoubtedly be reelected. The re-
mark has created great interest among
politicians who have been watching
the senatorial trouble in Kansas
Ii has been known for some time
that certain Democratic members of the
Kansas legislature are ready to vote for
Senator ingalls, on instructions from the
Democratic national committee, which is
generally understood to be represented by
Mr.. German. The statement made by
that gentleman this morning is
interpreted to mean that having
placed himself on record against the
cloture rule and the federal elections law,
instructions have been issued to Kansas
Democratic legislators to fall in line for
Ingalls, against the Alliance combination.