Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-30
Missouri People Think His Chances
to Be Speaker Are Good, but
They Nay Jump to Mills.
CLEvELAND'S STRENGTH WANING.
Democrats Will Dodge the Free Silver Is
sue, but Will Make Fight on
the Mckinley Tariff.
A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WANTED.
Many Noted Southern Speakers and Soldiers Pass
Through Pittsburg.

A number of Missouri Congressman, e1-
Congressman, ex-Governors, Southern
Colonels and other prominent Democrats
passed through the city last evening bound
for Washington to boom Hatch for Speaker.
They occupied two Pullman cars, and will
begin to howl for their man as soon as they
arrive at the capital. Congressman Hatch
was in the party, and he thinks he will
make a grandstand finish on the home
stretch. He is little late in opening his
headquarters. but the addition of his forces
on the ground will increase the spice in the
Speskership fight All the Missouri Con-
gressmen, except O'Neil, who is pledged to
Mills, will support him.
In the party were Congressman Tarsney,
of Kansas City, the pension fighter whose
rsbid talk on this subject made Republican
votes in Ohio; Dockery, Hurde, Mansur
and Cobb, of Missouri; Congressman Bailey,
of Texas, who succeeded Judge Hare and
will be the youngest member in the next
House; Congressman Rice Pierce, of Ten
nessee; Colonel J. G. Prather, the Mis-
souri member on the Democratic National
Committee; Colonel Joe Rickey, famous
for the mixed drink that bears his name;
ex-Congressman a. G. Cochran, formerly
OF Allegheny: eK-Congressman George
Naham, ex-Lieutenant Governor George
Brockmyer, Cornelius Voorhees,, Editor
John Knott, of Hannibal, and Insurance
Commissioner Ellerby, of Missouri. To-
morrow a second delegation, including Gov
ernor Francis and the other Congressman,
will start for Washington. They remained
over in ST. Louis to attend the celebration
in honor Of Bishop Kendrick, of the Catho-
lie Church.
H.tch's Men May Jump to Mills.
Mr. Hatch is verv confident that he will
win on the final ballot. He is in the fight
10 stay, and believes his chances are better
than the two leading candidates. His
friends will stick to him to the end, though
Mr.. Ellerby said if they saw he couldn't be
elected the delegation would jump to Mills.
Young Bailey Will vote for Mills, but he is
not an ardent admirer of the noted free
GRADER Rice Pierce is a McMillin man to
the backbone, and saws the Tennesseean is
the second choice of the Southern and West
ern delegations. He believes McMillin
will have from 40 to 60 votes on the first
ballot The Tennessee Congressman are a
unit for him.
The Western and Southern people are
turning their backs on Cleveland. In the
South, Mr.. Pierce says, the farmers are all
against him, but he still retains some Of his
popularity in the cities and towns. The
people don't like his silver views. Hill is
the stronger man of the two among the
Southern grangers. Mr. Pierce thinks
silver plank will be put in the next Demo-
cratic national platform, at least the party
will declare in favor of the free coinage of
the American output. In the South Re-
publicans to a man are for Blaine except
fhe Harrison sppointees, who feel that way,
hut are afraid to say so. If Blaine will run.
Mr. Pierce saws, he can have all the South
srn delegations for gift. The Democratic
farmers are in the woods over a candidate,
and don't know whom TO support.
Congressman Tarsney wants the Morre1
pension bill remodeled He is opposed to
paving pensions TO bounty jumpers who
never smelled powder He thought special
tariff bill aiming at the weak points in the
Mckinley bill would be introduced. The
object is TO keep the Republicans in the
position of defending the Mckinley tariff.
Boies or Gray for President.
Congressman Dockery said no silver legis-
1ation would be considered. He was not
sure whether there would be a general or
special revision of the tariff. ''In the COM
ing Presidential election" he said, eve
want 10 win. If the East can't agree OH a
candidate. then Governor BoieS, OF Iowa, or
GRAY. Of Indiana. will be nominated. Cleve-
land certainly will not be the man, unless
the New York delegation is solid for him.
The country cant be expected to sup
port man who is not upheld
by his own people. Iowa is in the Demo-
cratic ranks TO stay. and prohibition had
nothing to do with the result. If an East
ern man is chosen. the Vice President will
then he Boies or GRAY.
Colonel Prather. of the Democratic
National Committee, said Hatch could be
the next Governor of Missouri if he would
run. The Colonel looks very much like
Uncle Jerry Rusk and has the Secretary's
kind and fatherlv way of speaking. He
doesn't think free silver plank will be put
in the Democratic platform. The Colonel
is conservative, and though a silver man.
he thinks IL best not to force the issue as
long as it is unpopular in the East 1t
won't be the fault Of the Democrats if they
can't WIN next year by straddllng everyone
Of their recognized principles.
Congressman Hatch declared the Demo-
cratic policy would be tariff reform. free
silver and economy in running the Govern
ment The silver question will be kept In
the background for the present, snd the
great fight will be made against the Nc
Einlev tariff All admitted that the next
House will be hard TO handle, and it will
keep the wheel horses busy to throttle the
Alliance members and hold the kickers in