Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-27
CLOSING THE CIRCLE.
Kansas Farmers Go Into Caucus for
ingalls, Successor.
THE UTMOST SECRECY OBSERVED.
The Members Closely Watched by Their
Constituents
GUARDsLOOK AFTER THEIR MOVEMENTS


caucus on the Senatorial question was hau
again tonight. A reporter stationed out
side the door counted "a members as they
passed into the caucus room. Every
Alliance member was present. The caucus,
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49, seuele "eie s.aDc :..Ns - ~.
iiuo5s anu no one was perni'tse1 W @pproaon
sne Hooi VI tne Iauous ioo' IL
ceeuihss might oe o'etne"ru. ihe "inuo"
VI tIe roolh opens upon an aiiey' M nnu sen
- VI s.aoneu eue'e Ss .asJ a..
oU'nPanie9 every peIson why T .ne
aiiey, anu s'ayeu WIN hini un'ii He ue-
pa,'eo'
Aiiahce nen arfi1Su Tl folI eSrs uisttiI' Nh
ny tne nunureus ine AIlauce VI Gsch il
sI Iesisiatife :.u uis.rct sent 'nfee n ioIA .IA
a,.et as. l;s 5epre:ena.'e ,S,s.hS sy u nS W;
wbenayer n Jnemher went nm, he was ac-
comnanied nv aft feast one Of his brethren.
These puards stood over the Alliance
members in the hotel corridors.
accomnanied them in their strolls about the
streets went to their meals with them.
walked with them In the CanitoI this after.
noon when tbev attended the session a f the
House watched the nroceedinrs from the
Galleries hnt1on.boled them after the
session and st,yed with them until the eau.
Gus hour arrived.
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OuriIg the caucus tney "aiteu outSiue
.ne nuiluIng unliI tne neaIJournment Ii anu lnen
tooh tnen 70 tneir noteis. Ihis system VI
espiouaee was eSCaoiisneu 10 prevent any
.. 'ne msmoers oeing talheu over 10 lne
other siue anu prevent any person lrom
Trying pressures upon tnem.
AZ lne caucus rooms particular precau-
tious were sakeI' tnat none out nenoers
sboulu sh We ali9"eu 70 enser. pesloes glvIng
me srip anu PASSWORD, eacn memoer was
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ontsider 70 ob.ain adn,;s.;on 70 tbe cancus
as for an uniti,ted man tn get ;nto n
Mason,c To5ao 80, o. ooooSnt 81 tb.
Iate adiournment IF tbe Honse the reet;no
did nor begin nnt;I neorI, q o'nlooL
no" ,he Young Is Done'
"A ne" plan mas neen IN consideration tnls
aiternoon, lts opJect oelng 10 prevent the OPP
posltlon from learning the name OF the nom-
lnee. In the hrst place, the "drop-one'
lnethoa OF voting VIII be followed. The
candidate receiving the lowest number OF
co'es on any one oallot VII! oe dropped
from the llst oefore the succeeding ballot is
taken. In TINS way the contest is bound to
when this stage in the voting shall be
reaeheo II IS proposed to postpone the next
pailot until tomorrow night, when another
may De heid. or possibly until wednesday
noon, wnen the votlng IN joint session Will
pegln. Ii the latter plan is reached the
caucus nominee viii not be known even TO
.he caucus until after the hrst ballot In
Jolnt session Ii nomination Is MADE TO-
a. Il. .ue euGe.kor .S VIII pe maue 70 keep III
ttS Uo,,,o 80 ,a. @ .L "nu
scsttereI 60 os 70 o;rs nv hin, W " III Ji .be be
IucIy man mo, he ~ "A' VIC
U' A. H. Men ASK lor Ingalls,
Ihe senatorial question bob0ed up the
hrst thing to-day in the Lower House. Rep
resentatiVe ohowa!ter, from sumner county,
Introduced petitlon from the u. a. Il. OF
n ms county praying ior tne re-eiection OF
senator lngaiis. L, was reao ana ordereo
placed on tne Jourpal.
Mr. Showai1er moved that .he petition be
granteu, tne senate concurrlng. Inc mo
eion S gave rise 70 nuen Wrangllng, ana M mr..
ono"ai'ei Hn1iy ue,nauue9 'oIe. Inc
motion was nnaily taoieo, ana tine hepuDll-
cans nilousterlng tactics outwltted.
Inc committee on Elections, through
onairmau Drunoolu; % tnen presented lts re-
poit on .ne con.esteu e'ectioh cases. Inc
nrst report was On the case OF heeoy (Aill-
anee) against boyer (hepuDllcan). Two
reports were presented. Inc majority
report RECOMMENDED that the
eon;estant COM oe gwen tne seat. Mr.. Drum
oola mo'eo tne ADOPTION OF tne report OF the
every means ~ their power to produce de-