Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-02
CANDIDATES AT WORK
Continued from First Page.

morning. and for the greater portion of the
day members have been in private consultation
| with Mr.. Hatch in an inner and more private
department. Senator Vest occupied an easy
| chair Tor an hour or so. but he was not prey
i W the interviewers. Col Dick
| Wintersmith made brief call,
took drink of Potomac water from q previ-
ously neglected pitcher on the sideboard and
| then moved on to see how the other candidates
! were progressing Most of the Missouri dele
| CATION were around at different times. while
| the stream OF newspaper men was continuous.
| MILLS MEN CLAIM A LEAD.
Mr.. Mills was at the Metropolitan Hotel all
morning. Shortly after 9 o'clock he deserted
Wizards and it was about 1:3o when he re-
turLed thither. He is just as uncommunicative
| as ever. Mills men claim n substantial lead, as
! they have been doing for some days past, but
| they are hiding their figures from the light Of
| day.
| WHY MIR. HOLMAN DOES NOT COME
few Of the knowing cnes are wondering
why Mr.. Holman of Indiana does not put in an
appearance, That statesman was advertised
| some time ago as the most ardent Mills man
in the country, and it was announced that he
would have full charge of the Mills
campaign. He did not come, however when
| the hight opened up, he is not here vet, and it
lie understood that he will not arrive before
Friday evening. Curious people have been
reading between the lines, and one or two
Of these have theories which may not
be very far from correct An impression pre-
walls that the craftsmanship of the approprIa-
tons committee has been promised to Mutchler
OF Pennsylvania by Mr.3Iilis. the promise, how
ever to be void and of no effect if Mr.. Mills
fails of election. This wou;d not be agreeable
to Mr.. Holman and there are those who explain
his apparent lack OF interest in Mr.. Mills
is the possibility of Mr. Holman being
an eleventh-hour candidate for the chair
and the gayel; something he could not be if he
had been working for one of the five anxious
ones NOW hustling for votes. The number of
those who think of Mr.. Holman az
candidate is few. for he would be anti
river and harbor and public buildings
Speaker; not at all popular from the standpoint
OF the average legislator.
Mr.. COCHRAN SETS THINGS STRAIGHT.
In paragraph published yesterday it was
asserted that friends of MIR. Mills stated I'm
hesitatingly that Mr.. Alexander G. Cochran of
Missouri. formerly member of Congress from
Pennsylvania is in Washington representing
Jay Gouids interests and doing his utmost to
defeat Mr. Mills in behalf of candidate favor
able 10 the funding bill.
Mr.. Cochran said to STAR reporter last
night: This story circulated by some of Mr..
Mills friends Is absolutely fsise and is an ont
raSeons SANDER upon Mr. Hatch and myself. l
have no interest or association with the Union
a. UOill IL AUUtstOu Il
general of that road. tn solicitor general of
the Missouri Pacific, a road which hes no legs.
latlon ending u" expected and not interested in
legislation III any waT. l: IS not a land grant
road. Ny heinS in Nashingr III and interested
in the speakcrship fight comes merely from my
warm friendship for Mr.. Hatch. There is no
railroad business in it. have been friend of
Mr.. Hatch for long whiie and rs an active
democrat was invited by Mr.. Hatch and men,
bers of tho Missouri delegation to come here
with them to swell the crowd and to do what l
could for my friend Hatch
Or. DALTON NOT CANDIDATE.
Representative Brown of Indiana, one Of Mr..
Dattons most intimate friends, says that Mr..
Dalton will not be candidate for the House
clerkship. Indeed. he had never fully made
up his mind to become a candidate. He has
extensive business interests in Indiana, which
he could not we'll. under any circumstances
abandon. and was put in the position of being a
candidate more by his friends than by any act
or desire Of his own. He was Il popular post
master for the House of Representatives for
several Years and it was but natural that the
old members of Congress with whom he was
so long associated should have SO strong q de-
sire that he should return to Washington. He
had the earnest and cordial support of all the
democratic members of Congress from Ind-
ana, and they ali regret that he has chosen the
course in this matter he has, tor they con-
sidered that his chances for success were fully
equal TO those OF any candidate and with their
earnest efforts in his behalf his nomination was
more than probable. But Mr.. Dalton has
fully made up his mind in this matter. and
will return to Indiana after the organization of
the House. bearing with him the sincere good
wishes Of all of his many friends.
mir. Maish has just written a letter to Mr..
Kerr announcing that he is out of the race for
the clerkship. This and the retirement of Mr.
Dalton Leaves Gen. Clarke and Crutchfield of
Kentucky as his only rivals. No claims are
made for the other candidates.
Mr.. Kerr Is friends claim that he has 200 votes
in sight and that. therefore, he has the victory
already certain.
THE OTHER MINOR OFFICES.
The speakership fight is attracting so much
attention that very little is said about the
minor offices except by the candidates
themselves. 1t is believed that Turner
of New York is in the lead for the
doorkeeper. but active work is being done
by Colt and Field. Ray of Texas would prob
ably be candidate ii Mr.. Mills were defeated
for Speaker. loder and Murphy are making
very determined race for the place Of sergeant
alarms.
new candidate for the postmastership has
appeared in the person of Representative Nc
Clammy OF North Carolina, who was an active
and popular member of the last House. Mr..
Fisher ard Mr.. Snowden of Virginia are max
ing an active canvass.
There are but few things about the minor
offices that can be known definitely until after
the Speaker is chosen. as members are not