The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-04
INGALLS, MUST GO.
HIS CHANCES FOR REELECTION TO
THE SENATE ARE POOR.
Tho G. A Il. Petitions In His Favor Is
Spread on the Rsco cds, But Reported
on-Ailiance Candidates State Their
Qualities to the Caucus.

Spread on the Koco rds, But Reported
on-Ailianee Candidates State Their
Qualities to the Caucus.
ToPAEKA, HAS, Jan. 24.-The c
Eiittee to which was referred the memo
rial from Lincoln Post, e. \. r., Of To.
2eka, praying for the election of ingalls,
to the United State Senate, submitted
its report to-day. The committee was
composed of three Alliance members, all
old soldiers. The committee recon-.
mended that the memorial be spread on
the record, but made an adverse report
on the prayer Of the petitioners. The
report was adopted, all the Alliance men
voting ia the affirmative.
1t tran.pires now that the thirteen
All;ancemen who voted with the Repub-
licans yesterday do not favor ingalls, re-
election, but voted as they did yesterday
because they thought the reference of
the memorial TO committee was disre-
specttul to the veteran petitioners.
AS an Offset to the petition in favor
of Ingalls,, number Of old soldiers
to-day presented petition csndemnins
the senator, and begging the Legislature
to elect in his place an Alliance candl-
date.
Ingalls, arrived last night and was in
conference all day with the Republican
managers.
The first caucus Of the Farmers Alli-
ance members Of the Legislature on the
senatorial question proper was held to-
night. 1t was governed by the rules OF
the Farmers Alliance, and was strictly
a star chamber session. The members
were pledged to secrecy, and little can
be learned Of the proceedings.
The Alliance senatorial candidates
were called before the caucus one by one,
and were permitted to give an account
of their accomplishments aad qualities
which they thought would sntitle them
to the honor Of succeeding ingalls,.
Before candidate was permitted to
even address the caucus, he was obliged
to bind himself by oath to abide by the
decision OF the CAUCUS and not bolt the
nomination. This leads to the conclu-
sion that the caucus nominee will receive
the full party vote.
All candidates were on hand tonight,
that is, all who were Alliance men and
who we're not ruled cut at the caucus Of
last Thursday. The ineliglbles are ALI
ancc ccngressmen-e elect and those mem
bers Of the Alliance who have joined the
organization since the Secsnt election
and who did not contribute to the Alll-
ancc victory On that occasion.
This rules out Jerry Simpson, con-
gre.sman-elcct from seventh, the most
popular man with the rank and fle Of
Alliance. and John Davis, congressman
elect from fifth district; Col. W. A.
Harris, ex-Confederate from Leaven.
worth: Gen. C. W. Blair, Democrat,
Ex-Governor John p. St. John, and two
or three less others prominent.
The candidates who appeared before
the caucus and pressed their claims
were: Speaker Elder, of the lower House;
Judge PfetFer. editor of The Alliance
Advocate; Judge Doster, judge Of the
district court at Holton; John F. Willsts,
Alliance candidate for gov ernol at the
late election; S. NJ. Scott, farmer, G. NJ.
Scott. State lecturer, Frank McGrath,
president Of the State Alliance, Judge
Hiram Stevens Of Kansas City, Kan,
who made a vigorous campaign against
ingalls, at the election, and Rev. A.
Ccle, Representative from Hutchinson's
district.