The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
INGALLS, NOT APT TO WIN.
THE DEMOCRAT DETERMINED TO
DEFEAT HIM

They VIII Combine with THE Alliance
men Father Than Allow Him to be
Reelected A Memorial from Union
Veterans Of Topeka Causes a Little
Breeze.
TOPEKA. KAN, Jan. 23.-The vote in the
lower house of the legislature this afternoon
on the question OF referring to a special
committee the memorial from the union
veterans Of Topeka, prayi g for the re urn
Of Senator Ingalls, TO the Senate, and de-
mandfng that no man be selected to succeed
him who could not benefit the old soldiers
more in congress than he. has created some
disturbance among the alliance forces
and corresponding confidence among the
Ingalls, people. The question was whether
the memorial should be referred to a special
committee or should be spread upon the
House journal. The republicans insisted
upon the latter proceeding, while the ALI
ance leaders urged the former. The reso-
luton was finally referred to a committee.
the vote beng 81 yeas and 80 nays Thir-
teen alliance members voted with the re
publicans, while eight democrats voted
with the alliancemen.
This vote is taken as a possible indication
OF the vote on senator. In joint session it
will require eighty-three votes to elect a
senator. Should the thirteen alliancemen
who stood by Senator Ingalls, to-day vote
for his reelection and should the democrats
vote for their own candidates the
ballot would stand: ingalls, &c,
alliance candidate so, democratic
candidate g. Should the democrats ION
a fba 81 -
Ingalls, would aggregate SO votes, ma
jority. Should they decline, deadlock
would ensue. So far the alliance has been
una BILE to agree upon any one of the numer-
GUS alliance senatorial candidates. and it is
by no means certainty that on the first
ballot the alliance strength will be concen-
trated.
HOPE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The republicans leaders are confident that
the alliance people will never agree in eau
Gus, and base their hopes upon divided vote
The democrats declare that they will vote
for an alliance man rather than Senator
ingalls, or their own candidate,
II they see any chance OF de-
feating Senator Ingalls,. The alliance lead
ers profess to regard the vote this afternoon
as indicative Of nothing more than an ex,
preston of the sympathies of the thirteen
men who voted with the republicans, and
preferences. They say they will all be
found In line when the time comes, ready to
vote for the alliance caucus nominee.
THREE cAUCUsEs.
Three caucuses were held last night at
late hour. One was composed of the ada
herents of P. P. Elder, speaker of tie
House. They numbered twenty-five ALI
ancemen, and decided to push his claims in
caucus. The second caucus was that of the
fun alliance. 1t decided that the alliance
Cengressmen-electJ Jerry Simpson and John
Davis, in particular, were taking too much
personal interest In the senatorial question:
that they had achieved enough success and
honor in the late election to satisfy most
people, and that their senatorial booms
should be suppressed.
The republicans also held caucus and
decided 20 take no action regarding the
senatorial question until Senator Ingalls,
arrived from Washington. He is expected
on to-nights train.
HANSBRoUGH ELECTED.
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 23.-Ex- Congress
man Hansbrough was elected United States
| senator, to succeed Senator Pierce. on the
| seventeenth ballot. The democratic vote
went to Hansbrough. The war on Pierce was
owing to the manner III which he distributed
the patronage.
NO CHOICE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. ga special
| to the Journal from Pierre, 8. D.,
says: 1.-TWO ballots taken to-day stood
Moody rs, Trip, dem.. %, Harden II,
Cross IL. Wardsll 1e, Kyle s, scattering 9.
The session then adjourned"