The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-28
Kerr. of Pennsylvania. Likely to Be Clerk Of
the House; YOdsr of Ohio, Sergeant-at-A Arms,
and Fisher. of Virginia, Postmaster.
Mr. Springer's Hopes Based on Mills
and Crisp killing OF Each Other.
Secretary PrOctor's Successor Nay Be Either
Cheney, Estee or Grant-The Presidents
Coming Message-0cean Mail Contracts
PROBABLE HOUSE OFFICERS.
Mills, Speaker; Kerr, Clerk; Yoder. Sergean,
at-Arms, and Fisher Postmaster.

Mills, Speaker; Kerr, Clerk; Yoder, Sergeant.
alarms, and Fisher Postmaster.
specal TO the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHISGToN. Nov. 27.-It is the udgment
of the best-Informed men in Washington
that Mr.. Mills will be elected Speaker of
the House; ex-Congressman Kerr of Penn
sylvania. Clerk; ex-Congrsssman Yoder. of
Ohio. Sergeant-at-arms. and James Fisher,
of Virginia. Postmaster. There is no oppo-
stion to the reelection of Mr. Milbprn. the
blind preacher. as Chaplain. Mr.. Milburn
was the Chaplain in the last Democratic
House. and succeeded in securing his re-
election in the last Congress. which was
Republican.
The candidacy of cx-Congressman Jere-
miah Murphy. of Iowa. for the position Of
Sergeant-at-arms excites the risibles of the
dullest man in the city. Jerry made the
greatest failure of the century as a member
of the House, and his managers are putting
forth, as claim for this position. the fact
that he has the most luxuriant crop of
whiskers of any Congressman from the
prairie States, except Senator PETER. OF
Kansas
These Springer cigars are pretty bad
said Thomas Coskley. one of the Tammany
braves. as he entered the Springer head
quarters to-day. There were no cigars on
the table and the air was not laden with
cigar smoke, 30 that Coakley's remark
is taken to indicate that il Mr..
Springer intends TO run q headquarters
with regulation Western ferver he wouId
have to provide the usual adiuncts. The
Illinois man has twice az many callers 40
hrs haa dom arf fara nf thar Dot
The attention he is receiving has become
so marked that the friends of other caDdi-
dates concede that the Illinois Democrats
are putting more ginger into the tight than
those of any other locality. The personal
conflict between Mills and Crisp Is becom-
ing so bitter that there Is o chance that
they may Kill each other of and make room
for contest between Springer and Nc
MILAN.
Senator Carlisle's letter in behalf of Mills
has brought out hot personal retort from
Senator PuRh, of Alabama. Springer is
also profting by the sectional feeling be-
tween the North and the South He is not
encouraging this sectionalism. but the old
Yankee feeling against rebels" lnures to
Springer's benefit in spite of him.
Hatch, of Missouri. has practically drop
ped ont of the race lie was supposed TO
be the farmers" candidate, but he has
failed to make use of this leverage. and has
gwen no indieation that be will
come in the field. Editor We'd
burn, who runs Grange paper,
and has been looking after Hstch's
interest among the Grangers. said tonight:
Il can get no word from Hatch to when
he Will be here, and il is almost useless for
him to come into the contest now. for he
will be too late. We had circulars prepared
for all Grange officials throughout the
country. asking them to send the circulars
to members OF Congress to help Hatch; but
we have failed to hear from him, and IL is
now too late TO send ont the circulars"
This narrows the fight down TO the big
four" made up of Mills. Crisp, Springer and
Mcmillan.
Representative Scott, of Illinois. denies
the statement which is being circulated
that the Illinois ranks will abandon Spring
er after the second ballot Scott has talked
with all the Illinois men here. who say they
are unit IN the feeling that they should
stick by Springer through thick and thin.
OF course they would not throw away their
votes, If it became evident after n long
contest that Springer could not possibly
win. But their abandonment of him would
only be in such an emergency. and after
every posi- BILE effort had been MADE.