St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-24
MIR. INGALLS, ALERT.
The Anxious Senator On His Way
to Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan 23.-In the lower
house Of the legislature this afternoon
the question of referring to a special
committee memorial from the Union
veterans of Topeka, praying for the re-
turn of Mr.. ingalls, to the senate and
demanding that no man be selected to
succeed him who could not ben
eft the soldiers more in con-
ance among the Alliance forces and cor
responding confidence among the In
gals people. The Republican leaders
are confident that the Alliance people
will never agree in caucus. ana base
their hopes upon divided vote. The
Democrats declare they will vote for an
Alliance man rather than Mr.. ingalls, or
their own candidate il they see any
chance of defeating Mr.. Ingalls,. The
Alliance leaders profess to re-
gard the vote this afternoon as
indicative of nothing more than
an expression of the sympathies of the
thirteen men who voted with the Re-
publlcanS. and not all expression OF
their senatorial preferences. They say
they will all be found in line when the
time comes ready to vote for the Al
lance caucus nominee. Three caucuSes
were held last night at a late hour, one
composed of the adlerents of PIP.
Elder, speaker of the house. They
numbered twenty-five Alliance men,
caucus. The second caucus was
that of the full Alliance. 1t de-
cIded that the Alliance congressman
elect-Jerry Simpson and John Davis
in particular, were taking too much
personal interest in the senatorial ques-
ton; they had achieved enough honor
in the late election to satisfy most peO-
pie, and that their senatorial bOOmS
should be suppressed. The Republic
ans also held caucus, and decided to
take no action regarding the senatorial
question until Mr.. Ingalls, arrives from
Washington. He is expected on to-
nights train
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. Ex-senator
ingalls, arrived here at 6 o'clock this
evening from Washington, Ell route to
Kansas. The oysters that came by eX-
press on the same train were lOquacious
compared with the senator. He wouldn't
even admit to the reporters that he was
himself. and hurried away to the Union
Depot hotel, where room 25 had been
reserved for him. When he put his
name on the register two men ap-
preached him from the lobby. shook
hands with him and registered. These
were W. j. Buchanan, chairman of the
Republican state central committee of
Kansas; and George W.. Findlay,
prominent Republican politician. The
three were then ushered to Room 25.
The fact that caller was newspaper
man was enough to exclude him from
the room. They would see none such.
The KanSanS had not been long in their
room before two men, whose dress and
general bearing proclaimed them to be
of the agricultural class, tip-toed down
the corridor. knocked three times
and called in a hoarse whisper,
"Billy," Billy" Buchanan opened
the door and admitted them.
Other callers of the same gen.
eral appearance obtained entrance in
the same manner. A reporter tried the
"open sesame" but his appearance
would not carry out the deception. An
incident which might incite super
stitiouS forebOdingS in some minds is
the fact that Room %, where the con-
ference was in progress, is the room
ern gambler, after losing $4,000 in
poker game at Denver a year
ago, occupied upon arriving here
on his way to China, and in
which he committed suicide. The
conference broke up at S:45, and Mr..
ingalls, proceeded to the Rock Island
west-bound train. The reporters fol-
lowed him. He declined positively to
be interviewed. and would not say
where he was going. He was told of
the vote in the lower house of the
Kansas Legislature, on the question of
the reference of the Grand Army reso-
luton. He expressed no surprise, and
said simply, yes" All questions
were answered in syllables. The
train left at 9 o'clock and will
arrive at Topeka at midnight. A
prominent Kansas politician, who asked
that his name should not be used, was
on the same train with the senator. He
talked freely under the anonymous
pledge. He said that up to the present
time Mr.. Ingalls, campaign had been
conducted on the still hunt plan. From
now on his managers, he said. would
rush things until Tuesday next, when
the legislature meets in joint session.
1.-THE first ballot" he continued, twill
give Mr.. ingalls, majority"