The Indianapolis journal., 1891-01-27
Not Allowed to Go Anywhere without an Escort
for Fear Of Being Approached BY q WHY
Emissary Of the 0pposition.
Secret Caucus Last Night at Which None
Without the Pass Word Was Admitted.
Ingallss Friends Hopeful-TWo Republicans
Unseated-Queer Phases Of the Contest
Men Who Will Not Vote for Palmer.



Alliance Legislators Closely Gusrded-secret
Cancus-Ingalls's Friends Active.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 26.-Another Alliance
caucus on the senatorial question was held
again tonight A representative of the
Associated Press, stationed outside the
door. counted ninety-f members as they
passed into the caucus-room. Every Alli-
ance member was present The caucus, as
usual, was secret After the caucus con-
vened sentinels were stationed in the cor
ridors and no one was permitted to ap-
proach the door of the caucus-room lest the
proceedings might be overheard. The win
dows of the room open upon an al
ley. Sentinels were stationed there
also. They accompanied every per
son who entered the alley and
stayed with him until he departed. ALI
ance men arrived from every district to-
day by the hundreds. The Alliance of each
legislative district sent three men to look
after it's representative. 4 system of the
most rigid espionage was established. and
whenever member went out he was so
companied by at least one of his brethren.
These guards stood over the Alliance men,
bers in the corridors of the hotels, accom-
panied them on their strolls about the
street, went to their meals with them.
walked with them TO the Capitol this after
noon when they attended the session Of the
House, watched the proceedings from the
galleries. button-holed them after the ses-
sion and stayed with them until the
caucus hour arrived. During the caucus
they waited outside the building until the
adjournment and then took them to their
hot az of
tablished so as to prevent any of the men,
bers being talked over to the other side and
prevent any persons to bring pressure upon
| them.
At the caucus-rooms particular precau-
tions were taken that none but members
should be allowed to enter. Besides Civ
| ing the grip and password each member
was obliged to show his credentials from
| the Speaker. 1t would have been as easy
for an outsider to obtain admission TO the
| caucus as for an uninitiated man TO get
| into Masonic lodge-room. On account OF
| the late adjournment of the House the
meeting did not begin until nearly o'clock.
| Ii is by no means certain that nomination
will be made tonight.
A new plan has been in consideration
this afternoon. it's object being to prevent
! the opposition from learning the name Of
| the nominee. In the first place, the drop
| one" method of voting will DO followed.
Thecandidate receiving the lowest number
| from the list before the succeeding ballot 10
| taken. In this way the contest is bound
| to narrow itself to two candidates. When
this stage in the voting shall be reached, IL
| is proposed to postpone the ballot until to-
| morrow night, when another meeting may
| be held; or, possibly until Wednesday
noon ssIc, when the hss,n voting .bs IN Joint
sIsSl0h pisn is % reached desi1h the caucus pom-
nee Will not be known even 70
| the caucus until after the first ballot in
| joint session. If the nomination is made
the edeavor will be made to keep It secret
| the House meets tomorrow the vote Will
be scattered, so as to- give no hint as TO who
| the lucky man may be.
| At midnight the caucus Ia still in session.
| A method of procedure was determined
| upon before the ballot,ng began. 1t pro-
| yided that twelve ballots should be taken
| before the lowest man should be dropped
ten ballots hsSs bssn hsd The vote
cannot be learned. but II is known that
Judge Pfeffer. editor of the Kansas Farmer.
was In the lead at the start and has main
tanned bis advantage still leading on the the
| House, follows Pfefier as the next strong
est candidate, and Willis third.
| INGALLS, NAY BE THE NAN.
| The Ingalls, forces seem moro confident
than ever tonight Grand Army delega-
tions have been arriving all day. and the
| city is full of veterans tonight They are
al working for Mr.. Ingalls's reelection.
Great activity has prevailed all day at tho
Republican headquarters Chairman Buch-
| anan. of the Republican State central
committee. was seen late this evening by
an Associated Press representative. He
doubt as to the final result Mr..
| ingalls, will be reelected. We are
having hard fight, but we are going to
wiz" The Ingalls, men are relying on tho
| old soldier element in the Alliance throw
ing themselves on the side of Ingalls,. when
he shall march into the Honse from the
| Senate chamber, where he is sure of thirty
eight votes. Some of the knowing ones as
sure you that no caucus action on earth can
Tomorrow petitions will be read In the
| House from every Grand Army post in Kan
| sas, asking for the reelection OF In gals.
These petitions will not come from the
posts themselves. but from the leading men
in each post This Will get around the OBJ
lection that the G. A. X. 10 Lon-political"
The Ingalls organization is IN the hands
| OF five of the shrewdest men that ever
went into contest. Livingston. president
| of the New York Alliance, 10 here using his
influence with the soldier element for
ingalls,. He shows letters said TO be from
| Southern Alliance men, in which they state
that when the Alliance comes into power
they will cut off the pensions of the old
soldiers. This is having an influence mo-
mentarily. at least. but the outcome cannot
be foretold for the reason, stated before.
that the Alliance il preserving the strietest
secrecy, holding their meetings IN dark
rooms, and it is di fcult TO get anything
out of them unless you have the Alliance
blrth-mark. the Alliance grip and the AL
The senatorial question bobbed mp the
first thing to-day IN the lower house. Rep
resentative Showalter. from Sumner conn
ty. introduced petition from the q. A. X.
of his county praying for the reelection OF
Senator Ingalls,. 1t was read and ordered
placed on the journal Mr.. Shcwalter
moved that the petition be granted. the
Senate concuring. This motion gave rise
to much wrangling and Mr.. Sbowalter
finally demanded vote. the motion wac
finally tabled and the Republican filibus-
tering tactics outwitted.
TWO REPUBLICANS oUsTED.
The committee on elections. through
Chairman Drumbold. then presented its re-
port on the contested elections cases. The
first report was on the case of Leedy. ALI
ance, against Boyer. Rep. Two reports
were presented. The majority report
recommended that the contestant be given
the seat. Mr.. Drumbold moved the adop-
tion of the report of the majority. The Re-
4 a Tn o&d A. 49,