Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-26
WALTON WON'T WIN
In His Race for the Speakership, but
He Expects to
GET ON SOME GOOD COMMITTEES.
Allegheny Doesn't Care for ANY Otice If
, That of Resident Clerk
is ALL THAT THE QUAY SLATE ALLOWS
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25-Repre-
sentative Harry F. Walton is still in the
fight for the Speakership, backed BY SEN
ator Porter, and has been making it inter-
esting for the others in the race during the
past two weeks Signs that he will soon
be called off in order to give clear track
to Thompson, of Warren, are lacking, but
may be expected any day. Senator Porter
declares he will remain loyal to Walton,
win or lose, and ex-Marshal Leeds is also
working hard to knock out the regulation
slate.
Walton's bold and aggressive contest has
excited much attention over the State, and
has challenged even the admiration of ex-
Speaker Thompson's friends. His canvass
has been strongly and vigorously made with
a view to securing the support of the in
terror counties, and in this he has succeeded
very materially. Uncle John Cessna. the
Bedford statesman, is on his list, and Major
Sam Losch, of Schuylkill, is not averse to
classification on the Walton side.
Why 1t Pays to Run for Speaker.
The unsuccessful aspirants for Speaker
and in the customary way be couciliated.
Walton will be placed either at the head of
the Committee on Judiciary General or the
Committee on Appropriations. This is said
to be the real intent of his present contest,
as the managers of the organization of the
next House do not regard his position in
the fight as at all serious.
Two years ago Walton was one of the
strongest members of the Judiciary General
Committee, considered to be the most i'm
portant committee of the House, as two
thirds of all bills introduced in that body,
outside of appropriation measures, go before
it
Samuel B. Cochrane, of Armstrong, an
other candidate for the Speskership, will
likely be placed at the head of the Appro-
priation Committee. Ward r. Bliss, of Della
ware; William E Burdick, of McKean;
Martin E. Lafferty and Samuel E. Stewart
of Allegheny, and ex-Speaker Boyer will be
cared ior in the makeup of the committees.
The Republican legislative caucus will
not get together before Monday evening,
January 2, and the work before it will be
transacted with neatness and dispatch.
There is nothing new on the slate beyond
the addition of the name of ex-Mayor J. D.
Patterson, of Harrisburg, for resident
clerk. When the slate was made up in this
city, some weeks ago, by Senator Quay's
approval, the resident cler kship was left
open for Allegheny county to fill, but the
Pittsburg end has either spurned the oppor-
tunity or refused TO take a third-rate snap,
and the managers have accordingly trotted
out Patterson.
The retirement of Mr.. Graham has
knocked the bottom out of the hopes of the
opposition to Mr.. Quay for Senator, and
his return is a foregone conclusion.
n in ho
to-day between trains, and touching the
newspaper rumor that he sought the COM
plimentary nomination of the Democratic
Senatorial caucus, said there was nothing
in it He added:
Mr.. Hensel Red-Hot for Ross.
lam not a candidate for that or any other
place OF honor. My name will not be pre-
sented to the caucus. 1 haven't had any
such idea. / have assumed that Senator
Ross would be the nominee of his party. He
is too modest q man to seek 1t, but is pre-
eminently worthy and deserving. Two
years ago, although he t was mentioned GHsror Ior
Black ought to have the preference, because
he had been the candidate OF his party
in the canvass just closed and had
made great sacrifices to help his
ticket and to elect Governor Patti
son, and yet failed of election himself
in the same campaign. Beside him many OF
the other party leaders i'll the State have
received the compliment of this nomination.
/ recall Charles R. Buckalew, William A.
Wallace and ). p. Wolverton. Senator Ross
is the unquestionable leader OF his party IN
the LEGISLATURE. He is eminently qualified,
comes from an old Democratic family, and
from a strong Democratic county. think
the nomination will be conferred upon him
unanimously, without any solicitation or
effort on his own part. l have reason TO
know that while he will not seek it, he
would highly appreciate it.