Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-04
FIGHTINr <se
Politicians AM
What Legislators
Do When They Meet.
ONE SLATE PARTLY MADE.
Philadelphia Members Dodging the
Speakership Fight.
LOCAL POLITICS UNSETTLED.
Republican Leaders Can't Agree on Can
didate for Mayor.
ONE SLATE PARTLY MADE.
LOCAL POLITICS UNSETTLED.
DEMOCRATS ARE GROWING CONFIDENT


of the next Legislature. The Speakership
and United States Senatorship are the
principal plums to be given out after the
meeting, but lively contest is being con-
Quoted for the various clerEships. 1t is
conceded that Charley Voorhees, will be
made Chief Clerk of the House, bat it
hasn't been determined who will succeed
him as Resident Clerk. E1-Msyor John
Patterson, of Harrisburg, and Jerry Rex,
of Huntingdon, at present Reading Clerk,
are after the place.
Congressman Jack Robinson remarked
yesterday that it wouldn't surprise him to
see A. D. Fetteralf of Montgomery county,
slated for resident clerk. He is opposing
Charles E Voorhees, for Chief Clerk, and it
is believed the fight will be settIed with
this compromise
Fred W. Fleit, a young lawyer OF Scran-
ton, is a candidate for journal clerk. He
made a very satisfactory reading clerk in
the last Legislature when Jerry Rex was
Lbsent II is reported that he will have the
Iupport of the delegation from the anthrs-
rite coal regions. Ed. Smiley, OF Franklin,
will likely succeed himself as Chief Clerk
of the Senate. So far no opposition has de-
veloped to him.
Sometimes Turns the Tide.
Very often the contests over the minor
positions have their effect in turning the
Speakership fight into certain channels.
Just how the settlement of the clerkships
will affect the occupancy of the Speakers
chair this year has not been determined.
Sam Cochran, the Kittanning candidate, re-
turned from Philadelphia few days ago.
He believes he has gained q good foothold
and will be in the race. He found the
Philadelphia delegation fighting shy
of the Speakership, as he ex-
pected. The members have not
Endorsed Harry Walton, and claim they are
not tied to him or anybody else. but Mr.
Cochran does not take them at their word
Two years ago the Philadelphia fellows
united on Brookes for Speaker, and this
was the signal for the balance of the State
to combine against him. The result was
that Brookes was used for floor mop. 1t
was not done because he was not good
man, for if elected he would have
made an able presiding officer,
but the country members resented the die
tation OF Philadelphia. This year the
Quaker City chaps have learned a lesson,
and they are not openly proclaiming that
Walton is their candidate. 1t is believed,
however that in secret the Philadelphia
delegation has pledged itself to support him
to man.
He Would Be Senator.
Congressman Jack Robinson and his wife,
who had been at the Monongahela House
for several days, went home last evening
They will leave for Washington to-day.
Mr.. Robinson says he is still in the field
for the United States Senate. He denies
the report that Dalzen and he are not good
friends. ''There is no i'll feeling between
Dalzel and myself" he continued, s'grow.
ing out of the State League presidency
That fight is over. and it was friendly from
start to finish. When Mr.. Dalzell an
nOunced himself as a Senatorial candidate,
my friends in the East urged me
TO do the same and L did. My name will
certainly be presented to the Republican
caucus unless these friends determine that
1t would not be the best thing to do. fl
am licked, all will be well and good, for 1
an young man, so is Dalzell, and we can
afford to wait ten years longer. 1t is not
true that was induced to be a candidate
by Senator Quay. L am entirely inde-
pendent of HIM and everybody else.
have supported Mr. Quay in some of his
fights, and have been against him in others.
He Is starting in the race with the Phila-
delphia delegation back of him. This is a
big prestige. l don't know how many votes
Will have. have not seen many of the
members. The Legislators from Delaware,
Chester, Montgomery and other counties
are not pledged. I don't consider that
where the vote at the primaries was held on
the Quay-Dalzell issue that it should be
binding. At the time other candidates
M onnouunad LII: 2.
was the intention to limit the fight to these
two.
Bolt Not Likely.
'of course, if Senator Quay is nominated
by the caucus l won't bolt, and don't be-
lieve that Mr.. Dalzell will kick over the
traces. 1 understand that DalzelI will not
have the full support of the Allegheny
county delegation. He NAV get the in
dorsement out of courtesy, but know of
some who won't vote for him. figure that
Dalzell will have from 10 to II votes in the
State, from Allegheny and possibly 2
from Bedford. Certainly he will have the
support of Uncle John Cessna, and, maybe.
Eeiter, OF Philadelphia, will stand by him.
Uncle John may be able to hold his col
league also in line for Dalzell 1t wouldn't
surprise me to see Uncle John declare
himself as candidate before the election
takes place. You know he tried hard to be
elected IN 1851, anu he blames Quay for turn
ing him down. The old man had secured the
support of Cameron, as the story goes. and
his name was down on the slate. but Ouav
succeeded in wiping it off before it was sent
to the Legislature. Uncle's opposition 10
the Senator commenced and has continued
from that date"
Hope Sees Star.
Mr.. Robinson calls attention to the fact
that the Republicans reduced the Demo-
cratic majority in Congress from 14O to SO.
a gain of so members. He says while the
tariff is blamed for the defeat of Harrison
that in the House where all the tariff Iep-
islation originates. it was strongly Endorsed |
by big cut in the Democratic ranks In
1890 when the tariff was responsible there
was Rig Congressional slump. Mr. Roh-
inson is much encouraged bv the Repub- |
lican gain in the House, and he takes II as
an Endorsement of the Mckinley hill. He
predicts that the next Congress will he Re- |
publican, and it surely will be if the Re.
publican rate of gain keeps up in the COM
ing election. He believes that Homestead |
and 55 cent wheat defeated the Republican !
party.
Expressing a Preference for Judge.
The Association of the Alleghenv Countx |