The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-03
FACTION FIGHT COMING.
How Vacant Senatorial Seats Will
Affect the Silver Question.
A PROLONGED CONTEST PROBABLE
It VIII be Procipitated Over the Cases of
tho Appointed Senators from Montana.
Wyoming and washington-An Alleged
Corruption Fund Being Raised.

wyoming and Washington-An Alleged
Corruption Fund Being Raised.
WASHINGTON, July 3-The fact that the
senators from the northwestern states are
not unanimous on the silver question and
that some of them will probably vote to
repeal the Sherman silver purchasing law,
seems to lend an added interest to the con-
tests which were pending when the senate
adjourned in extra session in April last In
the case of the senators from Montana,
Wyoming, and Washington In all three
Of these states the legislatures got into
prolonged debate, and adjourned without
electing senator to fill the vacancies that
were to occur on the 4th of March.
The governor Of Montana appointed Lee
Mantle, Republican, but pronounced
free coinage advocate, to succeed Wilbur
L. Sanders, Republican. Mr.. Mantle's
credentials were referred to the committee
OH privileges and elections, which made a
majority report in favor of seating the ap-
pointee, but the senate adjourned without
action on his case, and the seat remains
vacant. The legislature of the state is con
trolled by Democrats and Populists. while
the governor of Montana is Republican.
Should the Republican appointee of the
governor be not seated the legislature
would probably choose Democrat or
Populist
Governor Richards, of Montana, was in
Washington recently, and he declared
very emphatically that he would not call
the legislature together again IL Mantel
was refused a seat.
In Wyoming the legislature has Dem
ocrat and Populist majority, but failed
to elect a senator to succeed Francis f.
Warren, Republican. The governor, a
fusionist, appointed A. C. Beckwith, a
free coinage fusionist. His credentials also
were before the senate committee without
action when the senate adjourned.
In Washington State the legislature
and governor are both Republican, but
the legislature failed on account of a local
fight to elect successor to John d. Allen,
Republican, and the Governor appointed
him to succeed himself. His case also was
pending when the senate adjourned. Mr..
Allen, it is thought, would vote for the
repeal of the Sherman law if admitted to
his seat.
These three contested cases will proba-
bly, bring on a bitter protracted prelimi-
nary fight before the senate can settle
down to the business for which the extra
session was convened. The right of SEN
ator to his seat is question Of the highest
privilege, and senators on one side or the
other OF the silver question are sure to de-
mand decision on these cases before any
vote Is taken on the Sherman law.
In addition to these potent probabilities
there are unacted on resolutions of inves-
tigation in the case Of Senator w N. Roach,
of North Dakota, upon which hot parti-
san debate is inevitable
A telegram from Denver, Colo, has been
received here that preparations are being
made in the silver states to start corrup-
tion fund to contest legislation in favor OF
silver at the extra session. 1t is alleged
that about $4,000 viii be subscribed in
Colorado and that material additions to
that amount from all the western mining
states will swell this sum total to for
midable fund.