The Van Buren press., 1893-01-14
WARRINGTON SCRAPS.


taking q critical view 1.-THE States
about to elect Senators, that the
Democrats will carry enough OF
the States to give them control OF
the Senate after the 4th Of March.
sThere il no hope for MS IN the
Northwest say the more moder-
ate Republican Senators, and "the
Democrats will organize the Sen.
ate"
A reporter Of the " ashington
City Daily News ofFriday says:
l talked with three or four of
the Republican Senators and this
is in substance what they told me.
For publication they talk Of the
tsbold 'front.' they will put on, and
the bitter fight they propose to
make for the organization Of the
Senate, but in private they have
already thrown up their hands and
admitted themselves beaten.
The caucus, which was held
Thursday made known to all of
the Republican Senators the hope
lessness Of the situation which
was apparent to few.
While every effort was made to
spread the impression that strong
measures were to be taken TO pre-
vent Democratic steals, and that
the Republicans had every conf.
dence in their ability to win the
fight, the true state of AFFAIRS ad-
mitted in the secrecy of the caucus
was very different. Reports were
read upon the present status of
things in Montana, Wyoming and
Nebraska, which killed any hopes
members might have had of Re-
publican success in those States.
The reports stated unequivocal-
" that Democratic or Populist
Senators would be elected by
those legislatures, while California
was certain to return q Democrat
ic Senator.
Members of the caucus were
warned that the present condition
of affairs warranted very little
hope, and that all the probabilities
pointed to an organization of the
Senate after the 4th of March by
the Democrats, or at least by that
party with the aid OF Populist
votes.
The sponge is thrown up.
tits very evident, notwithstand-
ing the combinations, that are be-
lug made to defeat Edward Murphy
for the nomination of U. s. Sena.
tor from New York, that he will
receive the nomination and re-
ceive the unanimous Democratic
vote in the legislature. 1t is pre-.
dicted, that although Mr.. Cleve-
land is opposed to Mr.. Murphy he
will not have more than seven
votes against him in the caucus.
1t is certain as anything that has
not already TRANSFERRED, that Hon.
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, will
be called to Mr.. Cleveland's cabi-
net at the head of the Treasury
department and that he will acceed
to the wishes of the President.
A more able aud conservative
man could not have been selected
for the place.
Hon. Tom Carter, Chairman of
the Republican National Commit.
tee, has been interviewed in re-
gard to the Senatorial elections in
the West and his opinion seems
to be in brief, that the "tail has
gone with the hide"
Hon. j. Harvey Whiteman. of
New Castle, who was yesterday
elected speaker of the Delaware
house Of representatives, is not
yet thirty years ofage.
The feature of Thursdays ses-
sion of the Senate was the speech
delivered by Mr.. Villas (DemOcrat),
of Wisconsin, against the anti
option bill. For nearly three hours
he held the undivided attention of
the supporters and opponents of
the measure, while he stated, in
a prepared argument, delivered
with great earnestness and inn
pressiveness, the constitutional Oh
lection which, in his opinion, pre-
cluded the possibility of it's pass
age by the Senate. He denounced
it as fragrant advance 10 central
ization, and as involving the
characteristics of the most odiOus
paternalism. There was colloquy
between him and Mr.. Washburn
Republican,, of Minnesota, who
has charge of the bill, in the
course of which the question was
put to Mr.. Washburn as to whether
he would accept an amendment
that wOn1l rOnfina tho Onorotion