Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
IN THE LEGISLATURES,
Trying to Break the Deadlock in Kansa
Affairs in Other States.


| Affairs in Other States.
The second week of the Kansas legislative
session begins today, with the lower house
further from having a working organization
perfected than 1t was when it was first called to
order. An organization of the populist MEM
bers, lacking five of majority Of the members
elect, is in existence, and has the official recog-
milton of the governor and senate. The
republicans and democrats have an organiza-
ton Of sixty-seven members, which has not
been given the recognition.
Much talk has been INDUCED in looking to an
amicable adjustment Of the two organizations.
Many Of the populist members privately con-
cede that the republican house is the legal one,
| but the fact that the populist majority in the
| senate and the populist governor has recognized
| the minority house leaves them powerless to
| recede from the action taken in the spur of the
moment when political excitement was running
| high last Tuesday, without practically con-
demning the official action of the senate and
| their governor. In other words, they do not
| know how to let 60.
BEEcHEn HOLDS THE BALANCE.
An intimate friend of Beecher, the Montana
populist with democratic leanings, says Beecher
will not vote for the democratic caucus nomi-
| nee, Clark, and therefore the latter cannot be
| elected. Neither VIII Beecher vote for Dixon.
He is willing to vote for Hauser. Collins. or one
| of several other democrats, list OF whom he
has, but that he will not permit the democrats
to so into caucus and dictate to him for whom
| he shall cast his vote.
Without Beecher the democrats lack one of
| majority Of the legislature, and if they do not
come to his terms in the next forty-eight hours
| there is likelihood that he and the other two
populists will unite with the republicans upon
some populist who was until recently a repub-
| Gcan.
PoPULIsTs TRYING TO CAPTURE ARIZONA.
Gen. James 3. Weaver opens the populist
campaign in Arizona territory January IS.
Efforts are being made by populists to control
the next legislature in anticipation of statehood
and an election of United States Senators.
Weaver will be assisted by Gen. A. J. Streator
OF Illinois, and later by Mrs. Lease of Kansas.
A CHANGE IN WYOMING.
The senatorial situation in Wyoming has
somewhat changed since the New exposure. A.
c. Beckwi:h of Uinta county, merchant and
coal mine owner, is said to be gathering the
New strength, and it is claimed by some we'll
informed politicians that he has been the real
candidate from the first; that New put
| first to feel the way and at the proper time
| Beckwith was to be substituted.
FoRTY-THREE NEBRASKA CANDIDATES.
The legislature of Nebraska will meet tomor-
row IN joint session to begin balIoting for
Senator. Neither party will present a caucus
nominee for time. but will wait to see what
strength each of the forty-three avowed candi-
dates develop on the first few ballots. At least
one ballot will be taken each day until choice
is reached. No one expects an election within
three weeks, and few believe it will be made
within six weeks. There will be a big fight
over the president of the joint session.
THE CALIFoRNIANs
The California republicans have decided to
abandon their plan of nominating but one can
didate for United States Senator. As result
| the names of Senator FELTON,, Judge Widney,
ex-Gov Perkins, NJ. II. De Young and NJ NJ
Estee will be presented tomorrow by the repub-
icans and Stephen III. White by the democrats.
The indications that White will be chosen
Wednesday.
MR.. MURPHY's ELECTION.
The principal event during the week in the
New York legislature will be the election Of
Edward Murphy, jr., as a United States Senator
at noon on Wednesday at joint session of the
two houses of the legislature. Each house will
ballot separately for Senator at noon tomorrow.
THE NORTH DAKOTA FIGHT.
The several candidates for Senator from
North Dakota yesterday we're working like
beavers among the members Of the legislature
| all day. The Worst and Kingman men were
talking very confidently about the certain de-
feat of Senator Casey and it is now pretty gen.
| orally believed that there is a combination of
the anti-Casey men. All the candidates are
dickering with democrats. The latter, how
ever, insist that they will enter no combination
except to elect a democrat.
THE MINNESOTA SCANDAL.
"The grand jury will be asked to investigate
the charges Of attempted bribery of the repub-
hcan members Of the legislature" said State
Senator Tawney of Minnesota yesterday. 1.-THE
politicians have nothing to do with the matter
A committee of st. Paul citizens, both republi-
cans and democrats, has been organized to
fully investigate the matter and they will carry
the matter before the grand jury. 1t is not .
political move in any sense Of the word, but a
movement on the part Of good citizens who
want to see corrupt practices wiped out OF
Minnesota politics once for all and those who
are at the bottom Of these practices punished q
they deserve"