Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-01-13
POPULISTS AHEAD.
Gov. lewelling, of Kansas, to
the Rescue.
RECOGNIZES HIS OWN PARTIsANs.

Republicans Expect To Be Bounced by
the Military-The Supreme Court Ap-
pealed to-Incendiary Proclamation Dis
tributed-Illinois Legislators and Their
observation-disclosures Deadlock In Ne
oraska-Hauser Draws Out of the Mon
lana Race-Powderly Declares Himself
- Socialist.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. l3-The rival houses
met again yesterday morning and spent
the forenoon in waiting on the conference
committee, which had no chance TO ac-
complish anything, so radical were the de-
mands of both parties. AS the day wore
Oh the feeling deepened that Governor
Lewelling and the senate would in the
course of the day recognize the
Populist house and that the adjutant gen
erpl would eject the Republicans from the
nall by force if necessary. DpSjnc the roll
call by the Republicans AT 2'oselock IN the
afternoon Chambers, the Couaiiehe county
Democrat, when his nams %ss reached.
came forward and stated thstArthe Demo
Gratis of the house mad kept0cttt OF the con,
troversy between the Republicans and
Populists and had visited eGovernor
Lewelling to enlist mis- aid in arriving AT
settlement of the fight, bat now the con
troversy being as far from settlement a.
ever. the Democrats felt it to be their duty
to recognize the legally organized house.
Populist Makes y Mistake.
They had not for moment doubted the
legality of the Republican organization
This action was unexpected, aud was re
ceived with wild demonstrations of ap-
plause on the Rer'Ibiican side. Dougherty,
Populist from Geary county, said he had
been Democrat all his life out he vas
not the kind of Democrat to help the Re
publicans. This action was semi-recogni-
ton of the Republican speaker, and his
friends pulled him away amid great excite
ment. Order having been restored, the call
proceeded. When the name of Meagher.
Democrat of Leavenworth, was reached,
he, too, announced his allegiance to the
Republican side, and following him, Rosen-
thai made like declaration He spoke at
length, and said his sympathy was with
the Populists as against the Republican
party, but he felt that the house should get
to work, and he believed it to be his duty
to take stand in this controversy with
the Republican house.
Jerry simpsons views.
The speeches of Chambers and Rosen-
thai We're listened to with great interest
by both sides. On the Populist side were
gathered the lsaiers of that party, includ-
ing jerry SIMPSON. Jerry Simpson said
the Populsts gyere not surprised at the
action OF the Dem scrats, as they had been
looking for it fersaome time; but the Dem
ocrats having, been playing for position
eversince the election Simpson thought that
by theiE sctions they had endangered the
election Of either populist or Democratic
senator. They had widened the breach be-
tween themselves and the Populists and
he feared their relations would become SO
strained that they could not get together
on a senator.
Populists demand Everything.
The Republicans at D. m heard from
their committee and said that ali hope of
arriving at settlement was at an end.
The conference agreed that the Populists
should recognize the Republican organIza-
tion and be given some of the committees.
and that all contests should go over until
after the senatorial election, but this was
not satisfactory to the fire eaters, and their
committee Withdrew their consent to the
agreement. The Republicans had resolved
to give up the house to the Populists
without resistance if the governor should
recognize that organization, but it was
later determined to make fight for it.
The programme was for Cubbison to take
the speakers stand and direct the opera
tions of the Republican house until he was
forcibly elected by the adjutant general
RECOGNIZED BY LEWsLLING.