Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-12
THE SENATORSHIPS.
Mr.. KeNNA's DEATH CHANGES WEST
vRGlNIAS CONTEST.
New Candidates for the Short Term
Possible Combinations Talked Of
Camden and Faulkner at Sea.
rspeci.l telegram to tho Dispatch.

CHARLESTON. ". Va, January II. -
Promptly at u O'Clock to-day the members
Of the Legislature were called to order in
the two houses. and each house effected
an organization without any delay. Only
one seat is contested. and that IS in the
lower house. The contestants are Nj. j..
O'Kane Democrat and s. q. Smith (he-
publican), from Ohio county. A certih-
cate was issued TO Smith, but 1t is proba-
bic that O'Kane will finally be seated.
SENATOR KESNAs DEATH.
The announcement OF the death of
Senator Kenna was made In each mouse
and appropriate resolutions were adopted,
after which each house adjourned through
respect 10 the dead Senator. Joint COM
mittee was appointed TO 60 TO Washington
and accompany the remains of Senator
Kenna to Charleston. The committee on
the part of the Senate consists OF Messrs.
Watts, Shepherd, Tarr. Peck, and Hard
man: and on the part OF the House,
Messrs. Clark, Chambers. Grain, Allen.
and Greer. The committee left this after
noon for Washington. Senator Faulkner
left for Washington this morning. Inc
remains OF Senator Kenna are expected to
arrive here Friday at noon.
CONDITIONS CHANGED.
The announcement of the death OF Mr..
Kenna has caused lull in the contest for
the senatorshlp. Aside from the respect
which the contestants are inclined 10 pay
20 the memory of Mr. KeDna. there ls
Discrimination to push the contest, TOT tne
reason that the conditions are changed by
his death. Two aeats in the United States
Senate are now 10 be filled instead OF one,
and possible combinations are talked or.
Among the candidate for the short term,
which expires March 4, 1895, are Joseph +.
Chiffon. brother of w. f.. Chiffon, chair
man of the State Committee; State-Sena-
tor J. w. St. Clair. who represents west
Virginia in the World's-Fair Commission 1;
Attorney-General Alfred Caldwell, anu e4-
Governor l.. w. Wilson. Possible cOmbl-
nations to secure the two seats IN the
United States Senate are freely discussed.
STRONGEST COMBINATION.
The enc which is regarded as the strong
est aud most probable at this writing IS
that OF Faulkner and Chiffon, for the rea-
son that as between Camden and Faulkner
the latter appears TO be the stronger. 1he
Camden men clam that the election OF
Rankin Wiley for Preside of the Senate
and of ID. w. Shaw as Speaker of the House
was in some way a victory for them. but
the claim appears not to be well founded.
While Shaw did not claim to be a Faulk-
ner candidate for Speaker he was and IS
Faulkner supporter and will vote for him.
ID. w. Gall was understood to be Fault lkner's =
candidate for President of the Senate,
while Rankin Wiley was understood to be
the candidate Of Camden.
ABANDONED.
The lines of the senatorship would not
be drawn without danger of alternating
some of Faulkners supporters. and the
effort was for that reason abandoned. -.
w, Gall withdrew from the contest. and IN
the caucus proposed Mr.. Wiley for the
presidency of the Senate. The withdrawal
of Gall is believed 10 have strengthened
Faulkner. Camden will endeayor to form
combination with third candidate, but
who will be selected for that purpose has
not yet been determined.
The Montana situation.
lBy telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l
HELENA. MoxT.. January H. On the
first Joint ballot for United States senator
to-day the vote stood Sanders lRepubli-
cam, 33 Clark (Democrat), Is; Hauser
Democrat. II: Dickson (DemOcrat, 8;
Mapinn!s Democrat), /: Mulyille (POpu-
hst). 2. Beecher (PopuhsD voted for
Hauser. Adjourned until tomorrow.
Turpie without Oppositi
INDIANAPOLIS. IED.. January ia joint
caucus of the Democrats OF the Leglsle-
ture 20 nominate candidate Tor the
United States Senate has been called TO
meet Thursday evening. Senator Turpie's
il the only name presented, and his noml-
nation will be made by acclamation.
uIscoctS aud Haw,ey HenOminRted.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 1.-THE
New York Republicans have Tenominated
Frank Hscock to succeed himself in the
United States Senate, and the Connecticut
Republicans have renominated Joseph
Hawley.