St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-16
COOLER IN KANSAS.
The Hot-Headed Politicians
Consider Things Calmly
on the Sabbath.
Having Been Recognized, the
Populist House Has the
Best Of It.
a Test to Be Made on Tuesday
in the Election OF a
Printer.
Strong Talk OF Choosing a
Fusion Democrat as United
States Senator.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 15.-Many of the
warning statesmen are spending Sunday
with their families, and the city is en-
joying the first quiet it has experienced
for nearly two weeks. The armistice
declared yesterday afternoon has fur
nished 4 greatly needed breathing spell,
and the situation is being reviewed
calmly and apart from the exciting
events that have been transporting
hourly for the past week. The second
week of the session will begin tOmor-
row with the lower house farther from
having a working organization perfected
than it was when it was first called
to order. An organization of the Pop
ulist members lacking five of majority
of the memOers-elect is in existence,
and has the official recognition OF the
governor and senate. The Republicans
and Democrats have an organization OF
sixty-seven members. which has not
been given any recognition. Much talk
| has been INDUCED in looking to an am
/ fcable consolidation of the latter organ
izations. MANY of the POpulist men,
bers have privately conceded that the
Republican house is the legal one. but
the fact that the Populist majority in
the senate and the POpuIist governor
have
Recognized the Minority
bouse leaves them poWerleSS to recede
from the action taken on last Tues
day. In other words, they do not
know how to let 90. The Republicans
will consider no arbitration proposition
which does not recognize their organic
alton as legal and regular. To make
division Of the house officers or couce de
to the tribunal the right to determine
contests would be the practical admis-
sion that their proceedings were in
measure, at least, irregular, and this
they say they cannot afford to 90.
They say they are either wholly right
or wholly wrong. If they are
right they have no concessions to make;
If they are wrong they ought to recede
everything. The trouble experienced
so far is attributed to the Populist and
Democratic candidates for United States
senator, who are openly accused by both
sides of having prevented a peaceable
organization. Conditions will remain
unchanged until one side or the other
ATTEMPTS to assume the aggressive. and
bv force assert it's authority. Neither
as yet shows a disposition to do this.
The complications seriously affect the
election OF a state printer. The law re-
quireS that
shall be ballnted for the second Tuesday
after the legislature cOnrCnes. The
Republicans have not yet determined
what they will do in this emergency.
but the POpulist programme has been
agreed upon. The senate will be in
vited into the Legislative hall, and
ballot will be taken whether any com
promise is effected or not. Ed Snow,
present state printer, will i'll ali prOba~
oility be the caucus nominee. In the
event of the POpUliSts coming to terms,
the Republicans will enOn the state
OH GERS from giving any orders to the
POpulist printer, and the first test case
will probably be made on this
question The senatorial question is
as badly mixed as the printer
fight. If the Populists are forced TO the
necessity of electing senator with the
aid of the present house organization,
the contest will be carried before the
United States senate. Fo this reason
many of the POpuiist leaders are urg-
ing the necessity OF eleCtlng 4 fusion
Democrat and presenting his credentials
to the Democratic senate after the 4th
of March. Joe Martin. of this city, is
the leading fusion candidate. and John
Eaton. OF Winfield. is a close second.
Among the Populists, S. ). King, of
Kansas City. Kan: Judge Frank Dos
ter. Of Marion county, and j. w. Bred
enthal. chairman of the POpulist central
committee. are the most prominently
mentioned. The Republicans
Having No Senate
with which to meet in joint session. will
not figure in the senatorial fight unless
the two houses are amalgamated. In
that event, they will throw their strength
to q straight-out or stalwart Democrat
as opposed to the fusion candidate.
/ they have not sufficient strength to
elect Republican, but with the aid of
the five Democratic members could Sc
cure a majority. Jerry Simpson left
town this morning for Washington, and
is no longer seriously regarded in the
senatorial fight. Simpson, DoSter
( anu DIGluSHllldl llclfC allOlO
to arouse the Populists to their present
course than all other influences COM
bined. They have Il certain element in
the Peoples party which will make no
compromises and ask for no quarter.
Doster and Breidenthal served OH all
conference committees and so shaped
their course that no agreement could be
reached which would give the Demo
Gratis balance of power on joint ballot
of the two houses. 1t was rumored last
night that Briedenthal had Withdrawn
from the senatorial fight and would sup
port Doster, but in an interview today
Briedenthal would not confirm the ru-
NOR.
Democrats Explain.
The three Democrats of the lower
house who Thursday joined the Repub-
lican house gave out long written
statement tonight explaining their ac-
ton. They give as the reason their
belief that the Republican house is
legally organized and that the Populist
house has no standing before the law.
Baily P. Waggener. heretofore re-
garded a formidable stalwart Democrat
candidate for United States senator,
has withdrawn III favor of Col. A. a.
Harris, of Fort Scott. Col. Harris is
now the only stalwart candidate in the
field.