St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-15
CRISP TO Be CHOSEN.
At the Extra Session the Ways
and Means CommitteeWill
Be RecaSt.
Congressman Wilson Will
Succeed Mr.. Springer as
o. Chairman.
Hall and Baldwin to Be Well
Cared FORA Sectional
Party.
President Cleveland Cuts Off
Republican Heads Without
Making Apologies.
Special to the Globe.

seems pretty certain tnaL Tie preSlutHI
will call an extra session of congress to
meet about the 1st of September, there
is considerable speculation regarding
the organization of the lower house.
There will be no opposition to the re-
election of Speaker Crisp. but some of
the, leading committees will be changed,
to the end that they may be made
stronger. The ways and means ccm-
mittee was not satisfactory in the last
congress, and change will be made in
the craftsmanship. Congressman Spring
er is loyal working member, a good
speaker, but he is not adapted for the
responsibilities of leadership on the
floor.
Congressman William l.. Wilson, of
West Virginia. IN case of contest
against Mr.. Crisp, would have been
the opposition candidate, and as there
is to he no contest over the honor, there
is believed to be an understanding that
Mr.. Wilson is to be made chairman
I'm Place Of MIR. Springer,
the latter in this case retaining his place
OH the committee and getting the chair
manship of some other good committee.
Out of this change is liable to come
tons on the ways and means committee
are highly honorable and keenly sought,
but in this case Minnesota may be fort
innate enough to secure representation
on it without the recipient being placed
in the attitude of candidate. As
is well known in Minnesota. Con
gresham o. NJ. Hall stands close
to Wilson of West Virginia, the Breck-
enridges and other leaders of the adj
vanced tariff reformers, and if they can
bring about his appointment as the
successor of one of the retiring memoirs
it will be done.
Mr.. Hall went through his first term
in a modest and InODtrusiye manner
that won him a place in the affections OF
the Democratic leaders, and this will
count in the future. Mindful of the
tendency of new members to 'talk
themselves to DEATH" Mr.. Hall made
but few speeches. but they were so
good that they gave him
Reputation at Once.
One of these was on the tariff ques-
ton, and was such clear and cOnvinc-
ing effort that the national committee cir
culated hundreds of thousands of copies
of it during the last campaign. That
Mr.. Hall is in so favorable position for
doing good work is matter over which
all Minnesotans, regardless OF politics,
may well rejoice.
.. Baldwin Is Popular.
OF the other Democratic members of
the delegation Maj. Baldwin, his future
colleague, has already seen great deal.
He is energetic, jealous and fearless, a
yt0 Int xrynn
fight when it is necessary. During the
last session he was on hand every day.
looking after the interests of the Sixth
district, and when he comes to take his
seat he will be properly posted, not only
on his great district, put also on the
best ways of securing what his cOnstit-
uents want. He is business man, and
will be pushed for place Oh the i'm
portant committee on commerce.
More Sectional Than Ever.
The election IN Rhode Island last
week resulted in the sending of two
more Democrats to the lower house of
congress, thus increasing the Demo-
cratic strength in the next house to 2l9.
The Republicans number 1873, and the
third party 8. With house so over
whelmingly Democratic it needs no ar
gument to demonstrate that the Repub-
lican members from a Republican state
will not cut very much of figure. In
the house of representatives at the COM
ing session, the Republican party will
be sectional party to greater degree
than it has been since 1856. 1t never
has been national party, but during
all its history attempts have been made
by the leaders to make it such, but 1t
now looks as though the new men in
oh TRYING
| broaden the ore aniZatlon and thus gain
| standing in all the states of the Union.
A review of the localities represented
| principally by these 12S Republicans Is
| interesting, and shows the eXtremetieS
| to which the party has been reduced.
New England furnishes 10 Republican
| members; New York, IA; Pennsylva-
MIA, 20; New Jersey, 2; Ohio, 10; Indi-
ana. 2; Michigan, 8; Wisconsin, 4; Min
| sofa, 4 Iowa, 10; Illinois, IL; Califor-
mia. 3; Idaho, /; Washington, 2; Mon
| taua. l; Kansas, 8; Kentucky, l; Mis-
souri,, 2; Nebraska. 3; North Carolina,
L: Oregon. q; South Dakota, 2, and
| Tennessee, 2.
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado. Della
| ware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis-
Virginia.. West Virginia and Wyoming
| fourteen states-have no Republican
representative in the lower house of
| congress. The significant point in this
matter is that New England, New York
| and Pennsylvania furnish nearly one
| half of the Republican members of the
| lower house. 1t is small wonder that
! the broad minded, free and easy conf
mon Sealths of the West are fast NOV
| ing out of the Republican column; soon
| the manufacturers of the East and their
serfs will be all that will remain of the
grand old party"
| 'Twas a Sorry Spectacle.
"If President Cleveland followed the
example of the Democratic majority in
the senate III making changes in offices
| what q howl These same senators would
| raise" remarked a well-known Demo
| cratic leader the other day, after read.
| ing the proceedings Of the senate at the
| session at which the resolution was
adopted making change in the senate
! offices at the commencement Of the next
! session. THE speeches of several of
| the Democratic senators, notably those
] of Gen. Palmer, of Illinois; Voorhees,,
of Indiana. and Blackburn. of Ken
| lucky" h6 said, "are calculated to make
| a Democrat sick"
Mt satisfied with deferring the re-
moval of the Republican employees for
| six months, a number of the Democrats
made lengthy speeches telling how sor-
| ry they were that change was neces-
| Sary, and i'll other ways apOlOgizlng for
| harboring an idea of appointing few
! Democrats in the remote future. The
| absurdity of the whole business was
| shown the next morning at the White
| house, when Gen. Palmer appeared at
the head of regiment of Illinosans,