The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-16

forced to the necessity of electing Sena-
tor with the aid of sheir present House OF
ganization the contest will be carried Pc
fore The United States Senate. For this
reason many of the Populist leaders are
urging the necessity of electing fusion
Democrat and presenting his credentials 10
the Democratic Senate after the atm OF
March. John Martin, OF this city. is tne
leading fusion candidate. and John Eaton,
OF Winfield, ls q close second. Among the
Populists s. S. King. of Kansas City. Kan,
Judge Frank Doster, Of Marion county,
and j. w. Breidenthal. chairman OF the
PopuIist central committee. are most prom
ing no Senate with which to meet In JOINT
session. will not figure in the senatorial
fight unless the tw o houses be eamalgamated
In that event they will throw their
strength to q straightout or stalwart
Democrat, as opposed to the fusion candi-
date. They have not sufficient strength 10
elect Republican, but with the aid of the
five Democratic members could secure q
majority.
Washington, and Is no longer serl-
ously regarded In the senatorial tight.
Simpson. Doster and Breidenthel have
done more to arouse the Populists
to their present course than all other
element in the Peoples party behind them
which will make no compromises and ask
for no quarter. Doster and Breidentnai
served on all conference committees, anu
SO shaped their course that no agreement
could be reached which would give the
Democratic q balance Of power .on joint
ballot of the two house. 1t was rumored
last nj sht that Brei dent thai had withdrawn
from the senatorial fight, and would sup
port DOster. but In an interview to-day
Breidenthal would not confirm the rnmor.
DOster does not admit his candidacy.
either. but has secured pledges from at
least twenty of the Populst members just
the same.
The three Democrats of the lower house
who on Thursday joined the Republican
House. gave out long written statement
tonight explaining their action. They
give as the reason their belief that the Re-
publican House is legally organized and
that the Populist House has no standing
before law.
Montana Republicans Still Hopeful.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HELENA. Mont. Jan. 15.-An intimate
friend of Beecher. the POpulist. with DEM
ocratlc leanings, says Beecher will not vote
for the Democratic caucus senatorial nom.
inee, Clark, and therefore the latter cannot
be elected. Neither will Beeeher vote for
Dixon. He tells his friend. who appears to
be sort of 60. between. that he is willing
to vote for Hausar, Collins or one of sev-
eral other Democrats. q list of whom he has
but he will1not permit the Democrats to 60
into caucus and dictate to him for whom to
cast his vote. Without Beeoher the DEM
ocrats lack one of q majority of the Legis-
lature and If they do not come to his terms
in the next forty eight hours there Is grave
danger that he and the other two Populists
will unite with the republicans on some
Populist who was until recently a Repub-
lican. The Republicans are also hard at
work on such q scheme under instructions
from the Republican committee, which has
not given up hope of preventing the DEM
4th of March Representative Davidson IS
still very Ill and it is i'm probable that he will
be able to occupy his scat in two weeks
Crisp Looking for ColQuitts Place.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Possbly for the
purpose OF allGying the small bu: growing
determination of the Mills crowd to de-
feat the reelection of Speaker Crisp on
the organization Of the next House IN De-
cemSer. or whenever that body assemblies.
the friends of the Speaker have caused to
be circulated the broad statement that Mr.
Crisp will probably not want the Office an
othcr term. They any the illness which
has seized Senator Colquitt will prove
fatal and that when the vacancy shall
occur in the Georgia senat atorship Mr.. Crisp
Is sure TO get that place. There Is con-
siderable uneasiness In the situation sur
rounding Speaker Crisp DESPITE the fact
that he would be reelected without oppo-
sition. comparatively, were the election to
come soon. There is. however. naturally q
wide chasm between the Speaker and Mr..
Cleveland. and any patched-up peace
which may be arranged is liable at any
time to be broken.