New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-01
GETTING READY FOR WOfh.
SLOWLY ARRIVING IN WASH
INGTON.
LEDGE CRISP LISTENS TO SUGGEST vs. 81
sANs NOTHING-TnE HIGHT FOE OIFlCIH

HINGE CRISP LISTENS TO SUGGEST jNs' d. l
SAYS NoTHING-THE FIGHT FOR OFFICES
l. 1vash,neton July 3I.-Although the two HOUSES
Will ne called together one week from to-day Il
close search revealed the presence In the Guy -
noon to-day Of only fifteen Democratic KeireS'"'
lives only three Senators appeared at the '"p''
orI II il doubtful if there are more than nan 4"
dozen Senators In town 1t is not easy 10 d9''
tain with certainty for doubtless some Of the mem
b.rs and Senators have followed the example 'e'
hv Senator Mills, OF Texas who has gone iu''"'
"a private boarding house and has refrained iIo'"
giving his address even to the officers OF the "'''
ate postofice ~,
Elk Speaker Crisp was accessible to al can,
who had business with him this morning al MS
hotel and received many visits from mempe' =
Most Of them had suggestions to make reSpecllls
their preferences in committee assignments. MI
Crisp has been steadily non-committal III MS own
expressions lie believes that the work oil ''''S
special session will continue without sensible inter
mission until next December, when the regular HeS
sion conyenes and ne hopes that the resu'"'
session of the Lid Congress will adjourn earn!
next summer so that the time spent in the speV'a'
session will really be saved at the end oi 'he 'ee
ular session.
Surprise is expressed that the customary can
for a Democratic House caucus has not yet peel
issued Mr.. Holman. Of Indiana. is the Chairman
of the caucus and it is his function to issue the
H.,
The uncertainty on this point has somewhat EN-
barrassed the State delegations that have candi-
dates in the field for House Offices, as they desire
to have their formal state caucuses nNed as carry
as possble preceding the full Democratic caucus.
one Of these Offices. which has somehow attract
ed less attention this year than heretofore Is tnat
of Chaplain to the House. vacated by the election
Of Chaplain Milburn TO a similar post In the sen
ate So far as is known there are only two canal
dates in the field at this date They are the Kew
T. H. Stevenson, assistant pastor of the Baptst
church at Englewood. Ill. and the Rev. DR.. HAD
daway. late pastor OF the Mount Vernon Methodist
Church in this city.
All the candidates for Doorkeeper OF the House
OF Representatives are now on the ground and the
contest has begun in earnest. Mr.. Hurt, OF Ten
nessoe has opened headquarters at the Metropoli-
tan. and Mr.. Smith of Texas. will be there some
time this week. Mr. Turner will make his head
quarters his office in the House. but Is likely 10
be found at those places where members are most
wont to gather. The attitude OF Tammany toward
Mr. Turner is far unknown quantity al
though it is claimed by Mr.. Turner's friends that
that organization will be for him. prominent
Yorker. in the city. said this afternoon
that Turner would receive eighteen out of the
twenty Democratic votes In the delesa ton. Mr.:
Turner Is very confident and claims the puIk Vi
Tho delecations from Georgia and Alabama and all
of Virginia and West Virginia. This claim Is made
as an Offset the report that the south Is against
him Mr. smith, OF Texas. Is equally cOnhdent, anu
believes that he will be- the winning man 80 Jar
as Mir. Hurt is concerned. he looks upon his
chances being rs good as any man now IN tho
The nrb, against Mr. Yodcr. the present Ser
scant-at-Arms Of the House. IS being conductei
with some vigor. he being compelled to meet IN,
his own state, :. l.. Johnson. ana ano ,mt w
the person OF eX-Representative snow OF illinois
who has opened quarters and Is showing con
siderable strength.