The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-27
MARTIN Is A DEMOCRAT.

The New Kansas Senator Defines His Posi-
tion Public Questions.
Special 70 Tie Indianapolis Journal
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 26-The Republicans
say they do not believe the credentials of
Martin will be accepted by the United
States Senate. He will leave here for
Washington on Sunday with credentials
properly signed, but Will not present them
until he interviews the leading Democrats
of tho Senate and finds "how the wind
lays" III is blowing against him he may
not present his credentials until after the
4th of March. Asked to make statement of
his political position since his affiliatIon
with the Populists, Senator Martin said
to-day: FIRST. let me say 1 am Democrat
and never have been any thing else. / am
Internationally in favor of tariff reform.
not only in the ordinary sense, but tariff
reduction of radical character. l am In
favor of the least possible tariff rates that
can be laid on the necessarles, and placing
higher rates OF duty on luxuries. sm In
favor of an unconditional and unlimited
coinage of silver, and without limitation
as TO its debt paying power. am opposed.
upon principle, to national banks or any
other financial system that compels or in
duces q partnership relation of o financial
character between the government and
private individuals. l am liz favor OF
either an income tax or what may be even
better, a graded property tax. | am In
favor of q radical control of the railroads
rather than ownership. / am In favor of
electing United States Senators by a direct
vote of the people,"
The Republicans have given up hope of
electing Senator. They made last effort
to-day to devise q means OF checkmating
the Populists and of sending to the United
States Senate claimant of the seat to
which Judge John Martin was elected.
49, AaA
stalwart Democrat for the position with
the hope that the five Democrats wOuld go
over to them and give them q quorum on
joint ballot. Three of the five Demo ocrats
had cast their ballots for Martin in the
Populist joint convention yesterday. and.
of course, could not participate in
another senatorial election; so when
the Republicans met in Joint ses-
sion they found themselves without q
quorum and with no means of securing one.
They then gave up hope of eiecting Sena-
tor, and after appointing committee TO
prepare q statement of the facts concerning q
the election OF Judge Martin. and n protest
against his admission to the Senate, they
adjourned their joint convention sine die.
The Repu blicans received a telegram from
MIR. Perkins to-day, announcing that he
would make the fight to retain his seat.
Perkins VIII Not Surrender Meekly.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-There is O di-
ators. but among the members of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, as to the
exact standing OF Mr.. Martin, of Kansas.
who Is credited with being the Senator
elect from that State to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr. Plumb and now
temporarily filed by Mr.. Perkins, by ap-
pointment of the Governor The appear
ance of Mr. Martin at the Senate cham mber
n ~ .E,n< aN&p hrl
be looked for next week. and may precIpi-
tate prolonged and bitter election con-
tess similar TO those of some years ago.
The fact that every vote In the Senate Will
be contested by the Democrats in further
ance OF their intention TO. If possible, or
ganiZe the next Senate. gives the case of
Mr.. Martin immediate Importance.
1t has escaped the mind of some of the
members of the committee that the Kansas
election was to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. Plumb, whose term of Of
fee did not expire until the 4th of March,
1895. and that Mr.. Perkins. the present in
cumbent, was only serving until the Legis-
lature should meet In regular session and
choose his successor. AS soon that sue
eessor has been regularly and legitimately
elected Mr.. Perkins ceases to be q United
States Senator. Under the peculiar condl.
tions that exist in Kansas the probable
ing matter for conjecture. In the meantime
Mr. Perkins will hold to the seat to which
he was appointed until his successor Is
elected and qualified.
Mr. Perkins is not. from all accounts.
disposed to forcgo his seat in the Senate
without struggle. and WIll not cease his
resistance to a Judgment of custer until he
and the Republican members of the Senate
are satisfied that the credentials of the
Senator from Kansas are good and that he
was chosen by q body duly orRanized. So
ii may happen that in the event of this
sort of contest Mr.. Perkins may remain in
the Senate until the close of the present
Congress. 1t is just possible. too. that Mr..
Martin may refrain from presenting HIM
self until after the organization of the next
Senate.