St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-02
HOUSE REORGANIZATION.
Speculation on the Chances Of the
Various Candidates.

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WASHINGTON, July 1.-The calling
of congress i'll extra session is already
eyoking feeling of great interest.
Such changes as are to be made in the
official force of the senate, including
new secretary and sergeant-at-arms.
have already been determined upon,
and the new Off GERS will enter upon
their duties and salaries when the SEN
ate meets. The only new face OH the
floor of the senate will be Mr.. Stantord's
successor. appointed by the g GOVERNOR of
California. The other senators were
sworn in on the 5th of March last. A
complete reorganization of the house is
Involved, with many new members to
take their seats. A new speaker, clerk,
SeIgeant-at-armS, >dOOrkeeper and post
master are to be elected and brand new
committees are to be appointed. This
does not necessarily mean change IN
the personnel of ali these officials, but
it is quite in the bounds of probability
that some of them may be supplanted
by new men.
As to the speakership, it is univer-
sally ceded that Charles F. Crisp, of
Georgia. will WELD the gavel in the
Fifty-third congress. There is no talk
of opposition TO him, nor has there been
any. As to the clerkship, it would
seem that the present incumbent, James
Kerr, or Pennsylvania. occupies almost,
IT not quite, as satisfactory position as
Judge Crisp. The patronage of his of
fee is quite extensive. and some of the
best paid positions in the house are
within his gift, such as chief clerk, the
journal and assistant journal clerk, the
Teading clerks, aud dozen others, who
get all the way from S1.s0O to s., 600
per year. Ex-Representatiye Yoder,
of Ohio. who filed the office of
sergeant-at-arms last time, will not
get it again without a battle.
Another Buckeye man, Sam 4. johnson,
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, has an
nouneed his candidacy for that office.
1t is said that the Oeio delegation may
hold a conference and decide which Of
the the two snail run, as it will be
rather awkward for one state to pre-
sent two candidates for the same place.
But an Illinois man also has has his eye
on the place. He is Herman W. Snow.
who was member OF the Fifty-seeond
congress, and it is said that the Illinois
delegation will work vainly for his sue
cess. MIR. Snow is a man of means
and was elected in Republican dis
trict. the one formerly represented by
Mr.. Payson. There are entered for the
Office of door-keeper Charles II. Turner,
of New York. who held the position
during the Fifty-second congress;
Edwin E. Smith, or Texas,
at present superintendent of
clerks of the document room, and pos
sibly Thomas Jefferson Coakley, of
New York, special employe of the last
house. AS Turner and Coakley are
both Tammany hall men, it will be the
! province OF Chief Richard Croker to say
which shall make the race. The indica-
'tIons are that Smith, who Is well
known newspaper man. will get large
! Southern and Western support. The
ofiiee of doorkeeper is important in that
it controls the largest amount of
patronage in the house. There are over
l3O positions that this official can dis
tribute among the congressman who sup
porteAhim, ranging from $500 to 81. 600.
The last OF the places is the postoflce,
which is filed at present by Lycurgus
Dalton. of Indiana. No candidate for
his job has yet appeared, nor is any