Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-03

Ahecat tnouk1 rtpuDlSADs 10 give tlem
Jointly with which TO elect q Senator they cannot
do this without the cooperation OF every one
OF the i've pcpulst members and there 1. no
certainty that this can be secured as leading
populists saw that their members OF the legisla-
ture are under no obligations to the democrats.
and are far from being in sympathy with them.
IN PENNSYLVANIA
At the republican senatorial caucus at Har-
risburg, Pa, last evening q resolution was
adopted providing for the holding of joint
caucus Of the republican members OF both
houses on January IL TO consider the nomina-
tion for United States Senator.
DEADLOCK LIKELY IL WASHINGTON
The Washington legislature will assem- BILE jan
uary 9. There are twenty-five republicans and
nine democrats in the senate. fifty republicans.
nineteen democrats and eight populists in the
house, and tie to be settled in Pierce county
by special election on the eth instant
The republican candidates for the United
States Senate are John b. Allen OF wslla walla
and George Turner OF Spokane. Neither has
the full republican strength necessary to elect,
and II Is supposed there will be a dead lock on
the senatorial question 'or q new man will be
selected. There is no likelihood OF any combi-
nation that will elect other than a republican.
CHANCES FAVOR HAwLEY.
The new legislature of Connecticut will con-
vene tomorrow. The republicans will control
the house by fifteen plurality. The senate is q
tie, and the retiring secretary Of state a repub-
lican, viii have the casting vote in the organize
ton, but after the declaration OF the election OF
the democratic state officers Lieut. Gov C.dy
Will become presiding officer.
The democrats threaten that IL the repub-
iicans take advantage OF the senate organization
the officials that they elect will be voted out ss
soon as the democrats are in control. The
republicans, having a safe majority on Joint
ballot, will elect q United States senator on
the 18th instant. Gen. Hawley's friends are
confident of his reelection, despite the work
that has been done in behalf of Gov. Bulgeley
but the uncertainty of the canvass is evident
from the Discrimination of either the Hawley or
the Bulkeiey managers TO give any figures On
the surface the chances appear TO favor Gen.
Hawley's re-election.
DAVIS WILL WIN IN MINNESOTA
1t is not vet certain whether the republicans
or combination of populists and democrats
will organize the senate Of Minnesota. The
republicans have twenty-six senators and the
democrats and alliance twenty-six. The two
doubtful men are Senators Motto and Hompe
who two wears ago acted with the alliance. The
democrats are making a hard fight for the
organization of the upper body. because a legis-
lative reapportionment is 10 be made. and il
both houses were republican thev would have
very little to say about the carving out Of the
districts.
Interviews with Representatives and Sena-
tors indicate that Senator Davis will be easily
renominated. sixty-nine representatives and
twenty-six senators having declared that they
Will vote for him. The Senator. therefore has
ten more than a majority of the whole legis-
lature pledged to him.
BATE IN THE LEAD IN TENNESSEE
The forty-eighth general assembly Of Tennes-
see convened at noon yesterday. II will choose
Cnited States Senator to succeed William Il.
Bate, whose term expires March 3. Three can
didates have SO far announced themselves.
They are Senator Bate. ex-Gov. Robert l..
Tyler and Col John II. Savage. Bate is in the
lead and his friends claim that he will have
nearly two-thirds in the caucus
1t is possible that deadlock NAV result, in
which event the names OF ex-Gov. Porter and
one or two others may be brought before the
legislature. The first ballot for Senator will be
taken the first Tuesday after organization.
STRUGGLE IN KANSAS.
The populists of Kansas have a clear majority
of ten in the senate, but on the face OF tine re-
turns the republicans have sixty-three of the
one hundred and twenty-five members Of the
house certain. and probably sixty-four. Not
withdrawing this fact populist leaders claim
that the house will be under their control
They have attempted By mandamus proceed
ings in the supreme court 20 remove four re-
publican members before the organization
which is To be effected January 10. their cases
will be argued TODAY.
On the face of the returns the republicans
have IS members on joint ballot. the populists
Sd. democrats and Independent republicans l.
Several OF those reported populists now
claim to be democrats. The independent has
signified his intention of voting with the re-
publicans. This leaves the republicans four less
than majority on joint ballot and gives the
democrats the balance of mower
The situation as regards the senatorial fight
is further complicated now that a &c tain
coterIe of republicans favor fusion with the
populists if such step should become neces-
sary TO defeat any plan having for Its object
the election of a democrat. A dispatch from
Wichita states that snch proposition has been
canvassed southwest and that il has met with
favor among the republican members of the
legislature from that section. The Wichita
Eagle, the leading republican newspaper of the
southwest. favors the plan and indorses Cow
elect Leweling the fusion candidate. The
fact that Gov. Lewelling is Wichita man NAV
nave something to do with the Eagles indorse-
ment.
PRACTICALLY CONCEDED TO TURpIE.
The ffty-eighth general assembly OF Indiana
will convene next Thursday. The senate aud
house caucuses will be held Wednesday night
The fight for the senatorship has lost its attrac-
tive features since it is generally conceded that
Senator Turpie will be Endorsed for re-election.
STEWART fOpM NEVADA
The session Of the Nevada legislature is COM
posed entirely of silver men, with the excep-
ton of nine hold-over senators. who will in ali
probability associate themselves with the silver
men. William NJ. Stewart will be returned to
the United States Senate.
THE OUTLOOK IN NEBRASKA.
All day yesterday at Omaha, Neb., and far
into the night the various members Of the three
parties caucused and conferred over combines
to organize the two houses The strength of
the parties is as follows: Senate, Is republicans
democrats, IA independents: house. republi-
cans -. democrats IL, Independents Al. The
outlook Is that the democrats will organize the
senate and the Independents the house, although
the republicans claim they will organize both
branches.
THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
The Idaho legislature met yesterday. The
house organized by the election Of the repub-
lican caucus nominee. After the appointment
Of committee to wait on the governor the
house adjourned until today. In the senate .
temporary secretary, j. H. wickerrham. demo- |
GRAFT. and temporary sergeant-at-srms. Geo. |
William, populist, only were elected. An ad- |
journment was taken without perfecting organ |
ization. Gov. Mcconnell and other state on /
GERS were sworn in without ceremony and /
entered upon the discharge Of their duties.