The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-29
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS SORE
THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN 4
GAME or FREEZE-OUT.

Their Brethren From Ohio and In
diana Fixing to Grab All the Fat
Offices of the House-The south
erners Threaten to stick Pins in
the Harrison and Mckinley BOoms
in RetnIIntiOn-A Caucus Held Last
Night.
Washington, Nov 2S.-If some Of the
southern republican congressman make
good their threats the prospects of two
presidential possibilities may be injured
by the action of the Ohio and Indiana
delegations last night, in voting to support
the McDowell-Glenn combination for the
offices of clerk, doorkeeper and sergeant
alarms of the next House. Wnen .he
news reached the headquarters of Mir.
Iipton of Tennessee at midnight, who is
the southern candidate for doorkeeper,
great Indignation was expressed. There
were present in Mr. Tiptons room at
that time Congressman Brewer, Mccall,
Gibson and Anderson Of Tennessee, j. B.
Fortune Of North Carolina, ex-ColIeetor
Archie Hughes of Tennessee and num-
Der of state politicians from Kentucky
and North Carolina. a heated discussion
of the situation followed, in which it was
repeatedly asserted that neither Mckln-
icy nor Harrison could secure the dele
cations from these two southern states
~ the next presidential convention, after
the refusal Of their delegations to sup
port the southern candidate for door
keeper
The caucus of republican members Of
the House Of Representatives from the
southern states tonight. to determine
upon course of action i'm connection with
the organization OF the House was at
tended throughout 10y eleven members
II was claimed that during the evening
hlteen members We're in the room, but
When the adjournment was reached, but
eleven members came out. These were:
Messrs. Willis of Delaware, Baker of Ma
ryland, Linney of North Carolina, Ander-
son, Gibson Brown aud Mccall OF. Ten
nessee, Dovenor of West Virginia, Evans,
Lewis and ColsOn of Kentucky. Senator
Pritchard of North Carolina and Hon.
Clay Evans of Tennessee took part in the
conference by invitation.
Representative Evans of Kentucky pre-
sided, and Representative Mccall of Ten
nessee acted as secretary.
\ telegram was received from Repre-
sentative Wellington of Maryland, stat
ing that he was confined to his house by
order OF his physician, otherwise he would
have been there.
The caucus was held behind closed doors
and after the adjournment the several
members answered all inquiries by say
ing that they We're pledged to secrecy
and positively refused TO say anything
concerning their action. They even de-
Silileu 20 say WHITTIER OF not any dclloh
hau been taken.
II was learned, however, that in the
course OF the meeting the situation was
lully discussed, ana IN better temper
man Was alsPlayed last nlght by the
I4enus OF Mr, 1lplonY the tennessee cam
ufoate Ior doofkeeper, Wnen they heard
oI Ine acuo4 OF Ihe Onlo aho Inqldna
eleSatIous. .l y was saiu py one OF me
speakSrs mat tne southern members
sIOutu 81 uetoIe the cducu SATURDAY
Mlsht lis ana ASK Iecoshltlon py lhe seIec-
i tiio4t ol olls @ oI tle prlncipdl oIieefs from
' ulstt peefl on ne couI1Iy' Hol Hol LOT secllohal
r5,1Ii, re13l.s pul Pscl7e ol llle gam Oh re-
pupIIC9h ileill3eIs' .,- ,.,
-AlothsI speaker a. a. VlsSu meeting y solu
coiulnn WIN solld colunn anu anu IN Lnl5
splIiI q Itaolulloll OF IuolIoh WIS olIefed
ihal the caucus Vole 20 support Gen; lien
9erson LOT GERS, =. y. a. TaIkef' OF Lon
9on, N.Y. iof serseahl-al- al-aIms, ana Mr
Ilptoh OF tennessee lot dooEheepef. IHere
was some queslloh as 70 lile Wlsuom OF tllls
course, put one oI the ms embers remark
ed that they might as Wen, even from the
lowest point OF view, acL mus, Tor We're
theN now 10 60 70 the support OF Ihe Me
DoWelI-S5lehh coinDlil.aloIli l1ey "ouIu Set
sued. They would nail their flag to the