The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-26
The Speakership Is Conceded
TO Thomas 3. Reed.
SOUTHERNERS AFTER PLACES
There Are % Southern Members.
Not Including Missourians.
Some Republican Senators Want to Try
10 Organize the Upper House, but
the General Belief Il that There
VIII Be No Change TIN Utah's
Senators Arrive.

Washington City Nov. 2a-The arrival
OF number Of senators and representa-
uves last night and today. including
Ihomas B. Reed. has served 70 increase
discussion over the reorganization OF the
TWO houses Of congress. and the prospect
now is that this will ne the uppcrmost
question in congressional circles until the
house contest is settled and il Is decided
whether the senate VIII reorg 3nize. TIE
Tact that the leadership is universally con-
ceded 10 Mr.. Reed has had the effect Of
concentrating interest In the other cleo
tive offices. and it appears probable that
the elimination Of the speakership VIII
not diminish the general concern over the
result
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Mcdowell are still
the only candidates for the house clerkship,
and il is not believed that any dark horse
candidates Will develop between this time
and next Saturday. when the house eau
Gus Will be held. Mr.. McDowells friends
are boldly claiming that they are sure OF
4 majority, but the Henderson men. IN
stead of conceding this. assert that Nc
Dowells vote Will be fifteen or twenty
short of sufficient 20 nominate There is
possibility Of a change I'm the contest
for seargeant-at-arms. but the Tumors in
that connection are too vague 10 base a
statement on. \ Mr.. Parker. Of Kentucky.
has announced himself as a candidate for
this office, within the past day or two
There are now three candidates for door
keeper. Upton, of Tennessee: Fortune. of
North Carolina, and Adams, OF Maryland.
The names of Mr.. Fa!rless Of Virginia,
and William Catlett. Of West Virginia,
have also been added to the list of candi-
dates for postmaster.
The Southern Republicans have announc-
ed their intention Of holding a caucus on
Wednesday for the purpose OF agreeing
upon candidates whom they can support
as a body. There are twenty-three Re
publican members from this section, not
including those from Missouri.
Opinions are decidedly al variance amon1
the Republican senators with reference 10
the reorganization of the senate and Moth
ing definite will be known on that score
until after the cOnvening Of the senate.
Senator sherman, who 5 chairman Of the
Republican caucus. expressed the opinion
today that the Republicans would. hold
a conference early in the session for the
consideration Of this question. The major
ity of the Republican senator's here appear
to advocate an effort at organization on
Republican lines, but some of the older and
more conservative of them oppose move
ment In this direction, contending that II
would be impolitc 10 assume direction of
affairs and take charge or the committees
without having a working majority in the
senate. Some Republican senators who IA
vOr organization advance the idea that
the Democrats will not demand a division
when the election comes, and will allow
the Republicans TO take Il bv default The
Democratic senator's here do not confirm
this view and the indications are that
they viii hold the offices until the Repub-
licans show themselves able TO take them.
To secure this strength they viii have 70
obtain some Of the Populist votes. Sen6-
tor Peffer. who is generally regarded as
the leader of the third aprty. is advocating
the maintenance of an independent posi-
nd Ia
advice will be followed 10 the extent OF
putting a ticket in the field at the begin
ming of the contest II the Republicans at
tempt reorganization. The Republicans are
claiming however, that they viii secure
Senator StewaTts vote and that Senator
Jones also will probably stand with them.
These acquisitions would be sufficient 10
enable the Republicans 10 tske the organ
izarion Il appears altogether probable
that the question win be postponed until
after the seating OF the Utah senators,
which cannot happen until some time Tn
January or February. depending on the eX-
petition displayed in the election by the
Utah legislature II IS altogether prob
able that by that time the Republicans WI
he IN "A condition to claim the organization,
and that they win take IL. There viii be
an effort on the part Of some OF the sen
ators To compromise the claims OF The
silver and anti-silver Republicans ~ con
nection with the committee on finance by
enlarging the committee 90 eleven and Civ
ing the silver men one Of the new places
and the gold men the other.