The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-23
AFTER THE PLACES
At the Disposal OF the National
House ot Representatives.
LARGE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
For The Various Elective and AppoIntlvo
Plaeos-FISht Tor ho ClsrlsshIp he
tween Illinois aud P,nnsyIyanla-NVhy
the wsAt Claims It-'Thp Other Positions.

Washington, Nov 99,-The canvass
for the principal offices at the disposal
of the house OF representatives, which
opened In a slow and quiet fashion this
week, Is becoming more animated as
the time approaches for the Republican
caucus, which is announced Tor satur-
day of next week,
The elective offices OF the house ure
those Of clerk, with salary OF $1,000;
sergeant at arms, $500, There are from
two to seven candidates for each Of
these places, the highest number being
Tor chaplain.
a majority of'candidates for the prin-
cipal cases have opened headquarters
In the Ehbett hou4- and Wizards hotel
and their respective rooms arc COM
stantly thronged, Notwithstanding
comparatively few OF the members OF
the house have arrived, the vigitorl
being composed largely OF those who
nope to secure appoiutlve positions UNI
der the elective officers.
There are only two candidates for the
house cerkship, They are oX.Con,
gressmaR Thomaa J. Henderson, OF
Illinois, and eY-CorgreSgman AleXan-
der Mcdowell, OF PenuRylvaElG. Roth
failed OF denomination last year Mr.,
Mcdowell began HIS canvass u year ago
ana as soon as II became apparent that
the Republicans would have the house
II Is claimed that he has the solid sup
port OF the New York and pGnRsylva-
MIA DELEGATIONS, This claim is made on
the basis OF opposition on the part of
MIR. HCndcrson's aGherCnts, rs Is also
the fact that the speakershlp ia con-
coded to Mr. Reed, who also comes from
an eastern state, I'VE are not" said
Congressman Cannon, who is u staunch
supporter OF Gen, Henderson, putting
Our claims on sectional grounds, but
we cannot overlook the fact that there
are IA Republican members west OF
the OHIO line to ninety east Of 1t. The
speakerahip, which all conCede 10 Mr..
Reed, Of Maine, because Of availability
and fitness, carries with It nInc-tenths
OF the official honors of the house 1t
would seem that the west with such q
large majority OF the Republican mem
bership should be conceded the clerk
ship"
Mr.. McDowells friends claim. how
ever that he will secure a large vote in
the south and west, They assert they
will secure the entire delegation from
Missouri. and there are negotiations In
progress which they say may give them
other solid state delegations from that
geographical section,
Can't II, II. Mckee, OF Indiana, Sec
rotary Of the Republican Congressional
campaign committee and Mr.. Il. Rus
sell. OF Missouri. nre so far the only an
nOunced candidates Tor the office Of SER
gcant at arms Each has his state del
egation bghind him, and Mr., Russell
Is understood 20 be working In conJunc-
ton with the Mcdowell forces. MIR.
Mckee. however, has q more extended
political acquaintance, There has been
some talk among members OF the Min
ncsOtu delegation OF again bringing out
Mr. Reed, OF that state, wEO was a de-
tented candidate for this Office IN the
Fifty-hrst Congress, for sergeant ut
arms. A Mr.. Hnrtshorn Of Iowa, has
also been mentioned in this connection.
The principal candidates for door
keeper. are MIR. Glenn, OF New York and
w. l.. Upton. OF Tenn. Glenn has been
identified with New York state politics
for some years and Upton Is editor OF II
newspaper at Cleveland. Tenn,
Henry Sherwood If pronounced can
didAte for the house postmAstership,
He halls from Michigan, aud was house
postmaster during the Forty-thlrd and
Forty seventh Congresses and also
postmaster In the city OF Washington
Tor four years. under President Harri-
CONS appointment II Is considered
probable that West Virginia and Ohio
may each bring out Il candidate for
either this Office or that Of doorkccper.
Charles J. Goff, brother OF Gen, COT
OF West Virginia, Is understood 20 be n
candidate for postmaster
OF the several candidates for chap
lain, six are Washington preachers
They are Rev's. Rumsdcll and Eaton.
Preshytcrians; Parsons and Gottwald,
Lutheran; Brown, Methodist. and
Smith, Baptist The one outsider In the
list IL Rev, Mr. Fisher. OF Kansas.
The patronage Of the house consists;
outgldc OF clerks to committees and
clerks to members. Of 1876 places, the av-
erage Of the salaries paid being *l'lZO'
All the places except those named are
nIind bV nupOlutmcnt.