Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-19
KEEPING OPEN HOUSE
Candidates for the Different House
Offices at Work.
THEIR FRIENDS MAKING A CANVASS
A New Southern Man Out for the
Doorkeepership.
THINGS GETTING LIVELY

All the candidates for the House offices
kept open house today at the several head
quarters to greet the incoming members of
the lower House, who will decide their des-
TIMES in the republican caucus prior 10 the
assembling of Congress. The candidates
for the clerkship have their headquarters
within a square of each other and the
members who are uncertain as to their
choice OF candidates alternate between the
two rooms. There are some members al
ways who do not make their declarations
until the last minute, or until they are con-
vinced which way the fight is going. They
are the people who are afraid of being left
outside the breastworks and wait to be on
the winning side, having little matters Of
patronage to be attended to later.
Managers Arc at Work.
Neither candidate lacks, however, earnest
and outspoken friends, who announce their
allegiance boldly and work vigorously for
the success of the cause they have es-
poused. Gen. Henderson's manager is Rep
resentative j. Frank Aldrich of Chicago,
and Maj Mcdowell has intrusted the direo-
ton of his fortunes to Representative Stone
OF Allegheny and Mr.. Hooker of New York.
The rumor which had been circulated to
the effect that the entire Pennsylvania
delegation is not marshaled upon Mai. Nc
Dowelrs side was silenced last evening by
Representative Dalzell, who had been
named as one of the alleged dssenters an
pearing at his headquarters and declaring
himself in Maj. McDowelrs favor, adding
that the entire delegation would be with
him.
have to be held in several of the state dele
cations to decide upon the stand which the
members from that state will take in the
clerkship contest. This will be the case
GSDeclaIlN GaSir
uonage, and will come to a unanimous
agreement upon the man to be supported
Tor the office, as well as the men to be select
ed to enjoy the minor patronage under that
office.
Another in the Field.
Mr. j. b. Fortune of North Carolina has
entered the field as a candidate for door
keeper against Mr.. Glenn of New York and
Mr.. Upton of Tennessee. Mr. Fortune is
more especially, however a rival of Mr. Tin
ton, as he bases his claim for recognition
upon the favors due the southern republic
cans. He will not open headquarters but
VIII make a vigorous personal canvass
among the membens.-r-=-
For Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr.. Thomas H. Mckee of Indiana has
opened headquarters at the Ebbitt in room
A, where he is conducting a contest for the
office of sergeant-at-arms of the House
Capt. Mckee is well known to the older
members. and as secretary of the late con-
SreSSional campaign committee became ac-
quainted with the new members
Mr.. L. X. Valentine of Nebraska who was
segeant-at-arms of the Senate under the
last republican administration, is said to be
laying his pipes to conduct a canvass for
that office in case the Senate is reorganized
by the republicans at this session. He has
not openly commenced a campaign, for he
does not want to waste his ammunition, un-
less the republicans propose to take control
OF the Senate offices.
MIR. Tipton's Headquarters.
William S. Upton of Cleveland, Tenn,
has opened headquarters in room 10G on
the second floor of the Ebhitt House Mr..
Upton is a candidate for doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives in the next Con-
gress and he is making vigorous cam
paign.
Il have a very cordial support through
out all the southern states" said Mr.. Tip
ton to Star reporter today. I'VE think
that the south deserves something of the
Fifty-fourth Congress, and it is only right
that the doorkeeper of the House should
be from that section" The position sought
by NJ. Upton and other candidates mas a
patronage of, over 100 places, many of
which pay over $1,000 a year. Mr. Upton
has edited a paper, which he established,
for twenty-three years. He remarked today
that he had the solid republican delegation
from his state with him.
Wants to BE Chaplain.
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pastor of the North Presbyterian Church.
OF N street, between 9th and 10th streets,
is a prominent candidate for the chap
aincy of the House of Representatives
Mr. Ramsdell received the caucus nomina-
ton for appointment to the chapiaincy in
the Fifty-first Congress, but lost the place
when a vote was taken in the House by
three votes which decided the contest in
favor of the blind chaplain. Mr.. Ramsdell
has a great many friends among the hold
of them believe that he received the
caucus nomination before that it would
be only right that he should he given the
position this fall. Mr. Ramsdell is work
ing actively for support in HIS contest. The
fact that Mr.. Reed favored his selection in
the F'ifty-first Congress is regarded as like
ly to lead to further support by the eX-
speaker Mr. Ramsdell is native of New
York state, and he was a soldier during
the late war. He is a graduate of Prince
ron College and has very large following.