The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-26


val Of number of senators and MEM
bers last night and today, including
ex-Speaker Reed, has served to in
crease discussion over the reorganiZa-
ton of the two houses of Congress,
and the prospect now is that this will
be the uppermost question in congress
sional circles. until the House contest
is settled and it is decided whether the
Senate will recognize them.
The fact that the speakership is uni
versally conceded to Mr.. Reed, has had
the effect of concentrating interest in
the other elective offices, and it ap-
pears probable that the elimination Of
the speakership will not diminish the
general concern over the result.
Hot Contests.
Mr. Henderson and Mr.. Mcdowell are
still the only two candidates for the
House clerkship, and it is not believed
that any dark candidates will develop
between this time and next Saturday,
when the House caucus will be held.
Mr. McDowelrs friends are boldly
claiming that they are sure of a ma
j
of conceding this assert that Mellow
ellis vote will be fifteen to twenty short
of sufficient to nominate.
There is a possibility OF change
in the contest for Sergeant-at-armS,
but the rumors in that connection are
too vague to base statement on. A
Mr. Parker of Kenucky, has announc-
ed himself as a candidate for this Of
flee within the past day or two.
dDorkeeper: Topton, of Tennessee;
Fortune, of North Carolina, and
Adams, of Maryland. The names OF
Mr.. Fairless. of Virginia and William
Cattlett of West Virginia, have also
been added to the list of candidates
for postmaster. The southern Repub-
licans have announced their intention
OF holding caucus on Wednesday Tor
the purpose of agreeing upon candl-
dates whom they can support as
body. There are twenty-three Repuo-
lican members from this section, not
including those from missouri.
Decided Variance.
Opinions are decidedly at variance as
to the Republican senators with refer
ence to the reorganization OF the Sem
ate, and nothing definite will be known
on that score until after the conven-
ing of the Senate. Senator Sherman,
who is 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. A ma
jority of the Republican senators here
appear to advocate an effort at organ
ization on Republican lines, but some
of the older and more conservative or
them oppose a movement in this di-
impolitic to assume the affairs and
take charge of the committees with
out having a working majority in the
Senate Some Republican senators
who favor organization advance the
idea that the Democrats will not de-
mand a. division when the election
comes, and allow the Republicans to
take it by default. Democratic SEN
ators here do not confirm this view.
and the indications are that they will
hold the offices until the Republicans
show themselves able to take them. To
secure this strength they will have to
obtain some of the Populist votes.
Senator PETER, who is generally re-
garded as the leader of the third
party, is advocating the maintenance
of an independent position, and it is
considered probable that this advice
will be followed to the extent of put
ting ticket in the field at the be-
ginning of the contest if the Republic
cans attempt reorganization. The Re-
pu1blicans are claiming, however, that
they will secure Senator Stewards
vote and that Senator Jones will also
probably stand with them. These ac-
QUESTIONS would be sufficient to en-
able the Republicans to take the Or
ganization.
The Utah Senators.
It appears altogether probable that
the question will be postponed until
after the seating of the Utah Senators,
which cannot happen until some time
in January or February, depending
upon the expedition displayed in their
election by the Utah legislature.
1t is altogether probable that by
that time the Republicans will be in
condition to claim the organization and
that they will take it.
There will be an effort on the part
Of some senators to compromise the
claims of the silver and anti-silver Re-
publicans in connection with the COM
mittee on finance by enlarging the
committee to eleven and giving the sill
yer men one of the new places and the
gold men the other.