Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-11-27
SENATOR'S WILL WAIT.
Republicans Want to be Sure of a
Working Majority Before
They Move.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 25.-The ar
rival of q number of senators and mem
bers last night and today, including ex-
Speaker Reed, has served to increase
discussion over the reorganization of the
two houses of Congress and the pros
pect now is that this will be the up
permost question in congressional cir
cles until the House contest is settled
and it is decided whether the Senate
will %reorganize. The fact that the
speakership is universally conceded to
Mr.. Reed has had the effect of con-
centrating interest in the other elective
Offices and it appears probable that the
elimination of the speakership will not
diminish the general concern over the re-
suit.
Gen. Henderson and Mr.. Mcdowell
are still the only two candidates for the
house clerkship, and it is not believed
that any lark horse candidate will de-
velop between this time and next Satur-
day, when the house caucus will be held.
McDowelPs friends are boldly claiming
that they are sure of a majority. but the
Henderson men instead of conceding this
assert that McDowell's vote will be Is to
20 short of sufficient to nominate.
Change in the Sergeant-at-Arms Contest
There is a possibility that a change in
the contest for Sergeant-at-arms, but the
rumors in that connection are too vague
to base a statement on. A 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
deerkeeper: Upton of Tennessee, Fort
une of North Carolina and Adams OF
Maryland. The names of Mr.. Fairless Of
Virginia and William Cattlett of West
VIRGINIA ha va also haon oH6n1 tn tho LIST
of candidates for postmaster.
The Southern Republicans have an
nounced their intention of holding a eau
Gus on Wednesday for the purpose Of
agreeing Upon candidates whom they can
support as a body. There are twenty
three Republican members from this Sec
ton.
Opinions are decidedly at variance az
to the Republican senator's, with refer
ence to the reorganization of the Senate,
and nothing definite will be known on
that score until after the converting OF
the Senate.
Senator Sherman, who is chairman Of
the Republican caucus, expressed the
opinion today hat the Republicans
would hold a conference early in h
session for the consideration of this
question. A majority of the Republican
senator's here appear to advocate an ef-
fort at organization on Republican lines,
but some of the older and more conserva-
tive of them oppose a movement in this
direction, c~ontending that it would be
impOlitic to assume the affairs and take
charge of the committees without hav-
ing a working majority in the Senate.
Some Republican senators who favor re-
organization advance the idea that the
Democrats will not demand a division
and will allow the Republicans to take
it by default.
Republican Senators will Wait.
Democratic senator's here do not con-
firm 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
regarded as the leader of the third party,
is advocating the maintenance of an in
dependent position and It is considered
probable that this advice will be fol-
lowed to the extent of putting a ticket in
the field at the beginning of the con
test if the Republicans attempt reor-
ganization. The Republicans are claim
ing. however. that they will secure Sen
ator Stewards vote and that Senator
Jones also will probably stand with them.
These acquisitions would be sufficient to
enable the Republ cans to take the or
ganization.
It appears altogether probable that the
election will be postponed until after the
seating of the Utah s~eators, which can
not happen until some time in January or
February, depending on 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 make it.
There will be an effort on the part of
some of the senator's to compromise the
claims of the silver inc anti-silver Re-
publicans in connection with the commit
tee by finance by charging the commit
toe to eleven and giving the silver men
one of the new places and the gold men
the other.