Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-29
ONLY ELEVEN ATTENDED.
The Southern Republican Caucus Was Very 10 Slimly Patronzed-They Will Push . Their Ticket However.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-HThe caucus of republican members of the house from the southern states, to determine upon a course of action in connection with the organization of the house, was attended throughout by eleven members It was claimed that during the evening fourteen members were in the room, but when adjournment was reached but eleven members came out. These were: Willis of Delaware, Baker of Maryland, Linney of North Carolina, and Osion, Gibson, Brown and Mccall of Tennessee, Dove ner of West Virginia, Evans, Lewis and Colson of Kentucky Senator Pritchard of North Carolina and Hon. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee took part in the conference by invitation Representative Evans of Kentucky presided, and Repre- sentative Mccall of Tennessee acted as secretary. telegram was received from Representative Wellington of Maryland stating that he was confined to the house by order of his physician; otherwise he would have been there. The caucus was held behind closed doors, and after ad- journment the several members would answer no questions by saying that they were pledged to secrecy, and positively refused to say anything concerning their action. They even declined to say Wheth- er or not any action had been taken.
 It was learned, however, that in the course of the meeting the situation was fully discussed and in better temper than was displayed last night by the friends of MT. Tipton, the Tennessee candidate for doorkeeper, when they heard Of the action of the Ohio and Indiana delega- fions. It was said by one of the speakers that the southern members should go be- fore the caucus Saturday night and ask recognition by the selection by one of the principals from that part of the country; not from sectional reasons, but because of the gain of the republican member.
 Another speaker advised meeting sol- i'd column with a solid column and in this spirit a motion was offered to support General Henderson for clerk, Ed A. Par ker of London, Ky, for sergeant-at- arms, and MT Tipton of Tennessee for doorkeeper. There was some question as to the wisdom of this course, but one of the members remarked that they might as well, even from the lowest point of view, act thus, for were they now to go to the support of the McDowell-Glenn combination the would get no "pre- ferred stock" 1t has all been issued. They would nail their flag to the mast head and go down with flying colors.
 The proposition to vote for the persons named was agreed to and the caucus ad journed.
 The thirty-two members of he,sSouth- ern states, including the ten from Mis- souri upon the basis of the caucus to- night, are divided upon the speakership as follows: For Mcdowell. from Mis- souri, from North Carolina; for Hen derson, 4 from Tennessee, from Ken lucky, from Maryland, and 1 each from Delaware, West Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina; unplaced, from West Virginia, from Virginia, 1 from Texas, 9 from Kentucky, l from Maryland and 1 from North Carolina.
 While this caucus was in session conference of Henderson's friends was being held in a neighboring hotel At its close Representative Cannon of Illinois remarked to a reporter: 'There is no change in respect to the caucus to be held Saturday night so far as we are concerned General Henderson's name will be presented as a candidate for clerk and we hope that he will be elected