The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-22
Plenty of Candidates for the
Elective Offices.
REED TO BE SPEAKER.
Mcdowell and Henderson Both
Want the ClerkShip.
A Scramble for Chaplain Among
Six Preachers.
Il. D. Fisher the Only Candidate
Outside Washington.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 22-The canvass
for the principal offices at the disposal
of the house of representatives was
opened in q slow and quiet fashion this
week and is becoming more animated as
the time approaches for the Republican
caucus which is announced for Saturday
of next week The elective offices of
the house are those of clerk with a salary
of $4,000; sergeant alarms, $4,000;
door keeper, $500; postmaster,
$4,000; chaplain, 5000 There
are from two to seven candidates for
each of these places, the highest being
in the race for chaplain. The majority
of the candidates for the principal places
have opened headquarters in the Ebbitt
house and Wizards hotel. There are
only two candidates for the house clerk
ship. They are ex-COngressman I. ].
Henderson of Illinois and ex-Congress-
man Alex. Mcdowell of Pennsylvania.
Both failed of denomination last year.
It is claimed that Mcdowell has the solid
support of the New York and PennsyI-
Vania delegations This claim is made
the basis of the opposition on the part of
Mr. Hender5On's adherents, as is also the
fact that the speakership is conceded to
Mr.. Reed who also comes from an eastern
state. 1--WE are not" said Congressman
Cannon, who is a staunch supporter of
Gen. Henderson, putting claims on Sec
tional grounds, but we can not overlook
the fact that there are 145 Republican
members west of the Ohio line to ninety
east of it.
1.-The speakership, which all concede
to Mr.. Reed of Maine because of availa-
bility and fitness, carries with it nine
tenths of the official honors of the house.
It would seem that the west with her
large majority of Republican member
ship should be conceded the clerkship."
Mr.. McDowelPs friends claim, how
ever, that he will secure large vote ia
the west and in the south. They assert
that they will secure the entire delega-
gotiations in progress which
they say may give them other
solid state delegations from that geo.
graphical section. Capt. I. Il. Mckee
of Indiana, secretary of the Republican
congressional campaign committee, and
Mr.. b. Russell, of Missouri, are SO far
the only announced candidates for the
Office of sergeant alarms. Each has his
state delegation behind him, and Mr..
Russell is understood to be working in
junction with the Mcdowell forces.
Mr.. Mckee has, however, the advantage
of q more extended political acquaint-
ance. There has been some talk among
members of the Minnesota delegation of
again bringing out MIR. Reed of that
state, who was a defeated candidate for
this Office in the Fifty first congress.
a Mr. Hartshorn of Iowa has also been
mentioned in this connection. The
principal candidates for doorkeeper are
MIR. Glenn OF New York and w. l. Tip
ton of Tennessee. Glenn has been iden-
titled with New York state politics for
some years aud Upton is the editor OF
the newspaper at Cleveland, Tenn.
Henry Sherwood so far is the only
pronounced candidate for the house post
mastership. He halls from Michigan
and WIS house postmaster during the
ADD and 47th congresses and also
postmaster in the city of ashingtou
four years under President Harrison's
appointment It is considered bic
that Ohio NAV bring out a candidate for
either this Office or that of doorkeeper.
OF the several candidates for cha plair
six are Washington preachers. They
are Rsvs. Ramsdell aud Easton, Presby-
terrain; Parsons aud Gottwald, Lutherans:
Brown, Methodist. and Smith, Baptist
The one outsider in the list is Rev. II. D
Fisher of Kansas.