The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-26
ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS,

The Claims OF Candidates for House Post
tIOnS-SsnatO Organization stIll IN
Doubt.
Washington, d. C., Nov. 25,-The ar
rival OF q number of senators and mem
beers last night and to-day, including
ex-Speaker Reed. has served to increase
discussion over the reorganization of
the two houses OF Congress, and the
prospect now Is that this will be the up
permOst question In congressional cir
Giles until the house contest IL settled
and II is decided whether the senate will
recognize,
The fact that the speakershIp is uni
vcrsally conceded to Mr., Reed has had
the effect OF concentrating interest In
the other elective Offices, and II appears
probable that the elimination of the
spcRkership will not diminish the gem
ernl concern over the result.
Gen. Henderson and Mr.. Mcdowell
ARE stlll the only candidates for the
the house clerkshlp, ana II is not be-
lieved that any dark horse candidate
viii develop between this time and next
Saturday. when the house caucus Will
be held, McDOwell's friends are boldly
claiming that they are sure of II ma
jOrity, but the Henderson men, Instead
OF conccdlng this assert that Mellow
ellis vote viii be fifteen or twenty short
OF sufficient to nominate,
There Is n possibility OF change in
the contest for scrGcunt-at'arm but
the rumors In that connection are too
vague to base abatement on. A Mr.
Parker OF Kentucky, has announced
himself us u candidate for this office
within tho past day or two.
There arc now three candidates for
dOOrkecper: Upton, OF Tennessee
Fortune, OF North Carolina, and Ad-
ans, OF Maryland. The names OF Mr.
FairleRs, OF Virginia, and Charles j.
Con and w. n, Catlett, of West Nir-
Einia. have also been added to the list
~ candidates for postmaster
The southern Republicans have an
nounCed, their intention of holding q
caucus on Wednesday for the purpose
Of agreeing upon candidates whom
they can support ms body. There are
twenty.three Republican members
from this section. not including those
from Missouri
the policy Of the Republican senator's
with reference to the organization OF
the senate. ard nothing definite will be
known until after the converting OF the
senate.
Senator Sherman. who is chairman
Of the Republican caucus, expressed
the opinion to-day that the Republic
cans would hold a conference early in
the session for the consideration Of this
question.
a majority OF the Republican senn-
tors here appear 10 advocate IN effort
ut organization on Republican lines,
but some OF the older and moro con-
servutive OF them oppose n movement
In this direction, contendlnE that II
would be impulite TO assume the nffairs
and take chnrgc OF the committees
without having 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 20
take II by default Democratic sena-
tors here do not confirm this view, and
the indications are that they will hold
the offices until the Republicans show
themselves able Ia take them.
To secure this strength they viii have
10 obtain some Of the Popullst votes.
Senator PETER, who Is generally re-
garded ns the leader OF the third party
Is advocating the maintenance OF an
Independent position, md II is consider
ed probable that this advice will be fol-
lowed to the extent OF putting ticket
In the field ut the beginning OF the con-
test II the Republicans attempt re.
organization. The Republicans ore
claiming. however that they will secure
Senator Stewards vote and thnt SEN
ator Jones also will probably stand
with them These acquisitions would
be sufficient to enable the Republicans
to take the organization.