Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-29
prpJ1BLICAN CAUCUS.
v,v Southern Members Of The House
Stand on Organization.
ELEVEN IN ATTENDANCE.
titan Ia support General Hen
al, for clerk; y. \. Parker. OF
hculucA'' 'or serSe""'-"'-N'"''
linton, of Tennessee Tor
,,oorkcCpcr.


JUNCTION. November 2S.-The
~ Republican members Of the
rc,rosentatives from the South,
.,. 90 determine upon a course oil
.- Gle organization OF the House.
tended hy eleven members. II was
va. hst during the evening fifteen
were in the room. but when ad-
...., was reached but eleven mem
..,. out These were Messrs. VIII
p..swarc. Bake. Of Maryland
~ North Carolina, Anderson,
Brown. and Mccall. of Tennes-
n...nor Of West Virginia; Evans,
- and Colson. OF Kentucky.
.....r prichard. Of North Carolina,
.r.n %. clay Evans. Of Tennessee.
. r,r, BOB the conference. by invita-
.....,efa'.vc Evans. Of Kentucky.
and Representative Mccall, Of
s.....see acted as secretary.
....,srn was received from Repre-
- Wellington, OF Maryland.
...... fr,t lr was confined to the house
.-I.r ~ his physician, otherwise he
.. 80 been there.
MJM. THE WORD.
.-.. ..r.us WAS held behind closed
and after adjournment the several
..t.t. answered all inquiries by say
.- ..f ney were pledged to secrecy
Ell positively refused To say anything
...rr..r tleir action. They even de-
..f ta say whether or not any action
ls.r taken. II was learned. however
.-.f .r trD course of the meeting. the
....... uas fully discussed. and in bet
t- temper rln was displayed last night
III. ne friends OF MIR. Upton. the Ten
t..s.s candidate for doorkceper. when
...e la4fi of the action OF the Ohio and
r sal cations.
rvfs stl hy one of .he speakers that
n. -.Uitrn members should 20 before
OH. caucus saturday night and ask re-
rerr1U through the selection Of one
.f I. Principal officers from that part
NJ 'fe country. not for sectional reasons
tf Hause Of the gain Of Republican
u.rt.rs
Another spoakcr advised meeting a solid
o.mr with "a solid column. and in IN
f.rt solution or motion was offered
ft 'Is iucus vote TO support General
jefferson for clerk. Ed. a. Parker. OF
r.r ky., for sergeant-at-arms, and
"r Upton. II Tennessee. for door
Irr There was some question as TO
wisdom Of this course, but one of the
uf-trs remarked that they might as
r.I oven from the lowest point of view.
'fl5 for were they now to 20 10
.f support OF the Mcpowell-tlenn compl-
If0r. they would get no preferred stock
|fI an been issued
I..r would nail their flag 90 the mast
s down, II they must. with colors
films
I. proposition TO vote for the persons
'au. was agreed 10. and the caucus ad-
,uei.
HOW THEY STAND.
-ta thirty-two members from the
hern States. including the ten from
-..ruri. upon the basis Of the caucus to-
..r are divided upon the clerkship as
nR-
Faf Mcdowell Nine from Missouri. TWO
rn N.rh Carolina.
Ir H,nlerson-Four from Tennessee.
H.as from Kentucky. two from Mary
ial. .uI ono each from Delaware. West
Virginia. North Carolina. and Missouri.
ilracaI Three from West Virginia,
;rn Kentucky. one from Maryland, and
Cra from North Carolina.
Wt. ths caucus was I'm session a con-
frr.. NJ General Henderson's friends
Nss being held I'm nciehbOring hotel.
a.. i close Representative Cannon. of
Illinois, rmarkei 20 "a reporter, There
$500 change IN respect Of the caucus 10
t.i 900 saturday nieht. SO far as we
.f. rr.trncd General Henderson's
ftr. wu tc presented as candidate
i- ce.k and We hope that he viii be
ft-sd'
"i' he should not be elected clerk. will
Phi, rsmc Boz presented tor scrgeant-at-
ifas
$50. sIr' with emphasis. General
Henderson ia candidate for clerk. and
r.arc else We shall not be out of
tat Gels until We have been whipped
hy vote In caucus. and We do not
tlve tho other fellows are big enough