The morning times., 1895-11-29
TO FIGHT THE COMBINE
Cpnunued From Firs, Page.

has been witnessed for "A long time there.
The winners are the Iayoriics.
Tie arrangements Ior thS cauSas haye
Mai Mcdowell VIII be pilcc1 IA mamma
ton by Hon. Jona DatzeH OF Pittstnr9
Mr.. BtiEcii IS one ui the braini.st iGta III
Congress and can make speech sctI'on
to none. Mai. Mcdowell has record Of
which Mr. Daizcii can make the best iisi nt-
Mcdowell entered the army at the age
OF eightccn ami served thrcc years, re-
cejvinE the Drcvrt rank OF major tor Eat-
Ia mt service. He received seven wounds d
the battles OF the Wilderness anh at Get
tysbtlrg. SiBcc the war his record 3s a
citizen OF Pennsylvania has bcrn equally
crcditabe. -
REPRESENTATIVE Payne of New York Gill
place W. J. Glenn ia nomination Tor door
Keeper and Representative Barthoid .f
Missouri viii t,n the same ltr MA. 6usseii
Each OF these gentlemen has the cles,uc-t
kind or past ard the two t"hsressiatii
will have nJ uccisiian 10 resort t' iLitteff-
CRlTICISiN6 ONO.
One OF the ohiu representatives VIII
probably n"miDate capt. Joseph MchaoS
Tor postmaster. Gen. Gr"sycnor VIII lFS-
side, 81 that Utin viii not he !urScttrn-
zen. GruSvenor has played In sfrnt iuck
since he got two ms ritn reccinIi,en'iei'
the second being tx-LicVt. Gov Lanps'n
OF Ashtabula county Tor reading clerk.
AT the Mcdowell heauGiaftcrs - strong
denial is niade OF any intention Ia dump
MAJOR Russell so as 10 give the uilIce
of SerEeaut-at-Arins to Gen. Henderson.
IL is said there that the straight liCkct
will be voted all the way through. There
seems to be TO doubt Of the sincerity OF
this Intention.
The action OF the Ohio delegation is Great
ing IA great oeai OF discussion, especially
among the losers. Tie prediction IL openly
made that McKinley's supposed ! 'ien,is have
ruined his chances. They point 10 the cA-
ample OF Indiana. The delegates Of that
state firmly aud openly said 10 Capt Nc
kee, Close up your headquarters and go
home.' The captain old so, apprceiaiInsc
at once that his State had a President Ia 4
candidate.
Gen. Henderson expressed himself as
surprised at the action taken by the Ohio
delegation. He was especially surprised
at the statement that Gov. Nick iniey urged
the candidacy of Capt. McEiroy for post
master. He said he would have 10 near
GROSVEN LETTER.
In conbe1s,ou Win lbr acton OF tne
Ohio delegation. Gen. Grosyenor comes
in for a snare OF criticism. 1t is charged
that his brUlEer is to be assistant post
master. the Times has received the rol-
lowing letter addressed TO Hon. Charles
House OF Representatives,. u s., Wash
inton. d. c., Nov. 2S. Hon. Charles II.
Grosvcnor-
"sir: Southern Republicans take this
method of presenting Tue Ohio candidate
for President IN mourning. You have
swapped the Presidency for the postmas-
tersmp of the House. IL is a pity that Nc
Kinley has to suffer for the acts of others,
but suffer he must.
Does brother Dan get place in the deal
that knocks Mckinley out of tue Presi-
dency?f'
Accompanying the letter is an excellent
cabinet likeness of Gov. Mckinley, taken
by Newsboy of New York, deliberately
bound in black tape.
All tank of the necessity OF electing
President pro tenn. of the Senate was set at
rest last night by the arrival of Weep res
ident Stevenson. He is ready TO preside iu
the Senate when that body opens Monday.
He left his home at bloomington, H., on
Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Steven
son and their daughter.
HOW THEY STAND.
The thirty two members from Southern
States, including the ten from Missouri,
upon the basis of the caucus, are divided
upon the Clerkship as follows:
For McDowell-Nine from Missouri, two
from North Carolina.
For Henderson-Four from Tennes see.
three from Kentucky, two from Maryland,
one each from DELAY ware, West Virginia,
North Carolina, and Missouri.
UDplaced-Three from West Virginia.
one from Virginia, one from Texas, two
from Kentucky, one from Maryland, one
from North Carolina.
While this caucus was In session a con-
ference of Gen. Hendersou's friends was
being held in neighboring hotel. At It's
close Representative Cannon of Illinois
remarked: There is no change in respect
of the caucus to be held on Saturday
night, SO far as we are concerned. Gen.
Henderson's name Will be presented as
candidate for clerk, and we hope that he
will be elected"
"And in case he should not be elected
clerk, his name win be presented for cleo
ton as Sergeant-at-Arms?"
mo, sir!'' with emphasis. "Gen. Hen
derson is a candidate for clerk, and nothing
else. We shall not be out of that field un-
til we have been whipped out by a vote
in caucus, and we don't believe the other
fellows are big enough to lick u.s.