The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-24
The Gar Has Surrendered To The Aliurlng
Suggestions of Unhridled Ambition.
THIRTY CnAlRMtNSHIpS TO FOUR STATES
no the LOO kcr an i'm vienn" tic WHY
Speaker Has Surrendered to ahc
Two Aut0crntic POwcrs-O Ohio with
Nineteen Republican Members
Geis Onc Chnirnnnship.
Especial Correspondence.)
Eirginian Bureau,
washington, ID. c., Dec. %,

Representative JONES NiSllCu ltic
Treasury this morning In behalf CT
Captain Wheaton, of the schooner Eos
ter, which upon the representation of
the Spanish minister was overllauled
seized, and searched by United States
revenue officers in the Delaware break
water. The captain, vino Is q native
and citizen of Chincotcague Island and
Il constituent of Mir. Jones. cleared the
+ Foster ut Philadelphia for Brazil and
the Spanish minister charged that she
was laden with material contraband of
war, destined for Cuba. Nothing of the
kind was found on board the Foster.
and she was allowed to proceed on her
voyage In charge OF the mate. Captain
Wheaton entered Il vigorous protest.
and remained over to demand restitu
tion and damages from the Treasury
for illegal detention and the indignlty of
seizure and search, while engaged in n
legitimate, trade having properly clear
ell from Il port of the United States.
The matter will be investigated, and
an order has been issued that no YES
sells shall be searched under similar
The final announcement Of the House
committees thoroughly demonstrates
one of two things. the l'latt-Quay cons
binntion has either been put up to nomi
nate Mr.. Thomas B Reed for the Prcsl-
dency or to ruin him through its dom.
ination OF the lower branch OF Congress.
The deal begun. 1t seems, as early as
! last winter with the how famous com
% lti tllt O1 tnS
OF the House. y New York candidate
for the DourkeeperahtD. and n Penn
sylvania candidate for the Clerkship
followed, and II is said that as early as
last May the lists were being prepared.
Congressman Hooker, OF New York.
who Is just 30 years old. and who is now.
S,rving his third term in Congress,
looked after the interests of his State,
and Representative w. a. Stone, of
Pennsylvania. was active for the can
didate from his state. The story Of the
combination is old but II is worthy OF
mention that this is the first time with.
in the recollection of anybody here that
every single one of the appointments
We're made by two Congressman, while
the officers elected performer per
functorily the duty of appointing when
they were given the chosen names.
Speaker Rerd Snrrcndcrs.
But now comes the most suggestive
part OF the entire programme. and the
fine Italian hand of the Platt-Quay cons
bination is as apparent as the hand
writing on the wall AT the feast of Bel
sha2Znr, and whether Mr.. Reed. now
clothed I'm absolute authority, shall es-
cape its consequences time alone can re-
veal 1t certainly appears on the sur
face that Mir. Reed has completely sur
rendcd to the allu,inE suggestions OF
unbridled ambition and has cast his
hopes To Il considerable extent toward
the direction of two of the most auto
cratic political bosses known in the
country or tolerated within the lines OF
any party.
Thirty OF the chairmanships go to four
States New York leads with ten, Penn
sylvania. nine; Iowa, six and MasSa-
chusctts, Ave. With Il division like this
Mr. llatt, of New York. and MIR. Quay,
of Pennsylvania, should not remain un.
mindful OF their great and good friend
In the Speakers chair at Washington,
nor should their associate. Mr.. Clarkson.
OF Iowa. be slow to realize that Mr. Reed
would be Il good man for second choice
should IL develop in the National Cons
vention that Senator Allison. Of Iowa.
cannot command enough votes to nomi-
nate him.
1t Is claimed by the friends of Mr..
Reed that he was compelled to do all of
this by reason Of the length of service
of these members and their priority
right on committees. but in the case of
Mr. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, who, by
the way. Is opposed to Quay. the priority
OF Ohio, with nineteen Republican mem
bers and the home OF Mckinley, tho
priority right seems to have crumblcd
for only single craftsmanship was
given. and in Indiana. the home OF
Harrison. the thirteen Republican Rep
Tesentatives aggregated one single
craftsmanship, but the glorious old State
of Maine, with her four members. gets
the Speakership and three important
committees. namely: Ways and Means,
Naval Affairs and Public Buildings and
Grounds.
There may be no Presidential play In
any of this. for, Of course. no Speaker
would attempt to subserve his personal
ambitions I'm the exercise of his duties
rs Speaker. but certainly II Mr.. Reed
had attempted to put up, such n job he
would have ended with a situation near
enough like the present to pass for
twin brother even on n close inspection.
Twenty-six States ont ot forty-four cap
tured all the chairmanships, and the
South was only recognized in the little
one which fell to Hon. Thomas Settle,
Of North Carolina.
After tins Scalp Of MFR. Jones.
IT looks somewhat as If the Republi-
cans were after the scalp or Represent
ntlve w. a. Jones Of the First District.
Just after the Republican victories in
1894 almost every defeated Republican
candidate In Virginia thought 1t would
be a'wise thing for him to contest. They
had heard vaguely OF $4,000 for each
contestant and they also thought that
the Republicans were unscrupulous
enough to make wholesale robberies of
Democratic seats just because they had
majority. So In due time the contests
were announced as follows: Mcdonald