The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-28
SPOIL MEN OF THE SENATE.
THE REPUBLICANS TO TRY To
SCOOP THE OFFICES.

Tho New Senator'S From Utah Give
Them Sufficient Votes TO Carry out
Tbefr plans, Provided They Get
One Vote From the POpuIists or
she Latter Abstain ErOm Voting.
. The Candidates for the Leading
Offices.
washington. Jan. 27.-There is to be a
oarcus Of the republican senators on We'd
,,es5av or Thursday OF the present week
with a view 10 further perfecting the or
e-nization of the Senate as relates to the
executive officers and employees of that
f,ofv. As soon as the two new senator's
rom Utah We're swon in to-day Senator
chandler set to work TO get up a caucus.
11o has a keen scent for spoils and he
don't care who knows it, lie found that
the newcomers from Utah brought their
apnettes with them, and they were eager
10 Join in any scheme calculated to give
them a chance to invite Nsome
Of their ex-Mormon constituents
20 minor places at the senatorial
"pic counter" 1t did not take Senator
chandler and his patronage seeking as
sociates many minutes to get up a petit
ton for a caucus. and in the meantime
the hold-over democratic employees in the
the specter of IA republican headsman
passed before them. 1t was reported that
the democrats in the Senate intend to re-
frain from voting on the question of a
further reorganization. ana thereby force
the republicans to combine with the pop
ulists in order 20 carry out their plans
The democratic leaders deny such a re-
port, saying that it would not only be
childish, but il would avail nothing, as
the republicans now have as many votes
as the democrats and populists combined,
which they claim they can get from either
Senator PETER or Senator Butler
one of the leading republicans
believed that the republicans, they having
the most members, should be charged with
the responsibility of the whole Senate
and the pOpulists would be content to
permit them to assume the responsibility
hut they are opposed to doing the thing
by easy stages When the republicans
had made their caucus nominations for all
officers and were prepared To submit
them in the Senate, this senator said the
populists would vote for their own candi-
dates as they did before, and then retire
from the chamber, but the whole thing
must be accomplished at the same time
This having come to the ears of the
republicans, they Will. it is said, endeaVOr
to agree among themselves on the whole
ticket before attempting to elect Mr.
Frye as president protein. After the re-
publicans have thus agreed, there is said
to be little doubt that they viii be able to
put the ticket through by virtue of
the withdrawal of the populists from the
chamber.
There is apt to be more friction among
the republicans over the distribution of
the senatorial patronage than there was
over the assignment of the committees
a few weeks ago. Some of the republi-
can leaders, who have a pull with the
democrats, have more good things" to
their credit than they are likely to Sc
cure If all the patronage is pooled and
divided equally among the members of
the majority. The senator's who have
been thus favored will resist the plan of
reorganization, but it is probable that
they will be outvoted and be Obliged to
bow to the will of the majority of their
associates.
This subject seemed to be of far more
interest to the republican senators, and
10 the democratic employees than the
financial question, which was occupying
the time of the democratic senator's
throughout the day.
There viii be spirited fight over the Of
fee of secretary, which is the best posi-
ton within the gift of the Senate. Usu-
ally the secretary of the Senate ranks Of
nclally and socially with member of the
Senate, consequently there is a great deal
Of quiet work going on for the respective
candidates. What is known as the so
cial set is said to be at work in the inter-
est of eX-COngreSsman Bellamy StOrer Of
Cincinnati who was defeated for re-elec-
ton at the instance of Standardized FO-
fdker. Mr.. Storer is Quallled IN every way
to fill the position, and meet all the Off
cial requirements. He owns a handsome
residence in this city, which is now occu-
pied by Secretary Olney.
The name of George G. Gorham of Cali
fornia, who was formerly secretary of the
Senate, is frequently mentioned in connec-
lion with the office. and he has some Of
the most influential republicans in the
Senate behind him. In addition, he has the
support of Senators Jones and Stewart of
Nevada, and altogether, he is regarded as
formidable competitor for any man who
may be in the race.
EX-COngressman Valentine of Nebras-
ka, who was sergeant-at-arms before the
democrats took control of the Senate, eX-
poets to be reinstated in his old place. He
IS very apt to be disappointed, if the re-
ports circulated around the Senate cham
Der are true. 1t is generally believed that
Col. James Bright, the incumbent, will
not be disturbed, for he has demonstrated
to republicans and democrats alike that he
IS an ideal sergeant of the Senate Many
OF the republicans are in favor of retain
ing him and he will retain the solid demo-
cratic vote, hence his prospects are bright