Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-02
HURTS SCHWIND'S CHANCES
Change of Front Of Grandstaf Of Webster
Makes Mischief.
MAY ELECT EAGER TO BE CHIEF CLERK
Somewhat Complicated situation NJ
Lincoln Greatly simpIihcd by nm
Unexpected Development, but
All Is Not Over.
MAY ELECT EAGER TO BE CHIEF CLERK

| Clcrkship of the house had the floor at tho
populist headquarters The secretaryship Of
the senate is complicated with this ques-
tion. Hence, a merry war has developed
between Mr.. Schwind, late secretary for W.
j. Bryan, and Frank Eager. both Lincoln
men. The former wants to be secretary OF
the senate, the latter chief clerk of the house.
That both should be successful Is, admit
edly, impossible. This condition is provoca-
tive of hostility. And yet, until within a
day or two, both Schwind and Eager were
part rroprietors of the pop daily here, tho
Evening Post. Schwnd however, has
bought out both Eager and the third partner,
Tommy Allen, and is now running the paper
alone.
One of the surprises which developed to-
day, and one which Is severely condemned
by the astute members Of the populst party,
is the attitude of j. l.. Grandstaff, pop rep
resentative from Webster county. Grand
staff is said to be under great obligations
to Henry c. Richmond of Red Cloud, and but
short time ago was one Of RichmOnds
warmest supporters for clerk of the house.
Today Grandstaif lopped, and appears TO be
able to give no substantial reason for his
Hopping. AS Gtandstaff is from Richmonds
own county, his attitude initiates greatly
against the candidacy OF the latter, and 1t
among the rank and file of the populists,
who see in Richmond a good selection for
the position. and realize that his with
drawal would mean the probable success
of Eager, and defeat of Schwind. However,
Mr.. Schwind is free silver democrat, and
his defeat might not cause the flow of many
popuist tears. but they realize that they
must give the democrats something, and
had settled upon the secretaryship OF the
senate for Schwind. They are determined
fn thn alynr rghi In mn pln N
house at all hazards. Consequently the
mild Mr. Grandstaf is now being regarded
rs a kind of marplot, a bull in the china
shop, who has, by simple announcement,
thrown the quiet work of some of the best
manipulators in the populist ranks into
the greatest of disorder GrandstaH holds
the key TO the situation, and says he pro-
poses to bring out dark horse for the clerk
ship. Meanwhile, a large majority of pop.
uists and democrats are bewailing his posi-
tion as a blunder.
But Mr.. Schwind found out today that
there were others. also. E. A. Walrath,
proprietor of the Democrat, Osceola, came
down to Lincoln and SHE'D his castor into
the ring as candidate for secretary or
the senate. Representative Grandstahs al
legged blunder makes Mr.. Walrath a possi-
bility. as 1t is admitted on all sides that
Grandstaffs dark horse" Will not prove
speedy enough to head Eager In the race
There are few populists too who are Ia
of Tecuniseh for secretary of the senate,
and the race may settle down into one be-
tween Walrath and Ingersoll.
CONSOLATION FOR DEMOCRATS.
When free silver democrats demand to
know what share of the pork will come to
them as the result of a fusion caucus, they
are blandly told that some excellent chair
manships of committees are now on tho
shelf, ready to be handed down. To the Edison
Rich supporters the popuiist say: fouI
candidate for speaker will be taken care OF.
He is slated for the chairmanship OF tho
committee on judiciary" Then they hint at
the possibility of the chairmanship OF tho
ways and means committee going to
democrat, also. All this is, however. very
unsatisfactory to the democrats. When
prominent populist was reminded OF This
he went into the air in this style:
what in thunder do the democrats ex-
pect, anyway? To be right plain and frank
about the matter, they don't deserve any
thing"
It was suggested to him that they had a
few votes last fall which they happened to
dump into the right place at the right time,
but to this insnuation the gentleman re-
Piled: Rats! They voted with lis because
Bill Bryan was running for president.
would be In favor of throwing the whole
caboodle of them overheard at once. They
amt our kind of people, and they will find
1t out before this session Is over.
And yet there are free silver democratic
members OF b0th houses VINO DelleVe tney
will stand some show in a fusion caucus
for the organization of the house There
are potent signs even now that there Is
bound to be considerable wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth at the conclusion of such a
caucus.
Among the arrivals of legislators today at
the Lincoln were ]. II. Grosvenor, Central
City; Wilson Wins,ow Bertrand; A. IL.
Sheldon Chadron; ]. c.. Shul. Auburn, and
N. Secor Hyatt of Platte and Nance counties.
Cor, Dat nf platIgmOuth who Ia to
be State Treasurer Meserve's deputy, also
came In today and registered at the Lincoln.
Miss Alice Tucker Is said to have the prom
se of the position of stenographer in the
same departmen
CAUCUS SEEMS CERTAIN
There is tonight an evident dstermina-
tion on the part of the popullsts to claim
everything In sight, with the exception OF
secretary OF the senate, which they are
willing to concede to w. T. schwlnd. This
feature of the situation is fully real
lied by the democrats and they are
feeling sore over It, The political complexion
of the house is represented by five
democrats, thirty-nne democrats and peo-
pies Independent, twenty-three populists and
thirty three republicans The populists bank
on the assumption that majority of those
members branded as democrats and peo-
ple's Independent" are straightout popullsts
and would vote with them in caucus for
populist candidates for speaker and
from being certainty, and IL
the democrats should stand together and
keep out of caucus, they would likely re-
ceive enough republican votes to organize
the house and all this would be to the great
and unmltigated disgust OF the popullsts.
There has developed today considerable fric-
tion over the situation. and knives are out
on all sldee. The boom for Edison Rich for
speaker has received new impetus tonight,
Louis ]. Piatti and number of other Rich
workers arrived on the evening train Mr..
Rich will come down tomorrow and open
The populists who claim they
have Gafin surely made will then be af-
forded an opportunity to show the democrats
how they did It, caucus will be held
quite likely tomorrow evening.
UNCLE JAKES PIE WAGON.
Hon. j. V. Wolfe, who is to be commis-
sloner of public lands and buildings. has an
the following persons who will be
chosen for places In his Office upon assum-
ing his duties as commissioner: Joseph s.
Hyatt and Daniel ID. Lynch, for the places
Of chief clerk and bookkeeper to be deter
mined later; Miss Myrtle shreye sale con-
tract clerk; u. =. Brewster, bookkeeper, and
Misses Cora King and Zoe o. Mathews,
clerks will be invited TO remain a short
time to assist the new clerks In famllariz-
Ing themselves with the duties OF their posi-
fra