The times., 1897-04-22
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The reports Ieceive4 by Democratic Sena-
tors from Florida indicate that there may
be a prolonged deadlock at Tallahassee.
Senator Wilkinson Call is leading III the
balloting, butgis Gpsely pressed by his
ancient enemy, w d, Chipey, There
is also All interesting field. Senator Call
friends are very confident that he viii
be successful Notwithstanding his rather
discouraging start.
The Dcmociatic Senator's do not deny
their anxiety that the Florida Legislature
may not be deadloeked, for this result
would greatly endanger the prospect when
the opposition now has OF securing posi-
tive and safe majority in the Senate
The Wyoming delegation is not partieu-
Iarly hopeful OF securing the five million
acre grant desired by the State OF Wyom-
ing, although the Senators from the west
ern States will generally heartily cooper
ate in the effort
1t is repor;e ed here that the ohio Demo-
Gratis are likely TO nominate a new man for
governor this fall, in the person Of A. b.
Vanmeter, q prominent farmer in theS;iioto
valley. Vanmeter has long been wellllncwn
in the State, but has never been candi-
committee on resolutions in the State on
vention, which elected the solid silver
delegation to Chicago He is said to be a
man of much ability, and OF enough fl
nancial substance TO make hiin very
valuable and helpful contributor to the lig
campaign that JOHN Il. Mclean is to II axe
for the United States Senate
Although the Fifty-fifth Congress is not
yet six weeks old, there have already
been three vacancies OCcasiuned by deaths
in its membership. Tae first OF these was
that in the Twent y-fifth PENNSYLVANIA dis
trct, occasioned by the death OF Congress
man Davidson, andit was filled at "a special
election held yesterday, by the choice OF
Showalter, the Republican candidate.
The other existing vacancies are IN the
First Missouri district. and the Third
Maine district Tie former viii undoHfit-
edly return a Democrat, and the iatVeT 4
Republican. 1t is an interesting fact, that
although the late Congressman Milliken
was many times elected to Congress. ne
was defeated the first time lac ran, aud
Republican candidates for Congress have
rarely been defeated in the Pine
Tree State He was defeated in 1880 ny
Thompson H Murch, the giennhack stone
cutter, Who had two years before beaten
Eugene Hale Those were trying days
for the old stalwarrs Of Maine. Reed was
glad to lie able TO read his title clear by
III plurality over Gen. ;. j Anderson
andFrye, thena member ofthe House. ouid
have been beaten with ease
there had been Democratic ana green
back union in his district 5 there was II
in the others Capt. Boutclle went m'ie1
| one year Since that time, however, the
Republicans have had the smoothest hnf
| of sailing in Maine. and the majority thai
| Milnken's successor will receive is only 4
matter Of how many thousands. It is he
neved here that ex-Goy Burlcigh VIII ht
| easily nominated TO succeed Mr.. MilliEen
The First Missouri district gave ahou
5000 majority for the Democratic candt
| date, the late r P Giles. II is regaHe-
| as certain to man of the same faith
| Ex-CongressmAn C. n Clark Will he the
| Republican nominee. He was elected b!
accident in 1894. This district was TIT
| one long represented by the late Col. w
| H. Hatch. Al