San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
San Antonio. Texas Tuesday, January 5, 1897.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PLUMBs.
Effort TO Beat observation-disclosures
For West-Fights In Other
States.

states.
Raleigh, y. c., Jan. 5.-Prominent
. Republicans from all parts of the
state are assembling here to partici-
pate in the great senatorial fight. In
terest is greater than ever before in a
similar contest. Republicans here all
declare for Pritchard. The secretary
of the State Republican committee ar
rived last evening to conduct Pritch-
ards campaign. He says there are
seventy-two Republicans in the Leg
islature and as eighty-six are a major
ity Pritchard lacks IA votes.
The Populists claim sixty members
out Of 10 composing the legislature.
POpulist State Chairman Aver an
nounces that Populist members of the
legislature will have no joint caucus
at the approaching session. Two
years ago there were many joint eau
cuSeS. He says that the POpulists
will act with the Republicans in some
particulars. He has engaged forty
nine rooms for POpulist members at
one hotel
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-The Illinois
Legislature will convene January 6.
The most important business before ii
is topic which is at present allah
sorbing-the election of United
States senator to succeed Hon. John
Nj. Palmer. There are six candidates:
VIM. L. Mason, Clarke +. Carr, ex-
minister to Denmark, and for some
time speaker of the lower house: John
NJ. Hamilton, Of Chicago; Samuel W.
Allerton, the millionaire pork pack
er, also Of Chicago; Congressman Hit
and Martin Il. Madden, 4 Chicago al
derman.
Huron. s. D.. Jan. 5.-Many Popu-
list members of the legislature are
gathered here to discuss the senatorial
situation. The Kyle men were so
hopeful of the outcome, that they eX-
pressed their entire willingness to go
into caucus. The legislature meets
January 6.
Bismarck. n. D.. Jan. 5.-NOt more
than a dozen members of the legis-
lature are here. The situation is this:
HansbOrough has far greater follow
ing than any other candidate, but
lacks about ten votes of a majority
of all the Republicans in the legisla-
ture. 1t looks as though there would
be no caucus, long fight in the legis-
lature which meets January ), and the
final defeat Of Hansborough by some
such deal as that in which Roach won
a few years ago.
st. Louis. Mo, Jan. 5.-POlitical in
terest in the coming session of the
legislature centers upon the election of
United States senator to succeed
George V. Vest. There is n large
Democratic majority onjoint ballot and
the contest, if there is to be one, will
he a Democratic family affair. Mr..
Vest is n candidate for reelection.
Half a dozen names have been sug-
geSted as contestants, but none are
considered as serious opponents of
Mr.. Vest. and at the present outlook
it is safe TO say that he will succeed
himself.
indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 5.-'rhe leg.
iSlature will meet for organization
next Thursday morning and there is
Il strong movement on foot to hold the
Republican caucus to settle the sen,
atorial succession that same evening
though the election does not come un
til January 10. The Republicans have
a majority of twenty on joint ballot
and the fight will he settled within
the caucus. The candidates are Chas
w. Fairbanks. who received the com
plimentary vote Of the Republicans
four years ago when Turple was elect
ed; r. w. McKeen, eX-preSident of the
Vandalia system: General Lew Wal