The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Democrats, Silver Republicans and
fOpuliSts Nay Trot Together,
STILL THERE'S OPPOSITION
Hartman May Expect Little From
Speaker Reed-Montanans Out
for Federal CffIce- cleve-
lands Forestry Order.

washington. March Sit h not Yet
certain that the silver republican mem
beers Of m" house will act independently
at the organization OF the now house on
Monday. The democratic leaders have
been urging both the populists and silver
men to go into their caucus and cooper
ate fully with them However. the popu-
| lists and the four silver republicans wcrr
absent from this afternoon caucus %
| the democratic membership OF the hOu-r.
| This absentation. however, does not ind-
cate any purpose OF failure 10 cooperate
Ia the legislation OF the session Ia every
way with their democratic colleague.
/ II II only In keeping with the general pol
ley of the silver management which ~
to preserve the three independent organ
| lEhtion ~ the regular democratic party,
the populist party and the silver repuhli-
can party No doubt Is expressed of tho
atili,y OF all these elements TO act IN en-
tire harmony in the campaigns Of los
and lsn. Representative Tlrll of Colorado.
one OF the foremost populsts In congress.
and the candidate OF his party for speak
cr, explained To the standard correspond
ent that the separate organizations wcrc
necessary TO preserve cooperation of all
| friends OF the silver cause "By indc-
pendent organization" h. said we can
command every silver vote In the coun-
| try. whereas II We attempted to merge
i
lose some OF them. A. It H. We have ~
/ I'm our power to catch them both voin..
\ and comins. U.prrscutatiy, Hartman.
/ who was Discussed AZ the nominee OF TN.
] four silver republicans for speaker and
| may Yet he " they determine 10 act indo-
/ pcndent In the preliminary organizations
/ l. an ardent believer In the future har-
monious union OF the silver parties. Ito
Is high In III" confidence OF the demo-
cratic silver leaders and will he rccoE-
nlyed in the distribution OF rhnlrmanshlps
| by Spcakcr Reed as "A member OF the on
! position MIR Hartman saws that hs
] would have been pl.as.d to have east A
vote for Mr. Reed ns speaker by way OF
! returning the Oourtosics he has received
/ from that gentleman. but that such a
course would he radically inconsistent
| with his views and with the attitude OF
the p.oplo OF Montana toward the po.i.
ton OF the republican party In general
and the speaker OF the house In particular
on the financial question.
| II is difficult to predict what Represent
| tatiye Hartman's committee assignments
will be In the new congress In the last
| congress he was "A member Of the commit
tees ON coinage. weights and measures
aud mines and mining. lie was vie.
chairman Of the former commltie. and
| third In rank In the latter There l. no
]
! chairman Of the committee on mines and
mining had he continued TO act with tho
| republican party As n r., he will prob
| ably drop to the position OF member or
the minority OF these committees Speas-
.r Reed has always been personally very
friendly to the Montana representative,
and except for - desire TO punish him for
his course at st. Louis and In the ste
| Cccdlng campaign the speaker might give
| IA it, az
ity memberships OF one OF the standing
committees of the house.
| The democratic caucus this afternoon
by the naming OF J. w. Bailey as candi-
date for speaker OF the house. made that
gentleman the leader Of the minority ana
/ prospective speaker OF the house In the
Finy-sixth congress. All OF the opposi-
| ton members are ssrcnely confident that
| that congress viii br democratic In both
branches and. therefore. that dcmocratin
leadership In the present house Is sure
TO bring its reward In the next one. The
new leader Il the fourth that the demo-
| cratic party has chosen In the house In a
quarter Of a century. Samuel j. Randall
was leader from is1s to lsSl: Carlisle from
that time untll isso. and crisp from iSo
until his death. The three men who con-
tended for the democratic nomination for
sr.aker ar. all notable members OF the
house Mr. Bailey OF Texas. although
born subsequent to the battle OF C;ettys-
burg. has been I'm congress for eight
years. Both IN. Tennessee candidates
had long and distinguished service In the
house. Benton McMlllln has represented
the same district for 20 wears and Nj.
| Richardson's experience il only a few
years less In duration McMilnn Il now
the ranking democratic member on both
Ways and means rules. He Is the only
| man still n member OF congress who WAS
n candidate for speaker IN the contest OF
issl. Mills Is now In the senate Judg.
crisp and Colonel Hatch have passed
away. and SprinR.r OF Illinois Il sitting
as "A Judge ia the far OF Indian Territory.
| Mr.. McMItlin made A splendid record I'm
that race Nineteen members OF IN,
house stood hy him from beginning 10
| srd and th.r. were n number Of times
vhsn IL appears altogether probabl. that
| their ndollty would result In his success
| Finally. however. he Welded to the prcs-
! sur, Of the friends OF Mr. Mills and With
drew his name IN favor OF that gentle
| man Mr. NcNillin IA one of th, hardest
| workers and rradiest detatsr- An the
| hou-. and has always been Looked unon
as one OF IN, most formid,bl. dsmorrnt.
ON ,h. floor In aJ,lttion TO hi. work in
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