The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-09-08
MINORITY LEADER
Candidates In Pisnty-Lsadirs De
moora,s VINO win Not SIT IN
Nest Congress.

WASHINGTON, August 2s.-The
leadership of the Democratic minority
is In the position of the prize 80.
testants at "Donnybrook Fair
every head that is put up Is struck.
A short time ago every man was a
leader, or thought he was. The sea-
sible men OF the minority are earnest
iy looking for one. Richardson OF Ter
nessee, the most experienced on par
liamentary presidents. is anxious to
be selected. He Is, however. a candi-
date to succeed Senator Bate. Cover
nor Mcmillan Is also a candidate for
the same position. Richardson thinks
his elevation to the leadership of the
House would aid him.
Judge de Almond of Missouri Is also
a candidate for the Senate. He realizes
that Cockerill is superaDnuated and is
soon to be retired. Senator Vest has
announced that he will not run again.
De Almond wants the place. He has
both Champ" Clark and Benton as his
competitors, and possibly Dockery,
though the latter says he wants to be
Governor
Bailey Is running for the Senate in
Texas. He has entered into an ar
rangement by which Bankhead OF Ala
bama is, II possible, to have his
(Bailey's) votes and to be named as
the nominal leader, while he Bailey
Is to occupy the floor and do the talk
ing. The strongest floor managers Of
the Democratic party are out.
With the loss OF Mcmillan, who was
a strong man; the absence Of Dockery,
who was a determined man, and Of
Lewis of Washington, who was the
leader of the fusion forces on the Dem
ocratic side, and of Simpson, who was
the most irritating Of the Populist con-
tingent, there are few men in whom
the elements OF leadership exist re-
naming on the floor.
Lewis, had he been returned, would
probably have occupied the place as
the leading floor debater, Dockery as
the manager Of the appropriation bills,
and Mcmillan as the guardian Of the
tariff. As 1t is there is no one man
uppermost in his particular field.
Amos Cummings of New York and
Charles F. Cochrane Of Missouri. who
IL also q candidate for the Senate, are
supporting Richardson, and are con-
fident that De Almonds friends will
support Richardson upon an agree
ment that the latter will make De Ar
mOnd Chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee IL the. next House
should be Democratic and that he will
delegate to De Almond the floor man
agership in all matters where Richard
son seeks support. Clark. busy MEM
Der and an able one, while voting for
Bailey, was always opposed to his
bigo.ed manner and his arbitrary as
sumption. Sayers of Texas was always
offended at the babyishness Bailey
would display, and felt injured that
with his long service he was subordin-
ated to Bailey's ambition. Judge Burke
of Texas knows Sayers' feeling and
will do all he can to recognize that
sentiment by leading the Texas delesa-
ton against Bailey.
The prospects look as though Rich
ardson would be selected. He is cool
sagacious. accommodating and quicker
than De Almond. Richardson will get
more Of Badley's votes THAI De Ar
mond. Bailey regards Richardson as
Sam Slick, or the smooth man, all the
time playing double. But he will toll
crate him, as he does not regard him
as formidable opponent. De Armond
he hates with bitterness, becsus, the
ability OF the Missourian has been con-
trasted with that of the Texan. Rich
ardson will without doubt be the Dem
ocratic leader Of the next House.