Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
THE SPEAKERSHlP FIGHT
Probable Position of the Big Pennsylvania
Delegation.
VIII Not Go to Sherman at First
Henderson May Get
Many.

The assumption that Mr.. Sherman OF
New York will have the support of the
Pennsylvania delegation for The speaker
ship appears not to be warranted. AS We:
it is unsettled where this delegation Will
stand in the speakership contest, but it is
pretty we'll understood that the purpose is
to serve the interests of Mr.. Quay as far
as possible in the determination of the
course of the delegation. 1t is asserted as
coming from Mr.. Quay himself that he ex-
poets to be given a seat In the Senate un
der the appointment of the governor. rms
expectation is necessarily based upon his
influence to overthrow the uniform deci-
sion of the Senate in such cases, and it is
believed that Mr.. Quay counts upon the
course OF the delegation in the speakerShip
contest to assist in this. The vote of Mr..
Piatt, 1t is said be depended on by
Mr.. Quay, regardless of the speakerShip
question. and Mr.. Depew has been quoted
as declaring his intention to vote to seat
the appOintee of Pennsylvania governor.
Nothing to he Gained
1t would appear. therefore, that nothing is
to be gained by the solid delegation being
thrown to Mr.. Shernan-certainly not at
the beginning of the contest And 1t might
be that such q course the part of the
delegation would prejudice Mr.. Quay's in
terests with the friends of some of the other
candidates. While 1t is well understood not
to be the purpose of Mr.. Quay's friends
that Pennsylvania should seriously present
candidate for the speakershp, 1t is now
intimated that it might become desirable to
select nominal candidate 50 as to furnish
an excuse for holding the delegation togeth-
er until it can be thrown in a way to do
the most good. If this course is not adopted
1t is expected that the members of the dele
CATION will remain non-Committal as long
as possible. and that all candidates will be
encouraged in the hope that each has
chance to get the support of this large
block of votes
Many for Henderson.
In this connection 1t is intimated today
that Gen. Henderson stands a good chance
to get a strong vote from Pennsylvania.
While 1t might not be polite to try to enter
upon any deal with the friends of Gen.
Henderson. since he is not the sort of man
to make deals of this sort, a very friendly
feeling toward Mr. Quay might result from
the belief the part of Gen HendersOn's
friends that the Pennsylvania members
rather favored his election to the speaker
ship. In the ordinary course of things,
Pennsylvania not having a candidate, Gen.
Henderson would be warranted in expect
over. there are number of things being
suggested which indicate the proba bility
of Henderson being very strong candidate
indeed. 1t appears likely, therefore. that
Mr. Quay will not interfere to prevent
such of the Pennsylvania delegation so
desire from going to the support of the
Iowa candidate. The Iowa senators are in
fluential enough in the Senate to very ma
terially affect the decision in the Quay case.
ard if their support cannot be secured. 1t
is likely that Mr.. Quay will, at least, not
do anything to seriously antagOnize them