The Magnolia gazette., 1899-11-25
CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKER
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ALREADY
THERE AND DEMOCRATIC CAN
DIDATEs ARRIVING.
Secretary Gage and the Wall
Street Spectators.

Washington, Nov. 20. Rep
resentative Richardson, OF Ten
nessee, is the first one of the
four candidates for the democrats
ic nomination for speaker Of the
house, which carries with it the
democratic floor leadership dur
ing the Fifty -sixth congress, to
reach Washington and open head :
quarters. Mr.. Richardson says
he has received more pledges
to support than any one of the
other three candidates-Bank
head Of Alabama, De Almond +,
Missouri, and Sulzer, of New
York--and expresses confidence
in his success. but the friends OF
the other candidates also express
confidence of the success of their
man in this good -natured contest
for the democratic leadership in
the house. Mr.. Bailey of Texas,
has not yet reached Washington,
but he stated during last session
that he would not again be can
didate, but would support Mr..
Bankhead for the honor. Some
are predicting that there will be
deadlock in the caucus. and
that the friends of all the candi-
dates will compromise by nominal
ting Mr.. Bailey again.
Ii there were any doubt about
Representative Henderson hav-
ing been the administration s
choice for speaker, it would have
behn dissipated by what has oc-
CURED since his arrival in Wash
ington. Almost before he had
removed the dust of travel from
his clothes, he called at the White
House to know whether Mr.. Me-
Kinley had any orders to give as
to the committee assignments,
aside from the packing of the
committee on banking and cur
rency in favor Of the single gold
standard bill, which was ordered
last summer. Mr.. Henderson is
going to be Mckinley speaker,
and this house, instead of regis
tering the will of Czar Reed as
the last one did, will register the
will of Mr.. Mckinley.
In order TO get control of the
senate finance committee of
which majority have for years
been silver men, even since the
committee was controlled by the
republicans, the gold worshippers
are going to reorganize the SEN
ate committee, giving the repub-
licans nine members in those
consisting of thirteen and seven
in those consisting of eleven
Even then the gold men will only
have majority of one in the fl
nance committee, as Jones, oil
Nevada, classed as a silver re-
publican and Wolcott, OF Coiora-
do, who calls himself republi-
can bimetallist, can be counted
upon to act with the silver mer
on the question of reporting a bill
to enact the single gold standard
The four democratic members ol
this committee are Vest, of Mis-
souri,, Jones of Arkansas, Dam
iels, of Virginia, and Chiffon, oi
Texas, all stanch silver men.
Unless Mr.. Mckinley eets fright
ened by those republicans, who
although willing to vote for the
gold standard bill if compelled tc
do SO believe it will be bad policy
to pass one on the eve of a presi'
Dental campaign, such a bill il
likely to be jammed through a.
this session of congress. 1t vii
depend largely upon the attitude
taken by Mr.. Mckinley in his
message to congress.
Nothing could more clearly
show the close relations existing
between Secretary Gage and the
Wallsstreet speculators, and the
absolute control of this admins.
tration by the money kings, thar
the manner in which Secretary
Gage went to the rescue of ths
Wall street crowd. by purchas-
ing S25, 0O0, 900 worth Of govern
ment bonds. Not two hours be-
forelthe order was officially ISSUED
to buy those bonds. Secretary
Gage assured newspaper mer
that no bonds would be bought
! Later he received his orders from
Wall street, and promptly obey
cd by orderiug q purchase 0
bonds. When the Wall stree
gang squeezss the public, th'
GOV rnment never goes to the re-
lief Of the public, but let th'
screws be tufned q few times OF