The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
CONGRESSMAN TESTERS SIZE UP
OF THE CANDIDATES.

vi TIE
Henderson of Iowa Is n smooth Ar
ticIe, He Says, and Doubtless Suits
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Have Plenty of Good Material II
They Want a Brniny Man-DemO-
Gratis Like Reed Now because He
Has Been Rubbing Ii in on His own
CrONvd--Resigned Because He Was
Out of sympathy With the Admin
observation-disclosures Likely to BE the
Chief Issue IN the Next Campaign.
Congressman Rufus L. Lester is wei ac-
quainted with the several leading Repub-
licans who have been mentioned for the
speakership of the House to succeed
Speaker Reed, among them Congressman
Henderson of Iowa. who is supposed to
have a cinch on the job.
The Western people viii have no trou-
Bile in naming whom they want" said Col
Lester, "as they have the majority Of the
Republican members Henderson is
pretty smooth article, and suits the Re
publicars, I suppose. I have no doubt he
viii suit the administration as well as any
of the other candidates that have been
named He is in line with the administra-
TONS policy or lack of policy, whichever
you are a mind to call It, Henderson was
a great bloody shirt waver at one time,
but Of late he has been more friendly to
the South. He has been in Congress a
number of years"
There were some good men named
among the Republican possibilities for
speaker" said Col. Lester. James s.
Sherman of New York is a fine fellow and
a very able man. He is one of the young
er members and was the favorte Of the
Eastern Republicans. Old Joe Cannon of
Illinois who is one of the veteran MEM
bers is a brainy old chap and not bad
man, Notwithstanding the manner in
which he used TO pitch into the South.
Cannon by the way, was born at Guilford
Grosvenor of Ohio is another good man.
Some Of the brainiest men among the Re
pubicans in the House were not mention
ed for the speakersAip Among these is
Dalzell of Pennsylvania who is one of the
ablest men in Congress Burton of Ohio,
the chairman Of the river and harbor COM
mittee is another very able man, and So by
the way, is Deliver of Ohio. The Ohio del
egadon contains some strong men,"
Col. Lester was asked how il was, after
Speaker Reed had been so generally de-
nominated a car and declared TO be the
worst tyrant that ever filled the speakers
chair, that he is now receiving enconiums
from Democrats and Republicans alike.
Il think that can be accounted for"
said Col. Lester. by reason of the fact
that while Reed was tyrannical he was
square. lie has never been connected
with anything dishopest or unfair. so far
as known. One thing that makes the
Democrats feel kindly towards him is
that ne has been rubbing it in so hard on
his own people. Reed has not been in
sympathy with the administration, and
this, In my opinion, is the real cause of
his resignation. He is now in his Goth
year and still in good health. lie will
doubtless make money in New York. John
G, Carlisle, the ex-Secretary of the Treas
ury, who might have been President to-
day had he not tied himself to Cleveland,
Is enjoying a very lucrative practice in
New York.
1T is not by any means certain that
Reed has surrendered his political aspira-
tons. He undoubtedly wants to be Pres
ident Mckinley is apparently certain of
a denomination next year, but Reed may
have hopes of succeeding four years later.
Backed by the great state of New York,
he would have a much better show for the
nomination than If he remained speaker
of the House from Maine. He would have
the whole of New England at his back.
anyway and with New York state sup
porting him, he would be a hard man to
defeat"
Col Lester said that the Democratic
party is evidently as much at sea as ever.
He does not think the recent st. Louis
conference accomplished anything in the
way Of bringing the party together.
'As long as Bryan is in the way" he
said, "the party will never be able to
agree on any other man. and for that mat
ter. | do not know but that Bryan is as
popular to-day as he ever was
'Wi.l free silver or anti-expanslon be
the leading plank In the Democratic pat
form next year," Col. Lester was asked
They will both be in it," he replied;
but IL is not worth while to say as
much about silver as was done the last
time. 1t was unnecessary then, for that
matter. Judging by present indications,
! should say that the antitrust plank will
be the principal feature in the platform.
Al the rate the trusts are being organized
they win have every productive interest
in the country i'm their control before the
next national Democratic convention
meets. This is undoubtedly the great Is
sue. What the remedy will be / do nor
know, but I would not be surprised to see
the people rise in their might and rend
these corporations tooth and nailr
Col Testers disgust with the policy of
the administration in the Philippines is
as great as ever. Spain undoubtedly SOLD
US gold brick" he said I'VE naid $40
100000 for the privilege of licking the Fill
pinos and now that we have taken tho
JOB, we find that il is not quite so much
to our liking as we thought it would be.
Inc Filpnos are spoken of as rebels
now That is the greatest Joke OF the
ege but a very ghast.y one The poor
devils ore beng killed off like flies. but IL
Is like killing flies, for every one you kin
dozen will come to take his place. OF
course, our mission is to cvilize and
Christianize them. and we are doing it
nicely"