The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-26
TOM REEDS
SUCCESSOR
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May Be Sherman of
New York.
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WASHINGTON. u. c. April ga.
The political experts are now at
work figuring out the strength OF
the various candidates Tor speaker
OF the next house % representatives.
While Thomas ". Reed has persist
entity refused to admit the accuracy
OF the reports thai he u % retire. u
l. the prevailing Impression here
that he will Withdraw from congress.
The friends OF Representative Sher-
man. % New York. are confident he
will be chosen speaker. They an
nounee that he Is "a be this admin
istration candidatei that Represent
alive Payne Of the same state will
not contest the honor. that hts cam
paign viii be- managed BY those
adroit politicians. senator Piatt and
Senator Hanna. and that he VII also
receive the support % AIR. Recd, tho
f. expected To control the New kns'
land delegation for him.
The fixht seems % be clearly Sec
tional, the east against tho wrsi-
With Nj. Payne. Mr.. paiEelI and
other eastern leaders out ~ the run
ming. Mr.. sh.rman'a friends say he
will be given a clear field as The
champion oe the eastern and admin
tstration forces. West Of the Allie
ghanies there are several probable
eandidatss-Mr Hopkins. Of iisinoss
towering above the others. Repre-
sentative Grosveuor. OF Ohio. Mr.
Burton. OF the same state. Repre-
sentative Joe Cannon. 81 Illinois;
Col Henderson. OF Ohlp. Represent
ative Tawney. % Minnesota. and
perhaps one or two pthers. are exs
pectsd to contest the honor. Repre-
sentative Hepburn has positively an
nounced that he will not be candi-
date.
n all vacancies are filled Ia the
next house she Republicans viii
have fss rienbcrA % votes being ne
css.ary on such basis for the cleo
fson % Speaker. The supporters
Of Mr.. sherman build their hopes on
his being the administration eanfi-
date. without that support he has
no hope Of success X u certain
that the administration leaders will
do nothing 20 excite opposition IN tho
west. but how far they win 80 In
the spcaksrshlp contest remains TO
be developed. Ths administration
win probably be on the winning sisis.
Mr. Sherman can safely count upon
securing the a votes OF New King
land and the 20 of the central states.
Including New York. Pennsylvania.
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland
and West Virginia. or a total pf 4t-
10 less than the necessary majority.
There are in the southern states.
including Missouri. North Carolina.
Tennessee and Texas. eight Rspubll-
can Representatives who are likely
10 favor the western candidate al
though all haNr a strong inclination
10 support the administration can
didate. Should Mr.. sherman. with
his ~ eastern votes. secure the Is 81
Ohio and these southeruera. he
would have 81. or four more than
necessary for a choice.
Mr.. Hopkins greatest weakness
will be a divided west. II he l. made
the western candidate he Wiit receive
s. votes. less than a majority. He
might secure these ave votes from
North Carolina. Tennessee and Tex
as This would leave him lntep@ua-
ent Of Ohso's IS. which can surely
by controlled BY the administration.
and o. Aissouri's three. which Rich
ard Kerens Is supposed to control.
and IL expected 20 vote with the ad-
ninistratiou forces
Mr.. Hopkins may succeed In Sc
curing the withdrawal OF the other
western cauaidatss. II he does he
viii probably be tine next speaker.
Should Henderson % Iowa and Taw-
ney Of Minnesota or other western
eFs divide hts strength he viii fail.
ohio's ffteen votes are not esaen-
tlal 20 his success. provided he can
obtain the support Of the united
west and obtain flye votes In the
south.