Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
ALLEN In THE RING
May Be Considered Candidate for the
Vacant senatOBbip,
WILL NOT DECLINE IF He is APPOINTED
All the FrSiOnists at Washington Back the
Judge for the Place.
TELEGRAPH THEIR WISHES TO POINTER
Nebraska Fusion congressman Send an
Appeal to the Governor.
TELEGRAPH THEIR WISHES TO POINTER
UNITE WITH SENATORS IN HIS BtHAlF
Use Argument that Aliens Presence
is BADLY Needed In the senate,
ms lie Has influence and
Experience.

Experience.
NELlGH Neb., Dec 6.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Upon being asked today if he would
accept the appointment to the United States
senate to fill the vacancy occasioned hy the
death of Senator Hayward Judge William V.
Allen said:
II the appointment were rendered me |
would not feel at liberty to decline"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-(Special Tele-
gram. )--The biggest kind of a row is on In
the democratic and fusion ranks here over
the rumor that comes from Nebraska that
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock will be appointed on
saturday as successor to Monroe L. Hay
ward.
Caucuses have been held the entire morn
ing ana the concensus of opinion is that
1t would be a great mistake to appoint
| Hitchcock. Fusion leaders say it is ahso-
lutely essential to have a man of expen-
ence at the present time in the halls Of
legislation In view of the fact that a cur>
rency measure is to be ralroaded through
| the house under the gag rule and come up
: in the senate for dissection They say thar
Aliens experience Is absolutely necessary
! at this time and that upon the forces in
the senate Will devolve the fight and antae-
csllsm OF the currency measure, which, while
! no one believes it will be defeated. would
shape matters greatly for the coming presi-
dental campaign.
The Nebraska members of the fusion
forces. John S. Robinson of the Third dis
trct, w. L. Stark of the Fourth district,
r. d. Sutherland of the Fifth district and
| William Neville of the Sixth district follow
ing the action of the fusion senators last
night, sent the following telegram this
morning:
ITO Governor w. A. Poynter, Lincoln,
Neb.: The fusion members of the senate
request Aliens appointment as senator. We
the fusion representatives from Nebraska
heartily join in this request and urge his
appointment"
Private kilograms received from Nebraska
indicate that Governor Poynter is being
besieged by fusion members of the last
state legislature. urging the appointment
of Allen aud not Hitchcock
Democrats Favor Allen.
So pronounced has become the opposition
of silver republicans and fusonsts in Wash
irgton to the rumored appointment of c.
Nj. Hitchcock as Hayward's successor that
1t has not been at all difficult to get those
who signed the telegram sent Governor
Poynter last night in favor of Judge Allen
to express themselves emphatically in oppo-
sitton to Htchcock's selection.
Democratic senators have remained wholly
In the background. il their statements are to
be accepted, but, way on the deep inside ]. X.
Jones chairman Of the national democratic
committee, has quietly been bracing I'D the
populist and silver republican members to
make fight for ex-senator Allen. While
he stated to friend that he could take no
hand in the affair he had no doubt that
Allen was better fitted to succeed Senator
Hayward than any man in the fusion ranks
in Nebraska. To the world democratic
senators have kept wholly out of the fight
but it needed only a casual observation to-
day to show that they were acting as bracers
in their efforts to change Governor Poyn-
ter's mind.
Senators Harris. Heitfeld and Turner did
not hesitate to say when interviewed that
the reason they wanted ex-senator Allen
appointed was because he was the unan-
imous choice of the fusion forces in the
last legislature and that they died with
him in the last ditch. They said 1t was
not a question OF sentiment but hard facts
which demanded solution and that the log
ical choice of successor to Senator Hay
ward was the man whom he defeated ex-
Senator Allen.
As Viewed from Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Dec. ESPECIAL )-Notwith-
standing the expressed determination of
Governor Poynter to postpone consideration
OF the appointment OF successor to SEN
ator Hayward until after the funeral there
are many politicians in the city who are
anxiously waiting for the first opportunity
for an interview on the subject. Governor
Poynter was glad to get away from the city
today and the candidates and their workers
will have to wait until he returns before
ma u ipu hair oil Fprt thn
There is good deal of quiet talk at the
state house concerning the appointment and
Governor Poynter has already been given
to understand by the politicians representing
the contending factions that unless he ap-
points man satisfactory to them they will
prevent his denomination for governor next
year. The friends OF Allen are particularly
active in their opposition TO Hitchcock and
assert that unless the ex-senator Is appointed
to fill the vacancy they will use their inhu-
ence against Poynter in the convention next
year, and similar threats are being made
in behalf of Hitchcock. Governor Poynter
discussed the subject with several state off,
cials last week, but of course reached no
definite conclusion other than that any
appointment that he might make would be
offensive to some portion of the
fusion forces.
A story was circulated by friends Of
Hitchcock today to the effect that Allen
would not accept the appointment to sue
3eed Senator Hayward. In this way 1t is
hoped TO draw over to their aid some OF the
men who are now supporting Allen.
strong effort is being made to enlist the
services of state officials for the Omaha can
iidate, but apparently without any effect.
There are but few men In the state house
Sho have any influence with the governor
md among them there is decided opposl-
ion to any plan by which It is hoped to send
o Washington as senator a man who could
lot secure majority vote in a populist leg
stature
III Governor Poynter wants 10 appoint
nan who could not go to congress any
ther way he should not hesitate a minute
bout appointing Hitchcock" said a man
Who stands particularly close to the gov
rnor 'If he does this 1t will be at the
Expense Of the fusion parties for he could