Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-05
Much Interest In Democratic Can
dIdate For Speaker
SOME OF THOSE MENTIONED.
Futile Efforts For trust Legislation
probabie--surprise For Opponents
OF Statehood Bill.
Special Correspondence.

RPNNidi correspondence
Washington. Jan. 2--Although the
Democrats are relieved OF the necessity
of choosing a speaker for the next ses-
sion. there is great deal Of interest
being manifested in the choice of
candidate for speaker. The canvass for
the position is not as brisk as it would
have been had there been more TO the
place than minority leaders, but In
case the Democrats should win another
time the successful minority leader
would have a good start IN the speak
ership contest. or course II is sup
posed that the friends of Representa-.
tive Richardson of Tennessee will press
his name for the honor, and he would
no doubt like vote OF confidence"
which his selection would mean. But
some of the younger men are coming to
the front Representative Williams OF
Mississippi and Representative Champ
Clark of Missouri are both In the fight
In earnest and both have warm sup
port, There has been some suggestion
that a northern man should be chosen.
and Representative Miers Of Indiana
has been mentioned as well as Repre-
SENTATIVE 4hhRitiidll VI ANtW Uul
the latter will not enter the race. and.
moreover, as the bulk of the Democra-
tic vote is from the south it Is almost
certain that the candidate for speaker
will come from that section. Besides
giving the man who wins the position
OF minority leader II insures him the
ranking minority place on ways and
means and also rules, two very impor-
tant committees.
SENATE TRUST BILLS.
Shortly after Congress convened SEN
ator Hoar was interviewed on the sub
ject of trusts and expressed the opinion
that there would be no trust Legislation
at this session. A day or two after
Senator Cullom introduced a trust bill
and had II referred to Senator Hoar's
committee The Illinois senator had
considerable fun poked at him. as II
was said that his bill was killed In adj
vance. Senator Hoar has not expert
enced a change of mind In regard to
the trust legislation. Any one knows
that II is impossible in the so days
that stll remain of Congress. The bill
which Senator Hoar has prepared and
will introduce when Congress recon-
yenes Is for public rather than legisla-
tive discussion and to get ideas as to
what people want done In the next
Congress. Senator Cullom thinks that
some agitation al this session might
not be without some good results.
ARE DEMOCRATS WAvERING?
That Is a question which the men In
terested in statehood have been asking
It is all because Senators Beverage,
Burnham, Nelson. Kean and Dillng-
ham. who have ben handling the oppo-
stion to the omnibus bill, express so
much confidence In ultimate victory.
The alternative proposItlon--the admis-
sion OF the consolidated Oklahoma and
Indian Territory-offers some allure
ments TO the Democrats, as 1t means a
solid Democratic state as impregnable
as Arkansas or Missouri. II would not
take very many Democratic votes to
carry the single state proposition as
there are but about IL Republicans who
are counted as firm for the omnl-
bus bill Senator Quay and his follow
ers have been figuring upon O solid
Democratic side, which, with the dozen
Republicans, would make the omnibus
bill a certainty If a vote should be
reached.
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
The house took the initiative in the
matter OF raising salaries Of govern
ment officials in an Appropriation bill
recently passed, and a number Of men
had their stipends materially increased
All OF the assistant postmaster generals
were increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The man who has charge OF rural free
delivery and also the man who has
charge OF salaries and allowances had
/ their salaries increased from $4,000 TO
$1,000 each. Several officers about the
house got raise, and the men holding
corresponding positions In the senate
are expecting TO be treated In the same
manner The idea in all these cases
was to furnish an adequate salary for
the right kind OF men who are filling
the various positions,
HOUSE NOT III DANGER.
The house Of representatives is in no
danger Of being greatly depleted by
promotions to the senate In the coming
senatorial elections, although a number
Of men are Standing by ready to ac-
cept a stroke Of lightning OF that kind
II has already been determined that
Representative Latlmer Of South Caro-
lima and Representative Newlands OF
Nevada are going TO the senate and also
that Representative Hopkins Of Illinois
will succeed Senator Mason, but these
three are all who are sure 10 be trans
ferred Out in Washington the friends
Of Representative Jones are keeping
him carefully groomed as a dark horse
candidate In case deadlock occurs.
Representative Tongue is ready TO ac-
cept the senatorship at the hands of
the Oregon legislature should Il appear
that he Is wanted. Three representa-
tives from Kansas-Long. Curtis and
Calderhead-are trying to be elected 10
the senate, and II Is thought one Of
them may succeed -Four representa-.
tlyes seem TO be about all that will be
transferred from the house to the SEN
ate on the 4th OF March should the
choice in Kansas fall upon one OF the