Show ac KLEB OF anie hia HI 1 11 alii an sill for dh STANDARD 5 F I 1 nov 16 the latest report in coo etith the speaker t hip contest is bet afloat by the adherents of congressman reed who asserts today to day that when the caucus of ahe republican members meets the unit rule will be enforced in the benn delegation it the to make he twenty one votes from tha keystone elates solid or the mama candidate can be carried out it bill in his election in all probability but there are already kickers dalzell of the pittsburg burg district is openly in favor of the candidacy ol 01 mckinley and he asserts that nothing will induce him to desert the ohio man there are known to be several others from the stale who are opposed ti reed and thia makes it extremely unlikely that all the mem bera from the state can be forced into an agreement to adopt alie unit rule heeds great lies in the fact that he has been the republican candidate for the speakers bip in the last three congresses when the nomination was an honorary afew now that the nomination means election there are many of the older members who think eliat reed is entitled to the votes of his colleagues and who also consider themselves as in honor bound to cast their ballots for him on the other hand sir deeds record on the rive r and harbor bills and more especially the report that he favors complete of silver are beina used against him with telling effect the stock of the two candidates whose headquarters ae formally opened opined allendar son and cannon is decidedly up today henderson Hen dorson n ill not go into the cabusas causas with as many votes as his illinois competitor perhaps but be will pain after every ballot and many members who re pledged to one or the other of abo lenders are known to favor colonel II enderson as a second choice BO that in spite of the apparent ides in bis nay at the it bill not beat all surprising to find him well up towards the lead after the fourth ballot it the contest is not settled before the fourth ballot is taken |