Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1900 — Legislative Gossip From Indianapolis. [ARTICLE]

Legislative Gossip From Indianapolis.

The speakership race took on unusual activity today, when it was learned that a secret meeting of the republican members of the legislature of the Tenth district has been called to take place in a few days, says the Indianapolis Press. It is understood that after the senators and representatives have jointly disoussed the primary election bill, the representatives will try to agree on a candidate for speaker. The Tenth district has no candidate of its own and by voting as a unit the district will be in a position to command favors of the speaker shpuld its choice be 'successful. The report this caucus is to be held has started many rumors. Thomas McCoy, the Tenth distriei member of the Republican State Committee, is radically opposed to a primary election law, and his interview to that effect in the Press reoently attracted attention all over the the state. The most significant fact, however, is that be is in fayor of James F. Statesman for speaker, and the politicians believe he is trying to swing the Tenth district into line for Stutesman.