Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-15

OFFICERS OF THE NEXT CONGEss.
Extract of 4 letter to the editor of the Indiana
State Journal, dated
WAsHINGroN, June ,. 1917.
"A consoq Icnce Of tho certainty OF
there bong Wing maiori,y in tho House
next winter, n cool doa of spacllatien is
aiipa, as TO the Spen kership and ClerkshiP.
& no 4 numoor have aIroadv been mon
toned as worthy of filing these posts.
For tho Sp1arhersalp, the names Of Mr..
WINTHROP. Of Mass. NlSroN. Of Ohio.
GENTRY, Of Tenn, anl IiLLIaRD, of Ala
blmr, as also ono Of the most sterling of
the nob.e Ways Of your State. tho Hon.
CALEB Is. SMITH, have been mentioned.
And here let IN, say, that tho Speaker Of
the last House. Ii "a. John w. DAVIS, Of
your State. Won "gnldan opinions from
all parties, for .ho able nlnnar in which
he performed his duties. AMI no ono of his
predecessors have fled tho Chair with
moro dignity and uprightnoss than hc;and
many express the wish that az INDIANA
furnished tho last House with SD good an
Off .cr. sho may have tho honor OF having
tho same chair occupied ncx, winter. with
another Of her snns fully rs competent
last winter whom rs Chairmrn Of the
Cornmi,toe OF tho Whole. Nr. SMITH pro
sided over the deliberations, wore compiled
to remark that if tho Wings get tho mex.
House. indian, will again b called upon
TO furnish Speaker. AMI IN the porsou Of
the Hon. CALEB B. Smith.
For ClorS OF tho House. several g9ntls-
mon havo also boon mentioned, ana as tho
present Clerk. 3. b. FsEScH, E.q., had
tho mlgnanlmity to rom,ve all those unlor
him who suspected of being Wings
at heart. it was supposed that he cor,ainly
would not look forward with any gre1t
hopes Of being elected by a Whg House,
but such IL not tho caso-he counts strong
~ on a reelection. provided tho Wings
have not more than fifteen Of m1ipri,y.
rather think no visits not precisely
(which way the wind bloveth," bl, opinc
that III the winter he will find (which way
it cometh," and that he will hoyo parmis-
SION to retire once moro to tho oditorioi !!
chair of locofoco prpor. MATTHEW Sr.
CLAIR CLARKE. the same who bary1inod
with the locofoccs and .rvler squad" in
1910, and defeated tho election of the
Wing nominee. Is also: coniidaie. bat his
harp will BIO hung ''high upon the willows"
NATHAN SARGENT, Esq. tho "Oliver
Oldschoo' Of tho United States Gazotte
has likewise been mentioned. bu. tho mos,
prominent of those who have boon named.
is the Hon. ALEXANDER RAMSAY. 4 mem
Dor of tho last Congress from tho key-
stone STATE; from present appearances he
will b, tho next Clerk. ami if chosen.
have no doubt would make as compete nj
and faithful an off :er as he is known to
be Jealous and devoted Wing.
And how will tho wings Of Indiana
conduct themselves ut tho next eIecton:--
Will they give another ''push' at tho ball
so happily ''set in motion BY the Wings
of tho keystone at their Congressional
election last fall, and 80 handsomely fol-
lowed up those OF New York. New Jersey.
Massachusetts. Connecticut and Nirginia--
or will they content themselves by sending
bu: two or three Wings to the next House:
| hopo not, but that wo shall see on the
floor of tho next House. the Same happy
sigh. as in lSll-2,-(and 50 often com
meD.ed)-an almos. unanimous delegation
Of noble Wings from the Hoosier State.
Send as strong delegation a. YOU did
then. and again will you bear off the palm.
Y.