New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

ya,o,;.l Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, jan 10, 1886.
The Anti Nebraska candidate for Speaker Is
p. BANKS. jr., of Massachusetts, nominated
by vote of 50 to 9 in the only nominating eau
Gus of the Anti-Nebraska Members which has been
called or held since the commencement OF the Ses-
sion. To that caucus all the Anti-Nebraska Mem
hers were publicly inyitcd-I heard the invitation
distinctly given on the preceding adjournment OF the
House. If any Member failed to attend 1t was De-
cause he chose to stay away if any did not remain
70 vote (about o'clock, that, too, was his own
free choice 1t has at all times been within the
power of Members who desired a second caucus 70
have one called and the nomination OF Mr. Banks
thereby reviewed. But instead OF this, MIR. bren-
ton himself Chairman Of the Caucus) has seen ut,
of and BY himself to bolt the Anti.Nebraska nomi-
nation; and several other Members have at one
time or another done likewise. Others who have
voted for Mr.. Banks have simultaneously plotted
night and day to defeat him, and have thereby pro-
tracted the contest and have made this failure 70
elect pretext for their cabals and mischief Per
haps this is treating their party and It's nominee
fairly; but it does not seem so to me. Inmy view'
those who at any time desired another candidate
should have asked for q new caucus and therein
stated their views and asked concurrence therein
or at least then and there given notice that they
were about to take new course in the House.
Let the candid judge.
To-day. MIR. THoRINGToN OF Iowa, as soon as
the House came to order, rose and offered reso-
luton making Mr. LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL OF Ohio
Sneaker of the House. Mr.. I. ayowed that he
offered this resolution without consulting anybody.
1t did not elect Mr.. Campbell; it did not organ
ize the House; on the contrary, it introduced new
elements of discord and heart-burning; il wasted
the day; and it very nearly broke the Anti Nebraska
party into pieces. Some were constrained by II 20
vote for Mr.. Campbell who did not desire his
election; Others were brought TO vote against him
who deeply regretted the necessity imposed on
them Of so doing
DUNN of course was in his element. He had
once before urged the call of a nominating caucus.
and agreed to abide its decision When II con-
vened, however, he appeared and made bitter,
maleyolent speech and then left, refusing to stay
and vote because he knew Banks would be nom.
mated by large majority. He forthwith refused
to be governed by the result, because all the A~t'-
Nebraska Members did not attend! though q ma
iority of them did, and the rest were fairly mott
fed, and could not be required to go. To-day be
recalled the promise which he had been for weeks
steadily violating, and gave notice that he would
never vote for Banks, however strongly nominated,
but mouid vote for anybody else. This man calls
himself Anti Nebraska, and says he will be even
with the foremost in that fight; yet he tells the great
majority of the Ant. Nebrasks men that they must
surrender their preference for Speaker in conform
ity to his WILL or the House shall not be organized
so long as he can prevent it, Does not this head
strong, selfish willfulness expose the hoOwness Of
his Anti-Nebraska professions
He was challenged to-day to set before the House
bis reasons for opposing Mr.. Banks, whom he has
so long been assailing by nuendO and inthnation;
but be refused to do it. The shadows OF preteXs
which be did put forth were most thoroughly OK.
posed and dissipated by Mr.. SHERMAN of Ohio in
brief but forcible speech 1t is seldom that manly
sincerity and unselfish devotion to principle are
brought out with stronger relief than in this effort
of Mr. Sherman.
Finally, Mr.. CUMBAcK of Indiana, as If not
entirely satisfied with the mischief accomplished
offered proposition to make Mr. Mace SPEAK
er, but finally withdrew it. 1t was reported
that this is a premontory of the desertiOn OF Mr..
Banks by several Members from Indiana and that
some Pennsylvanians are expected to follow suit.
All, we'll gentlemen-you can break down the
party which elected you; but what them II. g.