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The Tribune's Washington correspcu
donce says
Mr.. Sherman has called a conference Of
bis friends 70 meet at noon 10 day, and will
withdraw II another candidate can be elect
ed. lie has been prepared 70 do 90 for a
fortnight, and was only restrained by tho
fact that additional votes had not boon
demonstrated upon Messrs. Pennington,
Corwin OF Morris, a. has been repeatedly
promised. MIR. Pennington will probably DO
nominated.
Mr.. Smith will DO dropped by the Demo-
Gratis, and the americans allowed to select
a Democrat upon whom they can unto.
The Times correspondent says the chance
es now arc that Corwip will be elected on
Monday.
The Horald's correspondent says: The
proceedings in the House to day demonstra,
ted the fact that Mr.. Sherman cannot DO
elected. Six Of his friends from Pa, and
N. j., went over TO Smith Of N. g., more 10
tantaliEe the Democrats, not from any snp'
position that tho latter would concentrate
upon Smith, he being an American, but TO
the CONSERVATION Of these gentlemen, all
the Democrats, except Holman and Davis
OF la, and Allen Of Ohio voted for him,
which would have elected him had not Eve
Of the sherman men taken the pack track
and changed their votes from Smith 10 Cor
win and Pennington. They did not do so
until Sherman rose and recorded his vote
for Corwin, making IN additional vote nee
essary to a choice, which was the signal Of
danger.
Many Of the Republicans would like 10
vote for Corwin, others Tor Hickman, but it
is evident from the canvass Of opinion to-
night, that Pennington can reach more men
outside Of Sherman's strength than any
other man, and the friends Of Sherman will
not object to him If the majority Of the Re.
publicans declare for him.
MIR. Adrian refused to vote for Smith, q
Southern Wing, because he understood him
to be in favor OF protecting slavery in the
Territories, but says he will vote for a
Northern Wing like Pennington, which he
will probably have on opportunity Of doing
on Monday.
Mr.. Seward had a public reception this
residence to night, which was numerously
attended.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
In the discussion to day which preceded
the vote for Speaker, Vallandigham, Of Ohio
said, understanding Smith to always have
been a Wing, and never anything but q
Wing, and representing, as he (Mr. W did,
a large and most respectable Wing element,
he was ready, whenever his vote could bu
made efficient, 10 vote for Mr.. Smith for
Speaker over Sherman. lie would not,
in such a case, be responsible for the disor-
ganization of the House, if not q dissolution
Of tho Government Public duty demanded
the waving Of mems preferences as TO the
candidate, and the time when his vote would
elect a national man Speaker over Sherman
having arrived, he would now vote for Mr..
Smith.
Pendleton, of Ohio, said he represented
native and n~aturalized citizens of all relig-
ious beliefs. German and Irish; Protestant
and Catholic. His naturalized constituents
were honest and patriotic. He would vote
for no man who would prescribe them, or
whose sympathies we're against them. He
had conversed with Smith and learned from
him that he had never had any connection
with the Know Nothing order, or ~sympathy
with its proscriptive tenets. He, therefore,
to organize the House on a national basis,
voted for Smith.
Mr.. Cox, of o., said when Mr.. Smiths
name was presented he had made inquiry,
and learned that he was IN Old. line Wing
His (Oox's) colleague (Pendleton) had just
been in conversation with Smith, and report
ed that Smith was not only not q Know
Nothing, but that he was opposed to the Or
der and the principles, and that he had
never been and was not now a member of a
Know Nothing Lodge, but had denounced it.
If this be true, and | say it is, and l look
Mr.. Smith, who is now present, in the eye
when | assert it, there can be nc difficulty
in my giving him my vote in this emergen-
cy Of the Republic, and to defeat the Re-
publicans.
An old line Wing who is not in any way
connected with the offensive order, who
; stands on the compromise of 1850, and who
| understand, was elected over a gentleman
of the slave code, ] can vote for, but | would
not go out Of my party to vote if l was mo-
assured it would produce an organization
| said | never would vote for q Republican
or a Know Nothing; l never will; | do moi
now. | vote for an old line Wing, and such
men voted to send me here. | am the more
satisfied with my vote, as since this call gen
tlemen on the other side, members from Pa.
deserted Mr.. Smith after voting for him.
have given as a reason that he was not AT
American. This confirms MIR. Smiths owl
, statement to Mr.. Pendleton, and my owl
statement in his presence.