Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-03
THE NEW SPEAKER.

When Mr. Banks was elected Speaker, the
natl onal House of Representatives consisted
of 234 members. He was elected by the plu
rality rule, on the 1880 ballot, the vote stand.
ing, Banks 1903, Aiken 100, scattering s. AT
the present time there are 237, of whom 294
were present when Mr.. Pennington was elect
ed, including himself The absentees were,
Mr.. Stalworth of Alabama (dem. and Clark
b. Cochrane OF New York (rep.), and Mr..
Brown of Kentucky (dem.), who has refused
to vote because he will not be old enough to
take his seat in the House, until April. The
voters for Mr. Pennington consisted of those
who had previously voted for Mr.. Sherman,
with Mr.. Adrain of New Jersey, Henry Win
ter Davis of Maryland, and Mr.. Briggs of
New York Two anti,Lecompton Democrats,
Messrs Hickman and Haskin, had voted for
Mr.. Sherman from the beginning. The whole
n lumber of ballots at this time was forty-four.
The statement that Gov. Pennington was
me mber of the thirty fourth Congress is incor-
rect. 1t was Alexander NJ. c. Pennington,
who represented one of the New Jersey dis
tricts in that Congress. 1t is said that Gov.
Pennington, although so long prominent in his
own state has never but once before been
member of legislative body. His election to
the Speakership caused a great movement of
exultatio among his constituents, and the re-
joicing appears to be general, as the following
telegraphic dispatches will show
WESTMINSTER, Pa, Feb. l. 1860.-One
hundred guns are being fred in the Court
House yard in honor OF Gov. Penningtons
election to the Speakership.
NEWARK, N. j., Wednesday Feb. l, 1867
The election of Mr.. Pennington was received
here to-day with very general satisfaction.
This evening the Mercury Office is illumina-
ted, bonfres are blazing in the streets, and III
guns are being fired in honor Of the event.
The Governors political friends are passing
compliments freely. Mr.. Pennington is pop
ular man at home.
PITTSBURGH, Wednesday, Feb. l, 1867
One hundred and seventeen guns will be fired
here tomorrow, under the auspices of the
Executive Committee of the Allegheny Coun-
ty Republican Club in honor of the election of
Gov. Pennington to the Speakership of the
House OF Representatives.
ALBANY, Wednesday, Feb l, 1860.-The
Republicans fred III guns tonight in honor
of the election of Mr.. Pennington.
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 2-rhe Republicans
of this city fired 100 guns this morning, in
honor of Pennington's election.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb 2.-The Repub-
licans of this city fired salute Of "a guns last
night on the reception of the news that Gov
Pennington had been elected Speaker.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The city has been
wild with rejoicing since the election of a
Speaker, participated in by the PARTIES who
have suffered more or less financially from de-
lay in organizing. Pennington, Sherman and
Hickman were serenaded at Wizards by With
er's Band accompanied by large company of
citizens and residents of the district. Viii.
lard's Hotel was thronged with people. The
sentiments uttered by the Speaker, Mr.. PEN
nington) Sherman and Hickman, were bold
and decided against the question of the extern
sion of slavery.
The serenaders proceeded to the residence
of H. Winter Davis, but did not find him at
home. They then proceeded at about one
a'clock to the residence of Mr.. Grow, and call
ed him out of his bed. lie responded, in a
speech congratulatory to his visitors, and that
a Republican Speaker had been elected, and
the Union not dissolved. He declared in most
unmistakable language the purpose of the Re-
publican party to exclude slavery from the
territories, and preserve the guarantees of the
Constitution and Union and to elect Repub-
ican President this year. All speeches were
enthusiastically applauded, and cheer after
cheer was given for Pennington, Sherman,
Hickman, Grow, Davis, and the Union.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1.-The Republicans fred
III guns this afternoon, in honor of the cleo.
ton of Mr.. Pennington to the Speakership of
the House