Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-19
NEW YORK. STATE POLITICS.
CONTEST FOR SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBL
Republicans Nominate a WRr DemocTat'
GREAT INDIGNATION OF THE sEYMoURITEs.
They Threaten all Kinds OF violence,

The contest for Speaker Of the Now York
State Assembly still continues and the excite
ment is increasing every day. The political
parties are equally divided, which has 80 far
prevented a choice. The Republicans and Dem
ocrats nominated their candidates from their
own parties, and after numerous ballots, the
former seeing they had no chance 10 elect their
nominee, went intu caucus and decided to vote
for Mr.. Callicott, a war Democrat.
OF course the seymourites grew furious over
the apostacy," as they called It, of one whom
they had counted as among their number, and
determined, by means Of long speeches and
legislative fllibusteTing, to avoid vote for
Speaker until after the day set apart for an
election for United States Senator. They
know that II the Assembly organizes they must
90 into convention with the Senate on Thurs
day, and as the Republicans have a majority
on joint ballot, the election Of a member OF
that party Is certain. The dispatch TO the New
York Post Of Saturday evening gives the fol-
lowing additional particulars Of this interest,"
ing contest:
ALBANY, Jan. II, p. m.-Thc intense OK
element still continues, and there is no pros
poet of organization to-day.
ALBANY, Jan. II, Il PIN" Chippy" Nc.
Iaughlin, fighting man of Brooklyn, arrived
this morning, and has most signally failed in
his attempts to intimidate Mr.. CallicOtt.
The Hobbies and the galleries are filed with
spectators, among whom are the rOwdies who
have been brought up from New York aud
Brooklyn, to overawe and cocrCe the Assembly.
RuiRanly language is freely used by these
fellows, and the rules Of the House are utterly
set at paught. Everything is in state of wild
excitement
The special order of the day was to proceed
to the election Of Speaker at IL O'Clock, but
II was overridden by frivolous questions of Mr.
! Fields on amendments to the journal.
Mr.. Cover and Mr.. Fields have just Spoken
amid much confusion. Fields declared thai
| no speaker should be elected until all the right
of the Democrats had been secured, and added
that If CallicOtt were elected, scene wOulC
| occur which all would regret! He did not In
| dictate what this threat meant.
Insulting language from the galleries con
stantly interrupts the proceedings.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Democrats, speaking through Green
George o. Jones, and others, freely boast tina
there shall be no legislation this winter II Call
colt is Speaker.
The Union men have just held their caucus
every member present-and each one pledginD
himself to support Callicott. CallicOtt wa
present and made loyal speech, taking hi
position as war Democrat.
committee of Democratic caucus offered T.
elect Sherwood, Depew, or any able Republican
| After the outrageous conduct of to-day, G
course the propositions were rejected.
Unless brute force and blOOdshcd prevent
law and order will triumph.
Up to this hour, no ballot has yet been taken
THIRD DISPATCH.
ALBANY, January 1.-THE turbulent scene
In the Assembly continued until half-past tw
O'Clock.
After a speech by Mr.. Hutchins, Mr.. Bcml
made an appeal for the restoration of ordel
and, on his motion, the Assembly finally agree
TO adjourn until Wednesday night.
The sudden adjournment, after the excite
scenes of yesterday and to-day, shows thf
some new scheme IA ahoat. What 1t Ia futuI
events will indicate.