Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20
The speakership Of the next House.

The SpeakershiD of the next House.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes as follows:
q The present Opposition, however, hare
one man whom no considerations ever sue
eeed in holding long in allegiance, Litae
Mr.. Samuel Cox crows on every corner,
like any other giddy cockeril, over his
brilliant prospects for the Speakership.- =
The Democrats already profess TO feel con-
fdent of the control Of the next House !;
and little Mr.. Cox, with characteristic
mOdesty regarding himself as the foremost
man Of all his party, repeats his boasts
that heis to be the man, and his entreaties
to the obdurate to understand that no other
can command equal strength with himself
Il is unfortunRte-for little Mr.. Cox-that
his party friends fail TO see matters in the
same light. They do not particularly ad-
mire his style Of blowing his own trumpet
so osonorously, and pressing his own claims
SO brassily; and they do not forget that
there is no man in their party whose
course, if dressed in a little brief author
ity, would be more apt to commit them to
a dangerous and indefensible record. They
have no man so unscrupulous, no man SO
| the expense Of every consideration either
Of policy or principle; and such q man
they cannot afford to elevate to their most
responsible place. Little Mr.. Cox will
| therefore find his candidacy difficult one.
{" Not less prominent on the Democratic
side, but far more modest, capable and
popular, is Mr.. Pendleton, also Of your
own State. He is regarded on all hands
as good presiding officer, and while a
bitter partisan, is not likely to resort to
| the little tricks which only serve to bring
the party into contempt There has been
a general turning towards him as their
most available candidate among the Dem
ocIats; but so far he has hardly been
known to agree to be candidate, and has
certainly made no effort to put himself for
ward. -.- -
"Sill another candidate, of whom there
is some talk, is Mr.. Fernando Wood Of New
York. Mr.. Wood has one advantage, ad-
mirable tact, polish and skill, whether in
presiding over an assembly or moulding
his fellow partisans to his ends and three
disadvantages, that he is not here now,
that he is comparatively inexperienced,
and that he has made himself so odious,
and won for himself such a name for cor
ruption that they can scarcely afford 10
take him up.
"0n the Republican side there is really
no candidate. By sort of common uh-
derstanding everybody seems to expect
that by general consent Mr.. Schuyler Col
fax will be made the Republican nominee.
He has not avowed himself 6 candidate,
but everybody seems to regard him as ne
cessarily and rightfully the man. At the
opening of the present Congress, to avoid
a prolonged triangular contest between
himself, Grow and Blair, Mr. Colfax grace
fully waived his Acknowledged claims and
it was then conceded on all hands that he
should be regarded and entitled to the
succession; since then he has been oftener
in the Chair than any other member, ex-
cepting the Speaker, and has given ample
evidence Of his admirable qualification for
the position. sf
aMr. Washburne Of Illinois, is the only
other man whose name have been able 10
hear mentioned at all in this connection.
he has two years more experience than
Mr.. Colfax, and will be the Father Of the
next House, which latter circumstances led
to the suggestion Of his name. He will
not, Of course, &c pressed against Mr.. Col
fax, who will undoubtedly be the Speaker
if the Republicans have the majority. Il
is also believed that he will command one
OF two votes outside the strict Republican
lines, which, in so close a contest, may
prove an important consideration