Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-09
FORTY-FOURTH BALLOT.
Interesting Political Tableaux vi
wants in the Senate Chamber
How Things Look Through Softly
Stained Glass.
,rom the Nn.hrille Banner. sth..

From the Nashville Banner, sth.l
The final ballot in the Senate yester
day, which resulted in the election Of
Hon. A. T. LScey, Of Shelby, to the
Speakership, was Immediately preceded
by a quiet but breezy little episode, pc
culiar to such excitements, which might
have been considered inst little dra-
matte.
The Senate was pegglng away YEARLY
with ballot after ballot, and no election,
and the two organized party elements
we're watching each other narrowly, and
the Independents, with a quiet con
scious balance Of power, stubbornly
maintained their own, and watched the
progress of events, not less interested
spectators than the lobby members on
the outside, Of which there was an
unusual number. The House had adj
iourned, and numbers of Representa-.
tives crowded in, to swell the attendance
already crowding the Hobbies.
1t was clearly evident that the
" Straights by which term our Demo
cratic friends of the late Organization"
are, by common consent, designated
could not possibly elect one of their
number. after reiterated and successive
failures. They soon discovered, too,
that there was no chance for them, even
by going into the enemys camp for a
nominee, as several interesting and we'll
played "feelers abundantly demon
strated. The game was becoming
exciting. At this juncture the Senator
from Warren arose, and in a few
brief appropriate remarks, suggested
that he was unwilling to continue
wasting the Senators precious time
and the peoples money in the fruitless
endeavor thus far to organize the SEN
ate. he therefore, himself, proposed
the name Of Mr.. Lacey, Of Shelby.
Hitherto be had been voting with the
other side, and this unexpected break
created considerable stir and autter.
One Of the straight" moved a recess
Of thirty Minutes. This was voted down.
A division was stubbornly demanded,
ard the result showed the Senators un-
willing 10 flicker" Another ballet was
had. and another motion for recess
was proposed BY the "straights," which
was voted down, and division again
stoutly demanded, with the same result
as before.
On the next ballot the Republicans
began TO show their hand, and com
menced voting for Lacey. The ballot
resulted IN no elestioH. Bat 9 motion
was made for recess Of fifteen min
ntes, then another for adjournment, both
Of WHICH were voted down, a division
being demanded in each instance. Then
there was a hurried consultation among
The straighis, who we're generally on
their feet in cluster, pending which
conference the ballot was delayed mo-
mentarily. 1t was quite apparent that
Lacey was bound TO 20 through.
The straights" acted like philoso-
pliers and men Of sense. They led
of By voting, themselves. here aud
there for Lacey, with a few scattering.
Then the Republicans and Independents
took ND the refrain, and the name Of
Lacey was suddenly popularized, and no
other name on the roster seemed 70 be
pronounced 80 frequently. aud the re-
suit was the election Of the Senator from
Shelby bya handsome vote. The result
was, apparently, not unlike that Of our
late election for Congressman al large,
IN which everybody seemed 20 be salts
ned, from different sfaudpoints We
congratulate the Senators that the ag-
ony Is over, and that they will nov be
able 10 proceed 70 business.