The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-06
SOUTHERN OFFICE HUNTERS DIS.
APPOINTED
Illinois Made Kerr Speaker.

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says:
The election of Kerr is conceded by all
to be due to the untiring industry of the
delegation from Illinois. There were a
legion of Illinoisans here looking for
offices. from clerk to the keeper of the
Capitol saloon. Under the unanimous
decision of the delegation, none of these
men we're recognized as candidates. the
delegation deyoting itself exclusively to
the speaker. Morrison was the leader of
the delegation. Merritt, of the Springfield
Register, was candidate for sergeant-at-
arms and withdrew. and Phil Comfy,
candidate for keeper OF the restaurant was
compelled to withdraw, but will renew his
claims after the organization. John Hise
OF Chicago, il a candidate for sergeaut-at-
arms; j. 3. Chandler, OF Chicago, for
postmaster, The crowd of candidates for
all these offices, and for the subordinate
places, fill all the aisles approaching the
! house of representatives.
The Kerr nen are jubilant and the
Randall men respondent, One of Kerr's
principal managers said tonight: Il
should not have wanted to come back TO
congress if Randall had been nominated
1 should not have wanted to remain here
There would have been no comfort in
living here. Randall would have been
taken for the type of the party, and if he
is not in rings there are rings
all about him." Another Kerr
manager said: Well, l have made
Kerr speaker but [ don't know but it will
kill him, We meant to elect him anyhow,
! ! loH in nI,c X
health is indeed very serious consider
alton. He has not the physical strength
to endure the tremendous physical
fatigue and mental excitement Connected
with that position.
The southern Democrats are much dis
appointed with the action of the caucus
Thier views are no doubt expressed by one
of their number who said to your CORES
pondent: The action of the Confederate:
Brigadiers, as we call them down with US
hasi been surprise to all. of US
They went into caucus expecting that they
wOuld have things their own way. They
had nothing their own way. Their leading
candidate for clerk was Gen. Dubois, son
in-law Of Gen. Toombs, who counted upol
the support Of the southern members, chief
ly on account Of his southern war record
Very much to his surprise, he received
very few votes. Maj. A. ID. Banks, JO
Johnsons chief commissary, and secre
tary of the national committee, relied upol
the aid Of the northern Democrats, VIII
promised to assist him, but the north en-
tirely ignored him, On the contrary, thes
very Confederate Brigadiers nominatet
Mat Adams. of Kentucky, for clerk, tn,
man who did more for the Union arm
than any man in Kentucky. Harris, OF
Marylad, could not even find man t
nominate him" As Gibson, Of Louisana
says, Loyalty has been the standard b
which they are measured. The rank an
file of orr people are very much disguise
J and they attribute it all to Lamar. Lau
/ ar has killed himself for the senate in Mi,
sissippi. He has the vice-presidency i
f view, and he has been hedging for it. Fl
has hedged too well. The action Of to-da
r has nearly disorganized the Democracy
and it has Knocked the Texas Pacific high
er than kite Our fellows are ali goin
, home"