Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-09
Kerr Is she Speaker.

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Hon. NJ. c. Kerr of Indiana, wa.
nominated for Speaker OF the HOUSE
ION third ballot in the Democratic
caucus at Washington City last Sat
Iuriay. There were I6I votes cast
Itnaking 81 necessary to choice. Kerr
!received 90, Randall of Pennsvlvanis
lGS, Cox of New York I, Saylor /.
j. q. c. Lamar, the Mississippi
Rebel, was elected President Of the
caucus, and Mr.. Banning of Ohio
was the Secretary.
II AIR. Lamar, upon taking the chair,
|sp,ade half hour speech, in which he
tfaid the most important of all
IAsranch es Of the government had
been given 10 the Democracy because
}the people were dissatisfied with the
NAL aladininistratio OF the Civil Ser
Nice. The public faith should be pre-.
served, and the United States should
hmaintain a currency as good az that
tnf any other nation. All currup.
stion must be uncovered, and the
fprotec.ion Of law be accorded to all
without regard to race or color.
s. He closed up by extoiing the flag
sof the nation, though only few
fyears ago this same Lamar had
bought TO destroy the dag and tht
lsnation.
L When The result OF the ballotine
Twas announced Mr.. Randall came
Hnio the hall aud made brief all
dress, saying:
e Mr.. Chairman LET the wish of ths
ln,aj0rity lie the voice of nil. From
ltigis moment the difference among
Yourselves must be AT an end, and
lihus present united fronr 10 oul
laaversaries. Our mission on thi,
lfoor must, as far "a we are able, ht
tfo secure the government IN Its con
Institutional purposes, and 10 eKpos'
1.-THE corruption Of the administration
IA word more of personal citaractcI
Ito those who have SO steadily sup
lporihd me; they have lost theil
fghoice bat have gained lite Eoot
Friend. | now move that the nnnli
nHtian of NJ. &. Kerr, OF Indiana, bs
Imade unanimous.
The motion was adopted, and th'
caneus took recess.
| As the financial question was. tht
Heading issue in the choice of speaker
The ballot on the Two leading candi
lit may he fairly regarded as th'
fSAsnsGre ~ Deinseratle unity nise'
the subject.
| Kerr is hard money man, and hi
election commits his party TO con
traction. .. q.
Randall was regarded rs a "sof
money" man, or an inflationtst
! Ninety votes for Kerr TO 63 for Ran
daI. would Indicate that the Democ
racy stand about three hfths 70
hard money to two iiftlls for green
| backs.
DAY BEFORE TIE CAUCUS.
A special dispatch to The Chicago
! Times gives this picture OF the Dem
0cratic wranEle the day before tii'
cutTus:
WAsHIsGToN, pec. 3.--To give
anything like au adequate picture %
/ the city on to-day would be to palul
baos with all that this word inl,
plies. The men who protested. and
/ gesticulated in the iohbles untij
/ long after midnight were up ana al
work In line sensyn, filling tle corrh
d0rs of the hotels, erowding ihe
rcception-roons 0f the candidates
misteriousiy Whispering IN nan
ways, and 50 conducting themselves
geheruIly that an uninstrnctrd look
1 rr on feels that the fate Of the nation
hang ON the whispered consultations
land hack kstair conclave OF tie un
washed hordes.
Those who are old in Washington
ways declare that the contest ini
Office never reached such tcrpciou'
{ Elaps Oi iDl8iElE'i hif'A' 49,
AZ this between the dernt Deino''
racy ON the one hand aud the rihi
element on the other. Outside o
! New York, in Twecd's day. or OH
cngo, in Hcsing's hayday, such ,crnp'
are not seen a. tlie CAPITAL ~ no"
euioying. We have as factors ~ tht
! Randall fight Morrissey and brwii
( dering following of his most congo
! nial Kind. We have from Phiihdri
phia tie bunners and brniser- who
make the ballot farce in the ttua'
ker city. We have from ono th'
rngmufIins who brought Bill AiieI
to timely t9nb. We have what
ever il OF in repnte aud evil report
( blatiering by day aud caron-ing =,
night In mid of Randall and all hI'
election implies, and in every n'o'
and corner whore man can eonsfe'
. gate together the war RACES.
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