The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-14
MADISON.
The Legislative Caucuses---Hon. F. W
Horn Nominated for Speaker
of the Assembly.
Other Nominations Senatorial Contest
Both Parties Confident.

Both Parties Confident.
MADISON, January 12, 1875.-The
chief excitement of to-day has been the
preliminary talk about the caucuses held
this evening. Predictions were certainly
made, and met by counter predictions,
although the tickets were pretty well
understood With so much talk, it is,
of course, easily understood that the
various rooms used by the different fac
tions, were crowded at the appointed
hour. The Assembly caucuses were not
secret, but the Senatorial caucuses were
held with closed doors.
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CAUCUS.
At alf-past seven O'Clock the Repub-
Hcan members of the Assembly met in
causus, for the nomination of candidates
fos Assembly honors, in the committee
room in the basement of the Capitol. A
full list of the members of that particular
faith were present.
Business was opened by the election of
a. P. Burdick, Chairman, and r. j.
Flint, of Dunn county, as Secretary. A
lull ensued, then, as Mr.. Flint didn't
put in an appearance. After waiting for
five minutes, Thomas Baker, of Sauk
county, was elected Assistant Secretary
another lull then ensued, as Mr.. Baker
couldn't be found, Finally, his appear
ance was made, and business was pro-
ceeded with, after little bunging, by
calling the roll, showing all but five
present. An amusing blunder occurred
during the call of the roll. The Secre-
tary read the list from the newspaper,
where the Republicans names were
printed In Roman and Reformers' in
italics. The Secretary called off all
right until he read &c. r. Larkin. !"
''We don't want him, "ejaculated several.
The idea of calling Larkin as Repub-
1can seemed very funny, and caused a
laugh.
Sam S. Fifeld moved that com
mittee of three be appointed by the
Chair to call futher caucuses. The mo-
ton was adopted, and the Chair an
nounced he would name the committee
before the close of the meeting.
The Chair said it was proper, then, to
nominate candidate for the Speaker
ship of the Assembly. Both Mr.. Fifeld
and Mr.. Sharp arose, and the latter got
ahead and nominated Fred W. Horn, of
Ozaukee county. Mr.. Fifield seconded
the motion, and moved that it be made
unanimous. The question was put, and
Mr.. Horn was unanimously declared the
candidate of the Republicans of the As
sembly for Speaker. Applause followed.
Motion was then made that Rollin NJ.
Strong be the candidate for Chief Clerk.
Mr.. .Ostrander movedsthat l.. B. Hills
be the nominee. Tellers were appointed
and ballot taken, resulting as follows ::
Whole number of votes, 81 necessary
for choice, 80; Strong, 48; Hill, IA.
Mr.. Strong was declared the nominee.
b. NJ. Coates nominated J. M. Bracket
of Grant county, as Sergeant-at-Arm !;
the names of Robert Glover, of Dodge
county, and M. Settlers, of Brown coun-
ty, were also mentioned, and George
Hunter, of Fond du Lac, nominated Pat
Maloney, with the remark that she was
no ID nigger.
The ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast, 81 of which Brack-
EFT received 45, Gloy er IA, Sellers 1 and
Maloney 2. Mr.. Bracket was declared
the nominee.
A member announced that a mistake had
been made In counting. There upon
the tellers commenced again, when Mr..
Fisk said that Mr.. Sellers was presnet
and was satisfied with the first announ-
cement Naughter) Mr.. Hunter remark
ed that Maloney was not satisfied.
The chair then announced the Comit-
tee on Caucuses as follows Sam S.
Fifeld, /. w. Van Schaick and B. M.
Coates
Mr.. Horn was called for, and, in a
| few happy words, acknowledged the
| compliment rendered him, saying that
| he hoped he should so conduct business
that the members might say, at the close
of the session, 'sWell done, thou good
and faithful servant. -
Various little jokes, such as sit S
proper for even temperance men to in
dulge in such a Horn,'' ETC., were fired
off, after which the caucus stood ad-
journed.
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAUCUS.
The Democratic members held eau
Gus in the Railroad Commissioner of
fce-merely to keep up the organiza-
ton, of course. They nominated T. r.
Hudd, of Brown Co., for Speaker; Geo.
w. Peck, of La Crosse, for Chief Clerk,
| and Columbus Jernain, of Dodge Co.,
| for Sergeant-at-Arms.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Democratic Senatorial Caucus re-
suited ID the nimination of r. E. Davis,
of Dane Co., as President protein Joseph
| Rankin, of Manitowoc, as Chief Clerk,
and Michael kraus, of Milwaukee, as
Sergeant-at-Arms.
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Republican Senators met in room
60 In the Park Hotel and nominated the
following officers: For President, pro
tenn, 81. D. Barron; for Chief Clerk,
Fred. A. bennett, of Rock county;
Asst Clerk, Thomas B. Reed, of Win
nebago county; Booh-keeper, Thomas
ST. George. of Racine county; Sergeant
alarms, 0. q. Akin, of Fond du Lac
cclnty; Postmaster, Amaziah Strong, eof
Waushara: Asst Postmaster,s John N.
| Qnimby, of Sauk county. The minor
offices were also filed.
THE COMMITTEES.