The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-13
Our WASHINGTON Letter.

4 Great Contest The Sp,dkerhip Going on in
The Netospdpers-AH Quite Meanphiie on the
I'atomac-Th Stains ofthe QuestiOn-The Extra
Session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 8, 1877.
Ex.Speaker Randall and representatives Cox
and Morrison prominent candidates for the
Speakership of the Forty. Fifth Congress and
about fifteen other Representative, are now in
the city, out of which facts the Washington cor.
respondents have already manufb ctnred great
contest. 1t would also seem that these same in
dividuals arc witnessing great excitement
hero over the Speakership said excitement is
known, however, to nobody else, so that these
indefatigable writers must be having great
centest and great exctemenJ over the speak.
ership on their own account all OF which must
be very gratifying and instructive TO their
readers
The question of the Speakership is about
where 1t LETT OF last June, when 1t was decided
to postpone the meeting OF the extra session un.
til october is. The strength OF the rival caDdi.
dates was then very tho rOughlY worked upand
has nOt taken any very decided turn since The
extra status OF the question at this time NAV be
summoned up q follows; Randa from The be-
ginning, has had the assurance OF support frtm
the larger share OF tle better element Ofhis
party, and so far as has vet been deVe Oped con-
tinues to hold that position. The Pennsylva.
mia Democratic Convention, In pI IoDOuncing so
vehemently against measures Of interest to the
South, NAV hay had IN effect upon the minds
of some OF the southern Representatives but
| the effect seems to have been but transient. as
| shown by the private letters received here by
| Mr. Randall ana his friends.
That MIR. Randall made judcious Speaker
| Is conceded by al fatr-mlnded persOns, and tor
| tins wise IeasOn many Will urge his reelection.
| This is the opinion expressed by the few men,
Der5 wno nave already arrived here. Pending
| this lull before the storm, the eX-opeaker re-
| mains at his residence, and confines his cOun-
| sells In n n
CHI, dy IN the Eastern, Middle, southern, and
| Pacific States.
| sions aud at oil tunes, has ITS candidates. Those
most prominently put forward now are Nor
rlsOD. BucEner, aud Saylor. Cox, though OF late
| years having crulsed quite successfully upon
the troubled sea of New York politics, also con-
siders that he mas claim upon the West The
| chances OF SaylOr are extremely slim, AS mis- er-
pOits III the political campaign of 1876, for
| which some OF his most active supporters were,
at last accounts, medltatng beninu the " bars"
upon the ingratIude ~ republics, are well
known. and would, doubtless, be called to his
attention 1T unseemly moments, were he TO
decorate the chair OF the House OF Representa-
tives MOrIi On ID the free trade candidate. AS
this suicidal policy received announcement by
now being pre- ssed for tue Speak ership, with no
chances Of success, but as htrateglc move for
the chairmanshIp Of the Committee oil Ways
ana Means Coz, in the last r,ce, showed un.
| expected strength, and exprt ssed himself in
terms of greatest confidence IN the success OF
ms cause. There is n schrme on hand 10y which
Morrison will throw his strength iOr Cox, when
1t Is demonstrated that he has gene to thu
end OF his tether Buckner. of Missourl, BLACK
burn OF Kentucky and GOOde, Of Virginia, aTe
the Southern c0ndlGates None OF them have
had much parhmeutal experience, but have OK
@ @eei ehs lnusmrs9nt' r9 encept biaGND Dnin VINO rs
here say that tine entire Southern vote cannot
be concentrated upon either OF the three. Al
the southern members control the Democratic
vote In the House their action Will deter minI
the result OF The contest. Toe conservative
southern members express themselves Tor Ran
dali.
The Democratic caucus, which will consider
! AMI OeCiue the whOie question. will not nee
unlll next Saturday, so Inat u will be at le is
: four days before a number Of Representative
, sufficient to give an indication oil results will b
: here. J. q. Thompson, Of Ohio,Nll De re elect
. | ed Sergeant ut Arms Gene al Adams antlci
pates some opposition TO his reelection a
= | Clerk. X-RepIesentatiVe CaGweii, OF Ala
bama 10 his strongest antagonist. The success
of either Will depend entirely uIon toe IesIlt q
the contest iOr the SpeakeTsnIp II n SOutheI
man. the Clerk will doubtless be chosen frOu
tine North and vice versa. Legion IL the nam
OF the asplTants for The DOOrkeepel ship. Pa
\ tersOn the latest one amongst the number. Th
smaIl fry, such as assistant dOOTkeepeTs, me-
sengersi &c. are IN state OF painful cOnCeTI
As their tenure Is solely vested IN the success
i certain lndv duals, it Is very hard for tnem
>, decide whOIn TO sunuOrt, for fear OF not hlttin
IL the successful candidate, AMI al the same tim
a they are anxious 10 make a show OF activity
the contest when IT comes along,
e TheIeis much speculation as 10 the prObah
length of the ext a session. II tho two HUust
| consult the wishes of the Executive DraUCh
til, Government they will pass the army a
II preparation DllI at once anu adjourn. 1t - M
the present purpose Of the administration
= submit any other business before the reguli
session. Therefore the iengtn OF the sessil
- will depend entirely upon the an cunt Of co
n siGeUatIOn which will Oe gwen the amy q
" prOpriaGOn IL ]. As that was July discussed
1. last session there seems TO De no occasion Il
wasting a. more time, esOeclaIy as the use
n the military arm IN the domestic an rs OF Il
Scutheru states NJ Longer rgale the Demo
= rncy with visions OF the downfall Of tie Repi
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