The Rock Island Argus., 1877-10-15
WASHINGTON.
Randall Nominated for Speaker

ESauua41 N On1naJeQ 1oT speaker.
WASHINGTON. Oct. ia special to
the Chicago Times says: Randall was
nominated in the caucus of the democratic
members Of the house tonight upon the
first ballot by vote of 107. The ballot
stood: Randall, l07; Sayler, ~; Goode,
%; blank, /, making total of l43 votes
cast.
So long as the opposition to Randall had
any semblance of strength goodly num-
Der Of members looked on with encouraging
eyes, but when the candidates themselves
became pig-headed and refused to give up
individual claims, ,everyt went Randall
ward, and the members scram bled over
each other in their haste to range them
selves where their votes could do the most
good.
Col. Morrison had, with his usual sense,
seen when his fight became losing one,
and so withdrew, but Cox held out to the
last, believing some way that he had
strength enough to at least give him a
respectable appearance in the caucus, but
his own delegation shared in the demoral-
ization to day, and Cox found that they
we're not even going to give him even
complimentary vote. He tele
graphed tranticaliy to JOHN Kelly.
and be at once telegraphed to all
the New York members that he desired
them to vote against Randall; that he
wished them to vote tor Cox, and that the
latter desired an election 0t their hands as
he had been called from the chair in the
house TO go to the St. Louis convention.
| The delegation met this afternoon and
ignored Kelly IS request. Fernando Wood
was in the chair and called the meeting Of
the delegation to order. He stated at the
outset that he thought it would be mex
| pedient upon the part OF the delegation to
lame aGy candidate for the caucus. MIR.
| Hart made a motion in form Of a resolu-
ton substituting the word "unwise" for
| inexpedient." The motion was carried
unanimously. ClarksOn Potter stated
atterward that be should reserve the right
to vote for Mr.. Cox, should he be nomina-
ted in the caucus HE Muller said some
thing. Potter, Muller, and Hart were
appointed a committee to wait upon Mr.
| Cox to acquaint him with the action of the
delegation. They went to the Riggs and
were shown into Mr.. Cox's quarters He
received them with a smile, not surmisine
their business. When they announced
the result, Cox turned pale with rage
Potter explained that he would still vote
for him. Tie contest over the clerkshig
of the house was exceedingly close, tht
vote standing: Adams 10, Caldwell 67
Good hard work saved Adams. His
Kentucky friends worked fer him Ike
Trojans Sergeant at arms Thompson was
paid the handsome compliment Of beipe
nominated without opposition.
Col. Polk, of Missouri, secured the Office
of door keeper, the only break in the oiG
house organization,
The Rev. Poisal of the South Methodist
church, at Baltimore, won the position O
house chaplain. There were upward o.
twenty applicants for the SIS a month
attached to the place. The Rev Mr.
Townsend, who oficiated before, was al
Episcopalian One western member sale
no one who wore Il night shirt in the house
when he prayed should be ever elected
again. So rtuaism is banished for 81,
worth Of mouthly inspiration,
Il. f. GoOdell, arrived here on yesterda,
MOI ming, and placed himself in the feel,
for nomination as postmaster Of the Eous
of representatives. He received AZ vote
against 10 for Stewart, the present 10
cumbent, who was placed in nomination
His canvass for the position was yer
vigorous, and his only obstacle to prefer
ment was that in fact the west and sOutl
had already good share of the patronag,
when the position for which he sought wa
: balloted for.
Mr. Randall intends to send in the list o
his committees at an early day. He ha
no doubt but that the extra session vii
extend to the regular session, and so vii
: not delay his committees, Fernand
Wood will be chairman of the ways an
means committee, and Atkins, of Tepnes
see, who was second upon the committe
on appropris tons last year, will be mad
2 chairman of that committee