New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-22
WASHINGTON.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.


POSSIBLE COMBINATION or SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBIJCANs-AN ADMINISTRATION SPEAKER
EXPECTED.
tFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRiBUSt'I
WASHINGTON, March 21.-About the organization
of the new House little can be said nj tnis lilhe
except 10 repeat the speculatons and gossip Oh the
politicians who still linger in Washington. Nearly
all the members are at their homes, and the few re-
naming here have no more knowledge OF the sub
iect than other people. The Democrats profess III
their conversations with Republicans to nave 10
misgivings about their ability to hold their party
together and elect all the officers of the body
Among themselves they exhibit not little alarm al
the ppospect. What they apprehend Is that con-
siderable number of Southern members VIII decline
to attend their caucus, and afterward, refusing 20
sunnort its nominees will form third party. non-
nate n candidate for Speaker and after few bal
lots fuse with the Republicans on the simple pat
firm of supporting the Presidents Southern policy
and his civil service reform plans No such move
ment as this exists yet, even in the most embryonic
stage unless il be in the private consultations Oh
half dozen representatives from the South OF an IN
dependent turn of mind who may have suggested
the possbty of it proving for the interest OF their
section to break with the Northern Democracy.
The candidates who are known to be seeking Inc
nomination of the regular Democratic caucus are
MesSrs Randall, Cox, Sayler, ana MorrIsoh-'ho
identical four who made the race last December
Mr. Coxs friends think that the events OF the late
session have made il impossible for Mr.. Randall to
achieve denominations and that the leading can
d,dote against him before, Mr.. Cox has now good
chance. Mr.. Saylers friends say that his conserva-
tive course last Winter makes him the most ayaila-
HE man named What Morrison is running for,
unless il be rs tender to Mr.. Randall it Is not easy
to see As for Mr. Randall he has skill at comblna-
TONS and all things considered, his prospects ior
carving the caucus are better than those OF either
of his competitors.
The Republicans will give Mr.. Garfield unanl-
nous nomination if they believe that they can elect
him. II is hardly probable, however. that he couli
make break in the Democratic ranks, for, although
Inc onposed the last Force bill and has never been
counted among the extreme Radicals, he has always
been straight party man. He may be nOmlnated
and afterward dropped for a more conservative ne
nublicon like Mr. Foster or Gen. Banks, or for some
one mt ND by boiling faction of Southern Demo-
crafts or if may he decided not to him at all but
to start with the candidate who is expected to get
enough votes from the South to elect him. All the
Republican members here seem to feel sangulne mat
in some way or other the House viii be organized ny
the supporters of the Administration, and II Is M
derstood that the President and the members OF the
Cabinet share this opinion.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-It was found ut the
Cabinet council to-day that the calling of an extra
session of Congress is absolutely unavoidable. The
proclamation for that purpose will therefore soon be
issued calling upon Congress to meet ON the 4th OF
June.