, 1879-03-18
WASHINGTON.
Randall's Forces Secure an
Easy Victory in the
Caucus.
And Blackburn Takes His Defeat
with Tho Utmost Good
Grace.
How the Opposing Factions
Laid Their Traps for
Whitaker,
And How the Oregon Member
Cajolod and 0utwitted
Them.
A Congressman Who re"
fuses to Act as Office
Broker.
Garfield and Rainey the Repub"
ican Nominees for Speaker
and Clerk.
Political Legislation at the Extra
Session to Be Vigorously
Rcsistcd.
Garfield and Rainey the Repub.
ican Nominees for Speaker
and Clerk.
Political Legislation at the Extra
Session to Be Vigorously
Resisted.


"AoAANHAeHf ~ N'3 HA"'N' e'F --'t'"@- -
Randall is to be Speaker of the Fotty.afxth
Congress. The Democrats commenced INC e3"
c7cisc OF arbitrary power at the earliest poss'oie
moment. It was, pcrl,nps. natural tl,at tho
uorty Of revolution should begin It's rule By ylo-
ieuco a,,l {1sprpatton This was done By tho is-
stanco Of m order by tIlcstcr CIymer exclud-
tnr cycrybady not a Congressman, mt
on,y from tic hall Of the flouso Of Represent
a,tyes, but from Tic approaches to the building.
Mr. Ctytncr, Chairman Of tho Democratic
caucus, ust,rncd this extraordinary power. and
at first excluded thu press und everybody from,
tho building. Tits is the first time tint either
pnrtv has this at,cuptcd to exclude the r,rcss
from the roo,ns adjoining the Representatives
during n CAUCUS. It Is needless to say that
THERE WAS no AUTHORITY
for such a proceeding. The press finally had
Joc Blackburn and Doorkccnor Field to thank
that the few that could get ncceas tn them vero
admitted not only to tho Capitol building, hut
were given chairs in Mr. Blackbnrn's own head
quarters, which had been cstablIhhcd In the
room OF tile Ways and Means Committee.
Tho lover corridors Of the Capital build
iRE sWnrmed with apcclat Deputy
Scrgcants at Arms. who. 1t was
said had been sworn In to tho extent OF afty. In
addition to tho rcEulnr torcc. Tic cancns Nas
cNlCu k0EGlHcE pFOlApLlf u G'oNHf 11lGotE@
Ciymcr, Chairman Of the Caucus, prcs'd1ns
Lay, the partfally.paralYzcd member from ails.
souri,, .
WAS NOT PRESENT
but held himself IN readiness to be carried 10
the Captol should hls vots 90 heeaea' i4cfo
wcro prcscnt LII inenapcsst WIN tae fote OIL
Lay as rcscfSe' lAefo "cle al4teen uleeh-
hackers who declined 10 attend inc cancas
Inc FOLLOWING 'afe 1he proceedings ll1a'uo tl'e
chamber tn tl'c secret caucas' me hFst Fceoia-
t1on oucfeo was W ua'ls' VI Nos'" 'o'uAt
to tic effect that oil VINO participated IN t!lc
caucna saonin pteaee taefnse'ses 10 soto tef t"e
nominees or lhc caucus Auoptcd WITHOUT a'''''
ton
The mkt mutton waa rcsnluttoh oF Hnhton'
OF virginia, 10 lic cltcet tnat eact' Pefeo" oo''
mating candidate for speaker should ~
ALLOWED r1rn MINUTES,
t and u,at each candidate sholild bc al1o@ed tcn
minutes to address il.e caucus. Noisy objec-
iions were made to tho last part OF t.Is prouost-
lion from oil parts Ut tho hull. Lewis, Of Ala
bamu, Cook, Of Georgia, ard several others OBJ
| icctcd. 1fuuton favored 1t, nna claimed TINT
there were aonc new mctnbers who Knew netther
Randall nor Blackburn Cook insisted TINT oil
| old members knew then. well, And tint tic
new oncs llnd better 20 md talk with shen.
anu lHstAIcH tl!nL HlItl'p-bpShhIlE oua"s NV w
bc allowed In the caucus.
| THIS RESOLUTION VAS TAnLED
by vote of scycnty-slx yeas to furty-clelt Nays
tiln Randall men generally opposing It, nnl tic
Blackburn mcn favorluC 1t. This WIS tho first
Indication which could be considered as any
thing like test. ud Was considered by the
lsal.dall men as MI insurance ot llnal sutcess.
Tctuando Wood moved TINT thu Caucus pro-
cecil to ballot for Speaker. md tint cach man
should deposit bis ballot as his namo was
called.
Ellis, OF Louisiana, moved to amend 30 that
tho vote OF eac!l member as his name waa
called, should b. cast viva voce.
A yote was taken Upon this, ana Ellis promo
stion was defeated BY about tho same yoto OF
III to ~, Tuis was
rttp SaCoNn BLAcKHuRN DEFEAT,
as the Blackburn mcn ,ayorc.t both these propo
sltIoua.
Alcxan,cr 8tcnneus, Of Georgia, tl,cn CON
monrcd IN nominate randall, hut withdrew In
fnyor of Wnltthosps Whtthurnp spukc iiyt
mtuuto. in tayor Of Randall, advocating 1T.
claim. M hcst fur tha country md 10,
t,n nortv. ls Iuslstrd that there va.
m ssr,tono1Isn In Mr. nan}utl's candtducy
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