Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-04
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Gen. Keifer Nominated For Speak
| er Of the House.
Receiving Nearly Two Thirds
Vote on the Sixth Ballot.
Hon, Edward Mcpherson Nomi-
mated for Clerk.

WASHINGTON, December 3.-The
Republican members elect assembled
at noon to-day, in the hall Of the
House of Representatives, for the
purpose of nominating candidates to
fill the various elactive offices. Jay
A. Hubbel, of Michigan, called the
caucus to order shortly after II
o'clock. Mr.. Robeson, of New
Jersey, was then selected as chair
man of the caucus. Mr. Miller, of
Pennsylvania, as secretary, and Mr.,
McCorkle, of New York, Mr.. Upde-
GRAFT, of Iowa, and Mr.. Mcclure, of
Ohio, as assistant secretaries and
tellers.
A roll call was responded to by 146
representatives elect, including J.
Hyatt Smith of n. Y. J. D. White of
Ky, the 146th regular Republican,
being absent.
Nominations for the Speakership
were then declared to be in order,
and candidates were placed in nom
ination as follows:
Frank Hiscock, New York, by Rep
resentative Camp of New York; Jas.
W. keifer, Ohio, by Representative
Hazelton of Wisconsin; John A.
Kasson. Iowa, by Representative
Cameron of Illinois; Mark H.
Dunnell, of Minnesota, by Strait, of
Mimi; Godlove S. Orth, Ind, by
Rep. Calkins; j. G. Burrows, of
Michigan, by Horr, of Michigan, and
Thos, B. Reed, of Maine, by Lind>
sey, of Maine.
A motion was made and advocated
briefly by Bayne, of Pennsylvania,
that the voting be viva voce, but this
was voted down, and the balIoting
was then proceeded with. The re-
suits are as follows; Keifer 50, His
cock Al, Kasson Is, Reid 13, Bur>
rows 10, Orth s, Dunnell 4; total
146. Necessary to choice IA.
Second ballot-keifer SIS, Hiscock
Al, Kasson 16, Reid II, Burrows Is,
Orth s. Dunnell 3; total, l45.
Third ballot-Keifer IS, Hiscock
80, Kasson 19, Reid II, Burrows 10,
Orth s, Dunnell 3; total, las.
Mcpherson was nominated for
clerk on first ballot by vote of 80
against Al for Rainey, and the rest
scattering.
Balloting continued without a rer
suit until the sixteenth ballot, when
Keifer received SO votes and the
caucus nomination. He gained six
teen from Hiscock, ten from Bur
rows and six from Kasson and
Moore.
Seventeen out of the eighteen
members Of the Pennsylvania delega
ton held conference this morning
at which, after some discussion, all
members present agreed to vote fol
General Keifer as Speaker. The
absentee was Mr.. Bayne, who sent
word that he would vote for Mr.
Hiscock. It was also determined
by the seventeen members to support
Mr. Bum, EE-Register of Wills, oil
Philadelphia, for election as Sergeant
alarms. Five of tho members all
nounced themselves in favor of Ed
ward Mcpherson for the position
of Clerk of the House, but il
was formally decided that the dele.
CATION should not make any effort te
elect any Pennsylvania man to that
office, but favor its being given tt
some New Yorker, probably VIM
Johnson. The result of the Penn
sylvania conference is generally re
garded as highly favorabl to the pros
poets of Keifer success But othe
prominent candidates still profess un
diminished confidence. It was an
nounced that Mr.. Keim's name haC
been. withdrawn from the list of can
didates for the Office of Clerk.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Upton has rendered his resignation.
The grand jury found six indict
ments in Star Route cases, fou
against Frederick b. Lilley and TIVE
against George B. Brott. Bencl
warrants were issued for the arres
of tha 1arties