Daily Republican., 1881-11-28
WAhMiNGTON LETrER.
EDectiOuearl0s for the Speaker
ship. Admir- able CriichlOn Has
son, Lawyer Statesman, aud
With Qualification, Diplomat.

| bu1Ps AUNT UDIe SfltC0tO0 n 00-
son, Lawyer Statesman, aud
With Qualification, Diplomat.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. 26, '8l.
Now that Thanksgiving festivities are
over, politicians have turned their at
tention seriously to business, and much
substantial work will be acco,up' ished
by the various candidates for the speak.
ership before Congress convenes on the
9TH Of December. Nearly all the candi.
dates are on hand, and have established
headquarters, as the saying Is; that is
they have hired suites Of rooms at leal.
ing hotels, aud are making their canvas
In a way that is pretty familiar in al
most every state capital in the country.
10 hear the adherrDts OF the various
candidates talk, is 20 be very much
myS'itied on the mathematical aspects
Of the question. 1t is pretty well estlb
llshed that there IL but one speakership
of the House, and yet, from the asser-
tions OF their friends, at least six men,
Kas'on, Hiscpck, Keifer, Burrows,
Dunnell. and Reed, are to nave this Of
flee, | gather, from all can hear, that
only three candidates have at presen'
any strong committed support. These
are Kasson, K"ifer and EIiscock.
The chiet objection is to Mr.. K,sson,
Is that he is too good for the place. and
that his parry want him ON the floor,
where, since NO many leading members
of last session have stepped up higher
into the Senate, there is no glut Of first
rate ability. Mr.. Kasson IS, without
doubt, very able, and, it may be said,
brilliant and accomplished man 1t is
not too much to say ha is. by Ids, the
ablest man on the Republican side. Az
lawyer IA statesman, parliamenta-
rian, a diplom 1t, and man of the world,
he had, perhaps, a BE- tier equipment
than any other public man. IL il amis-
take to suppose that diplomacy is use
ful only at foreign courts That is
about the only place an American has
no use tor il, and, Uhen ray that Mr.
Kasson is u diplomat, have TO refer
ence to his late residence in Vienna.
He is a diplomat In that he is skill
in reconciling differences within his
own party, of avoiding danger in the
trracherOus sea OF politics, OF gaining
his victories without malisnity, and
with the always desirable possibility Of
reconciing the vanqnished.
The speakership contest will, from
to-day, he more exciting. The Green.
back members will arrive next week,
and il is st.,Od until they are here,
Iothiny can he definitely announced re-
gaidlng their gcing into caucus roth
or Intentions. A I romnent GreeEback-
,r said yesterday that lhe Greenback
followers do not propose to accept any
Iouse patronage that may be extended
through any acts OF their Representa-
tivrs. The question of (onoinatioa
sreus t. have been practically given
up. The Republicans have IA; votes,
aud only need one for majority. This
additional one, it is claimed, will be
that OF Congress man Hyatt Smith. On
the other hand, the Dnuocrats of hard
money proclivittes will not enter into
any coalition with the Greenba ;kers,
not only because the GreeLhack party
has no standing In the country, but be-
cause it wouli be more satisfactory TO
make one parry wholly Responsible for
the roiit:cal welfare Of the country.