The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-02
SOME MORE SURMISES
ON THE sPEAKERsHIp CONTEST.
uIIsOeE Claims to Be Nearest Csrtalnty = The
PsRnIylTanll Delegation the IapOrtaHt Fac
tor In the PrOblsn-Dsbt Statement for
XOTsnbsr-AGR Garfield Memorial.

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WAsHIXoroS, December 1.-The drift o
talk, speculation and prediction now is il
favor Of Hiscock for Speaker, but Othel
candidates say this is part Of the HiscocE
plan OF canvass; that it Is IN organized
plan to work the sentiment for Hiscock to
catch the votes Of such members as want
to be on the winning side, The Pennsyl-
yania delegation will meet tomorrow to
confer upon the selection ot candidate, but
it Is almost certain they will agree on His
cock. Indeed it looks as II they had vir.
tually decided for him already, Friends OF
both Keller and KassOn think this action
Of Pennsylvania will sectionalize the fight
and make 1t East against West and that. the
West will unite upon candidate to beat
Hiscock. OF course Keller and Kasson
each hopes to become candidate Of the
West and are working to that end. They
apparently admit that Pennsylvania will
90 to HisCock,
EEIFER coSPEDAST,
Representative Neal, OF Ohio, said this
afternoon to Western Associated Press
representative, "YOu can say that Keller will
be Speaker. lie has the strongest western
support, and the union OF the eastern votes
upon Iscock will make Keller the can
didate OF the west, and that combined with
the votes OF the southern members, who
are for him, will give him the nomination"
Congressman Hubbell, chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee, says
Hiscock has gained considerable gound in
the last twcnty.fOur hours and he does not
believe lliscoCk can now be beaten. Hub
bell gave this Us his opinion, though he is
not an ayowed supporter OF Hiscock.
Hubbell has friends who think he
ought TO be Speaker, and should balioting
continue for some time it Is their intention
to propose IIubbell Us u compromise can
didate, Kassan's supporters are working
hard, and they believe their candidate has
the best show.
THE BATTLE CRIES.
They are not doing much talking. At
lIiscOCks headquarters the inquiries are
answered with "iisCock will be Speaker"
at keifer's with "EeiiCr will be elected"
ut Kasson's with "KAson is sure to win, "
and those few who are for Reed are claim.
ing now that he will be elected. Indiana
stands to Orth with the belief that n time
will come when he can be pushed through.
There are still large number OF Repub-
lican members who have not arrived and
meetings Of the State delegations for con
terenCes have generally been postponed
until tomorrow TO get full attendance.
THE PLUN TO BE PLuCKED.
Congressman Ward, Of Philadelphia,
says "The Pennsylvania delegation has
not formally agreed upon candidate, but
the inclination is to IIlscock, and he will
probably get our vote. Prior TO the ad.
jOurnment OF the last Congress, the most
OF our delegation promised their support
to Hiscock, and we will stick to him. The
new members from Pennsylvania were all
seen" months ago, and generally agreed
to go for HisCOck, and, so far as learn,
none OF them see any reason to change.
Some OF our delegation will not support
Mcpherson for Clerk. The Philadelphia
mem beH are against him, and don't see
how he can get the nomination"
TIE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
Ex.Collector Tom Murphy, otNew York,
was asked II the President was opposed 10
Hiscock. He replied: No he Is not op.
ponents Of Hiscock have gone to the Prcsi.
dent and endeavored to persuade him to
say that ITiscock as Speaker would be dis.
tasteful to him, but he would not say any.
thing Of the kind. His reply was, "Gentle.
men, want these dissensions in the Re.
publican party healed. There is no sense
l., knnSino IN fooItnpoI E,,l,ta anI ro,,.ok
to sec faestionaI spirit obtrudine ing into The
speakenhip race. Select good man and
elect him; | have nothing to say about the
candidates" Mr.. Murphy added: My
opinion Is that the President would be
gratiied to see llsCoCk elected.
The betting Is still in favor OF ITiscock
this morning, though the hackers Of Kas-
son and Keller are putting up money on
their favofites
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