Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-01
The Speakership Canvass.

DEVELOPMENTS TO-DAY-EFFORT TO RALLY THE WEST
UPON KASSON.
There is nothing yet in the contest for the Speak
ershtp which will warrant prediction as to the
result The only new phase developed to-day is
an effort to induce all OF the western candidates
except Kasson to withdraw, and to combine upon
him as the candidate OF the west conference
looking to such combination Was held last night,
but as yet it has only reached the preliminary
stage II anything is effected in this direction
1t Will be late tomorrow before it Is openly ac-
knOwledged. Ii it were not for Keifer, those in the
movement, think 1T could be made successful.
Keller. however, still claims that he Is in good
position to win the race, and will not think OF
pulling out unless the Ohio delegation absolutely
abandon alb lon him There is an idle hope indulged In
by few OF the greenback members, that by a
OF the House b. the republicans can be rendered
been here two days feeling the ' ground mnd
and laying plans to get the greenback re-
publican .oIile1 members to refrain from voting
back members on the ground have held one or two
conferences to see what could be done, but the
the republicans are masters OF the situation and
will secure the organization of the House of Rep
resentatiyes without difficulty. Some OF tie
Rev. De La Matyr in nomination for the clerkship
OF the House. This will do him no harm and
little good.
II one were to Judge Of the speakership fight,
solely by the gossip OF strikers at the hotels It
already IN his nanOS. EnCerl0I The more
methodical business OF counting noses, it is hard
to see why Kassons friends should display such
confidence. There is no doubt but that Hiscock
course, viii be, because OF the fact that the New
York York delegation, which will 90 solidly for
hlscock, has nineteen votes to cast, against the
nine OF Iowa, which will be cast for KaSson Again.
HiscOck Is the only candidate who has behind him
solid any other state except his own. With all the
other candidates the strength they possess outside
OF their delegation is Scattered here and there
among the several states. Hscock, on the other
hand, has the solid delegations of Rhode Island,
sachusettS delegation save two, and on the second
ballot will have them all. Although the Pennsyl-
vania delegation, which casts twenty votes in the
cock will receive the votes OF One-half, If not two
thirds, OF the delegation. This shows more posi-
other candidate. The chances hence favOring His
cock are that he may show up SO strong on the
first ballot that the triinmerS may become I'M
On the second or third ballot vote for him ana end
the contest in his favor. The active agents work
ing Tor Mr. HiscOck are Senator Aldrich, OF Rhode
Island, and Representative KetcLam, OF New York.
Mr.. Kasson has strong hackers, but his strength
is In the prospective. He is talked OF kindly as
one having more ability to preside over the House
than any OF the other candidates. This is no
doubt true, and his availability and adaptability
cannot be urged against Hiscock, that he is not
competent to preside.
The opposition 20 Mr.. Mcpherson for the Clerk
ship OF the House does not appear to be serious,
and there seems but little doubt OF his election on
the first ballot.
For the sergeant-at-Arms place Mr. Hooker, OF
Vermont, undoubtedly leads The members OF the
Indiana delegation say that ex-RepreSentat1ve
Ford OF that state Is not a candidate.
Editor Richardson, OF the Dayton tohio) Journal,
arrived in the city to-day to aid Gen. Keller in his
tight
THE TALK THIS AFTERNOON.
The friends OF Mr. Hiscock are exceedingly con-
dent this afternoon. This is because nearly every
member of the Pennsylvania delegation who has
adf In ,o4f~
His friends claim he will have over nifty votes ON
the nrst ballot, and win go into the race with the
strength OF these states solidly at his back, viz
New YORK, Pennsylvania and Rhode ISiand'
Among MS more enthusiastic friends his noInina-
ti0n Is Claimed on the f1rst ballot
There Is no doubt but that the record in Con-
gress @ o. MT kasson on the tariff question is now
beginning to tell against him. Mr.. Hiscocks
friends claim that on the second ballot II one is
had, ne will receive at least three votes In Ohio.
more than three In Illinois, and viii have stren9fR
In the Michigan de.exsti0n Despite these Claims
and the chance tn s tpennsyivania viii be sOlid foi
NJ Hl1eock, the trends Of MeastA Kaaaon and
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