Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-27
4 Scientific analysis of Gmiteau's Type.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

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Status of the Contest-Hiscock and Keifer
in the Lead-Kssson Dangerous Com
p-tilor-Efforts to Choke Him OFF with
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Times Wash
ington special contains an interesting state
ment concerning the contest for the speaker
ship of the house. The following are extracts
survey of the field shows that the geo.
graphical line runs this contest, and that
several divisions Into which the Republicans
are now divided will ultimately be massed into
two grand divisions that will be known re-
spectively as East and West.
Sectional feeling is not pronounced among
Eastern and Western representatives; indeed
it receives very little consideration from East
ern men as an element in the contest. The West
can estimate that their many Western repre-
sentatives can be held on sectional line, because
it is pretty certain that majority of ten
Southern votes will go to Western
issue be successfully maintained? Keifer,
Kasson, Dunnell and other western aspirants
affect to believe that it can and it will, and
the Pacific Slope men, under the leadership of
Page, of California, say that it must be sue
cessfully maintained if the great West is to
receive the recognition that is demandend by
her great political importance and her greater
material interests.
The Times correspondent considers that
Hiscock leads the Others in present strength,
and will likely have sixty votes on first ballot.
Kiefer, of Ohio, is not only strong candidate
but his canvass is being managed by some of
the Oldest and ablest of the Republican mem
bers he will start with the fifteen votes of
his state and at least fifteen others from states
of fbo ririv Hic fria dc ploip n,
for him ten votes from the south, and he is
likely to receive few votes from other states.
Robson of New Jersey is an earnest
supporter of Keifer, and has been
very effective in his interest.
on the first ballot Kiefer is likely to receive
forty votes. Whether the scattered forces of
the West will be consolidated on Kiefer or
Kasson, after the first ballot, is an unknown
problem, and upon its solution hinges not
only the retirement of one of these two gen
tlemen, but the final result of the contest.
From present indications the success of His
cock may be predicted, but the continuance of
Kiefer as the leading opponent would press the
New York member pretty close.
Kasson will start with nine votes of Iowa,
lot. Kasson possesses marked ability, is a
ready debator, has had many years experience
in the house, is thoroughly versed in the rules,
is a cool-headed, adroit and dashiag leader, is
quick to perceive parliamentary advantage,
and swift to improve it, Singular to say, the
very qualities that are conceded to him are be-
ing used to prevent his election to the speak
ership. 1t is urged that the closeness of the
majority in the house, and necessity for COM
petent leadership on the Republican side to
meet the strong array that will he
presented by the Democracy, makes it
more important that Kasson should lead the
house on the floor than direct its business
from the speakers chair. There is consider
| able force in this presentation of the case and
many members who would like to vote for
Kasson will refrain from doing so from a
sense of duty to the Republican party and join
In the belief that the brilliant Iowa member
can serve his country best by assuming the
leadership of his party on the floor.
OTHER VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The speakership
contest seems to remain in statu quo If any
of the candidates are making much headway
it is not known. Mckinley, of Ohio, said to-
night, he did not belive ten Republican COLI
gressmen outside of state delegations,
that are supporting candidates from
their respective states, are pledged.
lie said members are proceeding
very carefully with the purpose of getting the
best materials. Kiefer's friends claim that he
has the strongest support. A careful review
of the situation seems to warrant the conclu-
sion that Kiefer and Hiscock are so far
leading on the roll, with Kasson close up.
Greenbackers are here working every point
for some advantage. They are trying to make
a trade with the Republicans
to elect Delamalyr, of Indiana, clerk
of the house in exchange for Greenback votes
| for speaker. Greenback agents have talked
with all the candidates for speaker, trying to
make this trade with each one but it has not
been consummated yet. Fl. Martin williams,
OF Missouri, has received a let
ter from Congressman Brisman, of
Pennsylvania, in which he says all
reports that he will go into the Republican
and will stand by his party first, last and all
the time; that he did not vote the republican
ticket at the last election in Pennsylvania, but
the Greenback ticket; that he will not vote
for the Republican candidate for speaker, but
will insist on putting a greenback
member in the field. 1t now looks as if the
Greenback members will stand together at
first and try to compel the recognition They
demand in exchange for their votes. Some of
them have intimated that they will run Bel
| ford of Colorado, for speaker and that he
would accept their nomination, but Belford's
friends here say there is not word of truth
in it and that he is as staunch q Republican as
| ever.
| WASHINGTON, Nov 2S-Friends of Gen.
Keifer do not cOncede that Kasson will enter
| the Republican caucus with the strongest
support from the West and claim that their
candidate will lead Kasson by many votes.
They claim that Keifer will get Republican
votes from Ohio, Tennessee, Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota and California and some
from Illinois, and that the contest is now
practically between Keifer and Hiscock.
Slosson won the third prize in the billiard
] tournament and Morris the fourth.