The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-16
THE SPEAKERSHIP
oFTHE HOUSE OF REPREsENTATVEs
TGs number Of Candidates In the FIsId-A Vlrtul
Contest BstWs'a The East and West -HI,-
cock Aad Keller the PrOnIuSat CAudI.
datSs-ThS New Cabinet Slate.

WASHINGTON, November 15.-The can
yass for Speaker of the House is becoming
lively and interesting. OF the candidates
Keifer, Hiscock, Dunnell, Burrows and
Kasson are here, 0rth, Reed and Robin
son, Of Massachusetts, will be here in few
days. Keiter has established his head
quarters at the Ebbitt House, Hiscock the
Willard, Dunnell the National, and
the others have not yet opened their head
quarters. General Keiier's friends are very
hopeful. They say Keller has the united
and the cordial support OF the Ohio delega'
ton, aud that while the fight will be OF q
sectional nature, the West against the East
that Keller will get votes from Pennsylya'
MIA, New jersey, and several from New
England, rs well as several from theSouth
Keifer's friends believe that he has now
more positive support than any other can.
didate, and that he is the real choice OF a
number OF the members who, for State
reasons, have to promise their votes to 9TH
er candidates.
It is the general opinion that some OF
the Western candidates will have to drop
out OF the race before the heat OF the fight
begins, and naturally those having the
smallest support are expected to be the
ones who will retire. It Is believed by the
Ohio members that Keifer has certainly
more strength than any other Western
candidate, and that therefore he will final.
ly become the candidate OF that section.
AS one OF the numerous features Of this
fight, 1t is related that last spring, in his
letters to members OF the House asking
their support, HisCock claimed that the
Speakership ought by right go to the East,
and particularly that 1t ought not 60 to
Ohio, because that State had the Presi.
dent, two members OF the Supreme
Court, several prominent diplomatic
positions and several other offices.
Now, the time and changes it has wrought,
have turned this very argument against
lIiscock, say the Ohio Representatives.
New York, they say, has the President,
two members OF the Cabinet, French
mission and other Diplomatic missions,
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and
will have member Of the Supreme Court
This, urge the western members, is sunici.
ent honor and power for New York at pres.
ent None Of the candidates have yet given
estimates OF their strength. They say II is
too early In the Canvass for that Kasson,
It Is admitted, is strong candidate, and a
Republican member Of the next House said
tonight: III kasson had been member
Of the last Congress he would push Keller
very closely and perhaps win, but he has
been out Of Congress so long
that he comes before the House as
q stranger, comparatively; but few
OF the men he served with in Congress arc
now members and Kasson Is in fact u
stranger to many members OF the Forty.
seventh Congress- Notwithstanding this,
he is strong candidate, His qualifications
Tor the plnce are admitted; he is prompt,
determined and good parliamentarian,
but is handicapped by his long absence
from the country. The member who thus
expressed himself Is friend OF General
keifer, and naturally regards the latter US
the strongest candidate.
It is reported among the Western men
that there is some division among the New
York delegation; that It is not unit for
HiscoOk, and that this difference grows out
ol the party teud in that State.
A supporter OF lIiscoCk said tonight that
he knew OF no division in the delegation.
He believed II was united for Hiscock.
Robeson, OF New Jersey is here, and while
he Is not making any open canvass for the
Speakership, 1t is believed that he has his
eye on that position, and that he Is prom.
inent dark horse. In some quarters Il il
thought that the numerous candidates now
in the field will kill each other off, and
that new man will be taken up. In such
an event II Is quite probable that Robeson
will be q candidate, though 1t is said that
he has the lead in New Jersey in the sena.
torial race next year. to succeed MCPher.
son. AS the contest now stands Hscock
Is the most prominent candidate from tho
East, and Keller and Kasson from the
West. It is represented that 'Orth has the
solid Indiana delegation behind him, and
that Indiana proposes to make a deter.
mined fight, claiming that she has not re.
ceived her proper reward for the important
part she played In the last election, and
that she Is entitled to the Speakership.
The Republicans will not have any dit.
hculty in organizing the House. Numer.
Gus Democratic members declare they
would not Join in movement for fusion
organization II II could succeed Repre-
sentative Manning, OF Mississippi, said to.
night that he would not that he wanted
the Republicans to make the organization
because the responsibility goes with IT, He
said the Democrats could make much
better record as strong minority with.
out responsibility than rs weak majority
hamr cred by an element OF another party
unable, with tho President against them,
TO accomplish legislation; that in short the
Democrats would thus be responsible for
all legislation without the power 10 con.
troll and direct II. lie was not willing ia
put the party In any such predicament.
There Is promise Of an abundance OF
candidates for all the subordinate positions
Of the House. The latest addition is oI
John Dawson, OF California, for Sergeant.
alarms. He was librarian Of the Senate
prior TO the Democratic organization Of thai
body. Edward ". johnson, OF New York
late clerk Of the Senate; Edward Mcpherson
and ex. Congressman Rainey are among the
candidates for chief clerk. II is quite prob.
able, however, that the election OF the
speaker will largely influence the dis.
position Of this place. II the speakership
EOeH WPHJ LueH AL citSteTu Uluu Will Ut
made clerk and vice versa,
IA CABINET SLATE.
There Is a report that President Arthur
has determined upon his Cabinet slate,
that Lincoln will retire by his own request
and Emory Storrs be will Attorney General.
that ex-senator Howe will be Secretary oil
the Interior, Chauncy !. Filley, Of Missouri,
Postmaster General, General longstreet OF
some other Southern man Secretary Of the
Navy, and rumor does not all tile State
and War Departments. The name oil
Frclinghuysetts has dropped from among
those mentioned for Cabinet positions
since Il was nsCertained that he was Offered
and declined the Attorney Generalship.
Some who profess to be well posted say
that Howe is no longer considered
and that ex-senator ChalFee, OF Colorado,
will be the next Secretary Of the Interior.
There IL reason to believe too that ex.Sen.