Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-05
rhe Rep,sbltca,s CaucMs.

| The Republican Caucus.
| WASHINGTON, Dec S.-Republican mem
bers-elect assembled in the hall of the house
of representatives for the purpose of nom
| mating candidates for the various elective
office. Jay Hubbell, of Michigan, called the
| caucus to order. Robson, of New Jersey
was selected chairman of the caucus; Miller
of Pennsylvania, secretary, and McCook, Of
of Ohio, assistant secretaries.
NOMINATIONS.
After the roll call, to which the full Repub'
lican membership of 146 members responded
the nominations for the speakersbip was de.
clared in order, and candidates were placed in
nomination as follows: Frank Hlscock, OF
New York, by Camp; James W. Kelfer, OF
Ohio, by Hazelton; John A. Kasson, of Iowa,
| by Cannon; Mark II. Dunnell, of Minnesota,
| by Strait; Godlove Orth, of Indiana, by Cal
kins: ]. c. Burrowa, of Michigan, by Hoar,
and Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, by Lindsey.
THE BALLOTING.
A motion was made and advocated by
Bayne, that the voting be viva voce, but
this was voted down, and the balloting was
then proceeded with, resulting as follows:
First Ballot-Kelfer5 Q, Hisceck A, KassOn
Is, Reed Is, Burrows 10, Orth s, Dunnell 4.
Total LAG. Necessary to choice "a.
Second Ballot-Keifer So, Hiscock Al, Kas-
son Is, Read 10, Burrows 10, Orth 8, Dunnell
g. Total AS.
Third Ballot-Keifer s., Hiscock SO, Kasson
10, Reed IL, Burrows 10, Ortiz s, Dunnell g..
Total, 145.
Fourth Ballot-Keifer S., Hiscock IS, Kas-
son 20. Reed Is, Burrows 10, Ortiz s, Dunnel
8. Total, 146.
Fifth Ballot-Keifer Sc, Hiscock 80, Kasson
10, Reed Is, Burrows 10, Ortiz g. Dunnell 8.
Total, 146.
Sixth Ballot-Keifer 81, Hscock 81, Kasson
IS, Reeds, Burrows 10, Orth 8, Dunnell 8.
Total 145.
Seventh Ballot-Keifer 81, Hiscock "a, Kas-
son 16, Reed 90, Ortiz 10, Burrows IL, Dun
nell 2.
son II, Reed Is, Ortiz s, Burrows 10, DunIell
4. Total 142.
Ninth ballot-Keifer Sc, Hiscock IS, Kas-
son 10, Reed Is, Burrows 10, Orth 9, Dunnell
4. Total 146.
Tenth ballot Keifer Sc, Hiscock SO, Kasson
II, Reed ID, Burrows 10, Orth 8, Dunnell 3.
Total 1916
Eleventh ballot-Keifer IS, Hiscock 40, Kas-
son 16, Reed ID, Burrows 10, Ortiz 8, Dunnell
8. Total 146.
Twelfth ballot eifer Sc, Hiscock &c., Kas-
son 16, Reed II, Burrows 9, Orth 8, Dunnell3.
Total l42.
Thirteenth ballot-Thrown out, being one
vote in excess of total number of members
present.
Fourteenth ballot-Keifer So, Hiscock IS,
Kasson II, Reed Is, Burrows 10, Orth s. Dun
nell f. Total 145.
Fifteenth ballot-Keifer 81, Hiscock "a.
&c n.fI1
nell 8. Total 145.
On the sixteenth ballot many votes were
changed. Kelfer received large accessions of
strength from previous adherents of Hiscock,
Burrows and Kasson, viz: 16 from HlscOck,
10 from Burrows, and from Kasson. The
result of the ballot was announced as follows:
Keifer SO, Hiscock Is, Kasson 10, Reed IL,
Burrows L, Orth s, Dunnell 8. Total IA.
Hiscock thereupon moved that Gen. Keifer's
Immediately done, and the chair appointed
Hiscock, Reed and Kasson as a committee to
notify him of the caucus action.
Representative Keifer had withdrawn from
the hall during the progress of the last ballot,
but soon re-entered it with the committee, and
was greeted with long continued applause.
KEIFER's SPEECH.
On being escorted to the speakers chair he
feelingly expressed his thanks for the honor
conferred upon him by the Republican mem
bers of the house of representatives, and con-
graduated them upon the spirit of kindness
and good will which had characterized the
canvass for the nomination. He went on to
say that he was partisan only in the sense of
being a strong advocate of the principles of
the Republican party, because he belived
the best interests of the country are
bound up in the ascendancy of those
principles,) aud if the choice made here
to-day should be ratified by the house of rep
resentatives, he would, to the best of his abil-
ity, endeayor to discharge the duties of the
high Office of speaker uninfuenced by parti-
san considerations, and do justice alike to all
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
Candidates for the clerkshlp were then
placed in nomination and balloted for, as fol-
lows: Edward Mcpherson, Pennsylvania, 90;
J. II. Rainney, South Carolina, AZ; Deber
Keim, Pennsylvania, L; Frank Chorton 2;
E. w. johnson, New York, 1; G. F. Dawson,
California, 8. Mcpherson was thereupon de-
clared the caucus nominee.
One ballot also sufficed to terminate the
contest for the position of sergeant-at-arms.
Col. Geo. W. Hooker, of Vermont, Qate as
sistant secretary of the Republican national
COnIulttttJY IcCclNcu OV NOtcS, duu tueTcDy
the caucus nomination, against Geo. F. Daw
son, of California, who had 80, Greenburg
Fort, of Illinois, who received IL, and VIM.
Brenn, of Pennsylvania, who likewise received
IL.
The first ballot for doorkeeper resulted in
the choice of Walter P. Brownlow, of Tenn,
who received 1913, against 10 for Edward Jor-
dine, of New York, and three scattering. Mr..
Brownlow is nephew of the late VIM. G..
csParson'' Brownlow. He is now editor of
the Jonesborough (Tenn.) Herald.
Captain Harry Sherwood, of Michigan, was
nominated by reclamation for the position of
postmaster, and the same compliment
of unanimous choice wastbestowed on Rev.
Frederick D. Power, of Washington, by select
ing him. for the house chaplalnship Mr.
Power is pastor of the Campbellite church in
this city, which was attended by late President
Garfield.
On motion of Gen. Henderson, of Illinois,
seconded by Updegraff, of Indiana, the follow:
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That the following named, hon
orably discharged union soldiers, minus
a leg or an arm, or both,
and now borne on the soldiers
roll of the house of representatives of the
United States, be retained by the door keeper
of the house on said roll, Subject, however,
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