, 1881-03-31
COiH1IIS.SION lIEIsCIf.iN1,S.
THE SPEAKERSHIP
Looked Upon uH Sectional Contest
Between East md West.

Between East md West.
11nshngfun f'ost tlhnI.1.
4 prominent member Df tho next House. VINO
vcws tho nntter from nm independent stAlld-
pnint, thus describes tho present situation OF
the contest fer tho spcuknrzhtp: "Tna result
If hYitntfn4 the question OF nn nxtrn session bis
hnd tho effect II, least 10 determine with good
teat OF certainty vita nf those prominently sncn-
toned Will Or Will not be candidates III tho cats
Gus next December. In the meantime each
uaudittnte viii! have ntnple opportunity to Ind
out Just cxaet,y hoy strong he ~ and whcthor
or not Ills prospects nrn unutl enough to wurrAnt
his continuing III tho Held
"wiut will lie Tho naturo Of tho contcst?" wns
askcl.
tho liMat nnd tho West. The Enst, II Is ul,Ier-
b,nli. comprises I'LL thnt rUrtlon Of Gn,,ntry ly..
i Hast of TIC te rnss,ania y; IT. @ on!9 r, @ t ,i
aonth. Tie wes, will. Of caur:c, comprlsG MI
the country lying west nf that ilnc. The Ens.,
wrst II wv sevcn1y.n , cn;'crs It! thc t"xt Hons.
Win. l,ethals. fey sxsentIons' Eastern mem;
Ws'srn n't n,si"i'srs 10 wes!sr' .,!na"istes re
la.;srn ca'.t;t.l"iss ~ are Mr ll'sss,:s' e. New
il:rl,isan; nu, Haskell, OF KAusaa. Tie rcln-
s,,nwn tho nr,crn their nllncs a!n,vc ,.lvnn.
burrows n,'i iiaskoii viii prol,ahiy ,'!s,pirsr
later snl In the contest. This. from Drcscnt III
ea,n. sho h, n tee ss fp ny r., Y a n1
Kclfur. NnSS,,st, ard nuanctl. fuim tho West. An
cirnrt will probably bu ,n,ttc nMuBE Western
1NenIbevs to unite utlOn one OF tho candidates
mined. II this Ia accomplished. tho ffHht will
t,c narrowed .inwn I" two eAntll!ntts Ono from
undoubtedly lie TUG f:a.tern ,tcandidatc. but who
Mnnll be tho candi'sHtc Ut WGstern ncsnlnrs7
seess a II h tSe 10 ere t ~ s,resS
pf the Western representation. II moro than
i've Meatrr!. mc,hers s'lolsli Eo to tho Eastrrn
less c,,u,,Rt, lucnuers from tho Fast sh.ld ~ to
Tho Western candidate to more t.nn nuke Up
entire strength uf the Western membership the
candidate must hive in Ills record Hal character
A. e rai'ss Is rs II IT, Ms, s con
tho discussion d candidates tits summer their
nvn.InhilI.y Or lack Of availability viii hu f,t!:y
st's ns ts s sty sosss M ~ o @ resl Il ho xa'r @
aud his Edrty TO thu PRINCIPLES nt tho party.
aro now bororc thu nuuntry.--the tariir md
tinnnr!H!; In ny onnlun ho should r. og y .ata!.
will bn ifin, courageous, mid MHcunprOMislNR
with the enemy
,! "wh" VII II, haye tns support Of tho Admlnls-
.,Ti1c contrat is hurlly tnr enough advanced
YET to ohain any indications as I" Ml'oIu slr;
OF knssrt,. in view of tho pronbe exsra kcsst,,1,
srrs!r'ara by snsnt. Is IN Indication that tEe
ocs oi', not nstnaily m snw ay,hinK af lila xiii II
Ill cStrn scssion hnd hcen nEtecC upon tho pres
c,no Ut knss1s wt,ulli have be1n necessary. III
tho organization pt tho House BY tho ltopubllr-
What will 10 lsandafs position In tho next
"1twlil bo prominent OH tic non,ocrlttc atlo.
For this reasan hc Will wnilt II good position oI,
eh"r Eli .'ii sho Wys @ as os Il .ho ' Appnpr
tiois. liz viii wnnt thu lrasiin1 pncl OH lie
rnlnnrlty Of nn9 of these cs,nn,Lt!ces. r. thut
tho Epeukcrshp | hltvu NlrcHdT NnsierNto<uI