The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-05

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hotel, and on General Keifer's mantel
there was number Of beautiful bouquets,
Ohio for the time seemed, as many ex-
pressed, to have regained her old place
among the nations Of the earth, and
there was an almost uncomfortable
impulse on the part OF many OF the
0hioans to get brass band and have a
serenade at once. William Bickham, It
was said, could be persuaded to make a
speech, and the fair and radiant Dayton
ian even seemed disappointed when the
project was abandoned. General Keller
was at once waited upon by two members
Of the Ohio Republican Association Of the
District, who sought an expression OF his
wishes in regard to the natter but he ex-
pressed himself Us being entirely pros.
trated by the labors OF the past few days,
and hoped that he would be excused from
anything like reception or anything OF
that kind. The gentlemen withdrew, re-
ported the fact to their comrades, and 1t
was determined to postpone any action
until after the election, The members OF
the Association will, in the meanwhile,
hold meeting and determine what course
to pursue.
General Keifer was at home only to n
few personal friends in the Ohio delegation
tonight, and at nine o'clock he quietly left
the hotel to dine with a friend at private
house, where he remained all night 1t
was rumored later that hehad gone to din
ner with the President, but there seemed
to be no authority for the report, which his
friends denied.
General Robinson, oi Kenton, who has
been one OF Mr., Keifer's iirmest friends in
this contest said to q correspondent, to.
night, that Keifer's final strength did not
come from, the source his friends anticipa-
ted at all. Indiana remained solid for
0rth, but Mr.. HisCoCk himself authorized
his friends in the Michigan and other out
side delegations TO vote for Keifer. All the
seemed worn out after their long
fight, and the hotels seemed to have been
deserted save fol the army OF Ohio clerks
and Others from the banner State, who had
come here for the purpose OF aiding Kei-
fer and themselves,
OTHER HOUSE OFFIcERs,
After the Republican caucus, at the end
Of five hours, had chosen It's nominee for
Speaker, 1t proceeded at once to nominate
4 Clerk and other officers, Edward Nc
OF Pennsylvania, and j. II.
Raney, Of South Carolina, were placed in
and on the first ballot Mr.
was chosen by very large
majority, Two Pennsylvania Representa-.
tives, Messrs. Barr and Errctt, declared that
they could not vote for Mr.. Mcpherson
either in the caucus or in the House.
They may and probably will cat their
words, however, before next Monday, and
vote for Mr.. Mcpherson rs well Us for Gen.
eral Keifer; and even II they do not II
will make no difference with the result,
because Mr.. Mcpherson will receive a sutIi.
cient number OF votes 10 elect him In any
event, The objections oil these Congress-
men to Mr.. Mcpherson are understood to
be Of u purely personal nRtUre.
Colonel Geo. w. Hooker, OF Vermont,
was nominated on the first ballot for Ser.
geantat.Arms. Colonel Hooker was As
Bistant Secretary Of the National Repnbli.
can Committee during the last Presldcn.
tial campaign. At tho outbreak OF the Re
bellion he entered the service in the Fourth
Vermont Volunteers, lie was promoted to
the rank Of Assistant Adlutant General Of
Volunteers, and afterwards served as Chief
Of Stall TO General peyens, late Attorney
General, who commandeda division In the
Army OF the Potomac.
For Door.keeper Colonel Walter s.
Brownlow, Of Tennessee, u nephew Of the
celebrated "Parson" Brownlow, was nomi.
mated on the first ballot. Colonel Brown.
low was also n Colonel In the Union army.
He was the choice Of the Southern Repub.
lican members. E
Henry Sherwood, Of Michigan, m OK
Union soldier, who lost q leg in the scr.
vice, was nominated ior Postmaster, an
office which he filled very Ncccptably dur
Ing tho Forty.third Congress.
Something more than a dozen candidates
were presented for tho Office Of chaplain.
The choice fell upon the Rev. Frederick D.
Power, Of Washington. Mr.. Power Is
pastor OF the Christian Church Of which
the late President Garfield was a member
and constant attendant during his resi-.
denCe in Washington.
A GRACEFUL ACT.
Rev. Mr.. Power was nominated for the
Of the House.
There were some eight or nine clergy.
men outside the hall, anxiously awaiting
10 receive tho nomination. They talked
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