The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-28
EAST AGAINST WEST.
THE CONTEST FoR THEsPEAKERsHIP
or the Next House Of RSprs,sntatIvss-ThS West.
srn Republicans ArraySd Against Those Of
thsEalt-HIIsosk Ahead With RISfsr
SseOnd..KaSsOn Wanted on the Floor

New YoRE, November 27,-The Time
Washington special contains an interesting
statement concerning the coming contes
for the speakership Of the House. The fol
lowing are extracts:
A survey OF the field shows that geo
graphical line runs through the contest
and that the several divisions into which
the Republicans are now divided will ulti
mately be massed into two grand divisions
that will be known respectively rs thC
East and West. Sectional feeling is not SC
pronounced among Eastern MS Western
Representatives. Indeed, it receives very
little consideration from Eastern men as al
element in the contest, The West can
nominate their man II the Western repre-
sentatiyes can be held on the sectional line,
because 1t Is pretty certain that majority
OF the ten Southern votes will go 10 the
Western candidate, but can the sectional
issue be successfully maintainedP Keller,
Kasson, Dunnell and other Western aspi-
rants 'afGCt to believe that II
can and will, and the Pacific slope men
under the leadership Of Page, Of California,
say that itmust be successfully maintained
II the great western country ist receive the
recognition that was demanded by her
great political importance and her greatest
material interests. The Times correspond
ent considers that Eliscock leads all Others
In the present strength and will likely have
sixty votes on the first ballot kiefer, OF
Ohio, is not only strong candidate, but
his canvass Is being managed by some Of
the oldest and ablest Of Republican mem.
bers, lie will start with the fifteen votes
Of his State and at least fifteen others from
States west OF the Missouri river. His
friends claim for him ten votes from the
South and he Is likely to receive aiew votes
iiom other States,
Robeson, of New jersey, Is an earnest
supporter Of Keller and has been very eff
cclive In his interest. On the first ballo
Kieier il likely to receive forty votes
Whether the scattering forces Of the West
will bG consolidated on Kiefer or Kasson
after the first ballot Is m unknown prob.
lem, and upon It's solution hinges not only
the retirement OF those two gentlemen, but
the final result OF the contest. From pres.
ent indications the success Of IliscOck
may be predicted, but the continuance Of
Kiefer as the leading opponent would
press the New York member pretty close.
Kasson will start with the nine votes OF
Iowa and may receive twenty-five votes on
the first ballot
MIR. KaSson possesses marked ability, is
ready debater, has had many years OK.
perienCc In the House, Is thoroughly versed
In the rules, Is u cool.headed, adroit aud
dashing leader, Is quick to perceive parlia.
mentary advantage and swift TO improve II,
Singular to say, the very qualities that are
universally conceded to him are beingusGd
10 prevent his election 10 the Speakership.
1t Is urged that the clOsCness Of the major.
ity in tho House, aud the necessity for
competent leadership on the Republican
side TO meet the strong array that will be
presented by tho Democracy, makes It
more important that Kasson should be the
war horse on the floor mther than to direct
It's business from the Speakers chair.
There Is considerable force in the pre-
sentation OF the case, and many members
who would like to vote for Kasson will re.
frain from doing so from q 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.