New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-18
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS

'"oNiN.>' r,,,.,r rp,pxDs-EFFogT TO UNITE
r,,,, e.,t.rirrpY FyPUDIICAN MENbhi'9
,r,. TrtEGPlpH To THE TRIBUNE
w,surxGTnv. Nov. 17.-CongreSS'nen "I - tLo
$40, to arrive IN Washington I" '""' Pa4ors
canvas for the speakcrship, ana 10 SoI"'o Co.. l
80" ,,i,tcr Fonr of the candidates Ior VIC
doi ~ 49, Vcs.rs Burrows Dunnen, haSsoh ana
80 on. already here. Mr.. Hscock VIII arrive
~ -. and Mr. Ortiz the Indiana candidate Is
o,,,o.t.d next Saturday Each of the cahulua'cs
bo hos made his appearance seems sAnguhe Oh SUI
ooso and his fIends can give Observation-Disclosures
70 themselves at lpast-why the election OF 'heH
fovoritc Is strongly probable if rot certain
The friend. of Mr. Burrows say that he Is accept
able to a great many members IRON many uli'V ~
States not only account OF his personal P"',i'9
and general fitness but also because ol the ldc' '
in the last campaign he delivered pohcal speeches
in more States and Congressional DlS''cI' .u'n VI"
my other gentleman who hopes to become speaker
In this way il is asserted that Mr. Burrows Wno
q very effective orator made many personal irlehos
o,,ong tbe pry Inembers-elect Mi. BulrOWsS
frords osser that he has pledged to hun, ana VIII
receiye on the first ballot III the caucus . NoioS
from Michigan. from Illinois. from WISCONSIN,
and . from Southern States. These are cia'ihco do
certain In addition strong hopes are expressed
that all the Southern Representatives VIII suPPoI'
Mr. Burrows, that las soon as Mt. ms
cock il ont Of the wav" Mr.. Burrows Will
receive considerable acceSSiOns OF strength
from New-England Pennsylvania ana
N,w-York. ,hat. as soon as Mr.. KasSon is ont OF
the field" the Iowa votes will be transferred TO the
Michigan candidates and that the Indiana vote VIII
take the same direction as as Mr. Orth Is Out
of the wov" Mr. Burrows expects Representatives
Lord. Horr aud one or two other Michigan Congress
mon here Wi hin the next four OF five days 10 aSSSV
him in his canvass.
The friends of Mr.. Dunncll, OF Minnesota arc
understood 10 claim for him at the outset only tIIee
votes and those from his own State. They expect,
however that as soon as Mr.. Reed Is our Oh INC
field certain New-England votes will he trans
ferreJ 10 their fayorie and TINT the same thing will
hammer in regard to certain Pennsylvania and Ohio
votes - ftc. Mr. Hi.cock and Mr.. kaSSon shall be
withdrawn.
The frienGs Of Nh Keifer are very enthusiastic
and the confident claims made by some OF them
hid fair never 20 he reazed-as, for example Wheh
they assert rs some of them do that their iaVorl'e
will receive 90 to 90 votes on the first ballot ior
the nomination.
Ar Ko.s.H', friends are working udustriou>ly,
but very aui tly and not At present dlSoNeu 10
state in figures the strength of their candidate
Their hope. of success appear to br based largely
nnon t,yo considerations. "Nouc Of the candidates
except Mir. Ka~,on," they say, has had much if
any eznr~irace as a prominent member OF the
House when a majority OF thar body wa composed
of Repubirans aud such experience VIII be very
valuable ii not Indispensable 20 the Speaker oil
the XLVJrh Congress, where the House
is so cvuly divided politically. ms
consideration will have great weight with The more
conservative and thoughtful men Of the Repubh-
can party. In the second place these gentlemen
say from all appearances tn" successful candidate
no irl e a
majority of tc men who will finally vote for him;
and we d. not believe that either of the candidates
named has now pledged to him as many as forty
votes"
4 remarl % DE story was published yesterday TO
the effect that a conference was recently held III
New-Yorl, by McSSrS. HiscOck and Keller to effect
union of their forces in order to defeat MeSsrS
Dunnell and Easson, and that as result MI HIS
cock would place in the field as a candidate for
Clerk of tn, House a well-known citizen and ex-
member of the New-York legislature such an ar
raugemcnt would of necessity preclude Mr. liscockS
candidacy The story of such a conference and ar
Management !, wholly without foundation.
Including those from the border States
there are ten Republican members from
the South aud they form uncertain element IN
all calculations of the strength Of the several can
didates for the SpeakerShp. McssIs 'DezcndoH and
Jorgen>eu o: Virginia, have written to the oIher
N'ti'
Washington Immediately to attend a conference OF
Southern Republican members appointed for next
Monday Til. purpose of this conference Is under
stood to lie 10 eudeavor to effect an agreement
whereby the ten Southern Representatives shali
bind th-Inss y unit on ali questions feia'lhp
securing cerfain recognition in the matter OF
commute ,hlirmanships and probably of su6ordl-
nate officers of the House For the subordinate
Offices sew raj candidates are already ia the field and
some of them are making an energetic canvas.
The name oft"urst mentioned m connection WIN
the Office of Clerk X that OF Edward Mcf 1ef'oi
although j, !, not positively known that he VII
seek tn place. II has been Sug3 ~leI thlt the
Cameron li.1rucc in Pennsylvania might prevent
Mcpherson from receiving the support Of a majority
of the Rr,5gi'i"t members rom his own ate
There i no aolbt however thai he viii he n very
folnidab. ana probably a Successful candidate II
he shall dro,i, 10 enter the race. EN-C0ngressnal
Rainey, OF ~outA Carolina, is an ayowed candidate
Te was tur .ol,red member Of the Committee Oh
Enrolled Bj.i IN the XLNth Congr -.
A prominent candidate Tor the ONCE OF Sergeant
alarms Is rN-tcpIescntailYe fon OF iIihoiN WI,
was member If the last three CONGRESSES Anothl
leading caudi late is General Dawson, o. California
who wa, treasurer of tne Republican Congressional
Committee during The last campaign. The name
Of sevrral .fb.r gentlemen are occasionally men
toned III connection with the Office bat !hey cannon
"a VET be r4.l, idrred as prominent candidates. II II
understO at DAT Colonel George W. Hooker, oi Yer
mont is q candidate for doOrEccpcr. COlohc
Hooker ". ilr Wcll-knowu ana efficient secretary
OF the National Republican Committee during ul'
last Presidential campaign.
THE INDEPENDENT PARTY IN He SOUTH
WAsuINGrOS. Nov Ex-senator Malone passed
through Washington to-day on his way TO New
York, with his wife, for short season Of relaXa
ton. lie sad 70 TRIBUNE correspondent that hC
thought The time ripe for breaking up Bourbon
ism in all The Southern States rs il had been broken
up il Virginia. He would recommend as general
plan Of some in every state a leader
and follow his cOunsels in all things. Political
battles c,ud not be without acknowledged
aud respected generalship any more than those Of
actual warfare could be- Somebody must be trusted
who is on the ground and was familiar with the
eddjps and currents of local politics as well as witt
the National politics. Senator Malone think'