, 1881-02-03
Tho Jeannette-S17,l8l, 900 Reported for
Legislative, judicial, and Ezeeu-
tive Expenses.

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Special Dtpafeh l0 1hs C'sss
WAsitlSaroS. u. e.. Feb. =. Within the
last three or four days Republican sentiment
In tho House Of Representatives. III regard 10
the Spehkarshlp has shown n marked ten
denoy to crystnllize III favor Of oho or another
uf tho candidates. One or more of tlIo ca,ldl-
dates have votes committed to thoIr support;
others have received assurances OF more or
less deilnlt character upon Which they rely.
Mr.. Iilscock appenrs Mt this tLMc tn lead the
list of candidates who lavo sonna positive
strength. Ti1E TRIBUNE correspondent
learned to-tlay ulat Representatives Camp,
Crowley. Dwight, Hammond, Ketcflaln, Ma
SUI, Miller, McC0ok, Richardson, Prescott,
Tun AUrlanl, VNn FoUrtlis, and Walter Il.
Wood ltnye united III q writtcn conlmunica-
tion to Mr.. 1llscock requesting hin to be
candidate for Speaker, anil plettginE him their
support md votes for tint position.
REPRESENTATIVES, LArl1.AM AND MORTON
did not sign this pnpcf, but there Is q proba-
btltty that neither Ut them will feel Inclined
to support my candidate in opposition to Mr..
1liscock. Tho InttGr's friends express tic ut
most confidence that KeprescntattyescleG
Cornell jacobs, Parker West, md probably
]. iIyatt Smith. will also cordially support
Mr.. lIlRcock. With tho solid support Of the
Republican members from his own State
Mr. lliscock, even II he l!ad
nu pledged support from any other State,
wuuld be n formidable candidate. But his
friends soy that 10 l'ns such support, md
election arc found nmong tho Representatives
Ut utler Statea. Ills friends claim for him
the three Republican yotea Of Connecticut.
the two votes ut Rhode Island. the two rotcs
Of Now HAMPSHIRE, six Or. sevon Of the tse-.
publican y0tes from Massachusetts, nlld
soinu votes from Nnw jersey Pennsylvania,
Ohio, mid Vermont.
IN OTHER woHns,
3ir. I1tscock's friends figure up for him as
nlready. secured, Ut reasonably ccrttItn,
tny otior cailditlato chi reasonably clalM at
this tine. Seyehty-tive or Il, votes will DO
relnlred to l0lnnatt, Speaker by tho Re-
publican caucus. Tho friends, Of Kopre-
sstffS s lis hsfa sa 's and ssF sas xss'2s e ys @ ls
d humber u ,nemhcrs: Mr. Reeds friends
nrB very enthusiastic. md deYotud to
w ff not esns3f as caafsy a thf1F Fhey e'xss eais
70 llRye received some assurances Of support
from MASSACHUSETTS sIctNbura, and Nlso to lnyo
more enGouraEenent. than thoy expected
n,nong Western Representatives.. Thay do
not at present state their strength In figures.
MI. nCKl.ow8, OF MICHIGAN,
whom some of tho newspapers appear to
mtstako Tor tho witty Mr. Ilorr, Of tho aan.u
Statc, Is 'nlso making q vigorous cnsl-
yass. lle viii rseeivO tho .aolid support
Of TIC Meg2n % IL s,as aso
nnd firm, ncarly I'll tho Western statos ills
strength Is. net indicated by figures. hlr;
Dul,llnll, Of Minnesota, Il q caiitltlnta, atul
his fr!s',ds pre 5quitS opvfH{ bei!sv!n tat
can satisfy tho Western vote. Mr.. Dunne1l
alsu elai!ls sono votes from tha Snuth, FROM
tlio Pacific Suites, antl FROM Pennsylvania
n.l Now Englnut. =: 1t Ii understood that ito
has received H6lNe Assurtlnces OF support from
| the llllMDia Representatives ntter they l,av0
so1l, Of that Statc.
| I'LL. KAssoS's NAME %
Is frequently heard Iu connection with The
Spuakrrsl,ili, a,Ml ~ WI! nog doubt BY q
aupport Of thy l0wn members. e!gll In mum
ber, besides llllasulf. liuw much strength he
las besides 1t Is difficult to estiinute, hUcu,,st
he g absent and nobody al,penra to be acting
preliminary cnlavasA which j. llow III prGg
rrss. trilo faet thal Mr., .knsson Is personally
known to 40 few Ut the Republican numbers
Of the nrxt lln,!se gives ottier candidates IT
clate al,l Selze.
NIL 1fESpENsoS's CANDIDACY.
except among tho 1ltinuls lnelit Inns not thu.
fnr becn very act!ye. Tho Western 6tatel
haye 10 many calidl.laies that It results to }!:
s s w 1sS resy orth r. s s5t 3aet s,a5 f
Of tho Indiana members, asld ,.l.uy duycfn'
unexpected strength IN, cnse 0f y prn!ul,Ret
contest tn the caucus. Ten. KELLER will prob
tho Oiiio Republican Representatives, al,
VIII est ' so,ne ss yotes from 't othor ~ States
Judge Kelley u something's mentioned as
ca,l1tdate, but It Is difficult to ascurt9il
| 1pbnfhtIr lin lint HNy Mt3ttIVf4 Etr1nNt9l. Ill
nay. m.aa and - psolSbiy " VII, IH 1ecs se s"upIt
nultnry vote froln tho Pennsylvania Repro
seMtatlVcs, but It II hNrdly to ht vxpeete'
I that he will rcrtye lnany vutes ,fr0,n 0tlle
States. Sonoot tho newspapers llaya
rAilAnl:n Mlt No1lEs0H
rs q candidate for tho Spcakersh!p. lie ha
never Thought aor sieallel p be. i a'canaidate
alul Will support eIther Mr, lleea or l!iscoc
for tilat ollicv. As ,isunl, there, ara suynrg
"lark ll0rses. ."-Nleh who Wout ID b. purfectl
n winF s a aiSsRt f4 S a asfsa'pt b 9st 2, w
tlielr hopes y IN perfcot uasslycness .pntt
tn caSa OF a prolonged mud dGubt!t
struggle. they le brouEht forWal4 L
coupIoulise candidates. Tho outlook 1 r.
: plibllcans tint tha vury best hun. lpust b
f,Gss fpE sRsaks sal Tin h vES WpnS1ieS nn M
build hopes ulNii li9pn6llpan mistakes III, I'll
SEFSnt1a'l9 ,9l;S .s r. ct 'at g. body Conversation
::s!rmin1 LsADlSo REPUBLICAN
'ncmbota she~ that there y veFy Eenen
lsternliuano1 70 vi!ooss SpsaksrM M wl.ot
a,H honest, money, the. prots0tlon OF U
lmtstakabty known y 10 Thoroughly scum
!, 'rls gentlonsN say that fur slx yt4ss-,ey'
y alnco tie IIoase Of Representatives. has hee
| Cn1It rntInIt nv i1n11tEruttn fu1trtty-tie