, 1881-11-29
Kasson Undoubtedly tho Second Choice
Of a Majority Of Republican
congressman.
Papers for Contests Already Filed
ID Agaiust Sixteen Members Of
tho Next House.
Nothing to Dc Dono in Displaoing Col
lector Smith until AL Hare
Been Heard.
Mrs. 0hristianoy Cots Even with Ono Of Her
Husbands Lawyers ra-1owa'a Olaims
' -Smal1-Pox,
= THE 8pEAKERSIIIr.
NE01NHiSn OF TIE CONTEST.


THE .SpEAKTRSTITr.
NEorNStSu or THE CONTEST.
sptetal Dispatch to n. Chicago 7stbuns,
WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. :s.-Tle men
who arc to nominate the Speaker Of the
Forty-soventh Congress hive not yet arrived
In Washington, No one of tho candidates Is
likely to llaye, upon tho first ballot, mucE,
moro than onc-hajf cnougl, votes II, SECURE
tho nomination, mid tho mr,, WHO will bo
Speaker Ia undoubtedly tho man who Is now
the second choice of majority OF tile Ne-
publican menbors, Iii thcso three statc-
,ne1ts the Spcnkerslllu situation, rs 1t exists
Mt present, II probnbly accurately sum.
married.. Some Of tho candidates WIN lava
been here for mnny dnys lave bre,l clccttng
themselves with tho aitl OF
4 HANDFUL. ,oF MEM11E:I,s AMI A. 1,nASs
e.. = nASn.
Tho hundred members yet to arrive, how
ever, will hnye thu deciding vote. There
have bcon mary changes In the situation
since the CANVASS for tic SpeakorHttu first
became actlvo. These, changes are the
most notable with respect 10 the
candidate from Now York, 1ltscock.
Ills canvass wis conducted lust
spring upon this argument: ut Is tlnlo
tlint tho State Of Now York should be rccog-
nized In tho National Government. It pays
FROM one-thiru to one-tenth OF the raveni,c.
It has 0o0 600 Of people. Its yote determined
tito Presidency. 1t has nothing Us compared
with OHIO, which l,as tho Presidency, the
Secretary Of tho Treasury, the Chiof Justice
of the Supreme Court, tho General Of tho
Army, the French 'A1ission--iM fact, nil tho
fat mid profitable places within tho gift OF
the Government. 1t Is tlesired to cllange
NIL TINT, aud 10 bring Now York to tho 'front.'"
This WIS the argument used by the friends
Of Htscock In reply to tlle demand Of tho
friends OF Keller last spring that ho should
be considered as q ca1'dttlntc. At tint time,
for these reasons, New York considered t,lat
the cand!dacy Of keifer vas almost altla.
cions.
THE DEATH Of 0AAF1ELD
has wrought q revolution in the politics Of
tho Republican party, aild has placed His
cock IN the position which Keller occupied
last spring. New York now tlas tho Pres[-
dency, the Secretary OF tho Treasury, thu
Postnaster.General, The mission to France,
the fat things IN tho patronage Of tho Coy
orn,nent 1t has taken the place Of Ohio III
the front rank Of patronage. This argument
Is being used here with great fOrca ngninBt
lliscock, mud those whn arc best informed as
to the situation ahy ID likely 10 prove effect
ivo. <scock las relied upon Pennsylvania
and New York solid and upon three votes
In New Jsrscy;, with H. scattering vote
throughout the country, 1le will rccclyo
three votes III New Jersey, but lie Is losing
ground III Pennsylvania. Said Pellnsyl-
Vatl!a member who arrived hero today, a1tl
who has ma.loit Ills business to Inform. him
self rs to the vlews OF his Republican asso-
clates in tl,at State: " 11iscock, so far frum
having tho whole Republican delegation,
will not hRye more tlian four yotes In Penn
sylyanta.
THAT ONO ARGUMENT IS REVERSED.
It will not do to give New York all tile
power, The Treasury portfolio Is enough,
with the Presidency, without giving tint
State tlle control OF the Why's md Means
Committee" III New York State tic ac-
cesston Of Arthur to tho Presidency has not
given Hfscock any strength. 1t is retncn,.
bored nut only that Mr.. HlscGcIs was not q
stalwart, but tint he took most radical
ground ga!nst Con. Grant In 1872. and took
leave Of tha Republican party to support
Greeley in SPEECH which ls now Yuotrl to
his disadvantage. There nro strong n,e,, lit
New York, too, who are greatly opposed 10
lliscock; aud 1t ID very probable ti,at, before
tic contest wl,loll is now beginning shall chd,
their power will be felt. lii. vIew Of tl,cso
circumstances, the t!lo Is tepdlue against
1l!scuck, and ills thought that Ills vote upou
the, first ballot will be bis maximum
strength,
KElFEn's CANDIDACY
started apparently upon Il sec.!onal theory.
| 1t was to bB the West against tbs East. Tho
state OF Ohio, with tlfteun votes, md such
additional votes as could ba obtained from
other states. was to be used Us thu nucleus