Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

GOrham Let DOvvn-GeneraI McCOok For
 Secretary of the Senate-The Sergeant
 at-Arms
 WAsHINGToN, Dec. 13.-The Republican Senators in caucus this morning nominated Representative McCock for Secretary of the Senate. This is place to which Gorham aspired. General McCook is an Ohio man by birth. He was 8 lawyer at the beginning of the rebellion. Entering the army as 8 cap tain, he reached the rank of brevet brigadier general. He removed to New York city in 1873, and was elected to the forty-fifth, forty sixth and forty-seventh Congresses.
 The defeat of Gorham was not unexpect- ed. When the Republicans met to-day in caucus they decided to proceed to reorganize the Senate. MT. Jones, of Nevada put George G. Gorham in nomination. Mir. Ma. hone supported him in a moderate speech, and he was seconded by others as 8 fit man for the place, both on account of his long experience, and the fact that he was the last caucus nominee. Malone, however, made no threats. Gorham was opposed by all the New England Senators on personal and party grounds. They insisted that he was not the sort of man that Republicans ought to nominate. It was also charged that as an editor he had assailed some of the Re- publican Senators. Mir. Miller, of New York nominated General McCook, setting forth his high character and ability, and saying that he was notconnected, with any faction but was acceptable to all. There was first an inform al ballot resulting follows: McCook 16, Gorham 15, Ramsdsll 3. The formal ballot which followed immediately resulted as fol lows: McCook 19, Gorham 13, Ramsdell 3.
 The discussion respecting the two principal candidates for the secretaryship was very de- cided, but in the language of a gentleman present, "did not approach quarrel" The Senators from Massachusetts and Connecti- cut defeated MT. Gorham for the place. They said many pleasant things about the gentle man, however, but referred to the fact that the newspapers throughout the country were opposed to him and in consequence thereof considered it bad policy to place his name in nomination. They also maintained that Mir. Gorham's selection would in all probability result in defeating the Republican party in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Gentlemen opposed to the nomination of Gen. McCook say that unless Senators Malone and Riddle berger endorse the action of the caucus, the vote on his election viii be uncomfortably cloee. It Is generally conceded, however, that the Democratic Senators will offer no re- sistance to the complete reorganization of the Senate by the Republicans. Subsequent to the caucus Senator Riddleberger intimated that he should be absent in Virginia when the vote for secretary occurs. Should both Riddleberger and Malone absent themselves, however, it is not thought probable that the election of the caucus nominee will be de- layed.
 W. P. Canaday editor and proprietor of the Wilmington. N. O., Post, was agreed up-
 on for sergesnt-at-arms Colonel Hooker, late sergeant at-arms of the House. was also nominated for this position, but received on ly few votes.
 Immediately after the adjournment of the Senate the Republican Senators reassem bled for the purpose of completing their slate of Senate officers. The following selections ! were made: For chief clerk, Charles W. Johnson of Minnesota; for executive clerk, James Young of PennsylvaniR; for chaplain,
 E D. Huntley, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist church of Washington.