The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PROGRESS OF THE sPEAKERsHrP
CONTEST.
Withdrawal or Springer-Specuintions Re
Enrdlpg the Remaining Candidates.
TBy telegraph to the Dispatch. !

tleTk Oh tue ilOusc OF representatives mas
completed an unofficial but perfect roll OF
the new House. There are two vacancies
in the list lone each from Mississippi and
Virginia. Mr.. Manning, who received the
certificate for the Second Mississippi dis
trict, has not filed his certificate with the
clerk. and il Is unofcially stated that he
will not do so. nor claim any benefits from
its possession, unless the House shall act
adversely upon the claim Of Mr.. Chalmers
to the seat. Chalmers has fled with the
clerk atlidavits and certificates OF officials.
designed to prove that. by reason OF q cler-
ical error, the vote Of Tate county cast for
himself was recorded as having been east
for }. X. Chambiss. Among the papers
is q statement OF the official who made the
error, acknowledging that fact under OATH
The Virginia vacancy IL caused by the
resignation OF John Paul, who has been
appointed TO iudgeship. This seat was
contested by c. T. O'Ferrall, the Demo-
cratic opponent Of Paul, and the vacancy,
1t is understood, is not to he flied until the
House shall have acted upon O'Ferralps
claims.
With the election OF McPherson's sue
cessor as clerk Of the House OF Represent
atives that gentlemen will have completed
OF fourteen years. He was clerk OF six
successive congresses, and then, after an
intermission Of six years, was reelected at
the beginning Of the Forty-seyenth Con-
grcsS. The longest term OF service OF any
OF McPherson's predecessors was that OF
Matthew 81. Clair Clarke. OF Pennsylvania.
who held Office fifty wears ago, and whose
aggregate length OF service was a little
more than thirteen years.
General W. :. Rosecrans to-day issued a
call for the Democratic members OF the
House Of the Forty-cighth Congress to
assemble in caucus at The hail OF the House
Of Representatives at $50 Z. VI. on Satur-
day next TO nominate officers OF the House.
! No call has rs yet been issued FOR u Re-
publican caucus. Several members Of the
party said o.day that the caucus would be
informal. and that all OF the old officers
would be renominated.
! General ROsecrans has prepared and will
present i'm the House at the earliest oppor-
tunity joint resolution proposing con-
stitutiona amendment forever prohibiting
polygamy within the jurisdiction OF the
United states.
THE SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST.
! WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 20.-Mr.
Springer. OF Illinois, has Withdrawn from
the contest for speakcrship. n correspond
ence between himself and his State delcga-
ton having this effect. II has been made
public tonight that Mr.. Randall has been
notified that the arkansas Democrat, OF
Little Rock, heretofore favoring Carlisle,
has to-day come ont IN favor Of Randall.
the Withdrawal OF Mr.. Springer from
the speakerShip contest leaves only three
recognized candidates I'm the field. II the
talk heard in the hOtel-lobbes is to be con-
eidered as representing the situation with
any degree OF truth, the fight is between
two OF these candidates, and the specu-
latiOns that are made as 10 the
final struggle are in almost every
instance made with reference TO the
time when the issue will be Joined be-
tween them. " was expected that con-
ference OF the New York delegation would
be held to-day, the result OF which would
make clear what is doubtful n to the atti-
tlde OF certain members OF that delegation
towards CoX's candidacy. An informal
meeting Of the members OF the delegation
who are in the city was held this afternoon
and a formal conference will probably be
, held tomorrow. AZ the meeting to-day
the sentiment expressed Is said to have
been in favor Of Standing by Cox in the
caucus until authorized by him to withdraw
his name or until he shall be nominated.
At Randalrs headquarters tonight 4
large number OF persons was present until
a late hour. An Associated Press reporter
who called at the headquarters was referred
to Randalrs principal lieutenant (Mr. Hen
sch. who protested confidence in the cleo
tion OF his chief He said # was not likely
that more than 1Sj members would 20 into
the nominating caucus. Some members
would not be here in time. and the
three or four who are here would not
90 into the caucus. He thought that,
with the fight narrowed down TO the two
leading candidates, il would be found that
OF lSj votes Randall had o. and Carlisle
7G. leaving - doubtful. Ii depended. he
thought ut this time, on the vote Of the
members from five States Michigan and
Wisconsin in the North, and Tennessee,
Georgia, and Missouri in the south. These
States were yet in doubt, be said, and there
were not enough members from any OF
! them in the city to settle the question rs
10 the preferences Of the respective delega-
tions. He said also that RandalPS friends
were only claiming for him votes OF which
! he IS sure. Carlisle'S friends, he added.
were counting for their man every vote
that was not for Randall.
At Carise's headquarters tonight
larger and more notwithstanding assem-
Blage was present than at the rooms OF
either OF the other candidates. Carlisle
appeared TO he extremely confident OF his
nomination. lie talked rs If the result OF
the contest did not admit OF question.
. His chief lieutenant. Mr.. Willis, told an
! Associated Press reporter that their count
nominated Carlisle oil the first ballot,
and that Carlisle's vote would be be
tween 10 and 100. lie counted
the Illinois delegation as solid for
Carlisle. leaving out EiDerty. who may
not 20 into caucus. Texas, he said, would
cast ten votes for Carlisle, and the Michl-
Gan delegation would give its solld vote Tor
/ that gentleman. OF the Georgia delegation,
four members were in the clty-0ne OF
these (Nr. Nichols would vote for Kan
dali, but the other three had personally Is
sured Carlisle to-day that they would vote
for him. and that their absent colleagues
would do the same. He was not inclined
10 place either Tennessee, Georgia MIS-
souri. Michigan. or Wisconsin in the list
OF doubtful States, but counted ma
ioritv OF delegations from each OF these
States for Carlisle.
An important incident to-day in the con.
fest for minor places in the organization OF
the House was the failure OF John &.
Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at- Arms, to secure
the endorsement Of the Ohio State delega-
tion in his candidacy for his old place. He
and his competitor. LeedOm' agreed to let
\ majority Of the State delegation say
which of them should be presented to The
carIcus as the choice Of the state. AT a
meeting of the delegation tonight, at which
eleven Of thirteen members were present,
and one member voted by proxy. Leedom
received seven votes and Thompson five.
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