The daily gazette., 1883-12-03

The result OF the vote having been OFF,
cially announced, Governor Curtin there
upon moved that Mr.. Carlisle's nomination
be made unanimous, which was imme-
diately done, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Randall, Cox and Curtin as a COM
mittee to notify him of the caucus action.
Mr.. Carlisle's entran ,e with the committee
was greeted with long and continued cheers
On being escorted TO the Speakers chair
he spoke as follows:
MR.. CARLIsLE's SPEECH.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
CoucuS: Your committee has Just formally
notified me of my unanimous nomination
for the office of Speaker of the House of
Representatives for the Forty.eighth Con-
gress, and 1 am here to thank you very
briefly and very earnestly for the confidence
you have reposed In me. If this had been a
mere personal contest between me and
either of the three distinguished gentlemen
whose names have been mentioned in con-
nection with this nomination, should have
had but little hope of success. They are all
gentlemen of great ability, long experience
and undoubted integrity, and assure them
and their friends that this contest closes, go
far as am concerned, without the slightest
change in the friendly personal relations
which have heretofore existed between us.
Gentlemen, l trust that you may never
have reason to regret your action this even
ing, and that when the labors OF the Forty
eighth Congress are closed you may be able
to congratulate yourselves that no material
interest of your party or your country has
been iujuriously affected by my administra-
ton of the office for which you have nomi-
mated me. Ia fact, may go. step further,
ard venture to express the confident hope
that every substantial interest will be ad-
vanced and promoted by the united efforts
of the presiding officer and the Democratic
majority on the floor. Such result will
insure victory in the great contests yet to
come, and guarantee long line of Demo-
cratic executives with an honest, economical
and constitutional administration of our
public affairs. But, sirs, you have yet much
other labor to perform, and, again thanking
you for what you have already done, l shall
say no more.
MR.. RANDALL's THANKS.
Mr.. Randall then addressed the caucus.
He said: "a majority of the Democratic
Representatives of the 4Sth Congress has
seen fit to designate the distinguished gen.
tleman from Kentucky for the exalted posi-
tion of Speaker. His administration shall
have my firm, fixed and honorable support.
To my friends, the minority, who may be
disappointed at this result, tender my
gratitude for their support, which was actu-
| ated by a noble, disinterested friendship,
based upon the nlgnest considerations OF
duty, as they believed, both to their party
and to their country. bow to the decision
of majority OF my colleagues. The duty
imposed upon me Ly my constituents will
| be performed with earnest zeal for their IN
terest, for the triumph of my party and the
real prosperity OF my country. If In the
future there be any service can render that
will tend to these ends it will be performed
with cheerfulness that no other citizen can
excel" (Applarse.)
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, then took the floor
and said:
ST tender my acknowledgements to the
gentlemen who have given me their conf
dence, aud especially to the sixteen gentle
men from the State Of New York, and have
to say that am relieved from the RESPONSE
hility which possibly might have fallen on
my frail shoulders. l sympathize with the
distinguished gentleman from Kentucky,
| who is to bear the burdens of the great