The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-14
Senatorial Caucus.

Washington, 13.-Republican Senators
were in csucu. from 10 until IL, discus
sing the reorganiz stion of the Senate.
Malone was o esent. At the beginning d
motion was carried to proceed 10 tne
| nomination of q caucus candidate for
Secretary of the Senate. Jones, OF Ne.
vsda, aominsted George @. Gorham, OF
California; Miller, of New York, Gen
eral Arson G.. McCook, of New York;
Harrison, NJ jor D. M. Ramsdell' OF
Indiana. E Ilogistic speeches ware msde
| in support ofeach candidate, and run
ming debate followed in which mslori'y
of the Senators present took part. upon
an informal ballot the vote stood: NC
Cook l6, Gorhsm Is, Ramsdell 8. a
formal ballo. followed Immediately, ana
resulted in McCook 10, Gorhsm Is,
Rsmsjell 8. McCook wac declared Inc
nominee of the caucus. Adjourned, to
reasonable after the adjournment OF the
Washington, l3.-The object OF the
resolution introduced by New In the Ma
tionsl Republican committee yesterday
il 10 put the national convention and sll
arrangements and matters pertaining
thereto into the hands of the nstions
committee. There will not be citizens
com mittee as in the last convention, but
committee of five appointed on motion
of New, together with the chairman and
secretary of the national comMlttee nave
the entire control of the building, issuing
tickets and al matters connected With the
holding of the convention.
Chicago, 12-Tinses' special: The re-
suit of the meeting of the national COM
mittee seems to have little political sig
nifcance. It is trus Logan's home has
been selected for the convention, but
Chicago was selected 80 far as can be
learned irrespective of the presidential
caucus. For exsmple, it got the vote OF
Plat, of New York. It might be said
that this was part Of the plan Of Arthur
to keep in alliance with Logan, expecting
that if the latter could not get the nom.
instion be would turn his votes over to
the former. But then Chicago also got
the New England votes that are not OPP
posed to the interest of Arthur of Logan.
There were twelve federal oficeholders
on the committee, and as their votes
were scattered it is concluded that the
administration was not very anxious
about the place for holding the conven-
ton. BIsine's friends will always hate
Cincinnati. Some of Logsn's friends
were anxious to have ex-senator Cnaffee
elected chairman, and cid not succeed,
but this only means that the committee
sought deliberately to avoid giving any
political coloring to its meeting. Senator |
Sabin was elected because he was Win |
dom man, and consequently is ut present |
nothing as b.tween the factions Of the |
party. As to the system of representation
Senator Frye said, "when he offered his |
plan this morning, that be had no presi. |
Dental candidate, and never would have |
again." On the same subject George Cor
ham said this evening that there was no |
danger that the southern vote would be |
used en- masse to secure the nomination |
of any candidate. A few years ago, when |
the nomination was equivalent to cleo
ton, an administration candidate might |
have been tempted to secure his nomi.
nation by means of the whole southern,
and . small part Of the northern vote,
bat in the preasnt condition Of things no |
man would dare to take the nomination |
unless he got it mainly through the |
northern states, where the votes would !
have to be secured. The southern states,
he was confident, would follow the lead |
Of the northern states, and support the |
man most likely TO carry the doubtful |
states.
The caucus reassembIed after adj
journment, and nominated Charles
W. johnson, of Minnesota, for chief
clerk; James r. Young, of Pennsyl-
vania, executive clerk of the Sem
ate; Rev. E.. E. Huntley. of the
Metropolitan M. E. Church, Wash
ington, formerly OF Wisconsin, !
Colonel w. P. Canady, of |
North Carolina, sergeant-at-arms.
A resolution was adopted unani- |
retaining the wounded SOL
diers now on the roll of the Senate |
in their positions. Only six votes |
were cast against the nomination of |
Canady.