The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-03
MS ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS.

didate, Randall, aud that he also received
seven Nav York votes.
HIS ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS.
Carlisle's election was no doubt sur
prise 10 his most ardent friends, although
Mr., Carlisle himself said few minutes af-
ter the ballot was counted that 104 votes
were not 80 many as he expected. Hall
suppressed cheers were heard in the hall
Of the House from Republicans in the cor
ridors when the vote was announced, and
in few minutes Mr.. Carlisle, accompanied
by a number Of his friends, emerged from
the hall and entered the committee room
on appropriations. Soon he was surround
ed BY an immense crowd and his hands
were shaken most vigorously. Fifteen or
twenty minutes after he entered the COM
mittee room, Curtin, Randall and Cox
came to him and Curtin said: "Mr. Car
Isle, am requested to say that you are
the unanimous choice OF the Democratic
members OF this Congress for their Speak
er, and request that you permit Mr.. Ran.
dali and Mr.. Cox to assist you to the Speak.
er's CHAIR Mr.. Carlisle said, II thank
you, gentlemen" and with his escort, he
re.entered the hall Of the House, where he
addressed the caucus. As the trio entered
the House there ives immense cheering
from both within and without j
cARLlsLR's SPEECH. f
Mr.. Carlisle upon accepting the nomina-
ton spoke as follows: Mr.. Chairman, and
gentlemen Of the caucus-Your committee
has Just formally notified me Of my. unani-
nous nomination for the Office Of Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives Of the
Forty-eighth Congress, and I appear here
for the purpose Of thanking yeu very briefly,
but very earnestly, for the confidence you
have reposed in mo. II this had been q
mere personal contest between me and
either Of the distinguished gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned in connection
with this nomination, Ishould have had
but little hope OF success. They are all
gentlemen otgrest ability, long experience,
and undoubted integrity, and assure them
and their friends that this contest closes, 30
far as am concerned, without the slightest
change in the friendly personal re.
lstions which. have Slways existed
between US (applause), and gentlemen,
II trust that you may never have
cause to regret your action this evening,
and that when labors Of the 4Ssh Congress
are closed you may be able congratulate
yourselves that no material interests OF
your party or your country have been in
iuriously affected by my administration Of
the office to which you have nominated
me. In fact, may go step farther and
venture to express the confident hope that
every substantial interest will be advanced
and promoted by the united efforts Of the
presiding officer and the Democratic ma
iority on the floor. Such result will in
sure victory in the great contests yet to
come and guarantee long line Of Demo-
cratic executives, with an honest, economi:
cal and constitutional administration Of
our public But sirs, you have much
other labor to perform, and again thanking
you for what you have already done, l
shall say no more"
Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Cox both made
speeches accepting the result gracefully and
promising 10 aid Carlisle In his admins
tration.
orHRR oFyIcRRs
John P. Leedom, Of Ohio, was nominated
by acclamation for sergeantat-Arms; Johr
B. Clark, IT,, Of Missouri, Clerk; James q
wintersmith, OF Texas, Doorkeeper. Rev
John 8. Lindsay, 2. D., Of the District o
Columbia, was nominated for Chaplain
The caucus then, on motion Of Represents
tive Slocum, Of New York, adopted reso
lution providing for the retention on th
soldiers roll Of the House Of fourteen diI
ahled soldiers, all Of whom have lost eithe
! a leg or IN arm. There were but six Dem
. ocrsts who did not attend the caucus, thre
!. Of whom were Hammond lGa who