Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL
The Forty Eight Congress assem-
bled the 3rd inst, and the Saturday
previous party caucuses were held with
the following results:
REPUBLICAN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Republi-
can caucus was relieved by few in
tere sing touches. After Keifers
name was proposed, Hiscock, of New
York, made rather lengthy speech
opposing his nomination. His especial
reason was that Heller at the close of
the last session had antagoaized the
entire press of the country, and that
was what the Republican party could
not afford to do, or to countenance
by renominating him. Somebody
with loud voice cried, 'Muzzle the
press. You can't muzzle the press.
quoth Hiscock, and continued his
argument OF the sixty-two Republi-
cans present, Keifer received all the
votes but IA. Those opposed We're
Phelps, Waite, Atkinson. Horn, Po-
land, Cain and the eight New York
ers After the vote was announced
Hiscock went to Keifer and apol0gized
for his action in the matter, saying
he acted rnder pressure which he
could not avoid. Yes, said KeIfer,
'Isuppose vacillation is constitution
al with you and you coul!n't help
it." Waite also apologized to Keifer
for voting against him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The caucus
of the Republican members of the
House assembled in the hall of the
house at two o'clock and organized
with Congressman Cannon. of Ill
iRois, in the chair, and Congressman
Rayn, of Kansas, as Secretary the
roll of the members was called, and
the organization being completed,
Gen. Keifer and all the old officers of
the House, with the exception of the
postmaster who was not candidate,
were renominated upon a division
vote of A to Is. Deputy Postmaster
McNair was nominated for post
master. The fifteen votes IN opposi-
ton to Keller were cast for Robinson,
of Massachusetts,.
DEMOCRATIC
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The demo
cratic members elect assembled in the
hall of the house this evening for the
purpose of nominating candidate to
! fill the various electoral offices. Gen.
Rosencrans called the caucus to order.
Judge Geddes, of Ohio, was selected
as chairman; Willis Dibble, of South
Carolina, secretary; Caldwell of
1 Tennessee, and Stockslager, of
Indiana, tellers The roll-call dis
closed the presence of ISL members.
At the completion of the roll call,
according to unofficial tally, at least
! 10Y members voted for Carlisle, A.
for Randall, and SO for Cox. An
official announcement has not YET
been mad, and there may be some
changes, but in Carlisle's favor He
/ is therefore the caucus nominee fOl
speaker. CarIisle's nomination was
made unanimous \ committee was
appointed to inform him of the result
and escort him TO the hall.
Four other members came in subSe
/ quently, making !, total of 1888. Car
Isle, Randall and Cox abscnted them
| selves from the caucus, and occupied
priationS, committee on ways anC
means, and foreign affairs committee
as their respective headquarters, and
as soon as the roll call was complete
Dorscheimer, of New York, offered a
resolution providing that the vote in
the house for nominating the candi.
date for the speakership be rira rocc.
The resolution was agreed to, on
division, by 104 against 50:
but the yeas and nays We're demanded,
and Nichols, of Georgia, offered an
amendment in the nature of a substi-
tute, providing that votes be by bal
lot, the roll was called on the ameud-
ment, and it was rejected, IS to / 10
Dorscheimer's resolution was adopted
without debate Nominations for
speakership was then declared in or
der The candidates were placed in
nomination as follows: John G..
Carlisle, by Col. Morrison, of Him
DIS; Samuel j. Randall, by Gov. Cur
TIN, of Pennsylvania; S. S. Cox, by
Gen Slocum, of New York
The roll was called by states. The
progress of the voting was watched
with keen interest. The frequent
messages reporting the footings OF
private tally lists from time to time
were dispatched to the respective can
didates outside of the hall and it soon
became evident that Carlisle would
win the contest. At the conclusion
of the roll call the vote stood as fol-
lows: