The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-03
CARLISLE.
The Kentuckian is Nominated on the
First Ballot.
THE SPEAKERSHTP

WASHINGTON, Dec. The democratic
members elect assembled in the hall OF
the house Saturday evening for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates to fin the
various elective Offices Gen. Rosecrans
called the CAUCUS to order. Geddes (Ohio)
was selected as chairman, Willis ken
tucky) and Dibble (South Cardinal
secretaries, and Caldwell (Tennessee) and
Stockslager 1ndiana) tellers. The roll
call disclosed the presence of 1874 mem
bers. At this moment four other members
came in, making the total vote of 1888
Carlisle, Randall and Cox absented them
selves from the caucus and occupied the
rooms of committee on appropriations,
committee on ways and means and foreign
affairs respectively as their headquarters
As soon as the roll call was completed
Dorsheimer, of New York, offered a reso-
luton providing that the votes in caucus
for nominating candidates for speakership
be oiga gOce; resolution agreed to on divis
ion by a vote of 104 to S4. The yeas and
nays were demanded and Nichols, of
Georgia, offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute providing that the
votes be by ballot Tie roll was called
on the amendment and rejected. rs to 113
The Dorsheimer movement was adopted
without debate The nominations for
speakership were then declared to be in
order. Candidates were placed in nomi-
nation as follows:
John G Carlisle. of Kentucky, bv Col.
Morrison, of Illinois
Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
by Ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania.
Samuel s. Cox, of New York, by Gen.
Slocum, of New York.
The roll was called by states. The
progress of the voting was watched with
keen interest. Frequent messages report
ing to footings by private tally lists from
the time were dispatched to the respective
candidates headquarters. 1t had soon
become evident that Carlisle had won the
contest. At the conclusion of the roll
call, the vote stood: Carlisle 104; Ran
dali, 80, and Cox, 81. This vote will be
changed some when the official count is
given out The result Of the vote having
been announced, Gov. Curtin moved that
Carlisle's nomination be made unanimous,
which was Immediately adopted The
Chair appointed Randall, Cox, and Curtin
as committee to notify Carlisle of his
nomination by the caucus. Carlisle's
entrance with the committee was greeted
with long continued cheers. Being es-
corted to the Speakers chair, Carlisle
addressing the meeting.
Randall and Cox then addressed the
caucus, and assured Carlisle of their firm
support.
The candidates for clerkship were then
placed in nomination, the giga c0ce method
being still pursued, and voted for as fot
lows:
First roll call, John B. Clarke. (Mo,) 81;
J. D. C. Atkins, (Penn.) so: William
hlartin. (Del,) s; total, 1888; no choice.
Second vote, ClaIke, 95; Atkins, 90; Mar
tin. 20. Clarke thus received the nom
ination.
The nomination for sergeant at arms
was conferred upon John =, Leedom, of
Ohio, by acclamation.
The next roll call was for doorkeeper,
and resulted in the choice of J. G. Winter
smith (Tex.) The following is the vote:
Wintersmith, 95; c. W Field, (Ga.1 60;
Colt, Conn., 90.
Rev. J. S. Lindsay, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, of Georgetown, D. c.,
was nominated for chaplain.
On motion, by Gen. Slocum, of New
York, and seconded by Gen. Rosecrans,
it was resolved that fourteen crippled and
disabled Union soldiers now borne on the
soldiers roll under the doorlaeeper # the
house of epresentatives, be retained on
said roll. subject. however, to dismissal
for just and sufficient cause.
Six nominations were made for post
master. During the roll call it became
apparent that Lycurgus Dalton, Qnd the
present superintendent of the document
room of the senate, had majority. and
without announcing the vote, the nomin-
alton was made unanimous.