The sun., 1889-12-01

THoMAs B. REED.
ley, who had some votes behind him, and til
other three who did not, kept up q pretence Q
fight. Even up to the time OF the meeting o
the caucus to-day at noon Cannon. Henderscu
and Burrows. particularly the latter, kept mp
show OF being candidates. They talked abou
being the second choice Of q large numbe
Of members and Of boina able to draw suppor
from here and there and ovorywhor0 ct III
right moment. That moment never came
Even after the first ballot on which Reed came
within Ave votes Of the nomination. Cannon
Burrows. and Henderson still kept crying tc
their men to stand firm, that the break would
surely come. The break did come. but from
the opposite direction. TWAS a break TO Reed
and not from him.
Strangely enough. Reed would not have cap
tured the prize on the second ballot but for the
three Mckinney votes that went over to him.
Three OF CannoB6 went also. and one Of Hen
derson's. ARd, sad to say. the one solitary vote
that Julius CeeBGr Burrows had outaide Of his
own delegation Joined the Reed column also on
the second ballot. This vote was cast By Bow
den Of Virginia. He has proclaimed loud and
long tbst he WIS ioV DIEEoWB frSt. lnOt. and oil
the tune. He was for. the first. bur for Reed
last. and fo1 HtmSslf 6lt the tine. Charley
Baker OF Rochester did Just what everybody
said he would-he announced himself q Bur-
rows man. but voted with HE delegation for
o he sad SsoS m se IL oSSd
to be the lowest on the hst and his Wish was
There was not an incident Of any interest ID
tho whole caucus. The usual nominsIinR
Sa SSsPSsSs Es6 Il hid
Reg; that Zen Bs5tsSyGEsn s|hSaid i ISt Issss
%Saop SS' It ae Tor iST Old Jss Cannon; FSss sstabsi
should sound the TOM tom for Henderson, and
that General Cutcheon, the most Iurid orltor
should @afs S!sta BE .. ss S 3 s.
putting in nomination julius Cesar Burr ows
Gea on TRe Reed PeS wee 90 ANXIOUS sat to
clasp their victory that they easily arranged to
the introduction Of the candidates.
The Aye ambitions Gn nile were IN the
they had BEEN about The oor and IN The com.
mittee rooms known as their headQuarteIs Tor
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New York stood up boldly for Reed. most Of the
@pennsylyania @ mem members voted tee = Tor Tor him aIso al
Votes 3 aSniiasts SiR. Wien HeEInieyy ySSdd nSCSsd
II he Bpe1EsEship contest ,Mss tame apd
msni Oyer hem but thsre WsTS sotas 81 suEr1sses.
Ser sssuag 6e I 3Sn asss"toS TH
8 This was a remarkable showing in view Of the |
Sfact thar he did not have the delegation from |
The combination made yesterday by which |
Heed got the WISCONSIN vote In return for sup |
work @ ' aieaSs,Ssr s saCesssiaily @ hSSs Wss
beaten a few VOTES f9r the doorkeonership by
Aaa%s Ee saaSe4n Fl Mnrysad Rsss
nged to haSS him n9mfnHted ' for the PSssHas
name had been meptioped nc 4 ,or the Pos,mastor;
Of cot hS rs9emln@iiP Soess and yst he GR
min ' Harrison. nj Frssident of the Gnited statss. %
He was backing Mckee; who is his proteR5 Of
Ristant 1 ySh5s IA sss
m9ss ed eeisn6 ssI6r msR n .hs 81
son came 70 {he Senate Can't: Mckee, was en-.
HSs sSes s s1S ssesIs u F9sFS he ss
lie @ utter S and aHeSpSated DEFEAT it q HcKSe Ssh W
X 81 tbS sagSuR we ne
at-Arms. Holmes has never been heard OF 10
that hs, knew about Il .was he telegram which
Dave Henderson sent him this afternoon In
thought when Holmes was announced that It
was the result Of some combination, aud
ha sants sRsP@ i sSsEs Shy Hsss "
yCt.s on 9Es baSs and ssn sn
seeond. HS made no trads with ans BODY. and
yet aN sucGsedsd IN RoIinatng a for seaTgsaDt-at.
the DlAco. IL all the f0Auli Of n anAAnh that
Henderson, h so. made and the only 9ns4 tne ne eau
Ths Was ss hs sst
aud was SO popular with all his colleagues that
y, Tue, tHmsIed 9nn over YER one an9ther When they
There. was as much Of q struggle over the
RepubIiean Congress as there was over any
other Office, There were SIX or eight candi- .
hase s1S dfsS eSsI
!E nlaSi The The present p Chaplain; ME. Milbgrn.
bis h0pes:: because there were, many mem.
% he necossiy sit of ofuS making n Change Sos slmis
EeGauso the eloquent old blind man
,alaTy Of $500 attached. claimed The B place sD on
EGlets that figured "a il MT the a Tsesnt ea%paiSa Il
The interests of the Republican party Seveiai
Nvy These men went about among m S't their cir
SLOW membe,s 8 earnestly entreatinR them not
!laho luo nomination Tor chaplain, |
70 leave the matter open and let the
hers vote on Monday according to their
nal preferences without regard for politi.
nsideEations, The sightlssS old man has
loud and long and well for tho eeIYa-
the souls OF the Congressmen. without
70 their politice. and there WAS a strong
hat he should BE- allowed to continue
work FOR the Republicans. Tho pres
the religious spoils was too great
and the old man WAS sacrihced.
lat Heed has been GelOetsi for speaker, |
Y big Eight in connection with the !
rEahiEAttoD will beRn- The airuRgle :
places on the Important Sommittees
much more deteEmIned AAd prolonged