Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-02
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
carlisle Nominated for Speaker and
Tariff Reform Resolutions Adopted.

The democrats Of the Fifty-frst Congress
held caucus in the hall Of the House this
morning and nominated ex-Speaker Carlisle
and the old officers No nomination was made
for chaplain, but the democrats will vote for
Rev. DR.. Milburn, whose name will be presented
by some republican, with the aim to defeat the
caucus nominee of the republicans.
MR. CARLISLE UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED FOB
SPEAKER.
Mr.. Carlisle was put in nomination by Mr..
McCreary OF Kentucky, who made a short ad-
dress, in which he spoke of Mr.. Carlisle as "a
gallant and gifted, tried and true democrat,
whose life has been conspicuous for intellectual
efforts and for knightly devotion to duty-who
as champion of the federal Constitution and
as an advocate of honest, economical, just
government has ever upheld true democratic
principles with answering fidelity and I'M
faltering confidence. He has been
courageous, careful and conservative as a Con-
gressmani eloquent, able and logical as a de-
batter, and he has discharged the arduous and
responsible duties of Speaker with a compre-
hensive craftsmanship, a fervid patriotism and
an unchanging fairness and wisdom never ex-
celled by any preceding Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives.
The nominations were unanimous
TARIFF REFORM RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr.. Scott Wike of Illinois introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously:
Resolved, That we, the democratic members
OF the House of Representatives of the Fifty
hrst Congress, at the beginning of its first ses-
sion, hereby send greeting to the people of the
country the assurance of our continued conf
oence and devotion to the principles of tariff
reform as embraced in President Cleveland's
message to the last Congress upon that sub
lect, and in the platform of principles adopted
by the last democratic national convention at
St. Louis; and that we hail with delight the
emphatic approval Of those principles by the
people as expressed at the polls in the recent
elections, and we pledge them to renew and
continue in Congress the contest for areduc-
ton OF war taxes,so ably begun and prosecuted
In former Congresses by our Representatives
and Senator'S
Mr.. Randall was not present at the caucus.
Major Carson on the House Officers.
Major Carson's dispatch to the Philadelphia
Ledger on the House organization closes with
this paragraph:
"The organization az it will be represented
in the officers nominated yesterday will be q
strong one. Mr.. Reed is well equipped at every
point for the difficult duties that are before
him. His elevation to the chair will be de-
cided loss to the republicans on the floor as he
was sklllful and audacious leader and an in
genlous tactician. Mr.. Mcpherson is not only
man of high character and ability but has
thorough knowledge Of the requirements Of
the clerks office, derived from eight years of
previous service in it, that will be of special
value to the republicans at this time, when
their majority is less than the fingers of ones
hands,"
1t is evident that an irresponsible news
paper man" can gracefully accept defeat as
well as make bold and manly fight.