The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-02

v
mediately vote for Mr.. Reed. He. by de-
sign. advised them to vote for the West
ern candidates on the first ballot, knowing
that they would be all right on the second
ballot and would show gain on that bal
lot for Reed. The change of the three
men made the exact number required to
give Mr.. Reed the nomination. Senator
Pettigrew is tonight receiving hearty
congratulations. and consequently is feel
ing very well over his work.
There is no man in the United States
who is better equipped TO be
Speaker of the Fifty-first Congress.
than the man who was. nominated
to-day and who will be formally elected on
next Monday. The tactics employed by
him during his canvass for the speakership
are the strongest recommendations possi-
BILE why he should be Speaker. They
showed him TO be possessed of the highest
qualities of Republicanism and leadership.
He has III this contest gwen an earnest
determination 10 win. When there appears
to be- but little hope of success that Is u
prerequisite for the position he Is to oc-
cupy. Although he had against him four men
of a very high type of Republicanism
and leadership none OF them appeared TO
be so equal to the occasion as their conf
petitor from the East. The majority IN
the Eifty-first Congress Will be very small,
and with so much legislation mapped out
by the platform upon which General Har-
rison was elected President. and which his
message Will recommend next week, the
most rugged and astute qualities of a stern
Republican and experienced legislator will
be required.
There is not question Incorporated in
the cardinal principles of the Republican
party upon which Mr.. Reed is not perfectly
sound. He has led the party in the
House to some of the greatest successes it
has ever achieved; he has proven on many
occasions that no situation can arise where
he will lose his head and commit an indis-
cretion; be is pre-eminently a great leader
hn hos lanI of hAr ~ IsA
will make a fearless Speaker. and will not
only do credit to the party which elevated
him. but he will preserve the best interests
commercially, politically and socially OF
the country, personally.
There was a surprise or two IN store
when the speakership was disposed of and
the nomination of minor offices was taken
up. 1t was believed up to a few hours be-
fore that Mai. John NJ. Carson. Washing
ton, correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, would be nominated Clerk of the
House. Major Carson was defeated on the
first ballot by Hon. Edward Mcpherson.
Both men are residents OF Pennsyl-
vania. and the contest was really
vania delegation. Senator Quay felt under
obligations to Mr.. Mcpherson for the
valuable services he rendered in the recent
presidential campaign as secretary OF the
Republican congressional committee, and
he felt warranted in working for his nomi
nation. The friends OF Major Carson were
verymuch incensed over the action of Sen
atOr Quay, but the result of the first ballot
showed that Senator Quay's candidate. for
some reason or other. was wanted as Clerk,
for he received 116 votes against 90 for Car
son. Now that the contest is over,
good feeling prevails. Mr.. Mcpherson has
been member of Congress. and was for
several terms Clerk of the House. He will
make good officer.
The nomination of ex-COngressman
Holmes. of Boone. Ia. to be Sergeant-at-
arms, was a surprise even to the Iowa dele
CATION. The nomination, however, was due
To the excellent qualities of Major Holmes,
in the first place, and in the second place to
one of the most eloquent speeches ever
delivered for a candidate. Colonel Hender
son. who was Iowa's candidate for the
ration. and took the house by storm. Maj.
and nss Served iaS with great s credit 'V''i; as
member of the Forty eighth, Forty-ninth
House only last March. he had a cordial ac-
quaintanceship with all the old members.
and they were all for him. He was not cali
didate for the position, and is one of the few
instances where position of so much emil
nence and responsibility is rendered one
who did not ask for it. There was one
armed ex-UDiOn soldier in the field for the
place. Charles Reed of Minnesota, hut he
only received thirteen votes against 142
fdf Major Holmes
as matter of course, with the exception of
Wheat. of Wisconsin. whose nomination TO
the postmastership was a surprise. 1t was
confidently believed to be almost certain
that Capt. Thos. H. Mckee. of Indiana.
who has been an active candidate for sew
eral months. would be nominated for this
position without serious opposition.
The Fifty first Congress starts. out ad-
mirably equipped. There are unusually
strong men in every responsible position
1t is conceded that Major Mckinley, of
Ohio. will be chairman of the
committee on ways and means.
which is to formulate and have
adopted q tariff bill Mr.. Cannon. of Illi-
nols will be chairman of the committee on
appropriations. 1t is believed that Mr.
Burrows. of Michigan, the third Western
candidate for Speaker, will be chairman of
the judiciary or some other good committee
if he desires to leave the committee on
ways and means. 1t is understood that
Colonel Henderson, the fourth and last of
the candidates from the West for the Speak
ership, desires to remain where he is at
present located on the committee on appro-
priatiOns.
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