The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-12-06
WASHINGTON LeIIer.
tfrom cur regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec, >. 1899.

{Erom our regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. ., 1889.
Saturday was the l~iveliest day that the
Capitol has witnessed for a long time. So
late as 10 O'Clock in the morning the
friends of Mckinley, Cannon and Hender-
son were all confidently predicting the
election of their particular man, 1t SEEM
ed as though each party had the positive
assurances of enough members to make
election sure. The sectional cry of the
West seemed likely to kill Mr.. Reeds
chances, but the trouble was that this
ing divided between several candidates.
The East was organized and the claims of
Major Mckinley and his followers to a
part of the Eastern members proved to be
ward. In fact Messrs. Mckinley and
Cannon have no cause to be proud of the
result. The din that ensued after the
nomination of 3Ir. Reed vas phenomenal,
even considering the occasion. Tie rush
of newspaper men to reach a telegraph
vile must have ruined a good thousand
corns and b%unions, and the youthful pages
of the House reyeled in the luxury OF good
lungs we'll used for full ten minutes.
There was a great satisfaction on the mas
sive fat face of Mr.. Reed when he stepped
forward to accept the nomination. made
unanimous by the motion Of his dear enc
my, Major Mckinley, who may be sure
that he will not be forgiven by the rev
Speaker for the warfare made upon his
record in Congress during this fight. Mr..
Reeds speech did not exceed over fifty
words in length, being merely the ex-
| preston of good will and gratitude.
The selection OF Edward Mcpherson as
Clerk was a forgonc conclusion after the
caucus OF Pennsylvania members on Friday
night. The result was due to Senator Quay's
interference, as Major Carson had secured
no small number of the Pennsylvania rep
resentatiyes who would have stood by him
bad ii not been for Senator Quay. Major
Carson WAS urged TO withhold his name
and allow Mr.. McPhersen's nomination to
be made unanimous. Certain contempt
uous illusions to his candidacy having
been merely the work Of a few ''irresponsi-
bic newspaper correspondents made it
necessary for him to show his strength,
and despite the fight made against him by
the moguls of tie party lie showed a
strength of fifty votes, a very respectable
number. Major Carson is a shining ex-
ample Of what the curse of modesty can do
for a man. He is the trusted correspond
ent Of the Philadelphia Ledger, and is one
of the most experienced men in the bust
ness. His ability is unquestioned. His
recent candidacy was unlike the candi-
dacy of certain other newspaper cores
p~ondents, mere bar-room drivel and foam.
He was really the choice OF seven .tenths
of the members of Congress, and il John
NJ. Carson lad been a ponderous, digni-
fed, dull sort OF a man he would have Sc
cured the place. But a breezy, hearty
fellow. as ready to do a favor for a stranger
as if the operation was a positive delight,
can never hope for high political prefer
ment in Washington. To be genuine is a
disadvantage. To speak of Gen. George
A. Sheridan's little boom for a Clerk oil
of the House in any terms but those o.
sympathy would be cruel. After all that
had been written during the last two weeks
about the poet orators brilliant prospect.
as the dark horse in the contest, he showed
at the display of hands not a single trump
1t was the most dismal collapse of the day.
Ex-C Congressman A. II. Holmes, ofIowa
owes his selection for Sergeant-at-Arms
entirely to the speech of Col. Henderson
AS a defeated candidate for Speaker and d
candidate whose strength had gone over tC
the winning candidate, he had good
grounds to claim a hearing and he re-
ceived it. You can put Col. Henderson
down for a very important craftsmanship.
The only hard fight of the day was oyer
the nomination of a Doorkeeper. To the
surprise of Mr.. Reeds followers they
found themselves unable to deliver tC
Capt. Wheat, of Wisconsin, the goods
they had promised as a reward for his
work with the Wisconsin delegation. Mr..
Adams, of Maryland, developed unexpect-
ed strength, and the Reed managers,
taken by surprise, were routed, and Capt.
Wheat was glad to accept the inferior po-
sition of postmaster of the House.
Reverend Charles 3. Ramsdell. of the
North Presby terrain Church of Washing
ton, was nominated by a small majority
for Chaplain of the House. WESTON.