The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-12

The delegation In the House from Maine
consisted of Israel Was hbnrn Jr., Samuel
P. Benson, Fer ezer Knowlton, John M.
Washburn and Benson voted for Campbell
Wood, Knowlton and Perry for Banks and
Fuller for Richardson.
Two more trials were bad on the first
day which did not materially change the
above result. Up to the twelfth succeeding
hall0tiDgs the result was about the same
there were but few changes. Unon this
trial Campbeil's vote went up to 75 prin-
cipaly by recruits from the Banks men,
who went down to II and portion of
Marshall's men went oyer to Pennington,
who received 10 votes.
Campbell continued to gain until, on the
IA vote, he received 81, which was TIE
highest vote he received during the con-
test. He then fell tff at about every trial.
until the 23d vote, when he withdrew his
name.
In the meantime Humphrey Marshall
had withdrawn and his followers divided
their strength mainly between John Wht e.
Ter Ut New York, and Felix L. Z,licoffer,
of Tennessee.
Upon Campbelps withdrawal, his follow
ers scattered, voting for some dnzen cand.-
dates. Banks's vote then commenced 20
rise. until on 37th, 3Sth, 39ih, 40lh. 41st.
43d and 44th votes he +. ceIyed 1O7 votes at
each trial. Fullei's vote went up 70 %
and Richardson lad 74-jnst the humber
he started wlth-and there were 16 scatter
Ing votes. Banks wantso only six yutes of
an election at eacn Of these trials.
These several trials settled two questions,
1st. that majority vote could not be OBJ
tanned for Banks, and 2nd that more votes
could be obtained for him than any other
man ON that side OF the House. This fact
being settled in the minds OF his support
ers they continued to vote for him. his
vote ranging all the way from 100 to 106 no
to the 83d trial, when 1t dropUed to 90
This carried the session no to the 29tn ut
December, 1856 Richardson's vote in the
mea' time had gone down TO 81 and 68,
while Fuller's kept up to about 30. and at
several trials going as high as Al A good
deal of informal debating Was INDUCED In
up to this time.
The first attempt TO bring matters to
close was resolution by Mr.. Hickman of
Pennss " ania, which provided that after
eacn succeeding ballot the Candidate hay-
ing the lowest number should be dropped
from the list, and SO OF un'il the candidates
were reduced IL two, and she one having
the largest number Of votes should
then b. declared elected Speaker. This
proposition was defeated.
Mr. Thorington Of Iowa on the 18th day
of December offered q resolution. tina after
three unsuccessful trials. plurality
should elect. THIS and a subsequent re-
solution off by Mr.. Whitney Of New
YORK to eject speaker by ballot were
b th def at,d.
December 22d. Mr. Perry of Maine offer
81 resolution, that from aud after that
day No debate should be- in order until a
speaker was elected. After two days de-
bate the resolution was defeated.
Numerous propositions locking to the
election of speaker were made from time
TO time debated ard rejected; and among
them one from MIR. Burt of Arkansas. re-
questing all the leading candidates to
withdraw their names from tue CONTEST
This was laid upon the table After this,
new move made by Richardson's friends
and on the next trial, the 1881. he withdrew
aAd his supper ers voted for James Orr of
SoNtn Carolina. A portion of Fuller's
supptEters went over to James B. Rlcaud
CT North Carolina, but subsequently re-
turned TO their old candidate.
On tn 28tn of January, MIR. Letter of
Ohio offerrd resolution providing that
the plurality of votes should eject speak-
er This was defeate d-74 yeas to 100
nays-tne Democrats generally voting for
l..
Again, on the SOth of January, the plu-