Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
THE COMBINE WINS.
r, NOMINATED FoR SPEAKER
~.r.. q speech in which ne
n~pubIscans should Now
seek Praise for what They DO '''

:, representatives 'o- IN .,a
one. AS carly as O'CLOCK al 'ne
ms. S.cnes leading to the House WEE
spp, .,,n crowds OF people. VINO an
hle' W." heated caucus. and who &C.
u'lp s 20 participate in the excitement
sa'. ,ss members themselves were osePs
'nS' 20. was evidenced by the 1a'sc
A's'''. tho were present on the moor
rcHiV' ,e,ore the caucus met. AS these
i'r ", 1r arrived. they visited me "e.u'
ss"s ..sr. Of their respective candidates
gus !. vas apparent that If the NUMBER 81
IL We" the several headquarters was
60 Indication Of the strength OF 'hs va
' IN candidates, the combine "a' '"'
can General Hendersons headquar-
" s,oh were located in the Appro-
..,,ons Committee-koom, were We
pflauon3. members who like himseir,
nleo w., the older and mora conser-
Tepisss l'~n,ent II was difficult TO accom-
''aSs,e the tide Of humanity wncn eooeo
"a sowed through the doorway vi Tue
",rmittee-room of Ways ana Means,
-. e'sere Mcdowell and Glenn, the so-caiied
NHsle 80" candidates for Clerk and Doors
Keeper were station q.
one hundred and forty-two representa-
.,.es were among the hundreds tnaI
Ind and these severa.ly assured NC
no,rfu and Glenn of their support. AS
,1a votes are sufficient to elect, even II
,he entire number Of IA Republicans are
rrssent It was plain that the leading
'@smbers OF the McDowell-Glenn ticke:
we're certain Of enough votes to win on
the first ballot.
DOWN TO WORK.
The caucus settled down 10 work prompt
vat o'clock, with Mr.. Hooker. OF New
york the secretary of the caucus. In
80 chair. The frst test Of the relative
strength Of the Mcdowell ticket. and Its
,,nonents was shown in the vote on
ne election OF chairman of the caucus.
Mr. william A. Stone, of Pennsylvania,
,ho has been the principal manager for
Mcdowell, and those associated with him,
dominated the veteran Ohioan. General
H Grosvenor. while MIR. Dolliver. OF
Iowa. who represents the Henderson
forces proposed the name Of Mr.. Hen
dsrson. Of Iowa.
Al the conclusion OF the roll-call the
vote stood l55 for Grosvenor to 73 for
Henderson.
This showed the presence of 22s men,
hers and disclosed the fact the Mcdowell
forces had not overrated their strength.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, placed Mr.. FL
lis Of Oregon. In nomination for secre-
tary Of the caucus of the Fifty-fourth
Congress.
Mr. Mercer, Of Nebraska, nominated
Mr Hooker. of New York.
Mr. Ellis was elected by a vote OF
~ to II.
On motion Of Mr.. Grow. of Pennsyl-
yanla, Thomas d. Reed. of Maine. was
nominated for Speaker, and elected by
ecclamation.
on motion OF Mr.. Payne, Of New York.
& committee oft here was appointed 10
conduct Mr.. Reed 10 the hail. The COM
mittee consisted OF Messrs. Payne. Ga
hsha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, and
Cannon. Of Illinois.
Mr.. Reed on entering the hall was
loudly applauded. Taking a position In
the area before the presiding officers
desk. and speaking in an easy, CONVEX
sational tone. he said:
MIR. REEDS REMARKS.
"Mr Chairman and Gentlemen.-For the
honor which yoI have conferred upon me
tender my sincere thanks. / am, how
ever. not in the least liable to confound
with my own personality this tribute of
your kindness. ] had once the good for
tune 10 be so placed that 1 represented. az
well as / was able, the patriotic sense
Of great party. and 1t is to that pa
trioiic sense OF our party that you ten
der the tribute Of your matured, as you
did your temporary. approval History
Will accord us praise for what We did In
the Ffty-frst Congress. and 1t may ac-
cord us its praise in this for what We do
not do.
I'VE have. unfortunately, divided gov
eminent. which usually leads to small
results. But there are times when rest
Is as health-giving az exercise. We
must not forget that our first and great
est duty is to do all we can to re-
store confidence to business, and that
we must avoid all business legislation
except In the direction OF improving BUSH
ness. Rather than run risks. we can afford
TO wait until well-matured plans give
US assurance Of permanent benefit. Crude
and hasty legislation Is, above all things,
10 be summed
WORLD WE LIVE IN.
Could we cause our immense popular
majority 10 overflow into other branches
OF the government, and could we have
iull control, we would create, not a per-
iect word perhaps. but a world rather
more III 10 live In than we have lately
had. Even as things are. I do not for a
moment doubt that our patriotic instincts
WI! lead US TO make every sacrifice ex-
eept OF principle to rescue our country
IRON It's temporary disaster. Not only
nave we been elected by the overwhclm-
ing vote Of the people as their servants.
ont as House OF Representatives OF
which we are the majority.
The right TO initiate taxation of the
people is by the Constitution placed In
our hands, as a sacred trust. which we
nave no right to surrender. and which
an parties. however they differ on other
tsings. VIII assuredly maintain. That
We shall be ready at ali times to furnish
a1equate revenue for the government. ac-
eofdlng TO our sense OF public duty, no
man can doubt.
This is the greatest nation Of this
hemisphere. and while we have no desire
interfere with other nations. we shall
ralntain our position here with firm
ness and self-respect, and at the same
ume with careful consideration OF facts.
ana that conservatism OF action which
snsii leave no bad question to trouble our
future.
In this l trust the whole government.
"a ah It's branches. will be in accord with
'aSn other and with the people"
TWO GAvELS.
Two gavels were presented to Mr.. Reed.
g g1 oy Mr.. Foss. on behalf Of the Ham,
A'oh Club, OF Chicago. made OF cherry
ana apple wood from Ashland. KY. and
vns oy Mr.. Hilborn. Of California, on be-
na'i OF the Third District OF California.
u'aae from wood from Farraguts old flag
zap the Hartford. now at the Mare
as'@hl nayy-yard. Mr.. Reed accepted both
"a thoroughly Characteristic speech Of
"snhs He then retired from the hall
win Mr. Reeds departure. the work Of
pacing the candidates for Clerk In nomi-
nation began.
mr.. Daizell, Of PENNSYLVANIA, presented