Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-08
NEW SENATE OFFICERS.
A. y. shaw to lie Secretary; H. -
Grant. of \. c., Sergcant-nt-Arms'

WASHINGTON. ID. c., February =
M pe,ubl,can senatorial caucus this
o,,orino after q debate Of an hour and
botf eettied the question of the elective
ofrcers of the Senate by The nomination
Of a fun ticket MIR A. J. ShaW. ol "
state OF Washington, was nomiha'ea ~
be Secretary Of the Senate; MAJOR n sor- -
Grant OF North Carolina. 20 De ser
sreont,ot Arms. Mr. Alonzo stewart OF
iowa 10 be acting Assistant Doorkeeper'
and Rev. Mr. Milburn. the bind Chap-
lain. TO succeed himself. 10.
number of speeches were mace on VI
various candidates. and IL early developeu
that there was such opposition 10 -
Secretary George G. Gorham ana 0
Sergeant-a't-Arms Valentine as won,n he-
cessarilV eliminate both these gentlemen
from the contest. The fight against MI
Gorham was led by Mr.. Hoar. or Massd-
cbusetts. and Mr.. Hale. Of Maine; BON
these gentlemen expressed themselves III
the caucus this afternoon as beihg uWIl- III
willing to overlook an attack mace DIV
Mr. Gorham against Mr.. Blaine, In a
newspaper Of which Mr.. Gornam Is sam
to have been the editor. ~,
Mr. Gorham was nominated bV NJ, VI,
Mitchell Of oregon, ana srcphueh ~
Messrs. Chandler and Perkins Mr
Michael. OF Pennsylvania. was hoInlha,tSu t
by Mr. Lodge. and seconded oy MT
Quay Mt A. j; JAS sna% n0mi8ated oi ede by s' Mr.
Squire. and seconded by MIR Dubo'is'
a letter signed by Ten prominent poiiti-
clans of Kentucky placed the name OF
Nr Baber. Of that State. in nomination.
one vote was also cast on the nrst ballot
Tor Mr. Fright the present Sergeant at
Arms Three ballots were taken, ana MI
Shaw was selected on the third ballot:
For ergeant-at-Arms, Mr.. Curtice, OF
New Hampshlre was placed In nominal
lion nv MIR Chandler and seconded by
Mr.. Galinger; Major II. l.. Grant OF
North Carolina. was nominated by Mr.
Pritchard, and seconded by Mr.. hdwiey'
OF Connecticut; Mr.. Quay. OF renhsyi-
vania. and Mr. Elkins. of West Virginia,
and Mr. Smith ID. Fry, was nominated
bv MIR. Gear. and Mr.. Valentine. by
Mr.. Thurston. Three ballots were re-
quired 10 make Major Grant the nominee.
OF Pages. was nominated by acclamation
for the position OF Acting DoOrkeeoer
the place so long filed by the late Isaac
Bassett Mr.. Stewart has grown up III
| the Senate from boyhood, and is tho
roughly conversant with the duties OF
the Office, which he has often fiied tenn
porarily.
Mr. Milburn the present blind Chaplain
| will also be retained.
as to when these officers should be elect
| "a in the Senate. that matter havinf
been left TO the chairman OF the caucus
who will call IL UP al an ooportune time
| III is understood that action VIII be hac
so as to enable the new officers to as
sumo their duties on the lst OF mex
/ month.
The Secretary OF the Senate nominated
| to-day is a young man, and said 10 b
| in every way fitted for the duties OF tn
| Office He IL a man OF pleasing address
| educated, and cultured. and good elo
| cutionist. He was, for u time. postmastel
| at Spokane. Wash.
Major Grant is an old Union soldier
! who went 10 North Carolina shortly afte
| the war. He Is a native OF Connecticut
! and served in the army In the regimen
| commanded at one time by General Haw
ley. the present senator from that State