Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-15

! rights of the minority by a QUICK compre-
hension OF the rights accorded il under the
| laws governing the House, and dem and ng
! the enforcement OF their application. Kerr,
/ on the other hand, combatted with reason.
Randall was more effective; because be had
| The prepared machinery for the good order Of
! the House with him. Reason seldom coo,s
! the hot spurs OF majority bent on accom-
! plisbing certain ends. Kerr is didactic Ran
! dali impetuous, aggressive, ever on the alert
ESTIMATE OF Mr.. KERRs STRENGTH.
1t is but fair, that having conceded the
| South 10 Randall, that the West should be
scceded to Kerr. By this is not to be. in
| feTred that il is done for the mere purpose OF
/ swap. Randall can lay what claims he
| may TO any strength in the West, but he
! viii be disappointed. There is almost q
| unanimous expression in kerr'S favor in tha :
section. IL is safe TO say that he will carry
| with him the united strength Of Illinois, In
| diana: Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan.
| and Wisconsin. Upon this Assumption he
| would receive from these states as follows.
! IllInols, votes; Indiana, g; Iowa. I; Kansas
| ]; Kentucky, 3; Michigan, 3; Wisconsin, g.
This uld give him IN start with 50 votes.
! Add In this the Missouri delegation. as was
| included for Randall, and he aggregates &c
votes. There is the stronger prob biIity, too,
| mat on account OF his pronounced views for
! hard money that he WIN get the New Eng
| land vote rather than Randall. This adds IL
| to the 46 making total of 81. California
| fcr Tie same reason. would give him her
| vote, making 81, aud Oregon ! vote swells
| the column toG2.
DOUBTFUL STATES.
Now as to Maryland. This state brings
| into the fight Stevenson Archer as a candi-
| date for the cierkship, well Knowing that il
| an eastern candidate for the Speakership
shall succeed she will be left out in the cold
! with their claims, because a speaker and a
clerk will not be apt TO come from the same
section. The members from that state nat
uIally select Kerr, and wIll probably give
4 him six votes. This swells Kerr's vote TO g.
New York is the troublesome state. Nearly
all its members are against Randall on ac-
count OF his money record and high protection
theories They prefer first Fernando Wood
| or Sunset Cox, and in case of a combination
| Will vote for Kerr, their opposition being
decided against any candidate not avow-
| edly sound on the financial question. The
| pledges of the New York delegation are in
| most cases provisional. and divided between
| WOOD and Cox. Nothing but weakness at
| last Will drive them from these candidates
| III Wood hrally is Withdrawn, as he proba-
| bly, Will be, he will use his influence and vote
Tor Randall. II will be long contest before
| any other than a New York candidate Will
| receive the vote of the delegation, but when
| ii is apparent that there is no chance for such
candidate, Kerr is likely TO get n ma iority
| OF the New York votes; indeed, il is proba-
| bic that he may secure the whole democratic
| delegation, as Cox will work in the interests
| OF Kerr when bis own strength is exhausted
Coz cadiDg Kerr the whole delegation, it
| ADDS 10 additional votes 10 his column aud
| swells the same 10 81 votes, as against Ran
dslPs estimated 50. 1t must be borne in
| mind, however, that both have included in
| their estimates the ID votes from Missouri,
which both claim they are sure 10 receive.
THE POSITION OF OHIO.
Chic occupies peculiar position In the
! contest. The democratic delegation from
that state came out of their late defeat with
| perfect organization, the result OF the close
and active state canvass. Consequently the
Con gressiOpal delegation will be apt to come
here compact, Formidable unpledged COM
| bination. 1t is usual for Ohio congressman
| 10 maze dead set, and demand every Office
a StlQl trarC D. in to
usually meet in caucus, map out distri bu-
| lion OF offices among themselves and this
year will make the Iur fly, when they COM
! mence 10 hammer with their twelve votes
| Ohio Will present X. Milton Sayler for the
| SpeakerShip and will probably compromise
upon Cox Oh Randall; the latter because Ran
JAN is nearer soft money candidate than
any OF the others aspiring for the place. The
| shrewd calculators among the Ohioans claim
| mat Whatever compromise the delegation
! makes will be based upon the concession OF
| the clelkship or doOrkeeper 10 that state
| Nearly every eX-Congressman and ex-iudge
in Ohio presents claims FOR about al the
| Offices.
How The votes nf the states of New Jersey
| ard West Virginia will be thrown, has thus
| far not been Indicated.
RESUME.
| Ii will thus be seen that the two formidable
candidates assume TO have nearly equal
| strength. Woods candidacy means nothing
| more than this. lie will use his strength for
| Randall, because il is believed that If he sue
| ceeds Randall will give him the chairman
| ship OF the Committee of Ways and Means
a position which usually entities the holder
| TO be looked upon as the leader of the House
| The candidacy OF Cox means the same thing
| other than that IL Kerr succeeds Cox will get
| the Ways and Means Committee.
| 1t must also be borne in mind that i'm the
| estimate OF the strength of the candidates
| 70 account has been taken how the four in
| dependent reformers and six liberals will
| cast their votes. Then there are four indie
| pendent republicans who might in open
House vote for either Kerr or Randall. with
out feeling called upon To state in advance
| FOR whom they felt preference.
| FORMIDABLE COMBINATIONS.
1t is stated that in the event OF the failure
! OF Mr.. Randall to secure the Speakership, he
Will not allow the nomination of either Mr.
| Kerr or Mr.. Cox, but will throw his strength
| for new man that will be acceptable TO
Messrs. Kerr and Cox, however, doubt
| whether Randall will have the power TO
| transfer his strength to a new candidate.
| Randall's friends. however, on the other
| hand, evlEce determination 10 sink or swim
| with him.
SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATES.
Randall was born in Philadelphia on the
| 10Th OF October. ISIS. His education was
| limited TO an academic course. Early in life
| he engaged in mercantile pursuits. His first
| advent into public life was as a member OF
| the city council of Philadelphia. and he next
| was elected TO the state senate of 1850. He
mas served i'm Congress continuously since
| The thirty eighth Congress.
In appearance he is about five feet eight
| ire hes in height. He is squsrely built.
having well made framework, endowed
with good muscular development. He has a
| deep brown eye, shut IN with an abundance
| of eye hair lashes, giving il the shade of
| black. His face is clean sbaven and broad
| surmoupted with forehead of ample proper
| tons. His complexion can hardly be called
| fair or swarthy, being cross between the two
Socially he is OF the magnetic. He has a
fund of good humor, is a keen listener, and
has an easy grace Of manner which attracts.
| Personally he is a man that could hardly
make enemies. Politically he might have
many, even with his own party. He
sumes no dignity, is open ana free in his
manner, generous in his impulses, abstene-
| GUS In bis habits, and on the whole what the
| world would call jolly good fellow.
Kerr, like his competitor, Randall, was
born in Pennsylvania in 1871. He received
an academic education. This was supple
| mented by legal course at the University
| of Louisville, from which institution he re-
ceived the degree Of bachelor of laws. After
brief residence in Kentucky he settled in
| New Albany, Indiana, his present place or
| residence. His first service in Congress was