Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-01
The Speakership.

Representatives Morrison and Randall ar
rived from New York on Wednesday after
noon. All doubts as to their candi dacy for
the Speakers gaveI were removed by the
declarat on by both that they were in the
field. Clymer, Of Pa, reached here last night
he says he will not ask anybO ly to vote fO-
him, but Of course will take the place If he
can get it. The candidates considered to be
active workers for the place are Randall
Morrison, Say Ter Cox and Clymer. Fernando
Woods name is also mentioned, but he does
not proclaim himself q candidate Blackburn
and Springer seem to have dropped out OF the
race.
The general opinion is that Randall is TO be
the Speaker. He is believed to be the chOic /.
OF Gov. Tilden, and will win more on tia
account than if he stood ON his own ground
Sayler, without being anita gOniZed by infiu
ence from New York, will make a strong
canvass, and could probably by elected
Morrison expresses himself as hopeful of sue
cess, but some express the belief that his can
yass is not q genuine one. He declares that
he is a candidate on his own hook, and is no
fgurehead to weaken one or help the other.
On the other hand there is a report out that at
meeting in New York between Randall,
Morrison: and Gov. Tilden, it was intimated
II is moreover alleged, that Morrison was re-
9uested TO make canvass to prevent
the election Of either Cox or Savior by draw
ing such strength to him as would not go
apathy in conductinghis canvass is instanced
as giving color to this report. He keeps him
self quite shady at his house on Capitol Hill,
does not seem TO- worry over the result, but yet
On the other hand, Morrison continues to
assure his friends that he is an actual candi-
date: He counts, he says, on the Illinois del
egatlOn solid; expects the support of the ma
jOrity of the Missouri delegation, and is
reaching for the New England vote. When
questioned as to the prospects of the several
candidates, he has no false mOdesty, but SAYS
that either Randall or himself will be elected.
The canvass OF Sayler Is certainly handi-
capped by Morrison. Already the latter has
made inroads on the strength of both sayler
and Cox. The Virginia delegation, which
Cox expected, will go for Randall under the
lead of Governor Walker, who is now here
an active worker in his behalf Sayler will
get almost the solid support of his own state
delegation as long as he has a chance of sue
cess. In any other contingency IL is not
known how the vote Of the delegation will be
spread. The strength of the Pacific coast
which Sayler hoped for will not be with him;
Sayler is making a sharp canvass, and has
many friends enlisted In his support. Last
night DIR. Pradford a prominent Ohio pOliti-
clan, and Hon. Theo Cook, president Of the
Third National Bank Of Cincinnati, arrived
at Willard's, took suite of parlors, and
went TO work earnestly in his behalf.
Milton Sayler has good many who will
vote for him on account of his personal
regard. He is genial and sunny in his dis
position, and attracts men to him. He is
Nj
could possibly beat Randall If the latter did
not have, as is alleged he has, Governor TIL
denis support.
Cox is still hopeful. He expects the bulk
OF ms strength To come from the south. He
counts, too, on the support of these who
think he was snubbed by his party when he
made his trip to the st. Louis convention. Ii
the seas to be sailed over this session were
calmer, Cox might be elected. In view of the
anticipated stormy sessions of the House, his
chances cannot be regarded as buoyantly
hopeful.
mer, OF Pennsylvania, complicates the stu
alton somewhat Many say that he is prom
1sed the votes of majority of the Pennsyl-
wanna delegation. IL he is, and they mean to
stand by him, it would seem to antagonize
Randall's strength. There are those who
say, however, that Clymer's candidacy is a
part and parcel of the arrangement to cleo
Randall. There are few in the Pennsylya-
MA delegation who will refuse to support
Randall, and IL is intimated that Clymer's
candidacy is intended to hold the opponents
of Randall in the delegation away from Cox
and Sayler.
Representative Lamar, of Mississippi, ar
rived yesterday. He says he will issue q call
for caucus TO be held on Saturday night.
Concerning the joint rules, over which
There has been good deal Of newspaper dis
tassion, Representative Randall has hereto
lore announced, and always held that not
only the I'D rule, but all the other Joint rules
are still in force Last night Mr.. Sayler was
questioned as to his view of the rules. He
said emphatically that he believed that the
Joint rules Were still force; that the
House never considered them other than in
force. He cited as an illustration of this view,
that two days before the last session of Con-
sress adjourned, that the House, by a unani-
NOUS vote decided TO suspend the 18th and
18th joint rules, thus tacitly admitting them
TO be In force. He says the Senate only and
not the House, ever took the view that they
were imperative.