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WHO SHALL BE SPEAKER !
THE LTrELTFST KIND or CfrCUSTN6
IN TISHTNGTON CITY.
The True Inwnrdncss of tonere ssman Goode'f
Candidacy Mr.. HandaIrs Chances Thought
20 he the best of AIi-tsossip Mt the Capital


WAsnINGToN. Oct. 1.-THE city has filed
UP rapidly since last evening. and the lobbes
OF the principal hotels tonight are throngcd
with Congressman and the friends Of the diff
fercnt candidates for the Spcal arship. There
are. however. great many Democratic mem.
bers still absent who are not expected until to-
morrow. There are comparatively few dcvcl.
opments in the Spcakership canvass. Morrison
OF Illinois and Blackburn are practically out Of
the light. and are laDoring to transfer their few
votes to Goode of Virginia Morrison ia
the real originator of Goodies candidacy.
Mr.. Goode had consulted his colleagues
from Virginia moro than month ago and
thrco Of thcm urgently advised him not TO be u
candidate, and frankly told him that they could
not support him under any circumstances. be-
cause they felt in honor bound to vote for Mr.
Randall. Thereupon Mr.. Goode determined
not to be a candidate. and said that Randall was
his choice. Subsequent to this. Morrison wrota
10 Goode urging him to stick and assuring
him that there were many chances in his favor;
that there could be no possible objection To .
Southern man. since il was well known that tbs
Administration had expressed pr~ference for
an cN-rObcl. II is also well known that tho con
scrvatlve men Of the South did not and do not
favor the putting forward Of an extreme South
crn man for the third Office under the Govern
mcnt few extreme and indiscrcet Southern
ers like Blackburn Of Kentucky. with utcrior
views. coincide with Morrison who is actuatod
10y personal motives. and the result is. Goode il
in the field ~ "A representative Southern man Of
the old school. An attempt was first made to
bring out House Of Tennessee and Buckner Of
Missouri ~ candidates. The object aimed ut
was To- divide the Southern vote and draw ofi
some of Rnndall's friends. But both these gon-
temen declined TO be used for any such pur-
pose. Mr.. House. although not supporter
Of Rahdall. said that il was not an
honorable mode Of warfare. and he would
not engage in i. Finding that this plan
would not work Morrison Blackburn. and their
it,l' i, dioiowIpg Low M conginded 70 set up G?ode as
dering method. they first announced that they
int'nd1d To- max" a cQmhinatiOn solely To beat
landnll. but now that this has failed they talk
about the danger Of a bolt from the caucus; but
thcy are met with the query. who will make the
sav HAT he IL the man. All this simply shows
the weakness and impot"ut desperation If the
few ambitious mon who want To- rec Randall
To say h" VIII take care of them on important
committees
A. TO the strength Morrison and Blackburn
told. 10 ten votes. Neither of them can take a
mgority Qf their delegations with them.
Mr.. SHyler has said cmphaticay that he will
entirely in his interest II everybody who is
opposed to Randall comes to his support Of
course he will be- glad OF it, and appreciate their
d~cernment. but he wont be made a tool Of for
ths, s,gratillcption Of a few selfish gentlemen,
Mr.. Cox has not consented to any combna-
tion. and says he will not unless everybody COM
bincs on Cox; He admits that he will no, he
delegation and says that he would not nttcnpt
i; Springer Of Illinois talks about intraducing
filiDu-tering tactics into the caurr-,
After careful canvass Of !, 40 situation to-day
am satisfied that In" opposition to Randall
mas nowhere u. able to create any disniIection
!" !, '"' -..nSs q bis supporters. There are ar no
portion Of tho Sunfbnrp