New-York tribune., 1877-10-15

MR.. RANDALL FUN - I-'N'@'''
-,p ,,,,tx,rloNs IN The DFMoCRAuc CAUCUS
THE VICTORY OF Mr. RANDALL AND IT'S sI'Nli


ICANCE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO rHr TniHUNkl
,,-...,,,-.,o> oct fI-Nr. Randall was nomi-
.,+.l f,r sneaker bv the Democratic caucus last
,,-bt op the first ballot. Tho caucus met d.. 'ne
Ii,r.c of Esrrcsentativcs. Only three candidates
yr,r. placed IN nomination. Mcssrs. Randall oI
PENNSYLVANIA. Goode, OF Virginia, and SAVER ol
Ohio. Nr. Cox Was not a candidate. II haH oeen
finally resolved la advance at caucus oi the New
York delegation that his name should no'
he presented M,ssrs. Willis ana Fottef OILY
votlng against this. The caucus III inc
House Of Representatives, was calico 10 Ut
dor by Mr. Clymcr. Alexander h. stephens
nominated }lr. Randall IA terms o. coWpum1n' loi
his ability Mr. Douglass nominated Mr' V'o'0'
and Mr. Ewing brought forward the name Oh MI
stylcr. The candidates occupied commitiee-rool'5
i+t +,.ir friends Tho irst ballot resulted In 101
votes .ar 3lr. Randall 23 for Mr.. Goode' ana -
f.r1lr. ~l,Icr and the nomination was, as usual
then mad. unanimous Tic nominee received tAe
now, with q broad smile Of satisfacuon. ON oeIns
conducted into llc presence of the caucus 10y fei-
raaao Wood and Nessrs. Goode and say'er' esAd'
Sit C.. rHan and Reprcs. natives: / MANS you
,. t-,.eIt IS mo-. grateful go me. J w.., 10 1'-
f..-f...ur one nigh ut..r fJ Wuirh -lait Ht t.-f
G...or to dl .g tlI duF te my country, .ii'
~ -or course win best promote tle iuer. ana M sue %
,.-- uf HlI n.t, -c. Irl }'ll inh t,li I--'o-'N &
approval of my gouutrymen. lAppauseJ
john O. Thompson Of Ohio. was then rcnomiaa,ed
for -.r1.ant-.t-A ARMS For Clerk Of the House one
IllIo. only was taken. in which Colonel adams the
former clIa. received sevcuty-aiue, and Colonel
Caldwell of Alabama. siX y-u.uo votes. Iac former
Was declared elected. Tor Doorhoeper three ballots
v.rc t.Ea .le candidates being ra,tsr.ou, OF New-
jersey; Io.k, ol Nsso-r; Mccoy, of Mary land
W.II.ituil of VIRGINIA; Eaual. of New-l 9rl.
a.I..I.s. of Earth Carolina. Ar Polk was chosen.
a. 1L -..e1It. of TF-aia. was nominated for clec-
f..al. .tna..er and the Rev. DR. Poisel, of the
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, for Chaplain.
T..cau.rs was ia session fer nearly three ho1r-.
Nr naula.r- triumph bias lf-ie political sign IL
,le... s .ae FOB dis superior taleut as an ofeaa-
Il.- TO tlc advantage oi position ae possess I'D
having held the Office last scss Jon, and TO the wide
spread conviction that the interests of the Demo-
cratic party vIll Doe In safer hands with hm I'D the
char lIn iu tire hands Cf hls rivals. The party
have tried Nr Randall as Speaker and knows what
&, expect of him. They have not tried either
Of h- competitors. nor has any Of them shown
s..h talent and Judgment as 10 lead the party
o. desire 20 mike a trial II there Is any
meaning n Nr. Randalfs election applicable to
rr.e.t polite. DO was found in the total failure Of
ths hbu,ter- OF last session TO make head aga ast
L.l With their argument about his course IN The
Io.a-l. count proceedings. They charged him with
fi 'i-y to tle Democratic party because bee carried
oa- tIe iav aui refused % entertain di.atcry mo-
t..- u.do % defeat it5 operations. In re-
C.trl L.u in face of this issue raised
o. oJcta. lu thc party IHdorses his course and re-
ll.s fe faction which assaiis the President title.
Such. aj lca.r would seem 20 be fair Interpretl-
ton ot tle action Of the caucus All tAe hlDusters
C.l aaf oppose hm, however, but only The most vo-
leat m OBJ. discussions of the past week Mr. RAN
C4.r- friends did not, as % rule, combat the dHbus-
t.9n- faction. but refused TO argue the question Of
the Ele.toal count, knowing that the NOISY talk
about tctrayug the party was doing their can
,.i.t, more good than harm They shIevdiy re-
framed from attacking anybody, and the result of
tN.irmid good uatured attitude was That Nr Ran
da became the second choice of nearly all tic men
supporting other candidates
An effort was made boy the friend. # NJ. Sayler.
NJ Cox and Air Morrison TO mako capital out Of
A.. RaudalIs high tariff record. but IN the end be
g.tas many votes from revenue Ilrd men rs from
Protection. Is. Tie Western candidates hoped his
hard money views would prove fatal to him, but hc
dII uot lose half dozen votes that account The
srl..l, question which he has sraddcd for the past
year, made lo open figure in the canvass. Subsidy
mn and aut.-subsidy men were alike active
ia his support When the comni ttces are
announced. ic VIII be seen whether he has made any
promises % the Texas Pacific people, or not but
meanwhile hc can 6o congratulated on h.. success
in avoiding aa .sa. that seemed at oae time GER
tan to rel liu So far as the public knows he
Vs.. c1 uto tL. chair preserving his convictions on
The questions a-.rL have divided his party in the
past all ue.ommtted on those new oacs which
threaten TO distract 10 ia the future.
Mr Patterson was defeated for.doorkeoDer Of the
House last night, solely on the ground that the
South insisted upon having a larger proportion Of
the Offices. After tho nomination Of Mr. Randall for
Speaker. 10 became evident that some Of the minor
Offices would have 10 be given 10 the South. Al
though Colonel Adams the clerk, is q Kentucky
man. the ultra Southern men do not record him as
ar representative Southcmer, because hc was loyal
during the war.
Mr Raudalls canvass was chiefly madelaS Spring
now seems more than probable that bis assertion
then that there was and would be no serious oppO-
sl0n % him. and that he would be nominated on
the first. or az latest on the second ballot was
founded upon assurances already secured. All Of
tie candidates except Messrs. Cox, Goodc and say
cr disappeared from the contest before yester-
eay morning Messrs Blackburn and Morr-
toa had little or no following The ultra
views Of the former and tie bitterness OF
Ls expressions made him very few friends
among the better class OF his party associates
aud the latter was so papably unfit for the position
thar bis support was exceedingly weak. Neither
could command the support Of the delegation from
bis own State, and both saved themselves from
ucfeat that must have been more than Illuminating
NJ Cox held out a little longer and succeeded ia
Heating an impression that he had many more sup