The sun., 1879-03-15

THE SPEIKERSHIP.
Wallace In Washington acctuaiIy Trying
TO Defeat Randall.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fight for tho
spcakershlp is becoming decidedly interesting.
Tho new members are arriving slowly. but
those who come are making themselves heard
on one side or the other. The head
quarters OF Randall and Blackburn have
been thronged all day by their friends.
There seems to he more loud talking and
enthusiasm on tho part OF tho Blackburn
advocates. They are very positive about their
ability to put Black burn through. They talk
loudly OF serious detection among Randall's So
called friends. and claim that he will be sur
prised when the caucus meets. This sort OF
talk is rdiculcd by Randall and his sup
porters. They say that II is all game Of
blun and brag on the part OF Black
burn and his followers. and assert that
1t ia one-sided fight. Randall claims. with the
utmost confidence. that he has 90 votes GER
treachery or detection they say II Ia idle to talk
about such things. The Randall men assert
New WY YORK. av New G Jersey y9ss psSn o%
vote from ,Maryland and that RanSail, win sSt
where Blackburn claims all but one
EnndSil & is cs6riqin 6t,n 3 six and possibly
Georgia. and AL except. one, from Alabama aud
Tennessee The crowd at Randalls headGunr-
trrs to-day was very great. aud whiln thor, WIS
not - much loud talk and Boosting as AT Black
burns. there was n quie, assurance that WIS ia
str King contrast with thr arcncs NJ Wllards's
number of PENNEY lvanians are hHre under
the lead OF senator WALLACE. doing what thny
cnn 90 defeat Randall. hut they cannot max the
slightest impression on the Pennsylvania dela-
CATION. Wallace wants 10 defeat Kind,l. To
crippl" his power In Pennsylvania. II Randall
Is elected Smoker. Wallace hns but slight hope
~ being able to control the delegation from that
State to the next National Democratic Conven-
ton, which he wants to take there and trade
m for his personal benefit All Of tho Nav
Democrats hnr
and he viii arrive tomorrow morning They
are all enthusiastic for Randall. and no ono is a
more st"adfast supporter Of the cX-SpeGker
than John kelly. which ia a sufficient answer
70 the absurd stories about Randall being Til
d"n's candidate. All of tho New Jersey Demo
craiS vii tn here tomorrow and do their best
for Randall.
There y.s = long Conference this. afternoon
between Wallace. Morrison. and BLACK burn.
and in the vain hope ot driving IN some Of Ran
dall's strength in ponnsylvanlA Wallace pro-
candidate for Clerk. This was thought 10 be n
good move. Wallace tried to get ext Congress-
mr., mn SiG1gcr 81 Prnnsyyania TO Ne cnpdida,c,
WAS member Of tho Forty fourth Congress
will agree To- be set M MS q dummy candidate.
q one-sded AFFAIR, and Colwell Of Alabama il
NE @ winnlnG mn. ,, me eanillaey Of blackburn
There does not scrm To be anything definite
known about the Senate caucus tomorrow
evening. There are SO mnny candidates for
Secretary aul Sergeant Arms OF that body
Senator.
The friends Of Randall at midnight tonight
arr a >ulucy certain of lis unniiuntion Tor
Speaker on the first ballot. Jimmy O'Rrirn rot
O'keilly ~ BROOKLYN H. not hero and will not
come, II Gov Robinson does not sign hi- bill to-
morrow
CnEYtsNr. Wv. March II -Congrossnan.
cleci WhltcaScr (Demo"r ~ 90 OREGON. who left
Sln Fnncsro on sp"cmi train on Wednesday
at 10 A. NJ pi-sed hero At noon to-dnv making
unusually fast time, He win reach Mushinrt0n
IN tlmr o. participate IN the organization Of tho
next House.