, 1879-03-17
Gen. Grants Reception in 1ntifa.''
The French Impeachment
Vote.
Rowell the Winner in the
Great Pedestrian
Contest.
Archbishop Purcell's Finances
---Criminnl and Miscel-
laneous.
WASHINGTON.
TIE EPTAKERSH1p.

AAA III
THE Possibilities.
Special Ifspatch In The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. e., March 15.-The Speaker
chip contest Is becoming animated. Tho leaders
of both parties mnintaln their assurance. 1t is
noticed for tho FIRST time, however, TINT Randall
admits it would be possible to defeat him with
u candidate from south Of the Potomac River.
This is tho first concession to the strength OF
tho opposition Randall has made. lie Ball to.
night tl4t so long as his opponents adhere to
Blackburn hc Inns 10 fears. It Is very evident,
however, that tho opposition to Randall
is strong enough, II concentrated, to dcfcat
him, and that Randall knows It,
The arrivals OF now Congressman to-day havo
not been reassur,ng to Randall, and hays con-
Ttuced his managers Of
TIE POSSIBILITY or DEFEAr.
tits evident that the contest hanRs rpon the
delegations from Ohio, Indiana, md Missouri.
Both parties claim to hnYo the advantage in all
the States.
There has never been a spcakership contest
In which Senators have taken so active = part.
6cnators Beck, Vest, mud Wallace arc ut work
cvcry hour OF the dur, md almost Of tho night,
IN support Of Blackburn's candidacy. The ap-
pcasance Of Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, in tho
field against Randall is a formidable fact
for the latter. Senator Vest, OF Missouri is
telling tho Democratic delegation from TINT
State that he will take the stump against every
man who works for Randall, and secure his de-
feat for reelection for the Forty-seyenth Con-
gEcss, mud TINT Randall
Is NOT THE MAN WANTED
by the Democracy west Of tic Missouri River.
It Is said tAat there arc from twelve to fifteen
members who do not want to vote for cttllpr
Blackburn or Randall. II as many votes could be
cast for candidate other than Blackburn orRan-
dali, Of course neither OF thcse two could be
elected, Raudall's victory evidently must de-
pend upon bis strength On tho first ballot. On
that ballot he will cast Ills greatest strength.
After TINT, should ho show weakness, consid-
'crable portion Of his strength would immedI-
ntcly 70 In search Of tlia winning mau.
Bill Morrison says there Is
NO CHANCE ron 4 DARE Honsu
or compromise candidate; TINT tho race is
sauarcay between Randall ind Blackburn, and
that, II those who will not yoto under any cir
cuustauces for Randall will rally to Blackburn,
tho 1altcr can b. elected. Politicians,
though, equally as sagacious as Morrison, saY
now TINT neither Of them will DO chosen.
AN INVENTION or THE ENEMY.
Randall said tonight tllat the stories that fljs
campaign Is being conducted on Tlltlcn basis
10 M Invention OF thc enemy. " Mr. Ttlden,H
Ba!d Randall, "can't carry On tho campaign Of
tooo otei my ~, sn'ss-poa'n. nsSee teeelseo
NY. ~ 4Ao'o inuen ~ NY 4no' A1s ooilGatloh II
HI I'LL '1ac6 WY
FERNANDO WOOD
said Tonight that With Now York, Pennsylvania,
and deoFEia solid Tor Randall the latter cannot
bc beaten. but Fernando begs tho qucstiou.
blackburn men tonight claim the Tammany
eA&~
votes beyond question.
Iherc was meeting OF tho Mem York dclcga-
tlon thls evening" 6oe tt was not possible to OBJ
tam donaite eiewa. some OF tho members were
NOT present. huhual1 insists that New York,
however, Is so''d 1or him, with tho exception Of
Gam cof' -......-...
mo pennsylvania delcgatlon held meeting
1n's &C. evening" all being present except Hcndricls
b' wright. Tho delegation voted solitsly to
sarpo.. !sa1v't WHEEL ""1 10 great surprise
=, ,"s.. a.ass "no msa cApee1eu to sceuro
sIs .,,., se.ea tJ oaeAopsh ha-
snaas '.ls 1n.u7 tos ma'taea 10 nave cttcret1 tho
s.a,, aHst 4e.,4ua.', at''. aot oa aoio TO
s.s. s",' 'o1o ~ .''u ue.ssAtion. Wright is
~. ~. ~, " a.tena t'e Dcmoefa.le caucus,
,.,'. -. ~, ~ n.a uiu ulsenoaehers II hunda!l
W. ,,aa,. ~ ~ euue's, ~ received
h.r,oroa IT,, sa' ''' asa.,4o!pn AaehcF has
s,,s,s ~ nuu 'A'e'e t''c ne'o ast'sely To-
AA'f'As AVA N3As'Ao"s"'
THE HEADQUARTERS.
a vtait to tic headquarters of tho rival cant!t-
dates i6 tic tlrst thtg r ar1cs for ncwly-nrryct1
members. or tlc two, the llvcllest mud iollcst
place to make call at is backburn's, and tic
~ tlic to'a'eI u"ete u cr""a all tho time,
composed chiefly OF aouthcruers oyer(owtlg
with enthusiasm nuf1 r1,nyfnr oafit,,,+c. ~
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