The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL,
Judge folgtr's Probable SueeeIsor-Ths Comins
aan Said to bs the Secretary Of tie SavJ.
Political Sp.eslaiIOas- Nhlt tbs
Demoefats are Counting cpol.


WASHINGTON, September 29.-Assislanl
Secretary New has rival for Judge
Folgers place In Secretary Chandler oI
tho Navy Department. At least the name
OF the latter Is mentioned, and there is the
same authority for the report as that which
foreshadowed Secretary Folger's immediate
resignation and named New as his success.
sor. There has, in fact, been no ground
for anything that has been said upon the
subject. All that Is known with Ger.
tainty is that Secretary Folger is nomi.
mated for Governor Of New York, and that
there is reasonable expectation that he
will resign II elected, and that there Is a
possibility OF his performing that ceremony
before the result is decided.
The mention OF Secretary Chambers
name in connection with Judge Folger's
place is serviceable TO the extent Of re.
minding the champions OF Mr.. New that
there is more than one man In the country
who Is deemed capable Of succeeding The
present incumbent. There are not many
positions OF al executive description that
Secretary Chandler would not fill accepta.
bly, and with great abilitp. There are few
men who are better trained in political,
judicial and governmental knowledge and
practice than he, aud he possesses wonder.
full energy and perseverance. lie is some
thing Of partisan, but in this capacity he
has acquired energy and perseverance,
qualities that are indispensable in the dis
charge Of important trusts. The mention
OF his name in the connection referred Ia
is significant at least OF a proneness in
judging OF the qualifications Of men ior
responsible and prominent positions, tc
have the. benefit Of contrasts. The appro
pirate time to select Judge Folger's sue
cessor will be when the date Of his resigna
ton is named, and in taking the step that
is TO assure his exit he will not be preciri
tate.
The Democratic Campaign Committee
has reports from several States that raise
expectations Of very agreeable nature
They profess TO have reliable data from
Ohio, which gives them the State oilcers
and possibly ten members OF the House.
They count with certainty on carrying New
York, and the division in Pennsylvania
they assume gives ample assurance OF sue
cess in that State. On the basis OF the large
Democratic gains they have taken posses
sion OF the House in advance, and placed
AIr. Randall foremost rs their candidate for
Speaker. The anticipated defeat OF the
Republicans in Pennsylvania, they claim,
will give him great prominence, und that
the reclamation Of this State will magnify
his power.
70 1t is thought Mr.. Carlisle, OF Kentucky y,
will be his competitor. Kentucky is an
old and reliable Democratic State, and Mr..
Carlisle is the best qualified member oi
the House OF either party for the Speaker.
ship. Jo. Blackburn was Randall's rival
in the last rlce, but he was not very popu.
lar himself, and he had to contend with
the fact that Adams, OF the SAME State, was
a candidate for Clerk OF the House, and
there were more Democrats interested in
the success OF the latter than in that OIL
Blackburn. Carlisle would make very
different candidate, and in the event o.
the Democratic predoniinance, he would
make formidable contestant for Mr.. Ran
dali. The Democratic majority that would
insure Democratic Speaker can only be
obtained by the dissensions OF the Repub
licans, and there are quite as many OF these
rs are convenient.