The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-11
An OHIO DEMOCRATS rLor.

AN OHIO DEMOCRATS FLor.
Your correspondent asked It prominent
Ohio Democratic member, who was re-
elected to the Forty.eishth Congress last
October, just after the election, who he
thought would be speaker Of the next
House.
Randall he replied, very emphati.
cally. ,ss ID
"Why do you think Randall will be the
next Speaker" was asked.
because he is u. HUSTLER" was the sig.
nificant response.
Since then this same member has pro.
claimed for Carlisle. lie Is emphatic in
expressing the opinion in both public and
in private, that Mr.. Carlisle will be the
next Speaker and that he will vote for him
a day or two since the ISTELLlGENcEG cor.
respondent met him in a !, street car
on the way TO the Capital He
was reminded Of the conversation
he had Just alter theeleetion and
OF his reported change Of mind, when he
said: "As you see every Democratic coun-
ty paper in my district has come out 10,
him and ! will have to vote for him
whether want to or not. OF couros
| lcannot,oppose the wishes Of my constitu.
ents. . soy, :
Notwithstanding this declaration on the
part OF the Ohio member, it is the impress
sion OF all who know him, that when the
cducus convenes, and tho members thereof
vote by secret ballot, us they will, he viii
write the name Of Samuel }. Randall, o.
Pennsylvania" on slip OF paper and dror
it in the hat when it is passed around.
ltis said that the example Of the Ohio
member will be, or is being followed BY
members from other States, and it is safe
to predict that although the contest is ,
year hence, Mr.. Randall will be the caucus
nominee on the second or third ballot.
DIVIDED STATE DELEGATIONS.
Just before Congress convened, ten day.
ago. United States Senator, who had just
arrived here, in the course Of converse
tion, dsked the writer what he had heaN
about the Speakership contest, when tht
above story was related in reply, with th'
observation added that it looked rs il tha
Ohio delegation would be divided between
Randall and Carlisle, the Senator reptile,
II guess it viii, and so will the delegation
from my State"
Bill Holman, the notorious Congressiona
"objector," is spoken OF as another candi
date. lie, toe, lis one OF the Randall Grove
and his candidacy is also believed to he i1
the interest OF the Philadelphia Statesman
There are also several other members.elec
mentioned as dark horses. among them cx
Senator Eaton, who has been elected t.
Congress from Connecticut, but it: is no
probable that any Of the latter will even b'
heard Of in the actual contest.
| AFTER A LARGER rLuN.
John kcnna, Of West Virginia was a
ond time discussed US probable candidate
but he has publicly announced that he il
not Il candidate for the Spcakership, but il
dead in earnest for the successorship Of Mr.
Davis in the United States Senate. Ii
speaking Of kenna, the party who is quotet
| in the beginning OF the letter said: II
lenna wasn't a candidate for tho Senator
ship, think that he could enter the race
with reasonable prospects Of success as 1
comproinise candidate as between Randall
and Carlisle" 5l4is i}f's .
Kenna Is popular and has the. ability
and II lie shall fail in obtaining the Sena
torship, he will have reason to regret thu
he did not enter the contest for the Speaker
ship.