Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-16
The Ambitious Patriots Who Want
congressman to Address Them
Thus.
RANDALL AND CARLISLE ASPIRE.
The Respective Claims Of the Twain to
the Suffrages Of their Fellows.
RANDALL THOUGHT TO BE AHEAD.
The NeGt Hossc.
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| the Democrats will secure the control of
| the next house of representatives, which
can now hardly be called presumptuous
F.! the trials and fluctuations of the party
| will begin. OF course the chief prize is
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
! For this place there will be two promi-
| nent candidates.. j. Randall, of Penn
sylvania, and John G. Carlisle, of Ken
| lucky. There will be others in the wake,
| and among them George L. Converse, of
| Ohio. If there are no bargaining or prom
| ises, and the selection is left to the sober
sense and uninfuenced sound Judgment
of the Democratic representatives, Car
| Isle viii be elected. The difficulty is,
| there viii be, and it is an open question
| if Carlisle can defeat Randall. The two
men are widely different. AS speaker,
Carlisle would organize the house in
| way calculated to bring the best talent to
| the surface. He would make up ways and
means committee which would compel the
admiration of his political antagonists.
Randall, on the other hand, would again,
| as he did, before, so constitute the ways and
| means committee that it would be always
| at a dead lock. He is shrewd, cunning land
! it may be said safe as leader. He is not
pig-headed like Keifer, but IS vindictive
| and inclined to be Jesuitical to those who
| cross his path. For Randall there will be
| huge stake in the speakership. His third.
| election to the Office, which is one of power
| and influence, would, of course, give him a
| commanding position as a leader. Take
! this into consideration. and then put with
| it the probability Of Democratic victory
| this fall in Pennsylvania, and
| tyro with a political horoscope will dis
| cover that Randall desires the election as
| speaker, as stepping stone for the presi
Dental nomination. With Pennsylvania
Democratic, and behind his back as a can
didate he will enter a national convention
| in position not to be to highly estim-
ated. Randall will make an untiring can
vass for the speakership. He is shrewd
enough to know that in Carlisle of Ken
lucky, he will meet a competitor
who will put him to his mettle.
Randall, however, has advantages in the
| race, First, many of the Southern Dem
ocrats who were favored by him with elegi-
BILE committee chairmanships, will be in
the next house. Naturally he can secure
| their votes upon the hint that past favors
| will be duplicated. Second, he will have
behind him probably not less than seven
teen votes in his own delegation. Again,
the New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and
Eastern Democracy will support
him as against Carlisle, because of his
known views on the tariff. The question
| i, will Randalfs canvass be an open one,
or will he fight over the ramparts of de-
| coy as did Tilden with Henry B. Payne at
Cincinnati? There are mysterious hints
| afioat i'll this city that the anticipated can
| vass of Converse is to be made in Randall's
int lest, the object being to keep away the
| Ohio delegation from Carlisle. Randall
has more than one friend in the delegation
| already chosen to the next
| house from Ohio. They
need not be named. but ought to be readily
conjectured. Hence the canvass of Con-
| verse would. if there is anything in state
pride, keep Ohio in line for him until Car
isles defeat was assured. Then the shrewd
friends of Randall in the delegation could
get him the bulk of Ohio's vote when
Converse dropped out. No one believes in
any seriousness that Converse is a candi-
date to win. His relations with Randall
have been too close to have him desert
now, and yet Converse would make
equally as good, if not a better speaker
than Randall.
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| In Indiana Randall will also have
strength. Judge Holman and Represen-
tative Cobb both believe in him, and
would no doubt, vote for him. The
strength of Carlisle is in his eminent fit
has SO steadily grown upon the house. He
is modest, reserved and retired. He never
forces himself. He has but little
self-assertion, but his consummate
ability is recognized by both Republicans
and Democrats. He has nothing of ar
tifice about him or double dealing. He
would make no promises to break, even if
by such means he could win. He would
have all of these to contend with. Of
course, his own state would, no doubt, SOL
idly back him up. but in no
other quarter can it be seen where
he will get united support. The South
Randall will divide with him
as well as the West. Should he
attain to the speakership it will be be-
cause the Democracy awoAe to realizing
sense that it pays best to put the best men
ia the first place.
| THE OTHER OFFICES.
For the clerkship of the house ex-Repre-
sentative Martin, of Delaware, is candi-
date. There will be scores of others when
it is time to pick the plum.
John G. Thompson will, no doubt, as
pire to his old place and will be in the
Randall combination. If the Republicans
secure the next house. there is combina-
ton already formed to throw Keller over
board as the Jonah of the concern, and
elect in his place Mr.. Thomas b. Reed, of
Maine. The fact is Kiefer could not be
reelected, and it is matter of doubt even
if he can secure the empty compliment of
| a nomination. The party feels it must do