New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-04
RANDALHS STILL HUNT.

Without intending to disturb at all the
nlcasing visions of the prospective Speakership
in which the genial Samuel Cox ana The mcr-
curial Springer are just now indulglng, we ieel
il a duty to call the attention OF both these
candidates to the singular and, we may say,
somewhat suspicious circumstance that tho
Hon. Samuel J. Randall. of Pennsylvania, has
not been heard from recently. Mr. Randall IL
q candidate for Speaker, OF course what Is
more. ne has been a candidate, and success
ful candidate. heretofore. lie knows thing
or two abont managing canvass and con-
ductine a campaign. The remarkable stiffness
IN bis vicinity cannot be taken rs an Indl-
cation that he has withdrawn from
tho race or that he has fled into
tho fastnesscs before the forces OF his OPP
poncnts, Cox and Springer. lie is not at all that
kind of q candidate. IL ia not to be believed
that he "thrcw up tho sponge" Immediately
unon reading tho Associated Press dispatch ro-
fcrred TO in Yesterdays TRIBUNE, announcing
that Cox's friends considered him as good as
elected because he had " the balance OF
nower- consisting OF seventeen pledged votes
from New-York, call the Irish vote" n
reversionary interest in Illinois and Indiana,
and several scattering votes there and there"
For Mr.. Randall is not tho sort OF man to be
frightened by statements of that kind. Ii we
may be permitted to say 50. no knows MIR.
Cox TOO well for that. lie has antagonlzed
him as candidate for Speaker before and has
seen something of him on the floor of the
House. Aud although Mr.. Cox continues to
be THE TRIBUNE's candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Speaker, we do
not hesitate to express our belief that his can
didacy has not yet given Mr.. Randall any serl-
GUS alarm.
Wedo have strong suspicion though that Mr.
Randall is burrowing with great industry that
notwithstanding there are no surface indications
of him at the present moment, 1t VIII appear In
duc time that while Mcssrs Cox and Springer
have been "huntiag with brass band" this
sbrewd and experienced Pennsylvania politician
has been pursuing the tactics of his great
leader and master, Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden, and
hoen carving on a "stll hunt" Instead of
reading the announcement OF MIR. Coxs line
nrospects with any feeling of apprehension or
alarm. IT is our candid opinion that he
Turned I'D the Protection nose on his tariif-for-
revenue only face, with an expression OF con-
temDt bordering on dcrison Mr.. Cox being
orr candidate, we take the liberty to call his
attention to the fact that Mr.. Randall is the
only Democratic candidate who really and
truly represents his party on the Tariff ques-
ton. That is to say, upon That issue he IS
nowhere in particular. Mr.. Cox is a pro-
nonnced Free Trader so also is Mr.. Springer.
So. too, are the other two prominent cand-
dates, Messrs Blackburn and Carlisle, OF
Kentucky, both OF whom are quietly pushing
their respective campaigns in the West and
South. Here then are at least four-and nobody
knows how many morc-pronounced Free
Traders candidates for Speaker They will
naturally divide the Free-Trade vote. But
against them is Mr.. Randall, the only candidate
of that wing of the party which leans toward
Protection. Herein he has one certain advan-
tage. Another is that he has behind him the
vote of Pennsylvania, which in the organiza-
ton of the House counts for good deal oil
political trading capital. Manifcstly, Mr. Ran