Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-12
SPEAKERSHIP CHANCES.
SPECULATION OF THE POLITI-
CLANS ON THE SUBJECT.

A New National Temperance Party
The Next Republican National Con-
vention-Candidates for Elective Of
fees Under the Senate-Other PoIiti-
cal Topics.
Baltimore Sun Washington Special. Nor. Q.
Representative Blackburn, of Kentucky.
was here to-day. He was quite pro-
nOunced in the opinion that Mr. Randall
will not be elected Speaker of the next
House, and that Mr.. Carlisle will be. He
thought Mr.. Cox would show considerable
strength. Mr.. Cox has himself told sew
eral Of his friends he was confident of
success. 1t is said to have been ascer-
tanned that so far as actual pledges
are concerned Mr.. Randall has not.
up to this time, near 80 many votes as
either Cox or Carlisle, and his hopes lie
in the belief of his ability to capture
votes from both Of those gentlemen after
the first or second ballots. Both of them
think, however, that their friends will
STICK. Those who imagine that Mr.. Ran
dali is so certain to obtain the nomination
tor speaker forget that four years ago,
when the contest was narrowed down-be-
tween him and Mr.. Blackburn, a change
OF only SIX votes would have given
the nomination to the latter. Mr. Randall
mas now much less strength and popular
lty than at that time. But he has con-
tessedly much skill 40 a schemer and a
manager, and it is not impossible that in
the end this may win the victory for him.
The contest for the Speakership has not
as yet opened here with any activity, but
In week or ten days from now it will be
In full blast.
Some of the active prohibitionists in the
republican party, including Mr.. Price,
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, ex-
press the opinion that the organization
OF a national temperance party will come
IN the near future. The significant fact
thal the Democratic candidate for Sec
retary Of State of New York was de-
ieated on Tuesday last by the liquor in
tereSt solely on the ground that he was
a prOhibitiOnist is taken as another
reminder 50 the temperance advocates
say, that neither political party can. be
depended upon to support Il candidate for
once obnoxious to the saloon keepers and
dlstlllery owners. An organization advo-
eating the principles of temperance is,
they say, demanded by the rapid growth
OF popular sentiment. and Mr.. Price is
quoted by the ECeRjRg critic as saying
that 1T would grow in popular esteem
until it would finally sweep the country.
Indiana Republicans say an effort will
be made to secure the Republican Ma
tional convention for Indianapolis, and
the claims OF that city will be vigorously
advocated before the National Committee
at its meeting here next month. AS In
diana is one of the doubtful States, thev
say if the convention is held in its chiet
city it will materially help the party to
carry 1T for the Republican nominee.
Candidates for the elective offices under
the Senate are beginning to multiply. 1t
has been rumored here for month past
that Senator Edmunds, and perhaps other
leading Republican Senators, would favor
the application of civil service reform
rules 10 the Senate, and advocate the re-
tentiOn of the pesent excellent and faith
fiul officials of that body. But there is the
best authority for pronOuncing all such
rumors to be entirely unfounded. One OF
the first matters that the Republican
Senators will address themselves to after
the opening OF the session will be the
division of thp sOoiIc