San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
1 From Our Regular Corsspoudsn,.l

present time, but real activity IN the
contest is not yet manifest The ma
tional Legislators are arriving rather
slowly. They will be on time how
ever, when the caucus meets, one
week from Saturday next, and, mean
while, the canvass will rapidly grow
in energy. BY the middle of this
week the most trusty workers OF the
several candidates will all be here, and
then matters will be stirred in very
lively manner. There are now about
seventeen senators and forty-six
members in the city. The principal
candidates in the race have all ar
rived and are quartered. Mr. Ran
dali has fully recovered from his
recent indisposition and seems to be
in the best of health. He is person
ally directing his own canvass. MIR.
Randall has thus far conducted his
canvass silently and at long range.
His exact strength is, therefore the
hardest to estimate. No tabulated
statement of Randall's estimated sup
port has been given out, but in agen
eral way it is claimed that he will get
from eighty-fve to ninety votes on
the first ballot, and a nomination on
the second. 1t is admitted on all
hands that Mr.. Randall has the cor
dial support and friendship of ex-
Governor Tilden, and this influence
is actively at work for him.
Across from Randall's headquar-
tiers, Mr.. Cox holds the fort at Viii
lards. He is in good humor and ex-
presses amusement at the talk of
complimentary votes,, for him. He
SAYS that he once helped man in
Ohio to get complimentary votes in
a convention for sheriff. He got so
many that he was elected on the first
ballot. Mr.. Cox told another. good
story Of friend of his, an Irishman,
"who remarked when I left New York
that it seemed that the papers had
elected both Randall and Carlisle; so
what's the use of your going down at
all, at ala" But Mr.. Cox believes his
friends will stick to him as long as
he wants them to, and he will stick
until he is satisfied that he is not
wanted as speaker. The New York
Democrats are solid for Cox with
twenty votes, and his friends readily
count enough from the other states
to give him a total of seventy -four on
the first ballot.
Some distance from Wizards,
down Pennsylvania Avenue, Mr.. Car
lilse's headquarters are established at
the Metropolitan, and they are pre-.
sided over by Representatives Black
burn and Thompson, of Kentucky.
Judging from the sanguine feeling
exhibited by the Carlisle men, their
is largely leading the 9th
ers, and is well nigh certain of cleo
ton. Their count, assuming that the
contest is really between Carlisle and
Randall, has been presented in tab
ulated statement giving Carlisle ITO
and Randall so votes. 1t will only
require SO votes to nominate in the
caucus, and the Carlisle men claim
that they are moderate in allowing
their candidate margin of only IA.
It is no great secret that if Cox drops
out of the race, the Tammany Con-
will go over to Carlisle, but
still the opinion is that the support
ers of the latter are taking a. very ro
sy view of the situation. Carlisle
and Cex exchange friendly calls, and
their relations are in no way ruffled.
Either of them would much rather
see the other win than to have Ran
dali succeed, but in previous contests
for the Speakershlp, Mr.. Randalrs
estimates of his own strength have
proved much more accurate than
those of his opponents, and there
fore many cool observers of the field
are inclined to think that such may
be the case this time. Anyway it will
be we'll for his opponents not to be
too sure of their grip upon the Speak
er's mallet until his votes are count
ed. And it is best not to lose sight
of fine stud of dark horses, such as
Converse, Morrison, Eaton, Springer,
Blackburn, and Dorsheimer, who are
and shutting the battle from
affair.
I went over to the White House
Saturday, and found it in apple-pie
order. The most important improve
ment is the re frescsing of the great
East Room. The ceiling lights up
beautifully. All the frescoes, carpets
and hangings in the White House,
are designed for gaslight effects.
That is the reason they are SO fire.
quently condemned. 1t ought to be
remembered that carpet, like wo-
man, looks very different in the soft
ened blaze of the big chandeliers.
Mr.. Arthur has put the stamp of his
good taste on almost every apartment
in the White House, and when he
goes out of it his successor will find 1t
a handsome home. LESoX-
Belton's waterworks are in the