The Rock Island Argus., 1883-12-01
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Saturday December 1, 1888.
CARLISLE BOOMING,
But the Randall Hosts Continue to
Claim the Prize.
Springer as Possible Bark HOrse--
Also COx---Rets Going at Even
Figures New Workers.
The senate Offices.

CHICAGO Dee. 1.-The Journals. Wash
ingtan special says: The Sponsorship con,
test Is gradually impressing the disinterested
observers as growing less taYoraoie u nan
dali, and appearing more as thoHsh Oail'si'
would be the man.
A prominent Republican poiltIciah' "no
has been for quarter of century III poiF
tics said few hours ago that ne was satls-
fed il would he Carlisle. ''lts RandailS Oh
game of bluff" he said, 'just as It always
has been, but it won't work this time, ana
I'd be willing to bet something on It,
If you see anybody that wants to
bet from SIS to $500 that Randall Is gong TO
be elected, just send them round, and III
take any bet up to $500. Why, You can see
it in the way the members talk as they come
in. More than half the members who have
come to town are for Carlisle and the reports
indicate that the percentage is nearly as great
among those yet to come.
Another man of long experience, an 0lIiclal
Of the last house, whose duties bring hm con-
tact with every member as they come TO the
city, said only an hour later that he Was con
fident that Carlisle would win; q see and
talk with all the members" he said, land /
know what their sentiments are on tins
,pbiaet It is a blntf came that Randall
i rIo,,;rcr ord +bo+ yonit win when tao
otbaT'faifon, has tba cards and believe that
Carlisle has ,em find greas many men
who are claimed for Randall speaking out
openly for Carlisle when thev come here.
Nv onipiop is flat Carlisle will have enough
v,Itss N come within saven o.. eoht of q uoIu-
nation on the first ballot, ami If he does,
the others will come pretty o,irs.y. They
are very pronpt to iun,p tu tn, winning
siJa thase politicians | tell vou,"
sbrawd keeu-eye.l New York !albqiss,
who is here every winter in th, interest of
the sugar reiinelS of the country, and who is
one Of the most acute Observers among the
very. many sfrewd ones who crowd the
Hobbies during the session of congress, said;
alt looks 10 me as if Randall cOull not win.
am frank to say to you that should like 10
see him win, as would the interest which
represent, hut | doubt very much if that Is
possible"
How much the wish was father to the
thought with the two gentlemen first quoted
for nearly all Republicans fear Randall
and hope for Carli5le's electiou--is hard to
say there are few men in Washington whose
opportunities and judgment are us good as
as those of these two men, while III the case
of the sugar man, whose interests are with
Randall, and who, although he wouidn {
confess it, is probably here to work for
Randall the opinion, is an exceptionally
valuable one
On the other hand, the Randall men con
tinue confident and cheerful. 'Of course, l
can't give names and figures said Mr.. Ran
dali to your correspondent, "for to do that
would be showing my hand to the enemy, but
am confident that l am coming ont all
right l will be the speaker of the next
house. and you will sec that | am right in
making this assertion
An old politician, who knows Ran1all's
habits pretty well, takes an opposite view
from those first quoted above, and SAYS
twenty of the men who are shonting the
Ioudest for Carlisle to-day viii vote for Ban
dali in the caucus. Randall will parcel out
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