Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-30
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
car CLOSING UoNrnsy VERY WARN,
the Air Laden with Rumcts-h -handhu sun
Coniident--springcr kesig"s-N"''
Coi, McrIure says About IT,

| The air is laden with the ium'soi toea'u',
bad whisky, bets, spCculations aud boasts
on the situation. During tho last /. n'u'S
Carlisle stock has steadily risen ana INV
kontuckiau's supporters are as luoiAu' Us
| IL thoir favorite already hold INC Ea'',
| There are substantial reasons Tor th,S res"
| enthusiasm. The meeting ot the liihol,
| delegation, the withdrawal OF springer ahu
| the almost solid vote Ot the Delegation
| going over TO Carlisle form ouc cause o'
| congratulation to tho Carlisle iaction' Ih'
| other is found in the report OF the auhTr'
| enco of the Georgia Delegation 10 iuv
| fortunes of the Kentuckan. Mr. hRuuH"
| did not expect much from llinolS.-'h'vv ,',
| at most. II is now evident that he WI,
| get but two, aud moro than that Is donied
| him by his opponents. Mr. Randall did
| have high hopes, however OF tho Georgia
| delegation, in which his most conservative
| friends claimed six aud the sanEuino ones
| even more. IL is now asCCttl'ned that nus
| greatest possibility in that direction Is
| three. aud members Of the delegation say
| he can get but two, This chang III the
contest lessons Raudall's chances for q
| successful move on the second ballot
The ontidencc Ia Randall.
His friends have confidence that MIR.
Randall knows lust what he is about for
Randall has assured and treasured them
| that he does know. Iuey are apphrently
| more than willing 90 put mp their money
| on this. The impression created by TINS
| confidence is that several members, VINO
have let it be understood that they are for
Carlisle, have done sJ for the sake OF the
| constituency they represent and intend TO
vote for Randall. In the nature OF the
| case Randall would bs likely to be the
| only man who would know this aud for
| obvious reasons be would be the last 10
| acknowledge il. There is such an air OF
mystery aud Of wisdom abOu. Randall aud
his Geutenauts that it inspires respect ana
| confidence in others. IL IS impossible 10
| talk with Randall without going away
feeling that he is = man wEo knows what
| he is about and is perfectly satisfied with
| the situation. The action OF the Illinois
| delegation aud the standing OF the
| Georgia delegation do NOT appear to have
ruhled him IN the least. Five members
of the Georgia delegation arrived
| at Washington Thursday morning, but
| contrary to expectation neither senator
Brown nor ex Senator Gordon were with
| them. Messrs. Bluut, Crisp, Hammond
and Reese openly asserted that Carlisle
was their choice for speaker, aud MIR.
Nichols the other mgmbcr of the GClega
| ton, proclaimed himself . Raudull man.
IL was alleged that Of the other five repro.
Sentatives not more than two could DO
depended upon TO support Randall and the
remainder were for Carlisle.
On the other hand, however, the Randall
men claim that six Georgia representa-
| tives are pledged to their candidate, and
that the four who declared 10 day for Car
Isle have never been counted any other
way. One of the Georgia delegation said
TO your correspondent that the South
wanted a bona tide Te7iSiOn OF the taTitt
and would not be hoodwinked any longer.
Still, If it was deemed injudiotous to again
tinker with the subject, the Democratic
party would have 70 be satisfied with the
present condition OF affairs.
Representative Springer formerly with
drew from the contest on Thursday after
noon, after lengthy conference with the
Illinois delegation. Tie agreed 70 leave il
TO his colleagues 10 determine whether
it was advisable for him 10 remain a
candidate or not and after q lengthy dis
cussion it was decided to do
the negative. subsequently Mr.. SPring.
or called at the headquarters OF
Mr.. Carlisle and declared that he would
consult the wishes of his constituents,
although for the present he would not
pledge him self to either OF the TcGaiuing
candidates. II is alleged that Representa-.
tive Morrison is at the bottom of Mr..
! Springer's withdrawal aad that it means
| the transfer of at least three votes to Mr..
! Carlisle and consequently the Illinois
! delegation will be solid for the Kentuck ian.
The Situation NJ midnight.
1t is claimed by Carlisle's friends Thurs.
| a hnr ha al
in the South and thai Randall has not only
failed TO break the solid Southern support
Of Carlisle, but has actually lost several
states. They say the sectional issue has
done this. \ Mississippi member who
came here to work for Randall, is now
said to have gone over to the Kentucli!an.
saying, in excuse | must 90 with rly
delegation-l can't stand the pressure .
| Ono well.infOrmed politician says that
Randall will not get more than twenty-fouI
votes in the whole South. 4 Missouri
member is authority for the statement
that Randall will get but two votes there,
instead Of four, as claimed. Randall will
get two votes from Texas. The Randall
men say, never mind it will DO their day
on Friday. A large number of Penn
sylyania arrivals are noted today amonp
them Senator Mitchell and Representative
Brainard.
| Mr.. Hensel chairman of the Pennsylvania
| Democratic state committee, was told of
rumor in circulation 10 the effec. that il
was proposed, should it be seen that neither
Randall nor Cox could be nominated, L
transfer the straugth Of both Of those gen
tlemen to MIR. Converse, of Ohio. He saiC
this rumor was without other foundation
than tho imagination Of those who put i
ahoat. The possibility OF Mr.. Randall
withdrawal had never been considered anC
the Converse story, he thought, was abou
as true as the story that Carlisle WollC
| withdraw in favor of Morrison.
Randall to-day received a telegram from
Hon John N. Smithee, chairman Of tn
Democratic state central committee 0
Arkansas stating that the Arkansas Demo
crdt, leading paper of Arkansas, statin
the state, which had started out as a sur
porter of Mr.. Carlisle, had to day dec lare
in favor Of Mr.. Randal's election a
speaker.
| What Mcclure says.
Colonel Mcclure from Washington tel
egraphed last night to his Times Th
contest for speaker is uuComfortably clos
and 1t will probably be decided by event
to transpire to morrow. The Carlisle me-
had tide to-day, caused by tho failure q
the Georgia delegation to give Randall tn
support his friends had reason to expect
and they made the most OF 1t. They mad
q desperate effort to start stampede /
sweep in tho doubtful, but they failed