Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-30
RV Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-The with
drawal of Springer from the Speakership
contest leaves only- Shree recognized can.
didates in the field. If the talk heard in
the hotel lobbies is to be considered as
representing the situation with any de-
gree OF truth, the fight is between two of
these candidates. and the speculations
that are made as to the final struggle are
III almost every instance made with refer
ence to the time when the issue will be
joined between them. 1t was expected
that conference of the New York dele
CATION would be held to-day, the result OF
which would make clear what is doubtful
as to the attitude of certain members of
that delegation towards CoX's candidacy.
An informal meeting of the members of
the delegation who are in the city was
held this afternoon, and formal confer
ence will probably be held tomorrow
At the meeting to-day the sentiment eX-
pressed is said to have been in favor of
standing by Cox in the caucus until
authorized by HIM to withdraw his
name, or until he shall be
tonight large number of persons were
present until late hour. An Associated
Press reporter who called at the head
quarters was referred to Mr.. Ran
| dall's principal lieutenant, Mr.. Hem
sci, who prOfessed confidence in the
election of his chief. He said that it was
not likely that more than 1S5 members
would go into the nominating caucus.
Some members would not be here in time
and three or four who are here would not
| go into the caucus. He thought that with
! the fight narrowed down to two leading
candidates it would be found that
| of the 1S5 votes Randall had "a and Car
| Isle rs, leaving 10 doubtful. 1t depended,
! he thought, at this time on the votes of
the members from five States-Michigan
! and Wisconsin in the North. and Ten
| nessee, Georgia and Missouri in the South
| These States were yet in doubt, he said,
! and there were not enough members from
| any of them in the city to settle the ques-
| ton as to the preferences of the respective
| delegations. He said also that Mr. Ran
! dalPs friends were only claiming for him
| votes of which he is sure. Carlisle's
! friends, he added, were counting for
! their man everv vote that was not
! for Randall. Mr.. Randall to-day received
a telegram from Hon. John n. Smithe,
! Chairman of the Democratic State Cen
! tral Committee of Arkansas, stating that
| the arkansas Democrat, the leading paper
| of the State, which had started out as a
supporter of Carlisle, had TODAY declared
in favor of Randall's election as Speaker.
At the Carlisle headquarters tonight a
larger and more cheerful looking assem-
! bldSC was piCSGHC IMAM dG IIe rooms Oh
| either of the other candidates. Mr.. Car
! Isle appeared to be extremely confident
| of his nomination. He talked as
If the result of the contest
| did not admit of question.
His chief lieutenant, Mr.. Willis, told an
Associated Press reporter that their count
nominated Carlisle on the first ballot, and
that Carlisle's vote would be between 110
and 100. He counted the Illinois delega-
tiOn as solid for Carlisle, leaving out FIN
! erty, VINO may not 90 into the caucus.
| Texas, he said, would cast ten votes for
! Carlisle, and the Michigan delegation
would give its solid vote for that gentle
man. OF the Georgia delegation four
members were in the city; one OF these,
Mr.. Nichols, would vote for Mr.. Randall,
but the other three had personally assured
| Mr.. Carlisle to-day that they would vote for
him and that their absentcOlleagues would
do the same. He was not inclined to
! place either Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri,
! Michigan or Wisconsin in the list of
doubtful States but counted a majority
Of the delegations from each of those
| States for Carlisle.
Gen. W. T. ROsecrans to-day issued a
call for the Democratic members of the
| House of the Forty-eigth Congress to as
semble in caucus at the hall of the House
| of Representatives at 1870 O'Clock in the
! evening on Saturday next, to nominate
officers of the House. No call has vet
| been issued for a Republican caucus,
! Sevreal members of the party said to-day
| that the caucus would be informal and
that all of the old officers would be re-
| nominated.