New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-29
sSaN EXTREMELY CLOSE RACE.
a,xnAr1 AND CARLISLE NECK AND NECK.
, .cu STILL CONFIDENT OF BECOMING sPEAAhN-
FEATURES OF THE CONTEST.


,vsuxcrov Nov 2S-" More work ana pS'
,o;oe y has been the watchword at the heauqu"
ters of the leading competitors in the ope"Huo
contest to-day. Mr.. RandalPs force u ~r,,,aIo
"workersn was augmented by severn -
from New-York, Philadelphia ana ll'oe ll'.eaI,
the signs that Tilden influences arc O0Ns .;ooabia
exerted in his behalf were n~'oie ~ .or.ooort
thon on onv nreceding day. Western ieil0Son'
atives who favor the "Oid Ticket pu, WV
sbovvn a dispostion 10 support MI , -.
Cox rather than Mr. Randall "eio
the latters rooms where thcS "'I' poIaaa f,ia,7a
-. rorspasion and appeals by recoghl|eu nion"s
hen'' poit oinber statesman. 1t is whispered that
vi tno Sa next few hours the hand of Mr.. lllden
ho till more plainly and felt IN the pend
i"s ,'isit Of Mr.. Cox TO Mr. Randall this forenoon
oud a private conference between those TWO
candidates excited much comment ana specu-
,a,inn espccally after it was found that Mr.
Converse who is one of Mr.. RandalPs most active
hentenauts had already held private conference
with the New-York candidate. Mr.. Cox denied
that his visit possessed any Significance save
1sire ON his part to be polite TO his opponent
Asked if he would pay Mr.. Carlisle the same atten-
tiop Mr. Cox repliod that he would if he could hnd
4i,,e. - that ho had called ON Mr. Carlisle once or
twice and be did not want TO OverdO inc tHihe
While Mr. Cox was with Mr.. Randall, NlchoiaS
Muller was in the adjoining room, comparing hotos
with Mr. Randal's friends. He intlmated tha' De-
sides himself, Mcssrs. Sprlggs, of Utica, Arnot'
Roach and Hardy will vote for Nh. Randall on the
first ballot.
RANDALL CLAIMS MODIFIED.
The friends of the Pennsylvania candidate
seemed 10 be u trine less cautious in their
"clam,.D although not perceptibiy less coni-
aent than they were last night. They
ara awaiting with some anxiety further de-
velonnlents respecting the votes of the members
from Michigan, Missouri. Wisconsin, Georgia ana
Tennessee They arc also DONG some energetic
"missonary work" with view to secure votes
from Texas and some other States where MI Gar
Isle anticipates no danger and they profess 10 DO
confident that these efforts will succeed. Ihey
anncared to feel much encouraged by news received
from several States to-day.
It is true however, that their claims have been
modified considerably within the last twenty-four
hours. For example, the same man who furnished
the estimate Published In The TRIBUNE OF to-day
giving Randall I15 votes, has prepared another
estimate giving the Pennsylvania exactly 100
votes, or four more than the number required TO
nominate Another estimate prepared by Randah
man after careful canvass OF the representatives
who have arrived in Washington, gives Randall ~
votes and Carlisle 81 votes.
POWER OF THE TRADING ELEMENT
Those estimates inexact though they may be, m
dicate clearly that the race between MessIs. Gar
Isle and Randall is an extremely close one, win
the chances rather in favor of the man VINO can
offer the best inducements to the trading element
That is n sort of business in which MI. Carlisle has
had no experience and in which he declares he VIII
NOT engage. 1t is also a kind of business of which
many people believe Mr.. Randall to be master OF
this aspect of the contest an old Representatives,
who is an active Carlisle mau, to-day said:
We are in some danger from the silent vote
from the men who are not able 10 make up their
minds until the last moment and from men VINO
will allow a candidate to believe they are pledged
to hun and then go ntOthe caucus and vote for the
other man, with the understanding that they
are TO receive special consideration when
the committees appointed" Much taiK
of this sort is heard among the Carlisle men,
and some Of it comes from Congressman, whose hos
tiry to Randall it is asserted springs from disap-
po;atments they suffered f,nr years ago at not
being rewarded as they thought they deserved for
their devotion to him il that contest
MIR. njEps VIEWS.
While one of MIR Raadas most efficient licutcn-
anita Mr. Converse ia an Ohio man, another Repre-
sentative from that State, who arrived to-day, Is
an equally hearty supporter vi MI carlisle
Mr. Hurl is most ardent and extreme Free
Trader he is for Carlisle, because he believes that
prncipc in itead of expedieucy should govern thc
Democratic party in the House this winter. II
we are not to revise the tariff because an election
must follow and we may be hurt on that
account the tariff will never be revised"
Said Mr. Hurd to-day, 81 am at loss to under
stand how Randall can expect 10 DO CHOSEN
Speaker by a body more than two-thlrdS OF whose
members are opposed to him on q vital question Ol
public poiicyb Mr. Hurd cannot understand how
mon like Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut can support
Mr. Randall In doing 50 s. ne 'hlSGs instesd M[ If
the brains and culture OF his :, state
He expressed the opinion that Mr.. Randall will get
ceye from that State, and he said he has received
trustworthy information that Nj Carlisle VIII re-
ceiye the solid Democratic vote OIL Mlchlgah'
MR. CARIIsLE's CONFIDENCE.
Mr. Carlisle seemed if possible, moro confident
than ever. He can sec no reason to doubt that he
will receive the caucus nomination Oh the first bal
lot He finds that his estimate made six weeks ago
is remarkably accurate, and that in only two or
three instances has he been compelled TO change it,
Mr. Carlisle shares the anxiety felt by his supper
ters on account of the continued candidacy of Mr..
Cox He assumes, az does Mr. Randall, that the
New-York candidate is no longer potential
factor in the struggle, and his friends are now heard
loudly insisting that " If the Randall-COx men are
going to vote for Randall on the first ballot the
Carlsle-Cox men must vote for Carlisle on the same
ballot"
Is out of the race, Mr. COX Keeps Ills temper ana
maintains his cheerfulness. ~ know Mr.; Mul-
ler is for Randall, but | do not believe
said Nj. COX to-day. If Spriggs was against me,
why did he come all the way to Washington to tell
has been raised under the influences Of Governor
Seymour aud my old friend Francis Herman, and
can't believe he would be untrue to his teachings
or TO me. He is a lawyer, too. and believe
he is good one, aud therefore he ought
to be good Congressman. But man
who would do a. the newspapers say lie
has done would not be fit for lawyer or a Con-
gresham either. No. / do not think Sprggs Is un-
true TO me-"