Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-15


VOTES Fur HIM, AND TELLS A STORY.
sir. cox has ffofnS at WIZARDS, where his friends
are already calling on him. A STAR rtHorter found
Gen. Slocum and Hon. W. d. lIIll. OF Ohio. at the
rooms They We've pleased to laugh at the idea that
Mr.. Cox would only get complimentary votes. MI
Cox himself remarked that he once helped a man
in Columbus, Ohio, get complimentary votes in q
convention for sheriff. He got SO many that he
was nominated on the first ballot. "What am to
he conpiimented for?" asked Nr. Cox; "for making
quarter OF century OF fight for democratic
thought' For making the past six weeks cam
YORK? For making straight democratic record ia
war and In peace, on all questions, and without 60
ing 10 excess? Ii this be worth only compliment II
Is not worth having. The truth is that the calcu-
lations which the Pennsylvania and Kentuck1an
contests have made SD ftuently 10y leaving out New
YORK are SO aud.scnuS as TO be comlca II is sort
OF patronage. Is II from these Younger COngfess-
men TO their elder In serv@7 Well, they Will see.
A friend of mtne,'' continued Dir. Cox, ian Irish
man. remarked when left New York that II seemed
that the papers had elected both Randall and Car
lsle SO what's the use OF your going down at all,
at alt?"
Mr.. Cox adde! that there Is large unplcdged
element which Will determine the contest. Many
democratic members in some eases embracing en-
Tire delegations. are refraiuing from making any
piengeS. because they have some object In view TO
attain In some cases they have candidate for
one of the subordinate offices whom they want 10
elect, and they have made no promises as 10 the
Speakrrshp waiting TO loo, the field over and de-
terest. Mir. Cox very peitneuIly remarked that
the result Of the SpeakeISip fight In the hands
OF
THE CNPLEDGED ELEMENT,
and that any candidate who flltterS himself that
he has votes enough promised to elect him prob
ably decelves himself. Mr.. Cox assured THE STAR
reporter that the calculations ba aSed upon the as
Sumption that he Will drop out OF the fight very
early are erroneous He said he believed his friends
VIII stick TO him as long as he wants them to, and
that he will stay until satisfied he Is not wanted as
Speaker. He said he had good reason to believe
that he will get many votes on the first ballot as
either Randall or Carlisle, and he added in conclu-
sion: al may get SO many complimentary votes
that; like my Ohio friend, i'll be nominated on the
MIR. Randall Interviewed.
HE IS SURE OF HIS ELECTION ON THE SECOND
BALLOT.
Philadelphia Times reporter interviewed ex-
Speaker Randall yesterday at hts home and asked
him If he had seen MT. Carllsles claim. 81 did,
was the reply. ale is oversanguine. The recent
elections have not strengthened his canvass, hut
have much Strengthened mine''
"What have you to say as to your own expecta-
uons?n
81 have to say that my estimates differ from his
He comedies 1ne 10 votes believe shall have 81
TO 50 on the IirSt ballot and nomination on the
second, produced BY large acceSS1onS from New
York and from other quarters OF member5 who
Will vote for Mr. Cox on the first ballot as com
pliincnt.'
"IIow do You divide the votes remaining between
That somewhat depends upon whether Mr.
Springer is or IS not Il candidate. II candidate,
he may have ten yotes-not over. Between Mr.
Carlisle and Mr. Cox the former has what is equiv
alent TO three out OF every four"
LETTER FROM Mr.. RANDALL
A friend OF Mr. Randall to-day received letter
from him, written yesterday, In Which he stated
that he Will not come to Washington before Sa.ur-
day next, and he thinks it most probable that he
Will not be here earlier than next Monday The
report that he was suffering from erysipclaS is
true, MT. Randall writes. His health is very good
he VIII establish his headquarters at the National
notl, IN the same rooms he has occupied through
several SpeakerShip campaigns, and LIE thinks it
prooaple that he will also have parors at WiIlards
though that has not been determined.
Caucus Tactics.
PROBABLE ATTEMPT TO HAVE VIVA voCg VOTE
IN Caucus INSTEAD OF THE VOTE BY BALLOT
In the fight for the speakershp OF the last demo-
cratic House, between MeSSrS. Randall and Black
burn, an attempt was made in the caucus to have
the voting done Cira cOce instead OF by ballot It
was thought that some OF the votes promised to
Blackburn might go to Randall If they could he
cast in secret manner, and the project was TO
compel every member to vote openly; but the
scheme failed 1t is quite probable that a motion
TO vote cird rOCe will be made in the coming eau
GUS Some OF the most active of Mr CaTliSIe'S
friends favor 1t. There Is always fear among
vote" One of the characteristic features OF RAN
dalrs contests in the past has been less talking aud
more voting than among his opponents.