The Dawson journal., 1883-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTFR.
From our Regular Correspondent

cIes at the Capitol. At the Execu-
tive Mansion, and in the Depart
ments, was this condition especially
apparent. The President showed
himself careful student of the cleo
lion returns during the weeks but he
has talked very little about the re-
suits, except in Cabinet circles. H
said, in the course of a long conver-
sation on Friday with gentleman
who represents an important bureau
of the Government, that he was very
well satisfied, except with Virginia.
GAS for New York" continued the
President, 81 consider that we may
safely count on that state in 1884.
The one thing | do regard as settled
is that the Democratic nominee will
not come from east of the .Allegha-
nies. New York is too uncertain,
and Pennsylvania has no Democrat
who can carry his own State in a Pres
idental contest. Butter never lad any
chance for the Presidential nomlna-
ton, even if he had been elected this
time. The indications are that Ohio
or Indiana will furnish the Democrat
ic nominee, and the battle of the com
ing campaign will be fought over on
the ground where it was fercest in
1880 BY this I mean that the bit
terest of the fight will be in Indiana,
Ohio, and New York. It is gaherallv
accepted as a palpable moral of the
elections that New York will be the
main battlefield one year hence.
Now that the elections are over,
final preparations for the Speakership
race are begun in earnest. All the
Candidates will be here this week, with
their respective stats, and will estab
lish headquarters at the leading no
tells. The idea that The following of
Mr. Cox IS merely complimentary.
and that his votes are 10 be given to
AIR Carlisle, has been dissipated by
the declarations Of his friends that
they mean to stand by him as long
as there is chance to elect. Indeed,
Mr.. Cox is no longer considered a
short horse by those who look the
situation camly in the face. lie has
strong support, and it looks as if
there will be a determined effort in
his behalf. He has friends among
the Southern members who are work
ing faithfully for him, and he num-
bers strong hackers in the Indiana
delegation, and some ardent support
ers among Ohio democrats On the
other hand, Mr.. Randalls supporters
run over the list of democratic Con
gressmen and name a majority for
him, while Mr.. Carlisle friends read
lily count names enough to elevate
him to the Speakers chair. The
Randall men count confidently over
one hundred votes for him, and con-
cede to Carlisle, at the very outside,
about eighty or possibly eighty-fve
votes. Even with earnest opposi-
tion from Cox it is claimed for Ran
dali that he would still be elected on
the first or second ballot, and that
the bulk Of Cox's vote would be
drawn from Carlisle. The workers
for Carlisle count in their list numer
GUS names that are relied upon by the
Randall men. The several estimates,
when considered together, go to
show that if Randall, Carlisle, and
Cox all enter the contest in dead
earnest there is prospect of trian-
gular fight that viii be very lively
and interesting, and which may re-
suit in protracted skirmish. But,
withal it seems that Mr.. Randall has
made his calling sure, and he bears
the easy confidence Of man who
has the laurel within grasp.
Your correspondent took occasion
TO ascend to the clouds the other day.
by way of the temporary construc-
ton elevator in the Washington Mon.
ument. 1t was trip of nine minutes
from terra frma to the present apex
of the Monument, four hundred feet
nearer Heaven. Bat one is apt to
imagine their destination towards the
place which is mythical in the mind
OF Bob. Ingersoll. the passage OF
the elevator being shrouded in impep.
etrable darkness. With every up
trip, the elevator bears hearty three
tons of marble, and there is at present
enough stone on hand to raise the
shaft to total height of four hun.
dredand fifty feet. From the top ths
view is unequaled. The city seems
spread in miniature beneath You
while to the west, seemingly just be