Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-01
NEARING THE END.
ran CONTEST FoR TAR srrAREssnrr
The situation OF che candidates and Their
various Chauees-KapdsirsO Outlook
Not ABy PronIstny.

The situation OF the candidates and Their
Various Chaueos-Kands,rs Outlook
Not Any too Promising.
Col. Mcclure tolegraphed last night
from Washington to his Times
The bottom truth about tho speaker
ship may DO summed up as follows A
bare majority Of the Democratic members
are more or less directly promised or com
m'tted to Carlisle, including some who are
moro or less definitely promised or com.
mitted to Randall. and decided majority
OF the Democratic members would bo
heartily glad TO see Randall nominated.
The mon committed In ono way or another
to Carlisle who desire Randall's election
are two classes First, there are members
in number of tho southern states who
for either political or personal reasons or
both prefer Randall, but they are terrorized
by the sectional mandate that Is As re-
vengeful as IL Is dcspotic. aud, second,
there are number of Northern and
especially Western members who are fully
convinced that the opening of tho taritf
question in tho interest OF free trade would
6ope.cssly defeat the party in tho presi.
dental contest ; but they have free
trade clamor in their districts that Is
strong enough to defeat them ut homo
convictions or preferences Of member will
be known to-day, and upon that thread
hangs the fate of both Randall and Car
Isle.
There was visible anxiety to day among
q number of MIR. Carlisle's supporters in
the bush. They are beginning to appre-
ciate the inevitable result Of Carlisle 3
election and they want to avoid the sacrifice
of another national contest and especially
when it threatens to renew sectional parti
san oppression among their people. Ifthc
secret ballot shall be maintained il will be
notice of peril to Carlisle, aud contest of
several ballots is now possible. Cox will
remain in the field and is likely to be
stronger than has been supposed. He is a
convenient half way house for men TO rest
who would be compelled to choose Carlisle
in square issue against Randall, and re
gard 1t as reasonably certain that a strug-
gle OF several ballots must defeat Carlisle.
His friends understand it and arc demand.
ing an open vote and tho support Of all
their following on the first ballot. If he
| shall fail on first ballot his defeat will be
more than probable. He will lead Ran.
dali, as Cox's vote will be two-thirds
Randall men on second choice, but il
Carlisle shall fail on first ballot the chances
are that he will be deserted by some OF
those who are more than willing to defeat
him as a political necessity. Randall's
position is certainly stronger to night than
it was last night and no has a fair chance
for success. II there can be anything like
IA uurostrained expression of the convic
tions and wishes of tho members he will
receive decided majority, but that is not
assured.
1t has been steady, dead pull on both
All 20 Iayr - ~ "A 4
could afford to indulge In ornamental
demonstrations. The gravity Of the
contest has sobered men all around
and the admitted closeness of the
struggle forbids all play for the galleries
Both the leading candidates will go intC
caucus without anything like an absolute
certainty of success, and all that can bC
said is that Randall has grown in strC ngtl
10 day, that he is likely to continue to grow
and that his nomination is at least evenly
probable.