The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-01
THE SPEAKERSIsEP.
MIR. Cox said 10 he Holding the Balance OF
Power-Tbe Claims Of che Carlisle
Mechanically Friends
Not DISCOURAGED.

Not DISCOURAGED.
The Washington star Of yesterday eve
ming says:
Seventeen Democratic members O; Oh,
New York delegation assembled in confer
cnce at Mr.. Cox's rooms, AZ Wizards 1Io
tcl. az hali-past ~ to-day, and renamed To-
gcthcr until 4 quarter before ? O'Clock, At
which time they took recess until s
o'clock. No resolutions were passed and
no formal action of any kind was taken,
everything having been postponed for the
evening session.
The abscntccs were MesSrS. Hutchins
Arnott. Roecrs. and Robinson. New York
members who were at the consultation say
that the entire delegation, with the proba-
ble exception Of two members. win sup
port Mr.. Cox until the last. Mr.. n. Mul.
Ter. one Of The dissenting members, pro-
missed 10 give iinal answer as TO his de-
termination 81 The meeting tonight.
MR. cox HOLDING 4 BALANCE OF POWER
II Mr.. Cox has vote of forty, or even
thirty-iyc, and his friends claim that he
viii have considerably mole, he will hold
the balance OF power rs between Randall
and Carlisle. I, is plain 10 be seen that q
proimcied triangular contest may be the
result. some OF Mr.. Carlislc'S most active
workers asscr, that the action Of the New
York delegation viii not initiate against
Carlisle. They claim that CoX's friends
outside Of New York have really abandon
ed him. As one Of the most prominent OF
Mr.. Carlisle lcutenantS pats Il, " 10 is ev-
idcnt that The race is between Carlisle and
Randall. and NJ. CoX's friends who were
for Cari>lc as second ciioIcc have deter
D.. IL. Il. Q
vast their votes and run the risk 81 elect
ing Randall" AZ Mr.. CoN's hcadquaTtCr
this sort OF talk was ridiculcd. and IL was
asserted with ychomcncc that Cox is in the
race 10 shy, ana that all his friends will
stay with him.
CAmIsLE'S FRIENDS CLAIM HE WILL BE N0Nl-
MATED on THE FIRST BALLOT.
At Mr.. Carli>le's headquarters the feeling
to-day WIS one Of the utmost confidence.
Mr.. Willis. Colonel Blackburn, and others
who have helped 20 manage the canvass,
assured the Star that Carlisle will be nOni-
mated on the first ballot. - We claim that
while making due allowance for any pro-
bahle losses" said they. "Why, look
here" said Mr. Willis; "here is q count
and IN not show you all OF it-,ha: nomi-
mates Carlisle on the first ballot. In
that count we have claimed only
four votes from Georgia, and there
are eight Of that DELEGATION now here who
proclaim themselyc, Tor Carlisle. So with
Oregon and other states. We take the
lowest estimate. and il gives the fight to
Carlisle on the first ballot" Tie conf
dence OF the Carlisle men was heightened
by acceSsions they had not counted. Mr..
Davidson. O! Florida. and Mr.. Lewis. OF
Louisiana. both Of whom had been con-
cedcd 10 Randall all along. arrived and re-
ported themselves for Carlisle. The GeOr-
.ia delegation. which had been counted five
for Randall and four for Carlisle. showed
up eight for Carlisle and only one for Ran
dali, accordingto reports made bymembers
Of the delegation. News OF this sort con-
WINGED Mr.. Carhsle'S friends that he is the
winning man. Mr.. Carlisle said that all he
had TO do was TO lit still and hold his forces
together, and that Il required no effort to
do this. a his friends are firm and iiXsd in
their support Of bin. The indications to-
day were in favor OF Mr.. Carlisle, and IT,
~ his friends contend. the Cox men, who
proclaim Carlisle their second choice,
abandon the New Yorker, it Is highly
probable that the contest may be settled on
the hrst ballot. But MIR. Cox had as
Surance to-day. he said. that all the men,
ber> who have promised him their support
will cling 10 him as long as he wants their
votes.
THE RANDALL MEN NOT DISCOURAGED.
Alr. Randall's headquarters presented
buster appearance to-day than az any pre-
vious time. II was evident that bis friends
realized that hard work is necessary. Mr..
Randall sat in an inner room and received
callers and gave directions 10 his workers.
EVERYTHING there j. done Systematically,
and ii well-diIected. intelligent effort can
turn the tide. it will do It. One Of the
abie,t Randall men said: "Oh, we don't
care how things count up now. It's
the last day OF the fight that we want
10 count right, and it will count so.
too" Taking the Carlisle table, which
gives him 133 votes. one Of Alr. RandalFs
confidential friends said it was an over
estimate by IS. lie said that there are j6
Democrats who are unpledged 10 any cam
dldate. and that il was from this element
MIR. Randall expected 70 get votes enough
10 elect him. The votes conceded 10 Car
isle are: Alabama, 8; Arkansas, 3; Cali |
fOrnia, ,: Georgia. {; Illinois. :; Indiana, |
q: Iowa. ! Louisiana. ,; Massachusetts, |
/: Michigan. 3: Mississippi, 1; Missouri, !
q: Ner York. 4: North Carolina, 3; Ohio, !
/ south Carolina. ,; Tennessee, ); Texas. |
(: Virginia. ] West Virginia, / WiScon- |
sin. >; Florida, l; kentucky. 9; Nevada, |
total. 80. II was contended that in all |
the states named, except Florida, Nevada, |
and Kentucky, there are unpledged votes. |
Mr. Randa's friends said this afternoon |
thatthey had positive assurance that Michi- |
can. Missouri, North Carolina, Georgia, !
and Tennessee would not give the votes |
for Carlisle that his friends claim. They |
say that rs the canvass now stands Randall |
las ten more votes assured 10 him than are |
promised 20 Carlisle, and that there are !
twenty members who are still undecided. |
OF this twenty they say Randall will get |
ten and Carlisle ten. leaving Randall ten |
ahead in the caucus.
A DEMOCRATIC Caucus.
General W. :. Rosecrans has issued the
following: THE Democratic members OF !
the House, Forty-cighth Congress, will /
assemble in caucus at the hall OF the House /
of Representatives at 1880 i. NJ. OF saiur-
d,v next 20 nominate officers OF the House."
TIE OUTLOOK LAST NIGHT.
WASHINGTON. November 80 An import
ant incident Of the speakership contest to-
dar was the action Of the New York dele
cation with respect to Mr.. C0X's candi-
dacv. That the vote OF the delegation was
considered important not only in is direct
relation 10 COX's fight, but in It's bearing
upon Randalls chance, was evident from
the fact that until the result OF the New
York conference was made known Randall
Iieutenants would only AK in the most
general terms Of the situation. Carlisle's
friends, however, appeared TO look for
nothing from New York, and had only Gu