Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-27
CARLISLE TO THE FRONT.
COX OUT OF THE RACE AND
RANDALL LOSING GROUND.

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RANDALL LOSING GROUND.
A Combination" to Secure Vive Voce
Vote in the Caucus-The Men who
VIII Bring the Candidates Before the
Caucus-Tilden's Hand
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Mr. Cox re.
turned from New York to-day. He looked
detected aud worn. He could not conf
IDENTIFY pronounce the word confidence.
His delegation has broken from him and
he can no longer hold it together with any
degree of cohesion. He sees, but not
plainly, as every one else does. that to-
days developments kill the Cox move
ment. He is out of the race, but
he hesitates to admit it.
John Kelly has written here
that he is not for Cox and never was for
him. The New York delegation, upon the
authority Of Congressman Muelber. stands
to-day, 16 for Carlisle and for Randall
The possibility Of a dark horse has also
disappeared to-day. The contest is abso-
lutely narrowed down 10 Carlisle and
Randall. 1t is an undoubted fact that
the majority of the Democrats here are for
terl0n. Those yet to come are to decide
the matter. The claims of both Carlisle
and Randall slate makers continue to
prove upon close investigation to be in
splred by what they want, not upon what
they have. For instance. the Randall
men claim all of the Georgia delegation.
The best information on that subject is
that he has only five of them. one of
whom is dOutful. A number of iron and
fapr oar11a af.aT 4
work for Randall
Mr.. Turner is the only member of the
Georgia delegation here yet. Blount and
Hammond Will come Wednesday,
Clerkship candidate Atkins, eX-member
from Tennessee, in conversation to-day
with John BrOwnlOw, was very bitter
against the Northern Democrats. He
said that they only looked upOn Southern
ers as being fit to vote. When a South
erner sought reward for party service he
was given the cold shoulder.
A very quiet effort anent the Speak
ership is just now being made. 1t
is inaugurated by Senator Beck. it
is understood, as the friend of Mr..
Carlisle. Mr.. Carlisle and his friends
think that there would be no doubt of his
election were the vote in caucus taken
viva vOce. The caucus first decides how
the vote shall be taken. 1t has heretofore
DcGu me CuSlOil 10 take IL DN DaliOU.
Many of Mr.. COX'S friends think that he
would stand better chance of election
with the vote viva vOce. They and Car
isles friends are trying to get up a
combination to secure, if possible,
the adoption of the viva vOce rule.
The success of the effort is very
doubtful. The most conservative
Democrats hold that the viva Yoce ballot
should be taken in order to show exactly
how each man stands.
Speaking of this effort by the Carlisle
and Cox men reminds me of "combIna-
tiOns" in general. You have doubtless
noticed a good deal OF talk about this and
that combination either being accom-
plished or about TO be. There
have been in fact no combination
made or attempted by any OF the
candidates. They are all working for
themselves and have not thought of join
ing forces with another to produce GER
tain results. There may be combinations,
but don't think there will. 1t is easy
enough to talk of combinations, but it is
not so easy TO make them; and, if made,
to find that they are made. 1t is also
easy to take up combination offered by
the bOok-makers on the quarter stretch,
but it is not once in a thousand times
that your combination wins.
A PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC MEMBER
of the House said to me this evening
Don't talk to me about Pennsylvania
Democrats. There are no Democrats in
Pennsylvania. The policy of the Demo-
cratic party is for tariff as well as inter-
nal revenue reform. There is not men,
ber from Pennsylvania who is for a reform
Of the customs revenues. | will 90 fur
thur and tell you literal historical fact.
There has never been, in the history of
the whole country, but one Democratic
member OF the House from Penn
sylyania who was against this high
tariff SYSTEM
''Who was heY' l asked.
George NJ. Dallas. He voted with his
party against the tariff of 1912. He was
rewarded, too, for his adherence to the
principles of his party. Two years later
the Democratic convention gave him the
second place on the ticket, and he was
elected Vice President when James X.
Polk was chosen President.
THERE Is GOING TO BE A GOOD DEAL OF
ORATORY
next Saturday night, when the Demo-
/ cratic caucus meets. There will be eulO-
CYSTIC speeches when each OF the several
candidates is put in nomination. There
Is rush of applications of men who want
to put their particular man before the
caucus. Carlisle, it is thought, will be
put in nomination by either Blackburn
or Phil Thompson, probably by the latter.
DOrscheimer will probably unfurl the Cox
flag with an Oratorical breeze. Riggs VIII
trOt forth Springer. 1t is not limited who
will spring Randall on his colleagues. 1t
is thought, however, that it will
be some Southern supporter of
the Pennsylvania candidate. Other
speeches than those putting the candi-
dates in nomination will be made. The
caucus next Saturday night promises to
| be larger one than we have had for
years in settling who will be Speaker.
1t is remarked that within the past few
days a few members Of Congress and one
or two newspaper men who. before pay
ing short visits to New York were staunch
Carlisle adherents, have returned with
the idea that Randall is the man for the
Speakership. Mr.. Tilden is believed to be
still at Gramercy Park.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., Nov. 26.-The Ne,gs
and Courier editOrially declares that the
report that it has gone over to Mr.. Ran
dali for Speaker is false, malicious and
outrageous. Its position OF hostility to