Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-02
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
A General Canvass of This Great
Question.
RANDALL THE GENERAL FAVoRITE,
though Carlisle and Cox Have Their Ad-
herents-The West Virginia Gen.
tral-More Ex-Soldiers Who
Are Pensioners.
SDecidl 20 The ReCiSter.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The Speaker.
ship contest continues to be the topic Of
conversation around town and in the hotel
lebbies, and as the time draws near for the
gathering of the Congressman who will de-
eide the question, the discussion grows in.
tense and more interesting. 1t is conceded
here by those who are close observers that
Mr.. Randall will be the gentleman selected
to preside over the deliberations Of the
House of Representatives of the Forty.
eighth Congress, as well as to form the
committees and other legislative machin.
cry Of the popular branch Of Congress.
Still there comes to Washington, occa-
sionally, q member who prefers the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Cox and another that is sure
that Mr.. Carlisle will be the winner. There
is one Of this latter's supporters now in
town. He has served three or four terms
in the House, representing one Of the
Strongest Democratic Districts
in the North, and who can be returned as
often as be desires. He is one of the few
members Of Congress whose reputstion has
not been smirched, even by suspicion. He
has served both on the Ways and Means
and Appropriations Committees, and he
says he is for Mr.. Carlisle. He was four
years ago one OF Mr.. Randalls most active
and staunChest supporters, and he says
he feels very kindly toward
him, but SAYS that in the organization OF
the committees of the Forty-sixth Congress
Mr.. Randall deceived his best friends. and
that it will be impossible for him to get
their support. be promised four or five
of the most prominent leaders OF that time,
that Mr.. Fernando Wood should moi be
placed upon the Ways and Means Com-
mittee.
He Promised This,
TOO, in his own house, in his own library,
the night before the caucus was held, bat
after he was elected Speaker he not only
placed Mr.. Wood on the Ways and Means
but he made him chairman,
this, too, in spite of the positive assurance
and pledges previously given. Then again,
in making up the same committees, he
promised that Mr.. FELTON, should not be
placed ON the Ways and Means Committee,
but when the committee was made up Mr..
FELTON, was found to occupy a good place
in it's make up. Randall told these gentle
men that he did not believe Wood was
proper man for the Ways and Means Com
mittee and if elected he would see to ii
that he did not get on that committee at
all.
Among the men thus
Alleged to Have Been Deceived
was Mr.. Reagan, of Texas who was, until
Randall made these promises, in favor~0f
the election of Mr.. Blackburn.
In Mr.. RandalPs defense it is claimed
that he did not know Mr.. Felton's position
On the tariff, but this old member, with
HON your correspondent talked, alleges
that he did, that he told Mr.. Randall eX-
aCtly how Mr.. FELTON, stood and that SINH
lar pledges to those made with regard to
Mr.. Wood were made with reference to
MIR. FELTON,. This same old member said
again in making up the committees Mr..
Randall dove tailed it so that whenever
there was an important matter before the
Ways and Means Committee Mr.. Wood
was always conveniently absent, and with
Mr.. FELTON, acting with the prOteCtionists,
the Committee was on a vote always tie.
The gentleman SAYS that he believes that
Mr.. Randall ana Mr.. Wood
Always UnderstOOd One Another,
at least their action during the Forth-sixth
Congress indicated that they did. Mr..
Wood, it is claimed, always pretended to
be in sympathy with the free traders, but
when there was anything important before
the Ways and Means Committee, and when
the free traders needed his vote in the COM
mittee, he was sure tocOnyeniently absent
These gentlemen claim that Mr.. Randall
deceived his best friends four years ago,
and he will soon realize what 1t has cost
him.
They claim that Mr.. Carlisle is the proper
man for the Democrats to elect Speaker
and they affect to believe that he will be. .
On The other hand Democratic politicians
rere, who, doubtless would prefer Mr.. Car
isles election as Speaker, say that Randall
will be the successful candidate; that
ItWIlI be Party Policy
to elect Mr.. Randall They say, too, that
The pressure upon members by the party
LEADERS, will compel them to vote for Kan
lall They also claim that 1t is the only
yay 10 rid the party OF the tariff revision
,oiIstiou. which will be useless, in view OF
the fact that no tariff legislation that the
House Of Representatives can originate aud
psss during the coming Congress would be
acted upon by the Senate, inasmuch as the
latter branch is Republican by several ma
iOrity.
There are people here who say that ii Mr..
RaI. dali is elected Speaker, and should Mr..
Tilden die or positively announce that he
will not be a candidate, the former Will De
the most available
Candidate for the Presidency -.
that he will surely receive the support Oh
Mr. Tilden's followers in the East. The
claim that not during the present genera,
lion will there be Democratic Presidential
candidate from the West. Being asked
wby- they assert that New York will con-
trof the Democratic nominations for years
10 come. They ask one to go bSck ana see
when the Democrats have nominated
Western man since Jacksons time;
In 1864 the Democrats nominated McCIel-
Ian. a New Yorker; four years later they
HOratio Seymour, q New nork-
er. in 1872 Horace Greeley, another New
Yorker, was theil candidate. AT ST. LOUIS
in 1870 Samuel J. Tlten, New 1orA
Democrat, was the candidate selecte1 oy
the National Convention, and IN ISoo Ven. SI
Hancock then and still resident OIL New
Sork was Nominated, and they say IN 1881
Samuel J. Tilden, Of New ork,
will Again be the Nomlnee.
If this this prediction come true then
the Mcdonald boom is done Tor.
As 10 the Holman boom, Indiana states,
man who have been to Washington and
who are still here, say there is nothing
more absurd than tall this chatter aoout
Holman in the NSw IOrk sun IN couueC'
ton with the Presidency. They say that
Indiana Democrats, as we'll as RepuohcsnS,
find il hard to account for the honor when
rbe great objector" is receiving OUTSIDE OF
his own State. In Indiana they say hol-
man is regarded as q man OF very medlocre
ability and with no special influence. Tnst
he can ''obiect" himself into notoriety WHO
sny popularity is one OF the humors oil p9i'
itics. Holman has been standing csn1l'
date for Congress in his district; and al.
Wsys succeeded in carrying 1t when u was
heavily Democrats, but he was deieatea
bv Gen. Tom Browne in district hxed up
10 test Holman's popularity, which proved
IN be nil when the time came. At the mex
onnortunity the Democratic Legisiature
mi Holman back into solid District ano
He Again went TO Congress;
When the opponents OF McpoHaio "srs
S.nste thew centered upon Holman, out ne
Aid nCt reach it, and he could not be nomln'
sted for Governor in 1876, when the iste
@Blue Jeans" Williams was chosen; oI'
of the contest there was developed oliter
Dsss 10 Hoiman which will prevent nun
rom receiving the united support OF MS
T..