The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-08
CANDIDATES In CONGRESS-.
The Men Who Would Like to BE Called
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Randall Ahead In the Contest-Hancock
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Special Correspondence of the Evening Light
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 2.-The con-
test for the speakership of the next congress
has not abated in the least. There is not SC
much talk about it, perhaps, among members
as there was a couple of weeks ago, but the
friends of the prominent candidates are work
ing for their favortes harder than ever. There
is good deal of quiet caucusing among the
little cGques which hope to have something to
say in making up the committees and in con-
trolling legislation in the next congress. Every
day it is becoming more apparent that II
Randall is to he beaten there must be some
organization of the opposition to him. One
of the various candidates who have announced
themselves, whose availability is admitted,
must be selected and the strength of the
opposition conferred upon him. Randall is
gaming ground every day, because the strong
men OF the party who want some sort OF re-
| cognition in the organization of the commit
tees would rather Join RandalPs forces early
than to wait in a hopeless sort of way for the
OppOSltlSll W - ~
port is correct, Randall is already parceling
out the chairmanships and the prominent
places on the great committees. Those who
have been holding off from him begin to see
that if something is not done at once he will
have the prize so firmly in his grasp that it
will be impossible TO wrest it from him. They
also say that
IF RANDALL is CHOSEN
they stand no chance whatever of occupying
conspicuous place on any of tfs important
committees unless they ally themselves to his
fortunes at once. What can they do p? .-.
The opposition candidates are Carlisle,
Blackburn, Springer, Morrison and Cox.
Carlisle is doing nothing for himself beyond
making a record. A record will not win in a
contest like this. He refuses to make any
combinations or to give any pledges with re-
spect TO chairmanShips of committees. He
takes the high ground that the speakership is
too great an Office to be bought by promises
of place. His pure principles are appreci-
ated, but they won't bring him success. His
friends may admire his high purposes, but
they prefer success TO elevated morality
Blackburn doesn't appear to be doing much,
either. He seems to be Warrington the other
candidates to get out of the way, or for
something TO occur which will take him
out of the contest. Morrison cannot be
said to be an active candidate. He is re-
garded as an available man, and he may be
finally put forward to contest with Randall
for the prize. A very prominent southern
member said to-day: "We of the south are
beginning to look upon Morrison as the most
available man TO oppose Randall He is 4
broad-gauge statesman, and his tariff views
come about as near satisfying us as those OF
any candidate who believes in tariff reform.
We all have kindly place in our hearts for
Carlisle, but there are two objections to him.
He is not leader in 4 contest like this, and he
is a southern man. The fact that he is south
ern man ought not to be urged against him,
but it is being urged now, and it will continue
to be urged The time has not yet come for
putting a southern man in so prominent a
place. We are bound to make some conces-
sion to a sull-existing sentiment in the north
which shrinks from seeing
.. EX-REBELs IN HIGH PLACES. e
The democratic party swept the country in
1854, but the fact that the south was solidly
democratic lost lis ia 1876 the ground we had
gained. There was another great demo-
cratic success in 1882. Elect soathern man
speaker and it would not be surprising il The
republican party should raise the cry that the
ex-rebels were getting control of the govern
ment, and commence successful bloody
shirt campaign. What we want is to succeed
in the next national contest, 70 do that we
must not make blunders nov. Neia4@F Car
Isle nor any other man is necessary to ~.
We can afford to sacrifice any man rather thap
lose in 1885,. Morrison is northern man,
an able man, ADD safe. With him in the
speakers chair think we are sure OF success
in 1884,"
Mr. Springer has many elements of strength.
He has been elected to congress lve times.
At his last election he got large republican
vote, especially among the ex-soldierS. For
twenty-five years be has been thoroughly
familiar with parliamentary law. Some OF the
aspirants for the chair arc particularly weak in
this regard. He has had aRPi6 experience
presiding over the house of representatives.
When Nj. Kerr, who was an invalid, wsS
speaker, Mr.. Springer was in the chair about
half the time. Mr. Springer was chairman Of
the committee Of the wtaols on the. army bill
in 1879, when the republicans md democrats
fought for three months over the legislative
orders on tie appropriation bill, and he va
in the chair ~hea Blaine and Ben Hill had |
their great oratoricai daelS.
The Texas Candidate, Ges.. John Hancock,
is spoken OF in connection with SS,s speaker
ship by none bat people from Texas. lis
candidacy, if he be a candidate, is prepos- /,
ferrous. |
THE loose manner in which inquests arc I
made here was illustrated Saturday when
I,s,;oa Adam .n1 a iurv examined the hady