Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
POLITIC4L.
Ben Butler says he will not retire from
mn hlio lifa

Ben Butler say he will not retire from
public lite.
Butler is repeating his gloomy Demo.
cratic 7isw of the recent elections.
A report comes from Washington that
Senator MahoDe is preparing an address
to the American people III regard to the
"Dsnville massacre and the Democratic
victory in Virginia.
Official returns OF the late election in
Pe0nsylvspis have been reoeived from
every county. The total vOte is az fol
lows Fer auditor, Gen. Niles, Rep,
$40, 1906 Taggsrt, Dem, 3O2 03l; Ford
ham, Prohibitionist, $500 Ryuder,
GFeeubacker, 452 for state treasurer,
Livsey, Rep, 32l, 900; Powell, Dem,
800 1853 Howard, Prohititionist, 6,6S7;
Marsh, GreenbackeY, 4,43l
There was Republican jubilee in
Worcester, Massachusetts, ou Tuesday
wesls, over the defeat OF Governor Butler
for reelection. The j0llifcatiln Included
p banquet, az which speeches were me le
ny Governor elect Robinson; Senators
Dawes snd Hosr congressman Dsvia,
Whiting and Rice; observation-disclosures O,
AIMED; Chairman Lodge and Secretary
Flagg of the Republican ptate committee
Councillor Hsll, Speaker Marder, Ssote
Senator Loring, Judge Tnaysr ard Jud5-
Putnam. ...
The Philadelphia Times interviewed
ex Speaker Randall last week, Ia r. alton
10 MIR, Carlidle's clsims on the speaker.
ship of the next House. Mr.. Randall Is
reported rs saying: 81 hays TO say that
my estimate differs from biz. BE con.
cedes me 60 votes. | believe | shall have
So to 30 on the first ballot, and nomiua
ton on the second produced by large nc.
casaious from Nav York aud from other
quarters Of members who will vote fol
Mr.. Cox on the first ballot as oOmpli.
ment." ...
Thursday . New York World SAYS that
Mr., Carlisle is not reapODsible tor the
story that he hiss IFS caucus votes
pledged him for tue speakership. He,
however, claims 80 votee. The Hofia
says that Phil Thompson, the discredited
slayer Of Davis i'll Kentucky, is making
himself oif7nsively prominent in Mr.. Car
lisle's behalf to the injury OF Carlisle
| Randall is reported IS worked by moneyed
Interests, aud TIE World pr0fesses 90 re
| gard Cox az serlous!y pressed by the New
York delegation. Mr., Randall tells d
| representative OF thu Philadelphia Time.
that Carlisle is over sGnguine Randall
| claims SIS to 80 votes on the first aud d
nomination on the second ballot, expect,
ing to draw largely from Carisie's coLa,
| plimeptaFy vo.e. Randall refused to Say
anything Gs 70 ihe probabilities of tariff
legislation.
Col. A. X, Mcclure of the Philadelphia
Times, has bssn interviewed by a New
York Herud correspondent He regards
Pennsylvania a. Republican state, il
which the Democrats can ouly win az
they did when they elected Governor
Pattieon, by dividing the opposition. " hen
Pattison vent into powor liz had an
opportunity Of securing the co. operation
o. the Sieaart Republicans ard the Re
form Democrats. Bat he las blundsred
aud has rejected The coupsels Of tn,
D'mocra''" 'raters Of iutlupl CO. Randall
Wallace, llna,4 and others. Had Patti.
eon Kep, tsith and maintain a rel tious
Wild the raftrm element the Dem cratic
ticket would have bse2 elsc!ad I'D this
would hgy" made Mr. Randall the next
President Randall deserves 10 bs
speaker. II he is defeated now, his
party wilt bs defeated in 1854.