Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-17
TEE SPBAKGRSHIP.
THE CONTEST GETTING SOMEWHAT
WARM IT WASRINGTON.
Sam Cox Betting on the Unpledged Vote
He Claims that it will Elect Him-The
Expectations of Carlisle-Sam Randall
Speaks on His Own Behalf.
Especial Telegram to the Globel

is not yet over, it has hardly begun. The
next speaker will be elected by votes which
| are now unpledged. There are 100 MEM
| bers who are not pledged, and in view of
| that fact the figures which have been given
out by the Pennsylvania and the Ken
tuckian are SO absurd as to be comical.
The published statements that you have
| seen are apocryphal.'
Thus said Mr.. Cox as he opened his
headquarters. ''Why," he continued, "There
is very little work here yet. There are
perhaps fifteen Democratic members
here; you cannot elect a speaker with
them. AS to New York, of course there is
no question, bat have friends elsewhere
who are with me to the end. / have heard
| to-day of whole state delegation that is
for me, nearly all of the members Of
which are claimed by others. I give no
details and make no boasts, but the gen
tlemen who have been giving me compli-
mentary votes will be surprised, that's all.
I remember once in Ohio I elected
man sheriff by complimentary votes.
| They speak of complimentary votes.
What am to be complimented for? For
| making quarter of century fight for
Democratic thought? For making the
last six weeks the campaign in Ohio,
Maryland, New Jersey and New York?
For making a straight Democratic record
| in war and peace on all questions without
going to excess? If this is to be worth
only compliment it's not worth having.
The truth is that the caIcula-
| tons which Pennsylvania and
Kentucky make are SO audacious as to
| be comical. It is sort of patronage, is it
on the part of these younger congressman
| see.
Pleasant talk like this Mr.. Cox has for
| all corners, sbut not word of his
| campaign. Mr.. Cox's appearance has
made it clear that the claims of Carlisl's
| friends are too enthusiastic. It cannot be
that MIR. Cox and Randall are entirely de
| cieved, but if Mr.. Carlisle's estimates are
| accepted they leave no chance for his op-
| ponents. Mr.. Carlisle, however, is ex-
ceedingly confident. He is even more so
! more hopefulness than when he came.
| Then there were manifest signs of care
upon it. Now anxieties seem 70 have Civ
| en- place TO buoyancy. He said TO an old
friend: Il shallbe elected speaker. Idon't
think l can be mistaken" Yet there are
bat few more congressman here than there
has been. at is" said an old observer, "a
campaign of purposes, SO far. You hear
noise when they come to the surface TO
blow" Mr.. Randall, probably, will not
open his headquarters till Monday.
The reports of his serious illness are IN
founded. Two OF the advance guard of the
Randall leaders have arrived. They sneer
at the Carlisle estimates. Once OF his
supporters says: 81 went over Mr.. Ran
aaA's list with him in Philadelphia the
night of the Ohio election. He had eighty
five votes which ne said he could rely upon.
He distinctly stated, however, that no
mention was 10 be made of the names or
locality. These estimates were no doubt
correct" In previous canvasses Randalrs
estimates have been much more
accurate than his opponents.
This helps to give confidence to the claims
of the Randall men, although at present
Carlisle has the greatest following in
Washington. II is to be remembered,
moreover, that most of the congressman
here are southern men, scarcely any north
ern Democrats have come. The oppo-
nents of Mr.Randall say that if he shall be
elected speaker they intend to endeavor to
change the method of appointing com
mittees in the house SO that they shall be
appointed as they nov are in The senate.
namelyi on the recommendation
of the caucus of the two
parties. The object of such
move would be to deprive
Randall of the power SO constitute the
committees that the discussion of all tariff
measures could be prevented. The presid-
ing officer in the senate has no power to
appoint committees. lie simply an
nounces the list which is submitted to him
by the chairman of the caucus of the DOM
inent party. RandaI's opponents hope
that the Republicans Will Join them in
such scheme. Another plan which ia
under consideration is to propose TO the
caucus that the balloting for speaker shall
be viva voce. Carlisle's friends think he
would receive more votes il this manner
than by the secret ballot which is usual.
Secretary Folger was informed BY an
agent of She Pacific mail steamship com
pany that number of Chinese were q day
or two ago brought into the port of San
Francisco By the steamship City of
Picking, and that, although they we're pro-
vIded with the certificates required by law,
tae collector of customs refused to
allow them to land. The secretary
at once telegraphed to the collector for IN
explanation. In reply to g commuaics-
ton received from the latter last week.
stating that Chinese laborers were con-
stantly arriving at San Francisco with GER
hdcates representing them to be mer-
chants, students, etc, Secretary Folger
wrote the collector as follows: You have
already been instructed that the oertif-
Gates in such cases are to be considered "a
prine facie evidence only of the facts
stated therein and to these instructions
have only to add in the language of the
department that "If there is any reason
N any csse to suspect frand or i,nnozitia-