Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
CARLISLE OR RANDALL.
The Contest for the Speak ershlp OF
the House Of Repr o. SentativeS.

The Speakership contest at Washing.
ton is growing warm even at this DIS
lance from the meeting of Congress. Two
of the most prominent candidates-Mr.
James &. Carlisle and Mr.. Samuel 5.
Cox-are on the ground, and, although
neither of them has yet formally estab-
lished himself in headquarters, the
friends of both are gathering about
them, AMI getting in readiness for &C
tive work. Mr.. Randall has not yet
arrived, but Is expected to reach Wash
ington early next week. He is already
represented here, however, by numer-
GUS friends.
A steady stream of visitors poured in
and out of the private apartments Of
Messrs Carlisle and Cox at their respec-
tive hotels to-day, many mbers-elect
of the coming Congress calling. among
others, to pay their respects to the
candidates and also to discuss the situ-
alton.
An Associated Press reporter called
on Mr.. Carlisle this evening, aud, ,direc-
ting that gentlemans attention to the
Interview with Mr.. Randall, which ap-
peared in this mornings papers, asked
him what he thonght of the latter 8
statement.
"Mr. Randall" replied Mr.. Car
isle. "is much more confident that
the facts warrant. l do not see how
| it is possible for him to receive more
than sixty votes on the first ballot, aud
| do not believe he will get that many.
The most careful estimates made by
nv friends do not give him near that
many, although they allow him con-
siderable number of doubtful votes.'
With respect to the estimates made
by his friends, the accuracy OF which
Mr.. Randall disputed in the interview
published this morning, Mr. Carlisle
said: "Of course, all these estimates
may be very inaccurate, but they are
made upon what Is considered reliable
information, and are certainly as likely
to be correct as any put forth by the
friends of other candidates. l notice
that Mr.. Randall states the vote for Mr..
Cox will be merely complimentary, and
that after the first ballot, he lMr.
RandalD will receive large accessions
from that quarter. For my own part
I have no reason to believe that the
friends of Mr.. Cox are lesS sincere In
their support of him than the friends
of other candidates are. But II Mr..
Cox should be dropped or withdraw
before q nomination Is made, l feel
quite sure that majority Of his sup.
porters would not 60 to Mr.. Randall. y
Mr.. Carlisle was asked whether, In
view of recent statements concerning
his position with respect to tariff legis
lation during the coming session o.
Congress, he had anything to say OF
the subject. He expressed an unwill
ingness to say anything for the reason
he said, that his views with regard to
revision of the tariff were we'll known
He would say, however, that he did moi
believe in the agitation OF that question
for the sake Of agitation.
| A reporter asked Mr.. Carlisle II there
was any truth in the reports that hi
friends were seeking to secure viva
voce vote in the caucus. Mr.. Carlisle
replied that he did not know that effort
were making to bring about Q chang
in tho method of voting. He had heart
some talk about that sort Of voting he
, ing tho proper thing for Dem ocrati
caucus. For his own part, he said. b
, was not afraid to submit his chances t
q viva vuce vote.