Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-20
THE SPEAKERSHTP CONTEST.
Skirmishing Preliminary to a General
Engagement.
REPRESENTATIVE ERMENTRAUT DISCUSSES THE STU
AT1oN-MR. CoXs GREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ALISM AN ISSUE IN THE CANVASS.

REPRESENTATIVE ERNENTRAUT DISCUSSES THE STU
ATIoN-MR. Cox's GREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ALISM AN ISSUE IN THE CANVASS.
The Sneakership fight has not actually opened
yet. There is some preliminary Skirmshing going
on about the hotels, but the battle may not begin
for week yet. Indeed, the members OF Congress
are coming N very slowly and there is but little
material here for candidates to work upon.
WHAT MR.. ERMENTRAUT SAYS.
A STAR reporter met Mr.. Ermentraut. of PennSyl-
vania, to-day, the gentleman who, il Is understood
VIII have charge of the Randall headquarters at
the Ebbftt House, and asked him when he proposed
TO establish himself there. II have not been ad-
vlsed," he said, "that am expected to take charge
or any headquarters. The truth is suppose some
OF Mr. Randalls friends, thinking that there ought
to be several places where members could meet
ana M SIT around II they choose engaged the parIors
at the EbbitC. II Mr.. Randall wants Inc there am
ready; L am at his command, but l have not
seen seen MN Ih yet and don't really know any
As for any regular plan of canvass l don't believe
mere Is any. Now. there are very few members
here yet. AS to the situation believe the candf-
dates themselves know more than anybody else,
ana don't believe they know every thing. pre-
sumo each candidate knows better where he
stands than does anybody else and think Ran
dali is better informed as to his support and his
prospects than any OF them 1 believe he knows
l1rs 1mst exactly what and whom he can count upon.
1natS the KIND OF man he iS.'
"Do you think the sectional agitation will have
any influence upon the speakership?n asked the
at ought not to- and don't think 1t WILL" was
the reply 81 know 1t will have no part In any fight
MR.. cox's EXPECTATIONS.
Mr.. Cox is now installed in his elegant new resi-
dence on Dupont Circle, though all OF his furniture
has not yet arrived. His wife came last week. He
turned out bright and early this morning A STAR
reporter round him in his rooms at Wizards with
credit re ta th @ Tor s1ca f%Ht I M Cox SAID he dd not
NO ntmatlOn OF any preference. he said, had yet
come from 11lden, and he added. friends OF mine
In New York believe that Gov. Tiden does not in
tend to take any part In the fight The only au-
thorltatiye declaration from the "old ticket" has
been IN my favor. EX-Gov. Hendricks comes out
Tor me-" Nh. Cox expressed himself as very hope
fll. He said that the estimates OF the strength Of
his rivals all contained the names OF members who
are earnestly FOR him cox, and he mentioned Col
Casey Young, OF Tennessee, as a warm supporter
or his who is generally put down for carlisle
Without undertaking to give any estimate Of the
vote, he counts upon, Mr.. Cox SAYS he expects to
be well up In front when the voting begins He
VIII get votes, he says from the Pacific slope from
all through the south and from the east and west
butte to his strength.
sECTIONALIsM IN TIE CONTEST.
The revival of sectional politics may exercise no
little influence upon the election OF a Speaker OF
the next House. Some of the democratic members
openly declare that their party must not overlook
the evident determination Of republicans to make
another "boody shirt" campaign. Very many of
the democrats think that personal preferences
should be sacrificed to party good, and this Senti-
ment IS one OF the grounds upon which Randall
men base their confidence Of his election For
time there was disposition among democrats
to ignore the attempt to revive sectional issues.
tnn m wiz III df "u1 aa some ss f tTa we pay no aten
South Is so generally made the republican shib-
boeth democrats begin to see that they must meet
gress who insist that it would be very unwise to
select southern man Speaker In view of the mani
fest purpose of the republicans to fight the coming
al N 10 nr co. mol 1i,,n-
Those who hold that the election Of a southern
man would be a mistake say the sectional issue is
worse than blindness to refuse to see it. 1t is an
parent already that their arguments have had
Geographical consideration may also have some
thng 10 90 with the disposition Of the subordinate
OFFICES. The indications that the clerkshtp and
the position OF doorkeeper will both go to southern
men, as the leading candidates for the two places
respectively. are from the south. The position OF
sergeant-at-arms will go to northern man, per-
maps TO Mr.. LeedOm or Col. Thompson, of Ohio In
fact, there is no southern candidate for this place
For postmaster Mr.. Dalton, of Indiana, is the most
prominent candidate from the north. Assuming
that the clerk and doorkeeper are taken from the
soutn. the seIgeant-at-ar1nS and postmaster will
probably be selected from northern democrats.
AT MR.. CARLIsLE's HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. Carlisle went to his parors at the Metro
poitan to-day for the first time. He received
visitors there during the day. He said to STAR
reporter that he had nothing new to give
'Wil the sectional cry have any effect upon the
speakershfp f1ght?" asked the reporter.
"No, sir,' Mr.. Garlic emphatically replied. "It
Will not nor Will 1t upon the presidential contest
next year. 1t is an issue that is past"
son, it's just started put in Hon. Casey Young,
OF Tennessee, "tO int1mdate southern members and
prevent them from voting for Carlisle That's an
Old game, but it won't work"
"Ies," added Mr.. Carlisle, ''and I see they are
charging that the closing of mills and factories is
due to my probable election. But all those sort Of
things will not affect a single Vote"
ANOTHER CARLISLE COUNT.
Representative Ellis, OF Louisiana, one OF the
most active workers for Carlisle, gives the follow
Ing estimate OF the vote OF that candidate on the
first ballot: Virgna, 9; West Virginia. 2: North
Carolina 3: South Carolina, 3: Georgia, 8; Alabama
3; Mississippi. s. Louisiana, 3: Texas. 9; Arkansas
4; Missouri. 10: Tennessee. 1: Kentucky 8: Illinois,
6: Indiana, s. Ohio. 3; Wisconsin, }; Nevada, /: Cali
fornla. A. Michigan, 3: Iowa. 3-total. o. 1t is
Claimed that this table is based upon actual
knowledge aS to how the members will vote.
MR.. SPRINGER
was up at the Metropolitan awhile. and during a
portion Of the day received visitors at the National
Hon. a. S. Willis, OF Kentucky, Will arrive this
evening and go to work for Carlisle.
HOW THE MISSOURI DELEGATION WILL VOTE
Both the Z. s. Senators from Missouri say they do
not believe that Randall will get vote from that
state. Two OF the observation-disclosures Graves and
COSGraVeare for Cox, and the Others WILL the Sen
atOrs think. be divided between Cox and Carlisle
the latter getting the most Of them
The Reorganization Of the Senate.
DEMOCRATS TO PLACE NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE Way