, 1883-10-27
Washington Letter.
lfRoA OF. REGULAR cckREsPoxDEyrI

WASHINGTON, October oh. 1888
Inc near approach If the s-ss,op d
congress has se: ali he politicians pres
eii' IN Washington, aud ali the officials
'ierks, and others directly inrer-s ed IN
party complication. to soss, ppins over
'h= Immediate probaLl,tie,. TIE ou-s.
h'H which IS discussed mos, in the inc,
seoius!on. In the hotel iob.ies, or on ,ae
street corners; in fact eref,vh.r. mar
'aee'' Is rs to who III be Speaker. Th-
canvass FER this important pest GnrhI,
'mPoriant becaus. PresiGGent:al elsc,loa
viii occur during II, Incumbenc,, .s how
very active, though it has beer go,ug ~.
In the way Of still hunt ever sine. n.
. result OF the la,, el ctlon sloa.d > D. ,c-
cratic 'ict ry. Randall, Carlisle, Cox aud
perfect hsri # others, are III the 6e!G
as candidates and the .Ic,t-2cni : be
c"m'ng intense. The chances Of eac., ia
V'riie Is eAcitedly figured up, and secor!!-
ing to the preJud;css OF the ta,krr this
one or rh's one is sure of raja:ity -:
vo'es. MIR. Randall and Mr.. Cox are al
ready here, and hare seivctei ths:v head
a'ar'ers at different he:eis, whore they
keep open Eouse" untu the canvass ,s
ended. Ii viii be a glorious occ ,s,Gn for
tie neS members wheu they arrive, fnr
they will probably be met at the tram AM
Informed that their expenses are al paid.
including the bar, aud al lhey have 10 Dc
Is to put ue at the ho.el where NJ. Ran
dali or Ne. Cox or Carlisle is ,o,a,ed sn6
order what they wsat. and have II charged
10 the candidates bill. 1t is even SAID tba.
ar. Cox with Characteristic ingenuity l.
going te offer special inducements TO yo-
ters for him, whether il viii b. il. the ia
'ure Of a chrono, or CAKE OF snap, IL re-
mains 10 he seen. But undoubtedly i
viii b. novelty. There Is no belief tha;
Mr.. Cox will be elected. he has par, OF
the New York delegation in HIS favor, anu
/; the South breaks up ss 1t Is said n may
do he may get large vote nom there.
But his chief expectation is TO secure the
Craftsmanship Of ,hc leading eomnIit,te
III exchange for hIs support to The Sir-
ring man. Taking WITH well .nfurmed
official of the House, the latter SAD inat
Carlisle was suIe Of I9i votes ON tie hrs
ballot. z. had been assured If ;his fsCt
By the Ken ucky m-mber himself; hut rs
Mr. X .ndaii has also asserted tha' h. ..i.s
over 200 votes pledged To his support, ana
MIR. Cox aas seine 90 or more, 1t Is quite
certain that there is a mistake somewhere
As far as eau be sscertaiued Very few Cf
the Southern members have made any
promises, bu. have deferred pied sinl
themselves un:il they meet together. The
Snutharners for some reason or other are
more solid than their Northern. brethren,
that Is TO say, they will act tose;her ior
some Isr,:cuiar favorite WITH more cer-
taintv. Carlisle has many good fri-ads
among the Southern members, but he has
also sJae bitter enemies. Biace burn has
Withdrawn from opposition to HIM; tie
result of political bargain, bat h' my
az tie sams time take occasion to eet I'd
Of his dangerous rival, oy organizing
disastrous defeat for hIm. Mr.. Randall
Is very strong among Northern Demo-
Cratic members, but owing to the isct
hat the Southern ilen are maslr. a.
pledges the balance Of power may be urn-
cd agsinst him even II the hour II veto
~. The quality which lends the mos.
strength t. his oandldzrurs is his icny tx
ueriepcs as Speaker and his ffmness 4
character. HIS weak points are ms views
on the tariff and The protective pslicy at
his State, which srs considered satagonis-
&c to the agricultural people which the
Southernrrs represent. The candidates
for the minor offices Of the House arr
working early and late for their places
As they have not come to the surface vet
il i. impossible u tell what the" pros
p,cts sr.. Most of the nsmes mentioned
as candidates for clerk, doorkeeperr pos'-
master, etc, are Southern men Of mere
local reputation. But the Sauthern men
viii c5ne up with bargains in tbe;r "sl'ds
ths pr;c. Of them being Offices f'r thc!r
fr,sna.. There will be no civil service
,rat.n.es or theories in their minds Po!-
ltics is a game which they play tor wha'
rhers is IN IL, namely. the tat 9tf'ess.
Let US carry the next P'es,dsntisl elec-
;,,n. said the sane DsT"crsic 'hlclai'
and We will leave the Civil Ssrvice Com
n,;ss,,ners To- feed on air, and Practlce
heir fne spun theories amons tue an