Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-23
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
Smdry Reports Concerning an Interest.
iug Topic.
Gleauings from Special Observations
Reported 10 Exchanges.
Isl. Louis Republican spocial.l
A vEIiY POOR ArcrMrNr


A vEIiY POOR ARGUMENT.
Washington, November l0.-In
their canvass for the speakership, both |
Randall and Cox and some OF their |
supporters are indulging In arguments
altogether unworthy of them They
are endeavoring TO ipiurc Carlisleis |
candidacy by saying that a Southern |
man ought not TO be elected speaker; |
~ would be bad policy; II woufJt aid |
the Republicans, who propose to raise |
the bloody shirt issue in the next cam |
palgn. They say the South ought to |
be kept in the background.
COMMENTING on THIS RENrARKADI.E !
PLEA,
put forth by Randall and Cox, n DEM !
ocratic senator said this evening:
Randall and Cox ought to be ashamed
OF themselves. John G.. Carlisle WINS
as strong Union man as either of
them, and the idea that simply because
he lives on the south bank Of the Ohio
instead of the north bank he is not n
proper candidate for the speakership.
and not worthy of the support of
Northern and southern Democrats, is
an idea which should excite only con-
'Nbil'Ns nav ANolilltitl ike
Randall and Cox should make such a
pitiiul plea, hoping to drive from Car
Isle southern MS well rs Northern sup.
port, is remarkable exhibition of
seliishness. They have for years In
congress and elsewhere protested
against sectionalism as between North
and South, but now, when they have
their own personal ends To attain they
.1.H.
lican agitatorsn
SENATOR BECK
said to-day that he was not taking
hand In the speakership contest by
running around and urging members
OF the house To support Carlisle but
he did not hesitate expressing his
views on the subject To members or
to anybody who asked him what he
| thought the Democrats of the house
ought to do. Said he TO the Republic
can correspondent;
| al have nothing against Sam Ran
dali personally, but he is against his
party on the tariff question. If to
elect rs speaker of the house of repre-
/ sentatives n man who last winter
aided the Republicans in adopting the
, tariff conference report against the
overwhelming sentiment of his party,
only one senator and thirteen mem
bcfs of the house voting for il il TO
elect as speaker a man who is in favor
of free whiskey and free tobaccO and OF
retaing high protective duties on many
of the necossaries of life-if this is
Democracy m not II Democrat
MIR. RANDALL,
that on the final ballot he will receive
lO7 votes and possibly los.
What do you thinl; of Randall's
claim" was asked Of Col. Morrison.
He quietly remarked; "lt isn't
even respectable nonsense.
Carlisle speaks of it rs the refine
ment of canvassing.
CARLisLE'S CANVASS.
one of Mr.. Carlisle's congressional
friends said to-day that the canvass IL
his behalf had been much more
thorough and skilful than is generally
supposed. He remarked that before
the adjournment of congress last fall
twenty of the old Democratic mem
bers of the house Were organized into
n committee for the purpose of making
n canvass in their respective states;
/ that they have been quietly and ei-
! icctively at work, and thai these mem
( bels and Mr.. Carlisle are well in
formed as to the situation. The gen
I tleman who made this statement is
one of the twenty, and he says lac has
not the slightest doubt that Carlisle is
sure of at least between eighty and
ninety votes ON the first ballot in eau.
Gus, and lie thinks his strength VIII
increase so much during this week
and next that he will he nominated ON
the first ballot i'm spite of everythln"
said 10 the contrary. The prevalent
belief here is that Carlisle VIII be the
next speaker
MIR. spRINGHR's CANDIDACY
is to a certain degree unfortunate
Nearly all his personal friends regret
that he persists in saying that he is &
candidate. As the situation now
stands lac cannot reasonably expect t.
receive any considerable number %
votes. Even If he could get dozer
v,tes outside OF the Illinois delegation
such a result could not justify his re
naming in the field. IL is Il diversion
i'm the ranks of the revenue raritl mel
and the opponents OF Randall. Mr.
Springer in Justice Ia himself Shoult
Withdraw from the race. Already he !
subjected 10 what is undoubtedly ~
unjust suspicion, 10 the effect that m
is Working in Randalps interest. lie
ports of this sort are aiioat.
COZ. MoRRisoN's ADVICE.
There is world OF wisdom in Col
Morrison's declaration that ali suci
nonsense as the promising OF conpll
mentary votes should have no piac
+ In this contest. He says IL Is no tim
for that sort of thing. The opponent
of Mr.. Randall have the votes to bea
him. and they will he foolish 10 seattle
their strengths even in the beginning
Col. Morrison's advice on TINS pom
will undoubtedly do much to briil