The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-08

him in all his previous contests could
not recall that he ever seemed so
moved before. Cox, sad and de-
pressed, seemed pleased, at least that
he came to escort Carlisle and not
Randall. Those who saw Randall
could we'll believe that his prophecy
of last week was true-that he had
made his last campaign for Speaker.
A DISAPPOINTED MAN.
The scene at Randall's headquar-
ters was a very different one. He
had chosen the room of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. It is a large
room n was densely packed by bis
followers, most of them from Phila-
delphia. Randall sat in the chair in
the corner, surrounded by a group OF
his most faithful adjutants. his face
did not show its usual composure.
The lines on it seemed deep and
strong and his expression was one of
the most anxious. He sat silent.
Those about him tapped with their
canes upon the floor. There was no
sign of victory in Randall's face.
His buoyancy was gone. The atmos-
phere of the room itself seemed
heavy with defeat. So the crowd sat
for an hour. Then news began to
come, and it came too quickly. The
announcement of the decision as to a
viva uoce vote was received without
comment from the man to whom it
meant the most. One of his fol-
lowers said: ut is not a test
vote?" His doubtful query carried
its own answer with it. Randall
knew that it was a test vote, and
that the 1O4 ayes indicated Carlisle's
strength. Bad news travels fast.
RicheIieu Robinson put his bushy
head inside the door, and Talbot, Of
Maryland, one of Randall's most
faithful lieutenants, came in after
him. They leaned over the back Of
Randall's chair slowly, as if they
feared to give him pain, but they had
no need to tell the story. It came
through the closed door, ringing
along the yaulted corridors in a round
of hearty Kentucky cheers, "Hurrah
for Carlisle!" Randall arose. He
said not a word. He made no sign.
The expression on his face was pain
full. There was a strong man with
the ambition of his life crushed Be-
hind him were his hopes of the
Speakership and the Presidency. He
started forward with a firm step,
stopping almost with impotence 10
take a few hands of sympathy that
were extended to him as he passed
into the hall of the House.
A DEFEAT WHICH WAS EXPECTED.
Cox had his headquarters in the
room of the Committee on judiciary,
on the floor above. There sat Cox,
with a small circle of personal friends.
expecting defeat, and as cheerful as
a man could we'll be who felt that his
party had failed to appreciate his
long and honorable service. A few
minutes to 9 o'clock the message
came to Cox that in the call of the
States the vote of New York stood:
For Randall, 7; Cox, 10; that it was
not the united vote that was PROM
Used. There were no votes
from the Empire State for
Carlisle. Randall's plau, de-
vised in the last two days, to keep
Cox in the field as a club with which
to defeat Carlisle after the first ballot
was in part successful. Carlisle had
acne of his New York vote, but there
was no second ballot. The State
which is to determine the presiden-
tial election did not cast the vote for
speaker. Cox's vain hope, which
was covertly used to aid Randall,
whom he hated, had failed to injure
Carlisle, whom he esteemed.
CARLIsLE's POLICY.
Governor Underwood general man.
ager of the Cincinnati NeWs Journal
who has been here several days
working for Carlisle, had a long in
terview tonight with that gentle
man, who is his personal friend and
neighbor. Carlisle very briefly ex-
pressed his views as to the policy
which should be pursued by the ma
He said he recognized the
tact that it was the principle he was
representative of that had elected
MIN and it was something to be
thankful for, that the Democratic
party at last realized that a principle
affecting the interests of a great ma
|ority of the people was vastly more
important to the party and counOy
han the success OF any man. He in
,erpreted his election to mean that
rom this time forth the Democratic !
party will go to the people with an
aggressive and definite policy and
adhere to it. This Was right and de.