Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-30
THE HOUSE OFFICES.
Talk About the Speakership.

| TIE NEW YORK DELEGATION AND Mr.. cox.
Seventeen democratic members OF the New York
delegation assembled In conference at Mr.. Cox's
rooms, at Wizards hotel, at half-past twelve to
day, and remained together until quarter before
Two O'Clock, at which time they took a recess until
| eisht O'Clock. No resolutions were passed and no
having been postponed for the evening session.
| Ihe apSentees were MeSSrS Hutchins Arnott.
hogers and Robinson New York members who
were at The consultation say that the entire dele
| galloil, with the probable exception OF two men,
DeiS, VIII support Mr. Cox until the last. Mr.. n.
Muller, one OF the dissenting members promised TO
give final answer as TO his determination at the
! meeting tonight.
Mr. COX HOLDING BALANCE OF TOWER.
III MI. Cox has vote OF forty, or even thirty
and his friends claim that he VIII have considera-
bly, more, he viii hold the balance OF power as be-
| tween Randall and Carlisle II is plain 10 be seen
DE the result Some OF Mr.. Carlisles most
active workers assert that the action OF
tne New YORK delegation viii not initiate
against Carlisle. They claim that Coxs friends
! outside OF New York have really abandoned him.
AS one or the most prominent OF Mr. CarliSe's lieu
tenants puts 1t, 1T Is evident that the race is be-
| tween Carlisle and Randall, and Mr. CoX's friends
VINO were for Carlisle as second choice have deter
mined 10 vote for him now at first and not waste
their votes and run the risk OF electing Randall
AZ MI SoN,s headquarters this sort Of talk was
r1dlcued, and IL was asserted with yehemence that
Cox is in the to Stay and that all his friends
| will stay with him.
CARLlsLEs FRIENDS CLAIM TIE WILL BE NOMINATED
on THE FIRST BALLOT.
At Mr. CarliSle'S headquarters the feeling to-day
was one of the utmost confidence. Nh. Willis, Col
| Blackburn and Others who have helped to manage
the canvass assured THE STAR that Carlisle will be
nominated on the first ballot We claim that
| While making due allowance for any probable
| losses" said they. "Why. look here" said Mr..
| Willis; "here is count-and I'll not show you all
or t-that dominates Carlisle the first ballot In
faat count we have claimed only four votes from
Georgia, and there are eight OF that delegation
here who proclaim themselves for Carlisle SO with
oregon and other states We take the lowest eSti-
mate, and 1t gives the fight 10 Carlisle the first
| ballot" The confidence OF the Carlisle men was
heightened by acceSSionS they had not counted
Mr.. Davidson, OF Florida and Mr. Lewis, of LOUISE
ana, both OF whom had been conceded TO Randall
all along. arrived and reported themselves for Car
Isle. The Georgia delegation, which had been
counted Tor Randall ana for Carlisle, showed up
Tor Carlisle and only for Randall. according TO
| reports made by members OF the delegation. News
of this sort convinced MIR Carlsles friends that he
| Is the winning man. Mr.. Carlisle said that all he
had to do was to sit still and hold his forces
together, and that it required no effort
In their support OF him. The Indications to-day
were In favor OF Mr. Carlisle and il, his friends
seeopd Inc Cox men, who PROCLAIM Carse their
highly probable that the contest may be settled on
the hrst ballot But Mr.. Cox had assurance to-day.
ne said. that all the members who have promised
| wants their votes
THE RANDALL MEN NOT DISCOURAGED.
Mr. Randalrs headquarters presented buster
oo-uds tIdl aI any previous tIle. III
was evident that his friends realized that hard work
is necessary. Mr.. Randall sat in an inner room and
received callers and gave directions 10 his workers
Everything there is done Systematically, and IL
Well-dlrected, Intelligent effort can turn the tide
IL Will do 1t. One OF the ableSt Randall men said
ION, we don't care how things count up now. Its
the last day OF the fight that want to count
right, and 1t viii count so, too" Taking the Car
Isle table, which gives him 1873 votes, one OF Mr.
Randa!lS confidential friends said It was an over
estimate by So He said that there are 56 demo-
CIdlS WHO are unpleureu 10 candidate and
that 1t was from this element Mr. Randall expected
to get votes enough to elect him. The votes con-
ceded to Carlisle are: Alabama 3. Arkansas 8,
Ealllornia 2. Georgia d, Illinois Z. Indiana 6,
Iowa 1, Louisiana 2, Massachusetts j, Mich
North Carolina 3. Ohio I, South Carolina ,. Ten,
nessee s. Texas s. Virginia 1. West Virginia l. WIS
eonsin Florida l. Kentucky 3 Nevada /: total, 50.
cept Florida. Nevada and Kentucky, there are IN
pledged votes
Mr.. Randall's friends said this afternoon that
they hGd positive assurance that Michigan. Mis-
souri, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee would
not give the votes for Carlisle that his friends
Randall has ten more votes assured to him than are
promised to Carlisle. and that there are twenty
members who are still undecided. or this twenty
they say Randall Will get and Carlisle ten ieay-
Ing Randall ten ahead in the caucus.
NOTES OF THE CONTEST.
by the action Of the Illinois delegation Mr.
Springer has been taken out OF the Speakership
race but his friends feel that should q
three-cornered fight make new man neces-
9ary SpTingers chances would be ffrst-class.
II was generally understood to-day that
ihotlon VIII DE made in c9ucuS for a cirn roce
vote The invarfabe rule has been to vote by bal
lot. put 1t seems there is fear that with secret
open method Ex-Governor Curtin, OF PenpSylya-
MA, says: ''The scheme Will never succeed III
would be an innovation that is unnecessaryn
i ne 1eXaS delegation at meeting declared that
w IlteismiIn Is the only candidate presented by
f 5e for Office thus ruling Mr. Dorm, candidate
lor postmaster, off the track The Missouri dele
CATION has also declared for Gen. Clark as the only
candidate from that state.
THE MINOR OFFICES.
For the subordinate positions the various candi-
dates are working diligently as are the asprants
for the Speakers gavel The action of the Ohio
uelegatlon In unanimously adopting Lee,lom as
their candidate, makes him. it is generally
report was circulated that he was si'' in a
combination with Randall but MIR Ipedom in
d diginanby denied It and it was repudaed Ran
been In any combination and he announced at the
OUT outset o, ms candidacy that he would not be- For
AtlnS and Gen Clark, though Martin. of Delaware,
|, is sun IN the field It IS impossible predict
clearly has the lead. with the solid delegations
OF Iexas, Kentucky, Arkansas and Indiana behind
nm. For postmaster there are tnnumerable cam
9liateS, put as the cerkShp and position OF door
keeper viii go south. it is conceded that the other
Two Two places viii be given to northern democrats |
snip. The Missouri delegation. at a meeting This |
ia decided to support exCongressnan CLARK
AOA SlSlA VI Tic HOUSE.
CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Inc republican members OF the House, Forty. |
eighth Congress. will meet in caucus at the han OF
the House OF Representatives on SATURDAY.. De- |
cslnoer lSo at two O'Clock p. m, to agree upon
ohcers VI the HOUSE, s. III. MILLER,
Sec'y Rep. Caucus.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Gen W. S. Rosecrans has issued the following: |
"Ihe democratic members of the House. Forty
eighth Congress. viii assemble in caucus at the
nan OF the House OF Representatives. at 40 D. M
OF saturday next to nominate officers OF the
House." ~ '-10
Mr.. Cook Declines 10 ApOlOgize.
HE NT1MATES THAT THE MATTER OF HIS FINE For
CONTEMPT OF COURT WILL BE INVESTIGATED
MI. Daniel E. Cahill, who was associated with |
Mr.. W. A. Cook in the trial during the propress or
which last Wednesday Mr. Cook was fined $50 for
contempt by Judge Wylie, had conversation with
Mr.. COOK this morning, and later in the day Mr.
said: ~ o
"You stated to me this morning in sthe Criminal
Court room that Judge Wylie had called YOU TO
tine bench, and said that he did not desire the re-
tent1on OF the fine imposed on me for alleged con-