The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09


THE Baltimore Day. which has
taken great pains to become informed
on the subject, thus sums up Mr..
Randalls chances for the speaker
ship:
Delaware and Maryland are not
conceded TO Randall; he will probably
get two out of four of the members
from Maryland. and lose the represen-
tative from Delaware. In Virginia,
Wise, of the Richmond district, is an
avowed protectionist and will vote
for Randall; but Barbour is about as
certain to vote against him, as will,
of course, CabelI and Tucker. In
West Virginia, which IL as three and
not two Democratic members, it is
conceded that Randall will have all
three, including Snyder, who is pro-
tectiOnist. Dowd, of North Carolina,
with the rest of the delegation, will
vote against Randall. Dibble, of
South Corolina will be supported in
his advocacy of Randall by Till
man, the gentleman who wants
senate of 1000 and house of repre-
sentatives of 500. In Georgia,
Nichols is the only man out of ten
who will vote for Randall. David
son, the solitary member from
Florida, is opposed to Randall, so we
hear. In Alabama Randall has more
strength than in any other Southern
state, his friends claiming four
Hewitt, Forney, Shelly and Williams,
though the latter is doubtful. If he
has d solitary supporter in the re-
manning states OF Louisiana Except
King), Arkansas Except Dunn,
Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
lucky an Missouri, his friends have
made no claim, so far as we know,
and his opponents no concession. We
figure up fifteen Randall men-in the
Southern states out of Democratic
delegation of 1902; if he had twice as
many he would have only about one
third, and he needs forty-tWo more to
make up a majority in that section. If
his friends will come out frankly and
say how many more supporters he has
South and who they are we will
cheerfully give him credit for it. But
he fares no better in any other sec
ton. There are Democratic mem
beers from Massachusetts (three), Con-
necticut (three), New York (twenty-
one), New Jersey (three), Pennsylvania
(twelve), Ohio(eleven), Indiana nine) J,
Illinois Qnine), Michigan (six), Wis
consin (six), Iowa two, Nevada (one),
and California (six). Leaving out
the vote of Nevada, which we know
nothing about, he cannot have ma
jority except in Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts. New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. Giving him the entire
twenty votes in these states,
his own excepted, he has,
including the fifteen Southern,
thirty-five votes. The extract from
the Herald gives him three votes
from New York. To that we are will
ing to add three from Ohio, three
from Indiana, and perhaps two from
California, making foTty-six in all.
We do not think he will get single
vote from Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon
sin or Iowa. The vote of forty-SiX
leaves about IA to be divided among
other candidates. This is a perfectly
fair statf ment, and is the best that
can be said for Randall; but to give
him all the gains possible we will in
crease his strength over twenty-five,
and bring 1t up to seventy, leaving 120
against him. 1t is said, however, that
the opposition cannot unite upon any
one candidate, but that enough from
one defeated aspirant or another will
drift to him and insure his election.
This might be so but for one fact
that Randall is the only protectionist
who is a candidate. His opponents
vote against him on principle, and
can never support him as long as they
have an opportunity to vote for an
other-men may drift from Randall.
they never will TO him. 1t would
please us greatly for Randall news
papers to make as frank and compre-
hensive statements as this, but we
are afraid they will continue to brag
and blow and give no other sign"