Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-27
Mr.. RANDALl's TOUR.
The Ex-Speaksr to Leave Washing.
ton To-day
EN- ROUTE FOR LOUISVILLE.
The Alleged Object of the Tour as Given
Out by His Friends 1.-The
Programme.
THE NEXT PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS.

WASHINGTON, December 26.-Represen-
tative Randall will leave Washington to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock for Louis
vile. He will arrive there Sunday and re-
main until Monday night, when he will go
to Nashville, arriving on the 3Oth. There
he will remain until January 2, when he
Will visit Birmingham, Ala, and thence GO
to Chattanooga, returning to this city on the
5th of January. Mr. Randall will make
speeches in the four cities that he proposes
to visit. The tariff will be the principal
subject of his discourses. he is not making
this "Trip with the slightest notion Of i'm
proving his chances for election as Speaker
Of the next House, as at present the Penn
sylvania leader has not even remote idea
Of being candidate for the Speakership.
Speculation as to. the object of Mr.. Ran
dalrs visit to the South continues, notwith-
standing his declaration thai he goes for
purposes of observation and Industrial In
quiry simply. The Star says thai one rea-
SON given for the trip is that there is a
movement on foot, led by Mr.. Morrison, to
throw the Pennsylvanian overheard. 1t Is
state d that Some of Mr. Carlsies support
ers have concluded that if tbs Kentuckian
is reelected to the Speakership Randall
shall not be again put in a position to act
as leader Of the House, and in the reorgan-
izatiou he will not be retained as chairman
of the Appropriations Committee, nor viii
he be pul on the three leading committees.
Preparing for Contest.
knowledge of this fight which will be
made against him, it is said, has had some
thing 10 do with his accepting the invitation
to visit the South at this time. 1t is not
claimed that Mr.. Randall has really deter
mined to enter the Speakership contest,
and in view of the fact that he disclaims
| anv St ch motive, no one would assert It,
but il is understood that he desires TO test
his strength and strongl gly intrench himself
in case open war should be made upon him
But his friends believe that if when the
| time comes the Carlisle men should show
themst Ives determined to crowd him down,
he will enter the field and give them
stubborn resistance and with no insigniti
cant support. Aside from any po!itca
mo;ives there are sufficient reasons for tn
! Tenns,ly lyanian to take the proposed trip
| 4 nur, Der of members Of Congress and cap
italis,s are investing large sums Of none,
in tho iron and coal lands in Tennessee anc
Alabama, and are preparing 10 open up tn
mining industry Of that region. The Goa
and non lie in parallel ridges, few mile
apart, passing through Alabama! Tennessee
Kentucky ard into Virginia. In Alaoam
and Tennessee they are said to be the be-
in the world.
Southern Coal and Iron.
! Northern men are at work at BirminI
ham sn;aa the English and Tennesseeans ar
working out the iron d. South PittsburS an
the furnaces in Tennessee. Representativ
Mcmillan and his brother have bought 10
900 acres of coal and iron lands in that regio
since the adjournment last session. For
| ,ear lley have been getting out iron belo'
| ibe lowest price it can be brought here from
Europe. aud they are sending iron TO Pitts
burch ana Philadelphia. For several year
pasf tie river and harbor bill has containet
ammo ristions to remove distractions ii
the Tt nnessee River. This year the las
APPROXIMATION of $500, coo will be made.
| Wh, the work is completed there will b,
water way open oil the year round from
the iron furnaces of the South to Cincinnati
st. Louis, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Phila
deIphia. Southern members say that wher
that is open the Pennsylvania furnaces vii
have 10 meet the active competition OF th'
Southern furnaces which will try to under
sell all others. The fact that the opening o
the Tennessee meant so much TO the iron
workers has been kept a secret up to this
| time