The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--.sATURDAY. AUGUST 20. 1886
sam RANDALL'S BACKING.
HIS RETURN TO CONGRESS- IA.
VORED BY THE
Republican Leaders In His District
In Preference TO One OF Their
Own Number.

Philadelphia Press: When Com
gresham Randall left Philadelphia for
Chicago last week, taking in the Har.
risburg convention en- route, he carried
away no uneasy spirit over the pros.
pective result of the Congressional
Fight in his district this fall. In spite
OF the threats made by anti-Raudall
men inside and outside the district,
the friends OF the Congressman, while
keeping quiet and allowing the oppo-
sition in the party to do the talking,
are calmly confident OF their leaders
return to Congress.
The cause OF this confidence is ua-
derstood to arise mainly from assur-
ances which Mr.. Randall's friends
have received from the Republican
leaders. Some weeks ago there YVES q
little uneasineHs among the Randall
Democrats on the score OF Col. Quay's
position. 1t Is known fact that
plan was contemplated early in the
spring by which Senator Adams was
to be made the Republican candidate
against Randall in the district If he
could be induced to stand. Although
Adams does not reside in the Third
Congressional District, the originators
of the plan did MT consider that fact
a barrier to his candidacy, there being
no law to prohibit man residing in
one district from running for Congress
| in another.
The matter was preached to Senator
| Adams. The disaffection then exist
| ing among the Democrats in the Third
| District was pointed out to him, and
he was told that there was every pros
pect OF his election. The young Sena-
Tor, however, did not believe the Dem.
ocratc disafection in the district
would hold out, and he believed that
Randall's tariff record would hold to
his support Republican manufacturers
and business men who have oil along
aided him in his Congressional fights
| The result was he declined to counts-
nance the movement in his interest,
and 1t was abandoned.
Since the adjournment OF CONGRESS
Mr.. Randall has had assurances from
| Republicans in pc sitlon to help him
or to hinder him, it is understood,
that he will be returned. Chairman
Leeds and Col. Quay, who have m ore
personal influence In the Third Dis
trict than any OF the other Republican
leaders, have both said that Randall
will be reelected. Their followers are
all talking the same way. Their ar
gument is that the district, being
hopelessly Democratic, is cure to send
Democrat to Congress anyhow, and
that Pennsylvania being a strong
tariff State, the Republicans do not
think it wise to do anything that
might defeat tariff Democrat like
Mr., Randall and send to Congress an
Rnti.tarih Democrat or even q tariff
Democrat without the aggressivenees
of Randall. They say the tariff in.
terests of the city and State need
Randall in Congress to. fight the free
traders. The knowledge Of the atti.
tude of the Republican leaders toward
Randall is what makes the Congress
mans leutenants and followers gen.
orally feel easy in the face of the fac.
tiopal opposition against him in the
district.
But even the opposition In Randalps
own party Ia not Incorporating
The anti Randall men there have Of
fered to guarantee no opposition to
the ex.Speaker If he will favor VIII
liam McAleer for the State Senate In
Second District. This Randall has
not shown any inclination to do. He
thinks he and his friends should have
this naming of the Senator from the
district which lies within the limits o.
his Congressio district Hence thu
present fight there. The question
among the Randall people is: "Whc
shall we support in the convention
Shall it be Donahue, McCullen o.
Conway.
They would feel secure with any o
them In the State Senate. But there
is a feeling among Randall's lieuten
ants in this city that they are begin
ming to be persona OF Importance az
we'll as Mr.. Randall, and that there
are two essential qualities that will b(
desirable in the only Democratic Sen
ator from Philadelphia next session
first, fealty to their chief, Mr.. Randall
second, fealty to them. They want [
man in Senator Kennedy's place whom
they can summon to the Postofiice Of
to other public departments wher
orders are given, and who will obey
the summons promptly.
There is a feeling among them tha
John Donahue would be little bi
independent; that while he would
faithfully look after Mr.. Randali's in
terest in the Legislature he might moi
walk very far to magnify the import
ance Of the political lieutenants. Thi'
is the main cause Of Joseph P, McCul
lens candidacy against Donshue. Nc
Cullen, while q Randall man, is no
Rlndall's candidate, but he is the can