Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26

Morrison keeps a stiff upper lip in talking
about his defeat | never saw him look
better. and his defeat has brought out the
brsver elements of his nature. He was a
good soldier during the war and was, as the
saying Is, shot all to pieces. He even now
suffers from his wounds, and am told that
the reason he has not q better voice for
speaking comes from wounds that he re-
ceived in hattie / don't think he has made
the best of leaders. He has not enough ag-
gressiveneSs about him, and Sam Randall
with his minority has, by his superior tactics,
often got the advantage Of him. Morrison
though an able man is not one OF command
ing presence. He hesitates little when be
speaks, and he is as bashful a. a schoOlboy
Randall bears everything before him. and
his big iron jaw rises and falls with the force
OF a Corliss engine. This engine is Randalrs
will, which never sweryes, and which by
british persiStency often conquers He works
quickly, too, and Randall wants everything
done at the minute. saw him standing at
the door Of his committee room yesterday,
and as passed poorly dressed woman with
little boy at her side came up and addressed
him She said: Il would like TO see Mr.
Randall"
The poor woman hesitated and said: al
would like TO have Il little talk with you, md
to know when you can spare the time
II was in the thick Of the days business,
but Randall Immediately answered with q
stately bow, Now madam" He knew il he
put off the meeting the interview would prob
ably never occur. He is one OF the busiest
men in congress and gets rid Of greater
amount Of work by doing the things which
he has TO do the moment they come up
Still Randall is not well He has had sew
eral attacks OF the gout during the past year.
and he sometimes moves around as though
he were walking on eggs He is very plain
in his habits, simple in his dress, and is not
winer nor diner. How his gout has devel-
oped 10 its present proportions is a question,
but it il probably largely hereditary.
Speaker Carlisle is looking much better
during the past few days than he has looked
for some time. He is of the same type ~
Randall, save that Randalrs face appears to
have been cut out with ono OF the sharpest
OF natures sculptor's chiSsls, while Carlisls's
might have been nodded with a hatchet 1t
is a rough, honest face, sallow in complexion
and free from whiSkers or mouStache Both
Carlisle and Randall are slways smoothly
shaven, both stand six feet in their stockings.
and both wear black broadcloth suits with
double breasted frock coats. Neither is very
particular about his clothes, and the queer
black neckties which each affects look as if
they made their own toilets. Carlisle has a
high, broad forehead, and from under this
looks out pair Of honest, gray eyes. There
is little Of the politician about him, but much
OF the statesman He makes n good presiding
officer, and is noted for the justice Of his de
cisions. Sitting in the chair with his gavel
in his hand he is as unasSuming as any man
in congress, and though he has many fayo4s
TO give be Is impartial in their distribution
His friends do not apprehend much trouble
from his contest with Thoebe and they say
that they expect TO re-elect him to the
speakership Of the FIftieth congress