, 1890-04-17
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good and great that you can not say
about Randall"
SPEAKER RERp's ADMIRATION.
Speaker Reed said "My esteem for
him was very great, always had and
expressed the highest admiration for
his steadiastness and courage. lilo was
n good friend, u brave man and q states
man beyond reproach."
GREAT Loss 10 HIS PARTY.
Mr.. Carlisle said sour relations
have been not only friendly, but quite
intimate. ! always regarded him as an
honest man In public life, and he was
undoubtedly a man who had strong con
victions, and courage TO stand by them.
! think his death is a great loss to his
party and to the country, and he de-
serves to be remembered for a great
many public services
PURE AND ABLE STATESMAN.
Major Mckinley said: "'rhs death of
Samuel j, Randall takes out OF public
life Que oi the ablcst and purost OF our
statesmen. lie was national leader 2
mon. No man could have been u greater
one. As speaker, lie seemed fitted for
the post. lie was always firm and res
oluto In party contests, and yet fair
and courteous to his opponents. In the
great contest Of 1876 no man can tell
what might have happened but for his
strong and clear head. felt his death a
personal loss
ONE or THE PEOPLE.
Representative Cannon said; 'Mr.
Randall was one OF the people, loved
them and believed in them. There are
few men in public life who more strong
ly affected legislation and public sentl-
mont than he. lie was the best Of
friends
TELEGHAMs oF cosnoLxNcE
A number of kilograms Of coincidence
from well known gentlemen were re-
ceiyed by Mrs. Randall,
rnE FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
At 10 o'clock tonight Mr.. Wanna
maker said that the funeral had been
fixed for Thursday morning. The ar
rangements will be in charge
of congressional committee. Mrs.
held IN tho Metropolitan Presby terrain
church, of which Mr., Randall was "A
member, and not in the house of repie-
sontatiycs. After tho ceremonies the
funeral party will take special train To
Philadelphia, where the lnterment will
take place in the Randall family vault,
In Laurel Hill cemetery.
Mr.. RASDALL's CONVERSION.
A friend of Mr.. Randall's said this
evening that when ho Joined the church
two months ago Mr. Randall thought he
would fully recover. Had he lived.
from what he had said, lac would un-
questionably have tai ken decided stand
in church matters. His conversion was
the result of his having leisure time, and
had been thoroughly studied by him.
lie became thoroughly convinced Of his
need of religion, and after that his mind
being at rest, he became happier than he
had been at any other time. AL the
family noticed 1t.
EuLoGIsrIc SPEECHES
WAsuIsGTos, April li.-.A largely at
tended meeting oi the friends of the late
Samuel J. Randall was held at the
Arlington hotel TODAY to take appropri-
ate action on the death OF the statesman.
Venerable Ex-Governor Curtin, OF Penn
sylynnla, was selected as chairman
Governor curtin was "a lifelong friend
oi Randall, aud made a most feeling
address in calling the assemblags to
order. He spoke of the deceased in
terms of tcnderest endearment. A COM
mittee previously appointed reported
resolutions setting forth the nations loss
In the death OF MIR. Randall.
Speeches warm IN sympathetic
feeling, and culogizistic OF tic high
character, lofty ambition, honest pur-
noac, pure and exalted manhood, and
firm and courageous devotion to convic-
ton OF the dead congressman were made
by tongrcssmen McCreery, of Kentucky;
Blount, of Georgia. Rogers, of Kansas;
Interstate Commissioner Bragg and
Others.
CONSTANT srREAN OF CALLERS.
There was steady stream of callers
at the Randall residence to-day to OK
press sympathy with the bereayed fam
lily. a large number of kilograms Of
coincidence were received from all we'll
known persons. The remains will be
taken from the house at $ o'clock Thurs
day morning to the church, whore they
can lie viewed until 0:S0, when the ser
vices will begin. At the Laurel Hill
cemetery, the casket will 5e opened and
an opportunity given to view the dead
man's remains.
The honorary pail bearers are; George
W. Child, J. Drexel, Colonel Alexander
X. Mcclure, William NJ. Cullen *
Governor Andrew q. Curtin, Charles
Dond, Senator German, x.Congressman
Sowdin, Representative Blount and
Senator Barbour and Dallas Sanders.