Evening journal., 1890-05-13
RANpALl,s SUCCESSOR.

Richard vaur, the Nominee of the Third
District Democrats for Congress.
The Third Congressional district was
suddenly struck by a Vaux cyclone on
Sunday last. The whole medley of fac
tional wranglers was swept away before
any Of the belligerents had time to swing
a kick or utter a yell, and with them
went the beautiful fabric Of a dream
that Minister Adams had reveled in for a
week as prospective Congressman. The
of factions had exhausted
all their arguments and resources against
each other, excepting only pistols and
bludgeons, and not only honest Demo
Gratis, but honest citizens of all parties
demanded that the question of decent
politics should be made paramount. The
issue was so made, and the Vaux cloud
that at first seemed no bigger than a
mans hand suddenly became a devouring
cyclone and swept everything before It,
Senator McAleer first saw the storm and
hied himself and his friends into the
Vaux cellar, and the Gentner and Dit
man men speedily followed. In a little
time the transformation scene wrought
by the Vaux cyclone was complete; the
clouds rolled by the genial sunshine
again shed its inspiriting rays upon the
Democracy, and the wranglers sailed out
In solid column to shout for Naux SIS
Randalls successor.
There is poetic justice in the excep-
tional compliment paid to the veteran
war horse Of the Philadelphia Democracy
BY the unanimous and cordial nomina.
tion of Richard Vaux to represent the
Third district in Congress. He is the
only man Of modern times and we believe
the only man in the state who has been
called, since the adoption of the federal
constitution, to represent district in
Congress in which he does not reside. 1t
Is common in New York, where s. s. Cox
represented not less than three different
districts without changing residence, but
in this state the wholesome rule Of com.
manding the best fitness for Congress
men, regardless OF residence, has ever
been howled down by local ambition. Mr..
Randall, in point of fact. had no resi-
dence Ia the district, while Mr.. VauX
has had his business office in it ever
since it was formed; but Mr.. Randall
maintained legal residence and voted
in the Sixth ward, and thus by a lega
fiction, was accepted as a resident
The chief reason for congratulatior
over the nomination of Vaux is in the
fact that man Of national fame, of un
SMILED repute, and of pre- eminent abili
ties is TO succeed Samuel j. Randall il
the House as one of Philadelphia Repre-
sentatives. Although at times at vari
ance with Mr.. Randall on political ques
tions, he was the earnest eo-worSer oi
/ Randall in many conflicts within tn,
party; and when Vaux gave battl,
within the party lines, all knew that
whether wise or otherwise, it was al
honest struggle for honest results. He
will go TO the fore and battle and vote
as Randall would have battled and voted
against the iniquitous Mckinley tariff
bill that systematically multiplies op
preston Of the masses for the benefit oi
select classes, and be viii be as resnlutt
and as tireless a foe of the jobber and
the prohigate as was Randall himself. Ii
short, there is not only poetic Justice
but conspicuous fitness in making Rich
ard VauX the successor Of Samuel j,
Randall.
The political aspect Of the Third dis
trict has been suddenly and radically
changed bv the Vaux cyclone With
either or both Of the leading factiona
candidates in the field, Mr.. Adams woulC
have been elected by a decided vote; bui
now the very intensity of the factiona
conflict will largely increase Vaux's vote
as the McAleer, the Gentner and thi
Dittman wards will make exhaustive
efforts to excel each other in theil
majorities for the party candidate so cor
diallv accepted by all There wa
thorough Democratic unity and univer
sal activity exhibited in all the ward
last evening, and Mr.. Adams will nov
be likely to decline a costly contest tha
can promise nothing better than defea'
by thousands. Philadelphia Times