Evening journal., 1915-05-10
New News Of Yesterday
Why Speaker Randall
Was Not Nominated
BY Holland.

When the Democratic Presidential
convention at Chicago in 1884 was or
ranizing | met Samuel j. Randall oil
PENNSYLVANIA. who had been Speaker
OF the House of Representatives at
Washington and who was then mem
her of the House. Mr. Randall was
aware that a considerable number of
delegates warmly favored him for tho
Presidency. but he had no illusions
about the possibility of his nominal
ton.
When | met him,he was resting in
a retired place at the rear of the read
ing room of one of the large hotels
of Chicago. lie greeted me cordially,
and seemed disposed TO speak win
some freedom respecting the action OF
the convention.
lie said. "Of course. It is gratifying
TO have friends who think so well OF
YOU that they would be glad II you
-rr nominated for President. The
reasons however. are many why my
nomination is impossible. have al
ready discovered that some exceeding
.ly snroNd political work has been
done for the purpose of securing the
nomination OF Grover Cleveland, OF
New York. and ] suppose the fact that
he was elected governor OF New York
hy A wonderful majority adds sreatly
10 his availability There is no chance
of CARRYING Pennsylvania for a demo
cratic candidate for President, but /
nfesume there is very good chance
e. yat New York State would give
aiority or at least a plurality to tho
smocratic candidate
I Il AR Randall did not seem TO be very
strong His wonderfully bright and
= large dark eyes revealed mental vigor
but he seemed-somowhat weary ply
sically AS looked Al him, ! recalled
tomething that his warm friend, Judge
William ID. Kelley of Pennsylvania,
who was also member of the House.
and who although differing in poll
tics with Mr. Randall, was not only
strong personal friend. but also a
very great admirer of him. said TO me
At the time John G. Carlisle of Ken
lucky. defeated Mr.. Randall for the
nomination for the Speakership.
Judge Kelley said There is no
man In the Democratic party better
for the Presidency than is my friend.
Sam Randall He has been familiar
with almost all the legislation which
has been enacted since the civil war.
! think that he has a better under
standing of the fundamental princi-
pies OF the Democratic party than any
member OF that party in either branch
OF Congress. Moreover, he is true
Democrat in the social and personal
sense as well as in the partisan mean
ing OF the term
Il suppose Randall Is not worth
more than four or five thousand dol
lars. He has lived upon his salary.
He has had abundant opportunity 10
accumulate fortune. but he disdain-
cd every change. / know that he lost
his speakership ar the time Mr.. Kerr
of Indiana was nominated because
he would not agree TO name cer-
tain man whom pow rfu capital want
ed appointed 10 the Craftsmanship of a
certain committee. I know that ne
would not accept a penny from any
If the protection leagues of the United
States for the purpose Of aiding his
campaigns for election 10 Congress
although he Was and is a protectionisi
in the sense that he fsvors a revenue
tariff with incidental protection. He is
man Of rugged honesty
! had heard at Chicago that IL Mr.
Randall would consent TO make a Ger
tain bargain there would have beer
brought TO his support for the Presi.
dental nomination considerable
number of the delegates. but he per.
emptorily refused to bargain for IN,
domination.
fCcpyrieht 1q1s nv + Edward,