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Show ami means. In 1884 MY. Randall was brought forward as a presidential nominee nom-inee and received 78 voles on the first ballot. Mr. Kaudall was sixty-two years of ago and was a native of Philadelphia. He was born in lH28,and was tho grand-koii grand-koii of James AVarre.ll, a democratic leader in the. days of Jefferson. On ac-count, ac-count, of his protective prineiples his elections were of a unanimous character. char-acter. t . - . ; AN EMINENT MAN GONE. The pooplo of the United States stif fcrod a great loss when yesterday morning morn-ing Samuel J. Randall answered the summons of tho mosscngcr, who for days has stood by tho bedside awaiting tho signal lo call him from earth to thu great beyond.. Although a member of ono of the great political parties of the ago and ever on the alert to ad-anco ad-anco its interests, all classes will mourn . his death . because it was known to all that every ollleial net of his life was tho result of a desire to benefit his country regardless of party afliliations. His career as a public pub-lic man dates back to tho dark days of 1861 when he was elected lo a seat in tho twenty-eighth congress. Ho has occupied oc-cupied that placo ever siuco, and has served on some of the most important of tho house committees. In 1880-81 he was niado speaker, a position he has filled very acceptably not only lo his party, but also to tho republicans who admired him for his fairness. Kaudall was an active protectionist which fact contributed much toward his continued re-election and also defeated him for the speakership speaker-ship when Mr. Carlisle of Kentucky was chosen. Hut he smiled at defeat and pursued his unswerving course with steady persistency, llecognizing his great ability Carlisle appointed him as cha;rniau of tho committee on ways , ' |