Telegram-herald., 1891-12-04
FIGHTING FOR 1HI SEAT
The epsaksrship Contest Waget
in Bitterness.
SECTIONAL FEELING BEING AROUSED
sfiiis Wsaksss . little asd Crisp rakss
firmsr noid-Gormaa is Csasured
for His MethSas-Coafasiag
Claims and figurss


chief features of the contest, IN fact. -
the existence OF this sectional feeling.
Curious y en1lgh the northern demo-
Gratis are charged with melting section-
alism. The southern democrats are
for the first time outnumbered IN their
party in the House and are minority
as compared with the northern demo-
cratic representatives. The eleven
states which compose the southern con-
federscy will be represented IN the
democratic caucus by eighty votes, or
exactly the same number as New Eog-
land. New YORK, New Jersey, Pennsyi-
vanla, Ohio, and Illinois, and even
after including Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia. Kentucky. and Missouri
IN the solid South, the total number OF
democratic votes is only lis. rs conn
pared with l20 in the northern AMI
western states. Yet SO reluctant are
the Southerners 10 abandon their do
mination of the democratic party that
four OF the five candidates for speaker
are from the part of the country which
IS represented by the smaller number
OF votes. The democratic prrty IN the
| south IS so accustomed 10 minority rule
that the leaders assume that they must
contro! the organization Of the House.
German IL Uncertain.
German has held varying relations
to Cleveland. lie has been both for
him and against him. German IS not
at present an asplrant for the presi-
dency. But he does desire To get such
control of the party that in 1896 he Win
become its candidate. His friends say
That tie has presidential aspirations,
but not for the present, that ne desires
To obtain such control Of the national
democratic organization, and of the
house OF representatives for two years.
AS IN the last state election, he has
shown that he has upon the state of
Maryland. Mr.. German does not rep
resent the views oil Cieve and and of
Mills upon the tariff QUESTION. 1t was
due To the influence of Mr.. German in
| chief part that free coal was stricken
from the original draft OF the Mills
tariff bill, as it was submitted to the
democratic members of the commit e.
Mr.. German cooperating then with
Barnum of Connecticut and other dem.
ocrat, OF the Randall school prevented
Mills from Incorporating provisions in
his bill for free raw material, AS he had
desired. and as the major portion Of his
party demanded.
For Political Eject.
Mr.. German made his position upon
that subject clearly known i'll the sub
sequeut debate in the senate. 1t is
true that IN tha discussion of the Nc
Kinley bill. German endeavorcd to
place himself a little more in line vit.s
his party, and seemed to recant some
of the opinions which he had uttered at
the time the Mills bill was under dis
cussion. But it is known that those
declarations were for political effect,
ana IN order that he might retain his
hold upon the party organization;
which WAS becoming weakened because
of his attitude on the tariff. But now
by covert and mastery machine meth
ods he is endeavoring to regain lost
ground, and to perpetuatc the power
of the survivors of the Randall ele-
ment in the party by seeking to control
| the organization of the house of repre-
sentatives. Allied with German in the
| interests of Crisp are all those organi-
zations and individuals who represent
corporations. tho moneycd interests.
| and other interests which are To be
found cooperating against Mills.
| Some have even gone so far as to say
that Crisp is supported by money of
the LOUISIANA Lottery company. They
charge that II prominent democratic
| ex-congressman who has bcen an attor-
ney of Jay Gould has arrived here TO
help to organize the house of rcpresen-
tatlves in the interests I the corpora
tions which Jay Gould represents.
These statements have bsen put out for
u purpose. but they are made by emf
nent democrats.
Crisp Constantly Gains.
At Crisp's headquarters today those
| who were shown 10 the inner circle SAID
that their candidate would have 100
votes on the iirst ballot. Within . short
time nearly twenty names have been
taken from the doubtful list and trans
ferred 10 the column of those whom Hr.
| Crisp regards 80 absolutely snre. The
key 10 the situation undoubte dly is IN
the combinations which may be formed
between the leading candidates, Crisp
and Mills. and the supporters of the
three other candidates. And there are
many conflicting reports as To the
| character of the combination whlcn IS
| TO be formed. The new arrivals seem
| % add to the strength OF Mr. Crisp.
while Mills appears 10 have reached his
maximum. Crisp loses no votes. lie
constantly gans. He has the best and
most experienced workers of the party
actively engaged in his interests. Crisp
has from the outset led Mills in the
south; but Mills has greater strength in
the northern states. Crisp is apparently
/ In the lead. aud can he beateu only by
. combination: but il is lead that
| csrries peril with il. The candidate
who starts in tie caucus with large
vote must grow ON every ballot Tue
moment be stops growing he invites the
| opposition To combination. Crisp's sup
| porters see tnis, and insist That they
have the majority of the second choice
men. IL 10 possible that the experienced
and skiilful managers of Crisp will not
I permit hs full vote 10 be cast upon tie
first ballot. knowing the great effect IN
the caucus which may be caused by an
increase OF the vots on the second bsi-
lot. and . possiDss stampede 10 tne
vinner.
| pto.~.see d. she retai.
IL IL 20 he ssid Of the clam OF TIE
/ different candidates ss TO theI seso-
lately certain ists. that. 4 al ct tnem
are % be allowed. twenty nvs more
I democrats wsli vote ~ caucus fsf fne
sp~sk~rsAsp can tifste than tne tstsi