Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-22
A BOOMERANG.
Tammany Throwing Its !nflu-
ence in Favor of Crisp
WILL MAKE MILLS SPEAKER.
A Series of Entertainments in Behalf of Oesti-
tute Ex-Confederate Soldiers.
German Heading the Protection Demo-
Gratis to Boom Hill and Crisp-Presi-
dent Diaz's Account of the
Cara Revolution.
WILL MAKE MILLS SPEAKER.
The Speakership Canvass.
Special to the Gazette.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-Some Democrats
who are watching the progress OF
the canvass Tor the speakership,
and who are regarding it as part
of the campaign of next year
for the presidency, are beginning to suspect
that there is more OF an effort being made
for the benefit of Hill as candidate than
appears on the surface, although surface
indications are not lacking. Little by little
the unity of the interest of Hill and Cor
man is becoming apparent to the men who
are strongly disposed to Cleveland is the
candidate for the party, and it would not be
surprising if it should be avowed before the
speaker is named in the caucus.
Whether 1t IS Intended or not, the canvass
of Crisp has taken on a strong Hill color in
Washington during the past week. BY ac-
cident perhaps. but probably not, all of the
Democrats with protection leaningS with
interests that make them hold views like
those cherished by the late Sam Randall
are being enumerated as supporters of
Crisp. Maryland. though never Randall
state in the later hours of Randall's career,
has been made Crisp state. 1t will urge
his election in opposition 10 that OF Mills,
and apparently on the ground that the
speaker to be elected must Oe man of
conservative views on the tariff question,
that is, presumably, man who Is for tariff
reform that will not reduce.
The tendency of the protection Demo-
Gratis to trim on the leading issue will be-
come apparent as soon as they reach here,
and 1t will probably aStonish those who
have taken it for granted that the Demo-
cratic standard was to be mainly for tariff
reform with lively recollection of the en-
thusiasm with which the country in 1890
swept representatives out of the house on
the tariff issues. The fight against Mills,
who is unquestionably the candidate toward
whom a large majority of the members
lean, will be managed by some of the friends
of Crisp in such u manner as to disappoint
that part of the country that has been
speaking for weeks very decidedly as to It's
preference for candidate and the issue in
the presidential campaign.
German is to elect the speaker, 1t is I'm
derstood, and then he is to direct his
course so as to enable him to name the can
didate for president. He is also to coach
Senator Hill, and there is very freely ex-
pressed opinion that he will so effectually
coach him as to make him more accept
able candidate for the presidency than it
was ever considered possible that he could
become This sort OF talk will be heard oy
the members when they reach Washington
German will have difficult task on hand to
perform. but he has plenty of the sort of
courage that is needed to undertake sucn
task He might, through the blindness of
his party, succeed in making the speaker,
but that might mean the loss of a prize
much gaeater in the campaign of next year.