Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-27
THE sPEAKERsHIP CONTEST.
A Good Deal OF Activity at the Different
Headquarters Today.

Headquarters Today.
There was a great deal OF activity about the
speakership headquarters today and the sup
porters of each of the several candidates are
struggling in, but for the most part
they are waiting until Monday for the
ball to open in dead earnest The
delegates from the several states having candi-
dates for the speakership or the other offices
are expected to all be here on Sunday
night or Monday. In addition to the
several Illinois men already here Mr.
Williams came in last night. They are
all expected here Monday to whoop it up for
Mr.. Springer. Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Williams are
expected here today TO work for Mr. Mills
The statement that Massach chusetts will be solid
for My. Mills is denied from an authoritative
source. The delegation is still in doubt, but Mr..
Crisps friends say they have no reason TO doubt
that they will get majority of the New Eng
land delegation and that they will certainly
get some of the Massachusetts, vote. MIR. Wise
of Virginia is here and is for Mr.. Mills. 1t is
claimed that the rest of the Virginia delegation
VIII be for Mr.. Crisp. Mr.. Warwick of OHIO,
who has been claimed for several OF the candi-
dates, is said now to be for Mr.. Crisp.
The friends of both Mr.. McMillin and of Mr.
Springer are very active and present front of
great confidence. While the light has not yet
got fully warmed mp the indications are that it
in years. There is great deal of
talk about the part Senators may
take in the fight The feeling being that Mr..
Carlisle having entered into the contest
in the interest of Mr.. Mills will fur
nish an excuse for others to take part
in the interest of their fayorites. Mr..
Carlisle's letter has already provoked a reply
from Senator Pugh and it may provoke others
from Senators who did not expect to take part
IN the contest There is a feeling that Mr.
Cleveland denial that he was more favorable
TO any one mans candidacy over the rest has
practically taken the presidential feature out
of the contest.
HUsTLISG FOR THE OTHER OFFICES
The fight over the minor Offices is getting
hot, too. The situation as to these is SO mixed
that no one seems 20 be willing to venture a
prediction. Mr.. Kerr's friends say that
the prospects of his being elected
clerk look brighter every day. while Mr..
Clark's friends make the same claim and Mr..
Caruth is working with all his might for MIR.
Crutchfeld. and wires are being pulled
IN many directions for Mr.. Dalton, who is
himself a pretty shrewd politician. An
other candidate for the same position has
appeared in the field in the person of ex-Rep-
resentative Maish of Pennsylvania. He and
Mr.. Kerr being from the same state seems
to comphcate the situation somewhat Mr..
Kerr s friends say that their candidate will have
the solid Pennsylvania delegation and that Mr.
Maish will have to look for his support from
some other quarter. Mr.. Maish having just ar
rived to open his headquarters his friends are
not saying much as Yet. except in the way of
expressing general confidence. Messrs. Yoder
and Murphy, the leading candidates
for the position of sergeant-at arms. have
been moving about actively between the va
rious speakership headquarters today, and
there are very few members who ap-
pear in sight without being seized by
a candidate for some Office or other.
Mr.. Kerr expects the entire Pennsylvania
democratic delegation here ON Monday to work
for him. The friends of Mr.. Turner of New
York are hustling after the doorkeepership
with shout of Turner and victory. The pot
is beginning to bubble pretty lively and
promises to be boiling over in a day or two.