The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-03
TACTICS OF THE MILLS MEN.
SEEKING A COMBINATION WITH IHE
FRIENDS or SPRINGER.

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SEEKING A COMBINATION WITH 1HE
| FRIENDS OF SPRINGER.
Crssp's Lead Not I.esseneA-His rrsssAs rs
Innate Hts stresgth on the First Ballet
at 11S-Hoiman as Possibility.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2-The air Is full OF ru-
| mors tonight Of possible combinations in the
speakership contest looking to tho withdrawal
| OF Springer. McMillin. or Hatch in the interest
OF the free trade candidate. Mr.. Mills. II this
| object is accomplished. the prospects OF tho
Texas man will no doubt be improved. II Is
not, then Judge Crisp will maintain the COM
handing lead which he now has until the
caucus meets. There is no doubt that Crisp IL
far ahead OF Mills to-day. and that ehe friends
Of the latter are badly frightened. Anything
to beat Crisp" expresses the attitude now
generally credited to the free traders forces.
The sensation Of the day is the rumored dis
affection Of portion Of the Illinois
delegation from the cause Of Springer
in the interest Of Mills, At sprineer's
headquarters the disafYection is denied, and
last nights actidA OF the Illinois delegation in
resolving unanimously to support their candi-
date is pointed to in confirmation. At the
same timeit is admitted that the question has
been preached and that they have boon APP
pEOuCuSu WIFI pTOpObltlOu VI COIuDl0dtlOn 8S
cover for retreat. Tho result Is the engen-
dering OF the first bitter resentments OF a con-
test that has. SO far. been waged in
fair and open-handcd encounter. But un-
til now the encounters have been made very
largely at long range. Until to-day hardly
one-half Of the Democratic members had ar
rived There are with to-day's arrivals more
than two-thirds Of the whole number here.
Now the contestants como to close quarters.
To-day began the hand to- hand struggle.
Late to bed and early to rise" was the motto
OF all the candidates. and is likely to be until
they all 60 to bed early next Sunday morning
after the battle in the caucus is fought out
Candidate Mills began the days battle by q
flank movement on the Georgian's intrench-
mont Mt the Metropolitan. There he stayed
until after lunch. when he again took up his
position at his headquarters Mt Wizards. His
workers were everywhere. Their presence in
secret consultation with several Illinois men,
bers and one Iowan In an upstairs room at
the National was whispered about, and Sc
cured credence for the rumor OF disafYection In
the Springer camp. The four Illinoisans were
said to have been pledged to Mills all along
and to have acted in his interest in the coun-
ellis Of their delegation.
IF there are any traitors in my camp, said
Mr.. Springer. smilingly. this afternoon. II
don't know it and don't believe It. 1 have
every assurance that my friends will stand by
me and that they are steadily increasing in
numbers"
Radiant and smiling appeared MIR. Springer
in his red, white. and blue bower this morn
Ing ready for the fray and ahts1ppy IL the POS
Of portraits that adorn his walls. At last
Gov. Hill is there. a fine engraving having
been sent over by express from New York N
se ing Next q S tss
and now Ar. sprinsers Walls present an i'm:
Iartia! front TO incoming members Of the New
York DELEGATION and others interested in Pres
polling 81 sprlneers strength. After the Sc
e oeSss
iSs EaS GU ssss5 e. st% ss
siGser Ed01tG G Ply Bsyan q Ne
ton Of Iii. sprlnees ,insurine a Brilliant and
effective second for the I!linoisan. The Iowans
saad 6S one nes dele
cation remaining IL steadfast unit in his sup
pct t,,v on deok was Judge cr,sn too o.,m
ing, powers. say his friends. are eoineident
s GSond the
fingers q one hand the n ny Of hours Of
and Turpie q Alabama. and deissenhainsr q
coats ,@%rs6s Georgian il dead saTnest
ss sss Ct = H. Ssn ss ss %
the vs. OF ether bs
shoisc Votes 50 released Now look: s DO yoa
think for moment I That the hSpest sppPorters
an undetermined surrender? Their trouble
for their pains. say we to any such effort Of
know that the withdraWaI Of ' either Of the
other candidates would DO to our advantage"
Mi Gsp h SHt s Hass ss for
aboats ior lin On ths ilfst ballet: Even Ills
But It vii! stop there. say the Mills men. They.
too now j etn II the chorus. No one can WIN
co., Hatch irse sFS SIs mind t%s afternoon on
the subject Of his retirement from the race in
III I we're absolutely certain that 2 combl.
nation to deieat any one or oil Of the other
never dream Of such a thing. and II a. man
should come t. i, me with Pr9positon Of that
Speaking Of the story that jaw Gould's in
terests were subserysdby Alexander g. Coch-
spn In opposing os, Mr. Mills for the speakership
Mr.. Cochran has been an intimate personal
friend q mine for more than twenty years. In
all that time l have never known him to do a
dishonorable, thing. nor have ], ever heard a
two weeks ago / met him In st Louis and lie |
then volunteered to assist me in this Speaker
ship ea%paEn KrOwi.ng hoy popular he was,
sarlly follow from his extensive acGuain-
tanee. especially with Eastern members. I |
cordially invited him to be OF our party. Mr.. |
Cochran Is not here as. tho representative OF
any corporation; he Is here rs my friend and
supporter A great wrong has been done him |
by the slanderer or. sanderers who put the |
story In circulation. but no man who knows |
him believes fragment the malicious false |
hood"
Gov Buchanan and party of Tennessenns |
arrived to-day and began active work for Nc |
Millin.
In the absence OF Judge Holman there Is not |
much definite talk about tho time Of the meet |
ing OF the cauous- 1.-THE Judge will probably |
call us together next Saturday by telegraph."