Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-08

It was confidently expected that upon
the next ballot Mr.. Cable in accordance
with his previous announcement,
would leave Mr.. Springer and
vote for Mr.. Mills but the
Illinois gentleman had apparently
concluded that the time had not yet
come for deserting the candidate of his
State. The tweutY-frst ballot gave
Crisp 94 votes; Mills, 21; McMillin, 10;
Springer, l.; Hatch, >, and Stevens, L.
The twenty-Seyenth ballot was long
and monotOnouS, and the members an
Swercd listleSSly TO their names.
The result showed no change.
A short conference of the
leading friends Of the candidates was
held and as the result Mr.. DurbarrOw,
OF the Springer delegation, moved to
take a recess until p. m. The motion
unanimously prevailed.
The two hours interval between the
adjournment and reaSSembling Of the
caucus was industriously utilized
by the candidates and their managers.
MesSrS. Springer aud McMillin held a
hasty conference, and subsequently
dined together, with the result that they
decided 20 act together in the termina-
tion of the contest should it become IN
eyitable that either Mr.. Crisp or Mr..
Mills must be elected.
At 7:3O o. m. Mr.. Springer and his
twelve sturdy supporters held secret
conference, at which Mr.. Springer
thanked his followers for their loyal
support and stated his belief that either
Mr.. Crisp or Mr.. Mills must be elected.
''IOu gentlemen have been loyal to
me: you have made sacrifices for me,
and now IL is my time to be loyal
70 you. l am prepared now TO throw
NV influence and vote for either Of the
candidates that you gentlemen may de-
sire to support as unit. And will
do that with the positive understand
ing with the man we may select
that / want nothing, that | ask nothing
for myself, but that my friends must be
we'll treated Applause.
81 leave You now gentlemen to decide
upon the candidate you desire to sup
port as your second choice, and my vote
and influence is at your disposal" ZAP
plauSe.)
After Mr.. Springer'S withdrawal the
delegation discussed briefly the ques-
tionS of policy, and finally decided that
they would not avail themselves Of Mr..
Springer'S generosity, but that they
would leave him entirely free 10 vote as
he desired on the decisive candidate,
and that they would each 60 the
same.
From then on Mr.. Springer was
greatly in demand. lie was in
turn impOrtuned by Mr.. Crisp, by
Congressman Johnson, OF the Mills
following, and by Col. c. H Jones,
the editor OF the St. Louis Republic,
but the smounJ Of sOlace and encour-
agement he gave either or any OF them
could not be learned.
The first change came when the name
of DurbarrOw, one of Mr.. SpringerS
Illinois supporters was reached. That
gentleman voted for Crisp and few
minutes later another another Of Mr..
Springers Illinois friends also voted for
the Georgian. Mr.. Crisp was now
r,;tbin eleven votes Of the nomination
but the McNIillinS nineteen men were
still unmOved.
Mr.. Shively, OF Indiana, DAYS ago had
served notice on MeSSrS. Cable and
Newbury that whenever they deserted
Mr.. Springer for Mr.. Mills, he and his
friends would offset this by voting for
Mr.. Crisp. This threat was carried out
by Messrs. Shively and Stout changing
20 Mr.. Crisp.
There was suppressed applause from
the adherentS of Mr. Crisp, and im-
mediately MIR. Mills managerf drew
uDon mis- latent strength 10 cOunteract
This gain. Cobb and Dearmsnd, of
Missouri. left Mr.. Hatch and voted for
| Mr.. Mills.
Immediately there was the widest