Telegram-herald., 1891-12-08

Hill has achieved his nrst signal
triumph over Cleveland The dsmoc-
racy divided into factions over the
speaxership contest arrayed the re.pec-
tive forces OF the two New York states
men against each other. Is Was BIT
ter personal warfare intensified py its
political significance as to future
probabilities. Al no time slnce the cam
paign opened has it been denied that
Allls WAS the fzvorite of Cleveland, nor
that Hill Was exerting himself TO
secure the election of Crisp. As . mat
ter oi fact the democratic organs them
selves drew the line between the oppos-
ing factions. In MS success, Hill has
again demonstrated his marvellous skill
IN political scheming. As q politician.
crafty, selfish, cunning and cosetous,
he stands conspicuous Champion.
Crsp's election TO the speakcrsnip came
AZ the end of . h, ated fight by the
withdrawal OF McM.ilin wno went TO
Mile. and the stampede Of the Springer
men to the Georgian. This result was
not brought about by accident, but In
II there can be discovered the foxy work
OF the New York senator. 1t was "a
perstve that Cleveland should he de-
feated in the defeat Of Mills. Hill saw
the chance and VAS ready to spring the
combination. Himself in the senate, il
would DO hazardous to leave il for the
presidential race and trust 10 the result
of next years election to return DEM
ocrat To his seat-for the legislature of
New York might be republican.
BY defeating Mills. and with
him Cleveland, and holding out
that he himself would not enter the
race, 1t was easy to show Springer that
. western man must be nominated. aud
what more likely than that Senator
Palmer, or even Springer himself,
should be the man? This Was the bal,
held out. and poor Springer was the
sucker 10 bite. David b. Hill is by ali
ODDS the biggest man in the democratic
camp today. He will either name the
next man to be nominated for presi.
dent BY the democrats or nominate
himself. Speaker Crisp is . well-trained
parliamentarian. So far as his duties
IN the chair sh Ill 60. he will unooubt
edly make . model chairman. He i.
cool, deliberate, careful aud firm. That
he 10 southern man will afford little
capital for criticism. The DONNA.
ton of the south has been superseded
by the dominancy of Hill and Tam.
many Hall.
Charles Frederick Crisp of Americus
/ who represents the Third district oi
Georgia, Was born on the Goth day OF
January, lS45, in Sheffield, England
where his parents had gone on visit
was brought by them TO this country
the year Of his birth; received Q com.
mons chool education in Savannah and
Macon, Georgia; entered the Confedcr,
ate army In May, 1861; was . lieutenant
IN Company X, Tenth Virginia infantry
| and served with that regiment until
the 18th Of May, 1854, when he became
| 3 prisoner of war; upon his release from
Fort Delaware, in June, 1865, he joined
his parents at EllavilIe, Schley county
Georgia; read law in Amercus, and wa,
admitted TO the bar there IN 1866
began the practice of law IN Ellaville
Georgia: in 1872 was appointed solicitor
| general OF the southwestern Judicial
circuit, and was re-appoInted n lS7s
for q term of four Yeas; located ID
Americas in 1873; in June, 1877, was ap
pointed judge of the superior court oi
the same circuit; in 1878 was elected by
the general assembly to the same Office
in 1880 was reelected judge for tern
of four years; resigned that Office in
| September, 1882, 10 accept the demo
cratic nomination for Congress-; wa.
| permanent president Of the democratic
| convention which assembled IN Atlantis
| IN April, 1888, to nominate o candidate
Tor governor; was elected to the Forty.
eighth, Forty-ninth. and Fiftieth con
| gresses, and was reelected TO the Fifty
first congress as . DEMOCRAT, receiving
9.254 votes. sgainst 3. 130 votes for Peiel
o. Gibson, republican,, and 1865 scatter
| ing.