The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-07

Party.
Specioi Dispd.ch tothc Iuieligneer.
WAsnlSGroN, D. c., Dec. G.-"I abso-
lutcly hold tho key to tho situation"
said Mr.. Springer tonight. ~ am con-
iidcnt OF victory. The vote closed last
night with Mills 90 and Crisp 81. Nc
Millen had IS votes and Hatch 5. Now,
it is 4 curious fact that ii both McAIil.
len and Hatch should drop out the situ-
alton would not be altered ut all, for
then Mills and Crisp would be tied and
lwould still hold the key, for when the
McMillen lorces break ten OF them will
90 10 Mills and eight to Crisp. When
the Hatch forces break three will 90 to
Mills and two 10 Crisp, so that each OF
tho gentlemen will have 104 votes.
That is still lacking ten votes OF cleo
tion."
The Springer headquarters seem to
be the only one showing any life or
any animation. All the others were de-
serted, the candidates either resting
themselves after yesterdays hard work
or holding conferences in secret cham
bers.
MR. spRISGER's rLAS.
Mr.. Sprincer's fertile brain has evolv-
cd a beautiful proposition. 1t is mani
fcstto him, that, unless his own men
break, neither Mills nor Crisp will ever
rise above the l04 votes alluded to above.
Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska, assured Mr..
Springer to-day that the latter's mon
would not desert the Springer boom,
cvcn.ii he himself left it.
Tho Illinois candidate is therefore
working out tonight plan. He hopes
first to recall to himself the six Illinois
votes that deserted him for Mills with
the understanding that he will also OBJ.
tain six Pennsylvania votes from Mr..
Crisp. The relative strength Of Mills
and Crisp will thus remain the same
each losing the same number, lie then
hopes to persuade the six Iowa mon,
who, while originally for Springer. also
deserted him for Mills, to como back to
him with the understaudin. that the
Elk Crisp men from Michigan are to
come back to him at the same time.
BY this time Mr.. Springer will have
lor;y-two votes, Mr.. Mills will have
been pulled down to sevcnty-nine and
Crisp TO eighty-two. Then MIR. Springer
counts on the next ballot upon 4 num-
Der of stragglers descrtins everybody
and coming TO him, so that he will have
more votes than Mr.. Mills, alter which
he expects stalapedcto himself.
TMAY NOT WORK.
But Mr.. Springcr's hopes arc destined
to meet the impenotrablo phalanx OF
the Mills legion. Just before the caucus
adjourned last night Mr.. Mills laid his
head YEARLY upon the cushion OF sofa
IN the ways and means committee room
and said: "An adjournment is what
We most desire. Only a fow hours are
needed now TO show Il score or two OF
peopl6 that they must come to me.
They want to come to me now, and thoy
are only withheld by local political
interest. Iieel sure that my cause (and
am not speaking for myself must win
i'll the end"
Doubtless Mr.. Mills had at the time
IN mind tho fact that u number OF
Michigan men were supporting Crisp
because Blanchard; OF Louisiana, who
was chairman OF the committee on
rivers and harbors in the Eiftioth Con-
grcSs and who expects tho same place
IN this Congress, is one OF Mr.. Crisp's
active licutcnants. The Michigan'men
will demand liberal appropriations for
rivers and harbors this year and they
naturally aro unwilling to antagonizo
the man who they believe will be chair
man OF that committee.
TIE PRESIDENCY INVOLVED.
The question OF who shall bo the next
presidential candidate OF tho Demo.
cratic party has come steadily to the
front during these Sunday consulta.
tons between political leaders.
Democrats OF national prominence
persissently dony that the next national
convention has any connection with tho
organization OF this house. Their de-
mails are cancelled out OF their own
mouths. There is not ono OF these
blatant bourbons who is not working on
either ono side or tho other OF the
divided Democratic household. They
valnly think that they are workin: for
the next president. Their ion,lest
hopes can only materialize in nomina.
ton and costly campaign, the OK.
pcnscs OF which will be paid by foreign
importers in Now York and the export
crs abroad. H.
oSE POINT 10 BEAR N MIND. 4
The ono point not TO bo lost sight OF
inthis spcakorship fight is that is II
contest within tho Democratic organi-
cation itself over the supreme issue in
the next presidential campaign. 1t is
this question moro than the fortunes OF
Individual men which has caused the
deadlock in tho Democratic house
caucus.
po!ics. rot tho fortune Of individuals.