Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-05
MN SPBAKERSHIP.
:. original Five Candidates All
y Clam Tha; They
an CIT THE BIG FAT PLUM.
s., ADMIT That It viii Not Fall on the
y wv wv p,n,, and Tha There VIII Be
'-' n,,,i3srabls M,nslvsring Be-
brs Il is decided.
-.,.--s, 20 hs RsgtStsT.

rssreSsllan.a ~ Mr.. Crisp for the
s,' ,gjn 'upPJ, - summed up the situation
aASl aASSnsered s~ 10 him tonight as iol-
si appTSAb-o boIieve there is no daubt that
f;: Iii he elected Speaker, not
y II.sE ,,D Tho third ballot, and 1 think
i''i mas ma IS. are he will be chosen on the
The 1.-The BALLOTS viva voice oy roll
=: @. becomes apparent how strong
y lgu a.onyb =. Of the doubtful men
,bspge their votes before the result
= .,nnre6 .l1I9 TO give Crisp the necessary
il-yla'e - elect and a second ballot will
. Unnecessary. noors
I '-ss "a SInls men. however by no mesns means
--' ~ the fight. They are making
is - 5s7orts tonight to win votes from
80 - delegations, and they MADE
-. here and there, but not enough u
nh the Crisp men.
49, -.s most important gain they maze
- ..t9t OF Judge Holman. Of Indiana
= - -;,b six other Indiana men, are
~, yTIs Crisp had not been counting
..,.s ,.,. men. however. The friends OF
!, ! S,r,1ger say that they have entire
- me disaffection In the Illinois
,,,.Iop. They are claiming tnaI ne
4 90 ffty-nine votes on the hrst
M. and that he will lead Mr.. Mlllsln
,.,,tor Palmer gaye:the delegation
nc N last night which, it is claim
I yos verv effective. The disatfection
/. ~ WAS apparent has been charged
,5s Morrison influence. A split In
4. 5slegation would have resulted IN a
4. In the Democratic party In the
,,,s which it would not have been easy
! mend. Witt, ubo
n n, r,,s FOR Mills on the first ballot, in
r-,bablity will vote for Crisp II q
.51d ballot is necessary.
N, Kerr. OF Pennsylvania, will prob
~ he elected clerk Of the House oy
Anderson and Capehart
= Enowp 10 be for Kerr, and Mr.. VIII
!, also will no doubt be for him.
r0op the face Of the estimates made,
n mon the confession Of candidates
.snselves, one fact is evident, that no
,,-iDstion is possible on the first bal
n Hsll the aspirants remain In the
s5 That this will be the case, and
..r FIVE candidates will enter to-mor-
-r', caucus there is no longer good
The sdherents OF both Mr.. Mills and
n. Crisp agree this morning that the
rival and effective missionary work of
s,ator Palmer last night has so
enlightened and encouraged the forces
tMr. Springer that the withdrawal Of
.a Illinois man is now indeed q remote
Issblllty. as all the efforts have been
liected In the attempt to effect the
sntegratiOn Of Mr.. Springer's pha-
l1z, and these efforts have now proven
..le. IL is generally accepted that
he two other minor candidates, Messrs.
GlIilian and Hatch will also remain in
3a fight TO the finish.
TbeirOny OF politics was never better
-s.rated than in tho claims OF the
tends Of Mr.. Springer this morning,
-a, Mr.. Mills will be forced to retire
s,ore tomorrow afternoon and that
,s Illinois candidate will absorb the
rsl,er portion Of his following. The
Tends Of Mr.. Mills treat this prediction
;-.y, and characterize it as a clever
sa.ia.iOD by the Illinois candidate for
De attempt Of the Texas man to break
,n his fold, but Mr.. Springer main
l,s that they will not treat the matter
-cn0rOUSly after the developments
le next twentY-fOur hours.
Twill enter the caucus with fifty
'sn vOteS,' said Mr.. Springer this
ming, "aUd it must be apparent to
q Mills and his friends that l will
% on the first ballot. 1t must be
ally apparent to them now that
they have failed TO win over my
olS, that the only combination
'a can defeat Mr.. Crisp is for Mr..
and his friends to come over TO
With their assistance I can defeat
I. Drlsp but that IS the only winning
-1 Mr.. Mills can now play. The
I" Unfortunate thing that could have
1.leaed to Mr.. Mill would have been
Y "'ildr2wal, for II the field were
20 Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Crisp to-day.
candidate from Georgia would be
'Fle,mjngly elected.
81 lir. Mills headquarters It was de-
.-a' Mr.. Springer would 90 into
.@lcCS with more votes than Mr..
AS 70 figures" said Mr.. Mills,
ave none TO give, but am still en-
.ls7l by the outlook. / have yc,
nothing TO discourage me-"
-'TeSsnan Breckenridge, of Arkan-
'le manager Of Mr.. Mills canvass,
49,, we will certainly have more
...,. ,-an Mr. Springer. As to what
.. '.' nave on the first ballot, have
y. ..'su g no figures, for we do not ex-
\. speaker 70 be selected upon the
.-s S-''oI All our estimates pertain
y, '..ySeQuent ballots, when favorite
= -,e out OF the way and Congress
are .r Iree 10 express their second
=. : IN headquarters Of Mr.. Crisp
vas vas the same outward manifesto
h. VO1ldence which has character
h n, n, CeLvaSs for some days. 1--WE
I,ss. 'ayS glad TO give figures. and
Il, ~ 20 II desired" said Represent
|s,,-s.'.1llogS. Upon tho first ballot,
h rr mat ia votes will nominate,
lave within twelve votes Of a
,,sl,,.'Sol, and that, too, with all the
,,a, . 9 IN the field. Mr.. Mills is no
- serious factor in this fight. He
h,,S. mo the caucus with fewer
,ss +, "a u Mr.. Springer, but with all OF
s,o,I ,Io held our man will win on
ss,s, so' go into the caucus with twen-
NrNTyII 'Wenty-eight votes" said
" n',Ii van and all gossip regard
q / r,aa.uarawal is nonsense"
70, ooso ooseiued as unlikely that any
Scis,,- :" ~ 70 the field can consolidate
sss;io,' 'T'es to win. The Michigan
3, vbi.La Laeld meeting this after
aek TS 81 hed not adjourned at three
&, vboi5 delegation will be nearly,
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