Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-12

the dignity of position second only
to that of the presidency. Mr.. Springer
UlL) commanded the situation ut the
climax. 1t was Springer's vote to
Crisp which started the final break to
the Georgian, and 1t was the further
accession of four of Springer's forlorn
remnant that carried Crisp beyond the
winning point and made him speaker.
The decisive tallot-the thirtieth-
tsood: Crisp, 119; Mills, 1876; Springer,
4; Stevens, /.
On motion Of Mr.. j. ID. Brown Und.)
the nomination of Mr.. Crisp was made
unanimous. Immediately there were
loud calls OF Crisp" Crisp" and
committee was appointed to notify the
successful candidate of his selection
and escort him to the chair.
Applause and cheers greeted the ap-
pearance of the gentleman from Geor-
gia, and after bowling his acknowledge
ments Mr.. Crisp spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
Representatives. I am profoundly grateful
for this mark of your confidence and esteem. j
pledge myself here and now to devote what
ever of industry and ability possess to the
advancement Of the real interests of the demo-
to you now as I speak to you my first words
since am your selection for speaker that my
election means no step backward In tariff re.
form. prolonged applause and cheers l
beg to say to you that there Is in our party to-
day no man who more earnestly believes in
the democratic doctrine of tarih reform than
do"
The following nominations were
made for the minor offices: Mr.. Kerr,
of Pennsylvania for clerk, unanimous
! ly; Mr.. Yoder, of Ohio, for sergeant at
arms, unanimously, after it was seen
that he was far in the lead of Murphy,
of Iowa; Turner, of New York, for
doorkeeper by 17S votes to % for
Fields, of Virginia and s for Colt, OF
Connecticut; Dalton, of Indiana, for
postmaster by 122 to 90 for Wright, OF
North Carolina, SO for Barney of Wis.
consin, and SO for McClamany, of North
Carolina
| [Chnrles Frederick Crisp was born in Shef
| field Eng, June 20, 1915, his parents being or
| u European tour Mt the time. They returned
| 20 America the year Of his birth and went back
| their old home in Georgia. He was edu
| Gated In the common schools OF Macon anC
Savannah, and in May, 1851, he entered
the confederate army as lieutenant in Com
pany X. Tenth Virginia infantry He was
taken prisoner Of war May 12, 1854, and con
fined in Fort Delaware until June, 1868
Then he was released and went to live with
his parents, who were residing ut Ellaville
Schley county, Ga Soon after he moved tt
Americus and studied law, being admitted Il
the bar there in 1866, and going back to Ella
vile to practice. He continued In privat
practice then until 1879, when he was up
pointed solicitor general of the south
western judicial circuit and was reap
pointed In 1873 for term Of four years. II
the same year he moved to Amertcus agail
and since then that town has been his home
June, 1877, Mr.. Crisp was appointed judge O
the superior court of the southwestern Gil
cult and in 1878 elected to the same office b
the general assembly. He was reelecte
Judge in 1880 for q term Of four years, bu
resigned In 1889 to accept the democrati
nomination for congress in the Third distric,
He was also president of the democratic stat
convention OF 1883. He was elected to tn
Forty-eighth congress and has been returne
to that body continuously ever since.