The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-05

this confidence shows that it is based
on the belief that retirement, after bal.
ioting begins, OF Springer, McMillin
ana Latch is inevitable and that Mills
can win when tho contest narrows
down to two candidates.
list said to be very carefully and
conservatively made as to the result OF
Tue elimination from tho field of tho
enree gentlemen named was given,
Hlootlng up 10 for Mills and lii for
Nrisp. 1t was asserted that any deyia-
ton from these figures would he favor.
aole to Mills. This list included the
names OF i've candidates and would rep-
resent total voting strength of go.
On thc other hand Blount, of Georgia.
anu iiemphill, of South Carolinn. said
.i'at they did not see how any combina-
Cioh Oh circumstances could bring about
Crisp's defeat. Crisp had. they rpa-
soned, so nearly n majority of the total
vote and was so we'll protected with
second choice votes that his election
would ensue the moment break came.
everything was, of course, possible, but
they did not believe Crisp's defeat to bo
any more than barely possible.
A horse shoe with two rabbit foot ON
each heel was sent to Crisp's headonar.
tiers to-day by lady from tho South.
and with this double emblem of good
luck ono Of Crisp's supporters iolSinglv
asked how any one could longer doubt
the result.
The Farmers Alliance members, who
have resolved to constitute n third
party in the House, will unite on Ron
rescntative Thomas H. Watson, OF
Georgia, as their candidate for the
speakcrship.
Representative Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas, thinks this is the best policy
ior the Alliance members, but this con
cluslon does not prevent him from
joining Henry George in doing effective
missionary work among Democrats in
support Of Mills.
since the chances are not encouraging
Tor the success of Watson he prefers
next best man, who, in his opinion, is
the gentleman from Texas.
In the struggle for tho speakcrship
the minor Offices of tho house arc being
almost forgotten. Indeed. the sclcc.
ton oil most of these officials turns so
much upon tho outcome of tho speaker
ship contest that predictions in most
Instances would be quito unreliable
For clerkship of the House, ex-Rcprc-
sentative Kerr of Pennsylvania; Gen
eral Clark. OF Missouri, and Crutchficld,
OF kentucky, arc all still in tho race.
The friends Of Kerr claim their candi-
date has fully two-thirds the vote of the
entire caucus, and Kerr himself seems
quito complacent over tho outlook.
For doorkcepcr Of the House, cx-Rep-
rcsentativc Turner. Of New York, will
have tho solid support of the delegation
OF tho Empire state, but General Colt is
still making a stubborn fight.
EX-Reprcsentative Ioder, of Ohio, OK
poets to be nominated for scrgeant-at-
arms on the first ballot, but he has an
active opponent in x-Rcpresentative
Murphy, of Iowa, and other powerful
candidates may suddenly develop before
the contest is settled by tho caucus.
For postmaster of tho House, Lycurgus
u. Dalton, of Indiana, is prominent,
but he has competitors in Colonel
Kecder and JAS. II. Fisher, of Virginia.
New candidates for some of tho offices
are, however, appearing nearly every
hour, but many of them will he content
with subordinate appointments.