Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-08
Crisp Nominated on the Thir'
tieth Ballot.
Springer Of Illinois Held the Key to
the Situation.
The New speaker Pledges Himself to
Tariff Reform The Cause of
Democracy Strength
enod.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE day opened
without any apparent change in the
speakership contest. The five candi-
dates were cheerful as ever, and their
followers seemed imbued with the same
confidence and persistence which was
characteristic feature OF the contest
from the beginning. The caucus met
promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning;and
without any preliminary proceedings
the secretary began to call the roll.
There were 227 members present
when the balloting commenced. Excite
ment was intense during the call OF the
roll. 1t was realized that the hour for
solicitation had passed, and the first
ballot was devoid OF the argumentative
scenes which characterized the balloting
Saturday night. Every member was
left free to exercise his preference with
out persuasion, and as the roll call pro-
ceeded and no changes were noted. it
became apparent that the claims OF the
leading candidates we're extravagant,
and that there would be no surprises.
SATURDAYS VOTES REPEATED.
AS the followers of all the candidates
were firm, the eighteenth ballot showed
no change from the seventeenth of Sat
urday, night. It is true Mills did not
receive his OIL votes Saturday, but this
wass due to the absence of Terry, OF
Arkansas, who subsequently entered
the hall and voted for the Texas can
didate ON the succeeding ballot, thus
bringing his vote up to the old figure, 81.
The second ballot of the day, or the
nineteenth OF the contest, was quite
perfunctory one. It was evident that no
choice could be made before IL o'clock,
but that the fifty-second congress must
/, open with the epeakership question still
unsolved, and that the contest must be
resumed after the adjournment of the
house in the afternoon.
The nineteenth ballot as finally an
nounced, was. exactly the same as the
last ballot Saturday night, viz. Crisp,
. "a; Mills, 81 Springer IL; McMiliin, ID; f;
, Hatch, 8; Stevens l. :,
But forty five minutes now remained
before the meeting OF the house, and
another ballot was impossible. A hasty
consultation was held by the leading
partisans Of the several candidates, and
an adjournment to 2 p. m. was agreed
upon.
During the two hours and half pre-
ceding the reassembling OF the caucus at
2 D. M, the supporters OF the various
candidates displayed ceaseless activity
in the effort to win acceesions from the
followers of each other.
A BREAK in spRINaER's RANKS.
Just before the reassembling OF the
caucus, Gable, OF Illinois, notifi ed
Springer that he had decided to aban-
don him and vote for Mills. He told
Springer that he thought his cause was
a ahopeless one, and that the interests
of the Democratic party demanded the
election OF Mills.
AS soon as the news of Cables deser-
tion spread, 1t was seized upon as an IN
dication of the dissolution of Springer's
forces. The announcement that New
berry would follow Gable caused further
excitement. There was hasty confer
ence of Springer's other followers, but
no line of action was decided upon just
then.
Stewart of Illinois, indignant at what
he denounced as the treachery OF his
colleagues in deserting Springer, an
nounced that he would not support
Mills in any case. This announcement
was a thunder-clap to the managers oi
Mills's campaign, as the Texas candi-
date all along counted upon the solid
support OF Springer's Illinois colleagues
whenever that gentleman was out OF the
race. Just before the caucus met
Springer announced that he was still In
the race.
The twentieth ballot resulted: Crisp
2;Mills, 80; Springer, II; McMillin, Is
Hatch, s; Stevens, L.
The twenty-first ballot: Crisp, "a
Mills, OIL; McMillin, 10; Springer, IL
Hatch, 5; Stevens. l..
CHANGES BEGIN.
The twenty-second ballot was destined
+ to mark the first significant change o
the day. Gable of Illinois abandoned
Springer and voted for Mills. Newberr.
also deserted Springer for the Texan
Tarsney left Hatch and voted for Crisp
During the succeeding ballot excite
ment was intense. Shively of Indians
few days ago served notice on Cabi
and Newberry that whenever they de
serted Springer for Mills he and nj
friends would offset this by voting 10
s Crisp, Inl4 Unreal Wdb CarIlcu out ",
Shively and Stout changing to Crisp
Cobb and Dearman of Missouri thel
left Hatch and voted for Mills.
Immediately there was the widest ex
citement. Catchings and others OF tn
Crisp forces rushed from the hall ant
into the headquarters of Hatch. Their
was a brief conference, and Catching
reappeared, followed by Hatch.
HATCH GOES TO CRISP.
The cry went up: "Hatch is to will
draw! Hatch is to 60 to Crisp! !!
They were not mistaken, for the entrant
of Hatch into the caucus could have br
one meaning. Hatch voted for CrisE
and Byrnes and Wilson OF his state TO
lowed his lead. This gave Crisp lea
of five votes. the twenty.third ballot n
sulting Crisp, 100; Mills, 90; McMi
lin, 10; Springer. l3; Stevens, /.
On the twentyrfourth ballot Spring
lost another vote, and Crisp reaped Il
profit. McClelland of Indiana foil ,wt
the example of Shively and voted i