Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-01
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THE SPEAKERSHIP.

Crisp and Mills Sansuine of Winning
 -'Fhe Latter Especially Confident
 Where Springer's Strength Lies
 McMillan,s Rosy Views.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-With the be- ginning of the last week before the meet ing of congress, representatives are flock ing to Washington in increasing numbers and their presence is giving renewed in- terest to the speakership contest. The sit uation is now beginning to assume clearer outlines and interesting developments may result any day between this and Saturday from the consultations which are taking place. All five of the avowed candidates are now in Washington. The expressed views and desires of the candidates show plainly one unmistakable fact in the con- test, namely, that no candidate at present has a sufficient number of absolutely pledged votes to make his election certain. Messrs. Crisp and Mills are both very san guine of winning and each expressed be- lief that the contest will be short, sharp and decisive. Their aim is to bring about the withdrawal of some of the other aspir- ants for the speakership and with the vote thereby to be gained, each hopes to win on the second, if, indeed, not on the first ballot.
 Messrs Springer, McMillsn and Hatch express themselves as of opinion that the fight in caucus will be of considerable duration. Each of these gentlemen says he is in the fight to the end and each sees in prolonged fight fair chance of ulti- mate victory. The friends of MT. Crisp said to-day that after eliminating all un certain votes they figured 92 votes on which they could count. This list, they said, did not include a large vote they expected in case any of the other candi votes which they classed as "unknown." |" They say MT. Crisp is the second choice of more congressman than any other candi- date. They. expect at least 100 votes on the first ballot and phophesy MT. Crisp's elec tion by or before the second ballot Representative Catchings, one of MT. Crisp's principal ieutenants, said they had transferred s votes yesterday from the doubtful to the certain list, and he was certain Crisp was we'll in the lead. He did not believe it possible for any combi- nation to be made that would prevent Nr. Crisp's election.
 Mr.Mills was in excellent spirits and con- fident of election.
 Glow many ballots will there be?'
 "Only one."
 sAnd yourself the speaker9"
 "Of course"
 This is in brief the dialogue bet tween an Associated Press reporter and Mir. Mills to-day.
 Mir. Mills also said that everything was progressing satisfactorily and things were nnmistakably shaping themselves in his favor. He had long consultation with MT. Sherman Hoar of Massachusetts, and the New England delegation is confidently looked to swell the Mills vote. Mir. Mills has number of the "young men" on his side and they are working industriously. MT. Mills himself would not say anything about his strength in figures, but there can be no doubt of his confidence. He did not think best to make any claims. MT. Springer had quite an array of friends at his headquarters, and others are expected from Illinois to aid him. MT. Davis, one of his workers, said their presence was to show that MT. Springer stood as a repre- sentative democrat of the growing north west, and that he was strong not alone in his district but throughout that section. Mir Davis said that Mir. Mills and MT. Crisp claims so many votes that it leaves nothing for MT. Springer, but neverthe- less MT. Springer's friends expect all of the votes of Illinois, and nearly all of those of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, besides others from Indiana and elsewhere Mir. Davis thought the fight would last some time in caucus, and that Mir. Spring CT, starting out with a good vote, would gain as the fight progressed.
 This is very nearly the same way in which MT. Millin views the canvass. Ten nessees candidate also looks for good stubborn contest, and in such fight he believes he has very good show. He said the claims of about 8 hundred votes | each for Messrs Mills and Crisp were fam boyant, but he thought this natural and | had only good words for them. He gained another working supporter to-day in the arrival of representative Stockdale of Mississippi. Mir. Millin said that be- sides Tennessee's solid vote he expected tc get good part of the votes of Kentucky Louisianna, Mississippi and West Virginia l together with votes from Virginia ano scattering votes from other states.