Morris tribune., 1891-12-09
CHARLES FREDERICK CRISP.


later by Mr.. Springer, who looked as
happy and cheerful as ever, and wore
his everlasting rosebud in the lapel of
his coat. Judge Crisp was the next of
the candidates On tie ground. and he
occupied most Of the time between his
arrival and the hour the caucus met in
earnest conversation with Mr.. Blount
one of his Eeutenants.
Mr.. Mills came to the capitol before
the meeting Of the caucus. He seemed
bright and cheerful and did not show
any signs of the partial prostration from
which he suffered during the night.
The caucus was called to order
by Chairman Holman shortly after
10 a. m., and the roll call was an
swered by 212 members, Is less than at
tended the caucus Of Saturday. New
arrivals kept coming in all the time,
however, and swelled the number.
Calling the roll on the eighteenth
ballot was then begun and 226 members
voted as follows:
Crisp 81, Mills 90, McMillin 10,
Springer II, Hatch 5, Stevens l.
The nineteenth ballot showed no
change and adjournment was taken to
attend the opening session of congress.
Hatch withdraws.
On the reassem bling of the caucus at
9 p. m. voting was continued and no
material change occurred until the
twenty-third ballot was reached. This
ballot witnessed the first withdrawal of
candidate-Mr. Hatch. Mr.. Cobbs, of
Missouri, started the break in Mr..
Hatch's reduced ranks by voting for Mr..
Mills, and he was followed by Mr..
Dearmond. Of Missouri, who also cast
ballot for the Texan. Mr.. Hatch was
hastily summoned to the hall Of the
house where he announced his with
drawal and cast his vote for Judge
Crisp. This action on the part of Mr.
Hatch was received with great cheering
by the Crisp men. Messrs. Byrnes and
Wilson, of Missouri, Hatch men, fol-
lowed the example of their leader and
voted for Crisp making the twenty
third ballot stand, Crisp, 100; Mills, "a;
Springer, 13; McMillin, 10; Stevens, 1.
A motion to take recess was made
Just after the reading of the twenty
sixth ballot by Springer man but it
was withdrawn before being but to a
vote. A conference between the
Springer and McMillin men failed of
materializing results, and it became OBJ
yious that nothing could be done. A
conference between the leaders of the
four factions was then held and de-
cision reached that recess should be
taken. Accordingly Mr.. Durburrow, a
supporter of Springer, moved that an
adjournment be taken until 8 o'clock
and this was agreed to without opposi-
tion.
Much Active Prosecuting
was done by the ieutenants of Mills
and Crisp during the recess from to
8 o'clock. The Springer men held a
conference in committee room. Mr..
Springer was not present. The result
of this conference was shown ON the
twenty-eighth ballot, the first taken
after the beginning Of the evening
session, when four of the Springer men
deserted his ranks. Many earnest con-
earences were held in the McMillin
Headquarters. The, Mills supporters en-
deayored to make a break in the Nc
Millin ranks, but they were unsuccess-
fnl. The utmost excitement prevailed,
I and rumors that Springer and McMillin
Rad formed com bination were circu-
lated. No quorum was present when the
/ ..aucus was called to order and recess
of fifteen minutes was taken. AT the
avniration of fifteen minutes quorum
anneared and the call of names was pro-
.aeded with. The result of the con-