Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-18
TWO CENTS.
THE sPEAkEEsHIP EIGHT.
Gossip From the Friends OF the Various Cam
didates on Their Chances

didstes on Their Chances
The partisans Of the various candidates for
positions in the organization Of the House are
hard at it constructing gossip designed TO in
funce the result. but not likely TO do So The
candidates themselves say nothing except
through their friends. The amount Of conf
dence which the friends of each candidate
feel is something extraordinary The friends
of Mr.. Bynum are the only ones who are 70;
making great claims and they are keeping very
quiet and waiting.
Mr.. Springer appears to feel that no one has
any better chance of landing in the speakers
chair than has he. Mr.. Mills expresses un-
bounded confidence in the result. Mr.. Nc
MILAN is OF the opinion that il is going his wav
ihe friends OF Mr.. Crisp express the opinion
that be viii be nominated on the first ballot
Mr.. Hatch has not been here for some time
and II Is not known just what he expects to
happen, but the Missouri delegation have de-
clded to stand by him until nomination is
made.
CLAIMS OF THE cASDIDArEs
Mr.. Springer's friends say that be will have
great many more votes on the start than It
has been generally supposed. They claim az
assured, votes in the west which Mr. Mills
friends have been counting on, especially in
1t is claimed for Mr.. Mcmillan that be has a
strong following first off and that he is the
second choice of most of those members who
have any second choice. If the fight were a
long and bitter one he would, his friends say.
SHOW great drawing powers because of his
general popularity and because he has been
very careful not to attack any of the other
candidates while trying TO advance bis own
Interests The general impression is that
Mr.. Mills viii show his greatest strength on
the frst and second ballots. If SO many are
taken. the argument to tins conclusion being
that the sentiment which would lead many TO
support him would make them go TO
him at once if at all. His strong
hold is in the northwest and whatever
votes Hatch and Springer get will come from
him chiefly. His hardest fight now is to get
the eastern vote and some large claims are
made for him in that quarter, though
they are disputed by others who think
they know how the eastern vote will be divided
According 20 the best information attainable
Crisp. Mills Mcmillan and Springer will get
votes from the east. Mr. Mills friends claim
that he will get eight votes in New York and
most OF Massachusetts. Others concede him
but two votes in New York and two in Massa-
chusetts and assert that the attempt to make
combination between the two states in his in
terest was a failure.
The friends of Mr.. Crisp claim that he is
stronger in New York than any other man; that
many friends In the delegation among those
who are not of tho Tammany or
ganizaton. They estimate that he is sure of
sixteen votes in New York. if he does not get
the whole delegation, the unit ruie prevailing
1t is claimed that majority of the New Eng
land members were at one time disposed to
vote for him, but that strong effort has
been made in behalf of Mr.. Mills to get these
votes from him and it is not known how far
that effor: has been successful. Mr.. Crisp's
friends believe that he has enough votes to
elect him, probably on the first ballot, even
should he not get many votes in New
England as is expected.
THE MINoR OFFICES.
The contest for the minor places. while not
really depending on the speakership contest
directly. is the more uncertain fight, because
the situation is liable to change after the
speaker is nominated.
Mr.. Turner. the New York candidate for the
doorkeepership, is in the city prepared to open
his campaign. with great confidence that the
result will be satisfactory to him. While
no one can tell much about it those who
are most given TO speculation on
the result rather expect to see
three of the minor Offices divided between New
York, Ohio and Indiana. with the fight for the
-clerkship between Maryland. Pennsylvania and
Missouri MIR. Gibsors friends urge that il
Ohio. Indiana ami New York get three of the
offices the logic OF the situation would give the
fourth to Maryland.