The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-03
FROM WASHINGTON CITY
Irregular correspondent

! The next Speaker o. The House
will be Sir. Mills-Crisp-McMiiIin
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as eeft'ie
az the caucus meets next S.tordaT
As prophet wish reputation 10
maintain, there sre 10 signs Wis hie
that would justify Jour cofFespon>
dent in dropping any portion Ct thi-
composite name. In plain everyda.
talk, these f9e gentlemen and Their
friends are engaged in conducting
ore of the liyeliest and the most TN
certain campaigns for the Speaker
slip ever known. Each Of them Is
apparently confident Of Winning. /
Is conceded BY the other candidates
that Mills and Crisp are we'll in the
lead. but they contend that neither
of them can get votes enough TO get
nominated and that after two or
three ballots are taken without re-
suit, there will be a stampede 10
other candidates. Mr.. Crisps frienGs
boldly claim his nomination without
fail Oh the frst ballot, while the al
vocates Of Mr.. Mills say that be vii
be nominated on the second or st
the outside the third ballot.
1t is believed that more than one
hundred unpledged members hay c
srrived within tie last forty eight
hours, and that half as many more
will be here within The next two
days. Many Of these men arc En-
TREY new in National politics, ard
d goodly percentage of them are per
7onally unacquainted With & slncl,
oue If the candidates. 1t is The
votes Gf these new men which will
settle the SpeakersEip, aud at this
writing no man can say with ac'
truthfuluess how they will vote;
much VIII depend upon the impress
sion made upon then by the cand'
dates and their friends, and there is
little doubt that some Of the cardl.
dates are being injured by fonl-frieGds
Tue caucus, which will probably be
held 2ext Saturday, will include al
of the Farmers Alliance men from
the South ard perhaps some Of those
from the Wes', although Jerry Sjmp
son says none of the Alliance mel
will 90 into the democratic cancu9.
235 would be about the number #
there was full attendance, but it is
safe TO dedcct fige or sig on account
of absence, because Of sickness Or
other reasons, so that it may be set
down as q reasonable certainty tbs
the man who can get 1l5 votes viii
be romiuated.
While Mr.. Harrison was cogitating
on the free trade treaty which has
beel negotiated with HaRaii aud
wondering what the people wou'A
think Of his signing such 9 treaty at
ter refusing to even receive the Con
lnissioners sent by Canada to Eego-
tiate for an enlargement Of our trade
relations Mr.. Blaine slipped over to
Philadelphia to see Claus Sprecke!e.
who s the virtual owner Of Han ali,
aud fad oct what lie thought about
this high protection administration
endorsing treaty Of absolute free
trade. Meanwhile Mr.. Harrison will
aold the treaty until be can sound
pabIic opinion; if favorable, he will
"pigeon- Lolc" 1t. that's statesman
ship CT the Harrison brand.
1t is SAID that Senator Sherman
has complained to Mr. Harrison OF
NJ. Blaine's meddling with his Sena'
torsiiip campaign in Ohio, and re-
luested his aid in having it topped
Just as has been predicted 81
along the pacific Mail Steamship Co.
will gohble Up the greater part Of the
money paid out under the posta'
subsidy act OF the last Congress-
Mr.. Wansmaker has sigred eigh'
contracts for carrying the mails IN
der that Law, aud the Pacific 3lai
Company gets three of the best OF
them, being for ten years each and
to begin January 1st, 1891, while the
others Will begin at different dates
between March lst, 1892 and Dece u
Der 1st, 1894. 1t seems 70 make al
the difference 10 the world when YOU
call plain, everyday subsidy grab
OF Government money 'eEqediting
our ocean malls One Of the great
est national Legislative scandals ever
brought to light in this country was
the exposure of the methods used TO
pass the Pacific Mail Subsidy Hill
through Congress few years ago,
sn exposure that drove number Of