New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-18
TAMMANY IN CONGRESS.
WILL III BE ABLE TO CAPTURE 1HE HOUSES
boss" CRoKER's ORDERS ITO FLOWER, CRISP.
COAKLEY AND TURNER-JERRY
SIMPSONS POLICY.
.BY TELEonAPH TO THE TKiBUSE.i

!BY TELEonAPH TKfBUSEl
Washington, Nov. 17-Is the contest for the control
Of the organization Of the House to be fight between
Tammany and anti -Tammany Democrats is a question
which some observers have begun to ask There
seems TO he no reason to doubt that Tammanv means
to make hay while the sun shines. Having filed and
recorded a mortgage bn the Offices and Official
patronage Of the Empire state and the greatest CITY ON
the Western hemisphere. II reaches out to seize
the chief Offices and the lions share Of the Official
patronage Of the National House OF Representatives.
Boss' Croker has already begun to issue his orders.
and his minions have begun to obey them. He has
directed Governorelect Flower TO that the Demo
cratic Representaveseect from the interior districts
OF the State promptly enroll themselves under the
Crisp banner, and Mr.. Flower will obey he has given
the Democratic Congressman elect from NewYork and
Brooklyn orders to the effect and those orlers
viii be promptly obeyed. Judge Crisp was ordered
TO report to Boss Croker in York. and he
FASTENED to obey; sergeantatArms Coaliley. OF the
New-York Democratic state Committee ordered to
appear before the Boss" If Tammany and lny down
his promising candidacy for the Office Of dOorkeeper OF
the House OF Representatives he promptly II not
cheeriully, obeyed: "Iceman" Turner ordered TO
become candidate for the Office and lie likewise
promptly and with cheerful alacriy obeyed-afer lie
had been Informed that he would be supplied with the
sinews of war with which to conduct his The
project OF establishing Tammany "annex" IN Wash
ington, as we'll as one In Albany. IN which loss"
Croker and his leutenants make their headquarters
during the closing days Of the speakershp fight ann at
such other times as their preschce be desirable
necessary is under consideration and will probably be
carried out In Washington It certainly will be in
Albany In the latter place the Executive Chamber will
be convenient to use as headquarters and in Washington
the Speakers room of the House will be used for the
same suppose, unless Tammsny's plans shall miscarry
:" Is Judge Crisp to be the candidate and beneficiary
OF Tammany7' is question which the gossips
asking to-day. Some OF them suggest that Boss"
Croker may order Crisp 10 withdraw from the Speaker
ship contest he ordered Coakey to withdraw from
the race for the doorkeepeshp, and that he will be
obeyed. Others will nave II that the Georgian Is to
remain on the track because they say Amos Cum.
mings knows all about the plans and purposes OF the
Tammany boss under whose orders he acts, and Cum
mings, they assert is for Crisp first, last and all the
time. Some OF them inclined to believe that Judge
Crisp has been called TO NewYork to be supplied and
fitted with a brand suit OF ideas and opinions
silver and other matters, which will make him more
attractive in the eyes of Eastern Democrats and which
he will be glad to don and for the sake Of be-
coming Speaker. This explanation Of the GeOrgan's
sudden trip to NewYorl is not regarded with as much
pleasure equanimity by the partsans of Colonel Mills
1t is by the friends Of Mcssrs. Springer. McMlln
and Hatch, who keenly watching affairs and trying
to shape them TO the advantage Of Their respective
favortes Some Of them appear 10 hope that the fight
will become triangular between Mills, Crisp and
third candidate, upon whom the out and-out immedi
ate free-conage men will un;e. This hope Is based
upon the assumption that Crisp will be the Tnmmany
candidate on a eepQuietuntl -afereection silver
coinage platform. OF the friends Of each Of the
other three candidates respectively also hope that he
will be chosen a the standard bearer OF the free
coinage column.
jeremiah Simpson, 1t appears, is ambitious to serve
as a member of the Committee the District Of
Columbia. This is in the nature OF surprise; nearly
everybody supposed that he would aim as high the
Committee Ways and Means or Appropriations and
few persons would have believed that an assignment
to the Committee on Banking and Currency or Coinage
would have been to his liking. 1t is suspected that
the desires and ambitions Of Mr. Simpson have been
curbed somewhat by the Christening influence Of the
recent election In Kansas. In respect to the policy
OF the Farmers Alliance Representatives in regard to
the matter OF appropriations, he had this to say:
We shall fight everything that 10 for the benefit
Of private corporations. Subsidies and bolnties we
shall strenuousy oppose. OF course, there will be
few exceptions, such the making OF sugar from
sorghum and others that of direct benefit to the
people. We shall vote against the expenditure Of
public money for the repairing Of any Congressmans
fences. All extravaganza In public buildings VIC shall
oppose
1t may be remembered that the sorghum industry
has taken root In Kansas and that the largest sorghum
factory IN the State is situated at Medicine Lodge, the
town from which Mr.. Simpson halls 1t Is pleasant
10 feel assured that he is In favor Of encouraging and
protecting home industries.
Some Democrats INDUCING IN whispers which,
II based upon correct information, indicate that Judge
Holman, OF Indiana is playing deep game. Osten-
saby he Is OF course supporter of the Indiana
ddae Mr. Bynum, but it IS asserted that he has been
advising Representatives. who have applied 10 him
for counsel, TO support Colonel Mills and moreover he
Is said u cherish hope that II the sage OF Gorslcan
might suddenly be taken up and carried safely past
the winning post ahead OF all other candidates THIS
is interesting rumor but there reasons for the
belief that Judge Holman Is extremely anxious u be
chairman Of the Committee on Appropriations.