New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05
THE FIGHT NEARLY ENDED
LAST EFFORTS OF THE woULD.BE SPEAKERS
ALL STILL CONFIDENT AND coNrEsI1NG EVERY
POINT VIGOROUSLY.

ALL Still, CONFIDENT AND coNrEs11NG EVERY
POINT VIGOROUSLY.
washington Dec. 1.-The day before the battle for
The spcakership Is most busy, anxious and exciting
one II was apparent that the reassuring estimates
gwen ont by the friends Of the respective candidates
last night based quite much upon faith and
hope as upon facts and knowledge and every nerve
has been strained to-day 10 verify and If possible TO
exceed them. Never before has such contest been
waged with hotter zeal deader earnesthes not to
say bitterness never before has Democrat attempted
10 impeach the Democracy Of brother Democrat or 10
smirch his reputation he has done in this contest.
Whatever may be the outcome, seeds Of disoord ana
dissension have been which will take root grow
and bear bitter harvest before the coming session is
many weeks old. The attempt OF some OF Colonel
hills's partsans and newspaper organs 10 piesa ue
sectional issue against the south and Judge Crisp ana
the issue in behalf OF the East ana
Colonel Mills is regarded serious mistake
1t sounded rather odd TO hear Democrats argue, rs
some OF them did to-day, that 1t would be disastrous
10 the Democratic party to elect southern nan io
Georgia as Speaker. while at would DC uie i'eien' VI
political wisdom to elect n Southern hah Ho'n '0A
to the same Office. While the Crisp men oepreea'o
the missing Of the sectional issue against the sou'h'
which some Of them ascribe TO some OF tne very
youpe men with Mugwump antecedents and tendencies
In the Mills camp, the Springer men resent the RAISING
nj the same Issue against the West, and denonce IL III
vigorous terms.
Colonel Mills and Mr.. Springer were both extremely
annoyed to-day by the publication OF story thas inc
sage of Corscana had offered the Sangamon statesman
in con sideration Of his withdrawal from the race and
support for the speakershp, the chairmanshp OF the
Committee on Ways and Means, and that Mr. Springer
had spurned the offer with righteous indignation.
The story was promptly denied by Colonel Mills ana
Ids friends, and General Winston, of Chicago, who, 10
was asserted had carried Mr.. Sprfngers denial %
the Texan denied that he had done so. slnsulary
enough the only persons WI appeared to believe the
story were Democrats. No Democrat, however hign
his reputation eminent his services, escapes ss-
piclon; even Judge Holman does not The mehuoh
of his name any group of Democrats to day proVohu
significant mods and winks and such remarks as TINS
sob Holman is still on the fence, with strong
leaning toward Holman"
The Mills men were even more active than usual
from an early hour this morning until late hour TO-
night Editor Jones, Of ST. Louis, new hlther ana
thither Senator Carlisle held several png' secfe'
conferences with the Sage of COrcana in the course
of the day. senator-elect Villas, of Wisconsin, also
seems to feel that the fate Of the Republic rembes IN
the balance and that only the firm hand of speaker
Mills can keep II from tipping in the wrong dlrecuon
and while he willing to pat Springer on the pach
and encourage him for the time being it is only 10
keep him in good humor and smooth MS Pa'h"N
toward the Mills camp Colonel William h. Morrison.
whom Springer is said to regard as his evil
genius has been cxerting all his influence Wmch Is
nv no means mconsiderabe, to create diversion IN
favor OF Mills and at the expense OF the IliuoiS
candidate 1t is said that he would have succeeucu
last night II 1t had not been for the hopPor'uiio
arrival Of Senatorelect Palmer, who plunged lnoo the
contest with all his energy and read the RIOT act u
the Illinois men, -
AT the Springer headquarters all was life, cheer1ui
ness determination. one OF Mr. sprlneers ir'ehus
said: He now holds the second place. ne HAS lhol0
assured strength than Mills and MISS friends nave
basn warned that if Springer should withdraw from
the race Jndce Crisp's nomination wonld Immediately
follow Mr. Erecknridges estimate is simply absurd
He gives Springer thirty-six votes, when we kho"
that ne has at least and probably as many d.
hftv.n.ne votes and do not believe that Colohel
Mills has more than fifty certain votes
Tie Crisp men continued to declare that II Woulo
be simply impossible 10 stampede them or deteat ue
Georgian They did not seem TO be quite so conlaent
M fourteen or fifteen votes from New-forK as tle.
were Yesterday and some OF them were uisposoT "
reduce the estimate TO Twelve OF IrceH sttn voee
I'm the afternoon however, the claim OF n1Ieen VIZ
for Crisp was renewed. There was some trou9le,
also about one Of the south Carolina votes Inc Crisp
nrS; S sS well As their Northern Western lines
In the hotel corridors and other puic PLACES MET
Democrats gathered Clisp STOCK was hrlh' Win "1i
upward tendency. ,,,. - 1870 In bicb
Al late hour tonight the Mills men were IN higa
feather They claimed large gains both IN tle ooui %
West and iubantly declared that NILS was arSaaS
as good as elected 1t appears settled TIT the 1ouI
ieen Democrats from Wisconsin and Iowa Will N0N
Illinois men or a part OF them desert Springer on me
tIst ballot the Iowa and Wisconsin men VIII DO the
same AT this hour the indications point 10 tne
assertion of Springer by majority OF his Northwestern
followers before the caucus meets. 49,. . 81,
The Crisp did not appear 10 nave lOst any vi
freir confidence. Judge Montgomery after some re
Election said to Tribune correspondent naTd
nineythree ronclad votes II M McMi nun S ScS
otherwise would be cast for him, ana CoOnei 1ac
should likewise retire Judge Crsps vote woud swell
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