The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-04
ALL ARE HOPEFUL,
The Candidates for the Speaker
ship.
A Caucus Of congressman Called for Sat-
urday Afternoon.
The Iowa Delegation Desert SpeiHger-The
Indiana Men Retaiate by Going
Over to Crisp.
Special to THE MORNING CALL


so much to the relative claims of the candl-
dates as to speculation regarding the prob
able withdrawal of tie weaker aspirants.
Al The various headquarters of the five can
oldates this morning it was conceded from
present indications. with every man remain
ing In the field, that no nomination can be
possible on the first ballot. With four-ffths
oil the Democratic Congressman in the city
J THIS morning indefinite claims are no longer
possible, since nearly every man is now
quite free to express his preference for his
favorite candidate. The relative positions
OF the various candidates at present writing
seems to be as follows: Crisp first, Mills sec
ond, Springer third, McMilin fourth and
Hatch fifth.
DETECTION OF THE IOWA DELEGATION.
Strenuous efforts are being made to-day
to effect the withdrawal of certain minor
candidates by working dsintegration Of
their forces. Only in the candidacy OF
Springer have there been any disquietng
evidences of possible disintegration. The
Iowa delegation. which up to this time has
been unfaltering in its allegiance to
Springer, this morning met and again ex-
pressed its Individual and collective pref
eIence for Springer. but decided, should
events Ind dicate that Crisp might be nomi-
mated on the first ballot, the vote of the
entire delegation would be thrown to Mills
ere the conclusion of the first ballot to pre-
vent that result. Representative Hayes,
spokesman OF the delegation, said to the
Associated Press reporter: I'VE desire it
understood that we are for Springer, and
Just as long as there is possibility OF his
election We are unanimous and will vote as
a Rut eh hAI,1R haa Ha,t ha
tween now and the date OF the caucus that
Crisp is likely to be nominated on the first
ballot we will, even upon the initial ballot,
cast our votes solidly for Mills te prevent
such n result. We will do this because we
are convinced the sentiment of the great
Northwest is for Mills as opposed 10 Crisp"
SPRINGER CLAIMS MICHIGAN
The other followers of Springer do not
seem to be at all alarmed by the conclusions
Of the Iowa delegation, as they say the con-
tingency upon which their desertion is to be
based will never arise. Springer's ad-
herents are encouraged to-day by the deci-
sion of the entire Michigan delegation, with
the exception of Chapman, to support their
candidate. This delegation Will have
formal meeting tomorrow afternoon and
will endeavor to act as unit: Springer
still claims 81 votes and is counting on the
support of Holman of Indiana, but the
other candidates do not concede him over
Is>sJ CT 40.
MILLS STILL HOPEFUL.
The friends of Mills are hopeful of trans
ferring nearly all the votes now pledged TO
Springer to their candidate, ana on the be-
lief of success in this endeavOr they express
confidence OF victory, relying upon the i'm
petus given to Mills by the announcement
of a great accession of votes from the West
and Northwest to rally to their standard
nearly all the doubtful votes and to cause
breaks from other candidates on the part
of Representatives who wish to be on the
side of the winning candidate. The ad-
herents of the two leaders express directly
antagonistic views.
CRISP CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Tie probabilities OF Springer's withdrawal
are being discussed, ana also of the result
of such Withdrawal. An ardent supporter
oil Crisp said he did not see how it was pos
sible to beat Crisp, even If Springer were
| able ana willing-neither of which is be-
| lieved to be the case-tO throw his entire
| strength to Mills. 1t is evident neither
leader is giving out his full strength, and
| that in anticipation of the announcement
| of gains to Mills, Crisp has some votes in
reserve which he has assurances he can
| count on, If needed, while Mills is working
| for sudden and large increase IN his vote.
AT Hatch's headquarters this morning
| everything is quiet
THE CAUCUS ON SATURDAY.
1t-has been generally reported here that a
| caucus Will be held at 3 o'clock on Satur-
! day. This hour seems to please all the can
! ddates except Mr.: Mills, who wants the
| hour to be 1880 o'clock Saturday evening.
| In case the candidates are unable to agree,
| Mr. Ii oiman of Indiana, Chairman of the
caucus, will probably be wired for a decis-
| ton The three minor candidates are each
| as steadfast as ever, and will remain in the
| field until the finish, and their followers ex-
press the same hope that they will be
elected. The statement OF the Iowa deega-
| ton, who have been for Springer, that they,
in order to prevent the election of Crisp.
| would desert Springer and vote for Mills,
caused Springer's Indiana delegation, led
by Congressman Shively, to hold short
| caucus.
RETALIATING ON IOWA.
AT the conclusion of the caucus Shively
announced to the Iowa delegation that their
desertion of Springer would be the signal
| for the Indiana men TO vote sOlidy for
Crisp, who is theiI second choice. This an
nouncement was a thunderclap to the Iowa
| delegation. During the afternoon, Hayes,
the leader of the Iowa men, after short
conference with Mills, said: II am not
prepared to take the responsibility of being
present Intentions are to remain with
him TO the end. unless break is
LED. by some of his other friends" This
is Interpreted to mean that Fithian, For
man, Newberry and Wike, all of Illinois,
must first desert Springer in favor of Mills.
Strenuous efforts will be made tomorrow to
unite the Alabama delegation on Crisp and
that of Michigan on Springer. 1t is impos-
| slDle to ascertain the complexion of the
| Wisconsin delegation and a good deal of
| missionary work is being done in that direc-
| tion.
Senator Palmer of Illinois arrived this
evening. He visited Mr.. Springer's head
quarters. where large number OF friends
called to see him.
The caucus has been called to meet at z
| O'Clock on SATURDAY. afternoon.
MILLS BULLETIN.
statement was given out from Mills
headquarters late Tonight reviewing the
situation, the claims of the contestants,
etc., and asserting that Mills has 126 on the
si o nomnae Da or c1sp hs baen hie sns@S
will get barely his entire strength
on the first ballot. while much Of
the Mills vote may be locked up will
Springer and other friends. When this
statement reached the Crisp Headquarters 6
counter manifesto was issued, asserting tha
their list has steadily grown until now {
gain OF twelve votes would give Crisp ma
1orty. Should any candidate withdraw
Crisp's nomination would be inevitable or
the first ballot. The Illinois delegation to.
night unanimously adopted resolution t
continue to work for Springer.
REPORT ON NAVAL ORDNANCE.
Commodore Foger, chief of the Bureau
OF Ordnance, in his annual report estimate
the expense of the bureau for the next tisca
year at $4, 291, of which S4,1SS, go is tt
be applied toward the armament of new
vessels. The number of guns required il
placed at 1347, ranging in caliber from fou
to thirteen inches. Although n0Ee of th
ships authorized to be built require guns o
ten-inch caliber tits believed that such gun
may be needed, so the necessary plans hav
been made to authorize the construction o
one Of them. 1t is believed that the difii
culties experienced abroad with these larg
guns can be overcome. In order to facili
tate the interchange Oh ammunition in cas-
OF a war it is recommended that all pro
jecfiles used by the army and navy be mad
OF uniform sizes ard weights. The trial
OF smokeless powder are said to have rt