Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-27
THE EVE Of BATTLE
Candidates for Speaker
Gel BuSi|y to Work
M'MILLAN MEANS TO FIGHT
Says He May Meet with Defeat. but
Doesn't Expect To.

WASHINGTON, Nov 27--The Democratic
candidates for the speakership of the
house are busy holding conferences with
their friends, getting ready for the caucus
contest Mr. Mills and his friends are in
pleasant mood over Mr. Carlisle's letter
vouchng for Mr. Mills moderation Of
temperament. while the other candidates
are not disposed to attach much import
ance to II, at least as to the influence upon
their own strength. Very few members
have rs yet reached the city, and those
who are here are chiefly those who are the
earnest advocates of one or the other the
candidates. The doubtful men do not
seem in any hurry to appear on the scene,
and until some of them come there cannot
he any material change in the situation.
Mr. Mcmillan said yesterday that there
was absolutely no foundation for the state
ment that he intended to withdraw. He
said he might get whipped, but he did not
expect to- but that he would never run
away and that there was certainly moth
ing in the situation TO make him approach
the fight timidly. His friends speak with
the greatest confidence. The time for
holding the caucus has not yet been fixed.
II may be held on Saturday and 1t may be
thought desirable to hold IL earlier A re-
port is out that as soon as the caucus Ia
called, Mr. Bland will, before the nomina-
tions are made for speaker, introduce
resolution and demand vote on IL, max
ing declaration of principles on the sill
YER question.
MIR. Mills Explains.
Representative Mills, being questioned
by star reporter regarding the charge
that he had accused Mr.. Crisp Of being
protection Democrat, said: II see in the
New York World that Judge Crisps
friends are angry because they say In an
interview with the reporter Of the New
York Times | called him protection
Democrat. ! have never said that Judge
Crisp was a protection Democrat, and the
New York Times does not say did. My
attention was called to an article in the
New York sun, Judge Crisp's strong ad-
vocate, and a strong protectionist journal,
in which IL was said;
If PARTY nominatcs Henry George, 10
thereby declares itself in favor of the single
tax; IL party dominates Neal Dow, II thereby
declares I'm favor of prohibitions II the Demo-
Gratis in the Fifty. second congress nominate
Roger q. Mills for speaker, they will declare
themselves ia favor OF free trade.
"Whcn the paragraph was read to me, /
said that Mr.. Dana should have carried
out his comparison, and said il the Demo-
Gratis nominate Judge Crisp, they will de-
clare themselves In favor Of protection.
The sun declares that am free trader
and should hc beaten for that reason. IL
supports Judge Crisp and earnestly advo-
Gates him over me To defeat me with
any one would rs logically prove the house
to be in favor Of protection, rs to elect me
would, according to the Suns reasoning,
prove the house TO be in favor Of free
trade. The protcctionist papers are all
opposed to my election. No protectionist
in the present house will vote for me.
They might all oppose me, and advocate
the election Of n gentleman who was not a
protectionist in order to defeat me, and in
fact that is just what they are doing.
II have never believed Judge Crisp was
protcCtionst and
Have Never Said So.
But do believe that every protectionist
In the Democratic party favors him over
me, and some Democrats favor him who
are not protectionists. Judge Crisp's
friends should not he sensitive about such
things. They have charged that am q
free trader; that nm supported by Henry
George and Thomas g. Sherman, the great
single tav advocates, but / have never
complained. They have assailed my quail
ihcations for speaker, because they say
have an ungovernable temper but have
not permitted these attacks, though very
hurtful to me, to rufile my feelings or
lessen my regard for Judge Crisp