Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
TIE SPEAKERSHlp.
,roved Candidates in Washing.
tcn and At Work.
-sryR VARIOUS HOPES
o.r,mis,akabic Fact. and That Is
w b., No oae's Election is Yet
Made sure.
..- ,.,n,rnnh to the plspAtch.l

~-.,srax. d. O., November Sl.--with
W .a,inc n the last week before the
~, Of Congress representatives are
a., Washington in increasing mum
,sd ,aeir presence is giving a re-
' Interest to the speakership contest
,.a.t.on is now beginning TO a.
D. .,.,-cr outlines and interesting de.
r.-..-.s may result any day between
y.-5 saturday from the consultations
'I s-s taking place. All five Of the
- ,sedidates are now in Washing.
u.,-s q Missouri and his principal
' ~. hsy.n, arrived to-day and taken
,'.5.s.-.srs at Wizards Hotel.
,.r,vpipATE's ELECTION SURF.
a.. .v.-e,eed views and desires OF the
.l...s show plainly the one unmis.
O. n,t u the namely, that
.,,. a,o nj present has sufficient
t., o.. absolutely pledged votes 70
81. lis election certain. Crisp and
81. 40. each very sanCuine OF winning
sg-h expressed belief that the con.
.,.r De- short. sharp, and decisive,
lain IS 20 bring about the with
-. n some Of the other aspirants fol
u, .,s,s .--hIp and with the votes to be
....r gained each hopes to win on the
-E r not on the first, ballot.
49, McNllin, and Hatch express
.,.-..,ves a- Of the opinion that the
~. ... caucus Will be Of considerable
.,....e. Esch Of these gentlemen says
....,- Pho fight 70 the end and each Sc es
r-..oa,ed fight fair chance Of ulti,
-l.s'-.Igg.
TUr CRISP FIGURING.
-. friends of Mr.. Crisp said to-day that
.... Mating all uncertain votes, they
..-..f rret7.two votes on which they
.-.,.r.. This list, they said, did not in
.-f.s.r-ev0te they expected in case any
~, ..-h.r candidates should withdraw,
-....-. tr.aty-fvc OF thirty votes which
..r-..sias unknown" They say Mr..
s-.. d, tla second choice Of more con-
-...-.r than any other candidate. They
.,.... a. ....; 100 votes on the first ballot
,-5r- .s..y Mr. CrisD's election by or be-
t..t. -r..1d ballot.
r..-...r'atiya Catchings. one Of Mr..
r.s..r- pal hoUtenants, said they had
r....-r.I ,-ht votes yesterday from the
t.a.t. tie certain list and he was sure
l-.- vs, well in the lead He did not
sr-s,tY. -iblefor any combination to be
-,sst -a, would prevent Mr.. Crisp's cleo.
tL
Mills Confident.
u. Nils was IN excellent spirits and
,-tl.r, e election. How many bal
...-.g.I there beg" "Only one" And
-. te speaker" "Of course"
T,..-i DO hrief the dialogue between an
ls.ra.al Press reporter and Mr.. Mills to.
tr M-. Mills also said that everything
w. PROGRESSING satisfactorily and that
r-.. e.-a uumistakably shaping them
p.rsi1 bis favor. lie had quite a long
-r..,.r with Mr.. Sherman Hoar, OF
l... rs, to-day, and the New Eng
.-. cation is confidently looked to 20
us. Oh Mills vote. Mr. Mills has q
--assiO. the young men" on his side,
Gll.g ara working industriously. Mr..
Ws himself would not say anything
si..hs 'rength in figures. but there can
.,a t5la, Of his confidence. He did not
e1kubss. 20 make any claims.
HaNGUB's EXPECTATIONS.
NJ. Springer had quite an array OF
t,1is 81 lis headquarters, and Others are
erected here from Illinois to aid HIM.
Z, Davis, one of his workers, said their
,'.s..c was TO show that Mr.. Springer
s.i o representative Democrat of the
r. v.,g Northwest, and that he was strong
itL De- ~ his district, but throughout
-E ,iln. Mr.. DAVIS said that Mr..
81. l1i Mr Crisp claim so many votes
1aG leaves nothing for Mr.. Springer,
.c Tbs; nevertheless Nr. Springer's
lr-.ls expect all the Democratic votes Of
..,, and nearly all those of Michigan,
- q. Minnesota, and Iowa, besides
;l-ir.m Indiana and elsewhere. Mr.
hTs thought the fight would last some
/. u caucus, and that Mr.. Springer,
s1,.r- with good vote, would gain as
81 l--' progressed.
N'MLLiS's CHANCES.
!sIsv very nearly the same way Mr.. Nc
Mia views the canvass. Tenneseee's
80 .,. also looks for a good. stubborn
:-'~'. and in such a fight he believes
.,a be- has very good show. He said
-s.4us ~ about a hundred votes each
70 N-s and Crisp were famboy." but
@ though. that natural, aud had only
VOID, !ar them. He gained another
''ls supporter to-day in in the arrival
e isnwsl,Atiye Stockdale, Of Missis-
800.
~ N.Nll.u sad that besides Tennes-
- sal vote no expected TO get a part
Su. vote, Of kentucky, Louisiana, Mis-
"sl. and West Virginia. with votes
I'm Virginia and scattering votes from
a-r States.
ANNIHTY OF NEW YORK FOR Mills.
Albany n. Y, November 3O.-Congress-
-'- Tracy departed for Washington TO-DAY
.a-ugl.bugth the cand idacy OF Mills for
g 'fr.srsAip. lie has been watchful
@ Nt MISS interest in thus State, and
-e reformed some quiet but extremely
elective work in his behalf. The an
l-,,s"s-t 10y the Long Island delega-
IN tNsul, gives Mr.. Mills a majority
3. .-. g.a-Icsmen in this State, and the
s.a,7 Argus, the organ Of the State De-
Fi.f, 20 an editorial on the situation
-A -.-rlg savs: For some time it has
-.. evident that Mr.. Mills would re-
... .l ..t votes from the State Of New
ava aa. any other candidate, and the
, --..ae-J yesterday that the FIVE
f'i c1ugressmeh-elect from Long
,N'.l F-ly.le for him insures him. We
~-.'". majority OF the delegates from
-. State il certainly viii do 80 unless
+ '-- w"ga, Is given to preference on
~ la grounds OF the situation misap-
''-rl-.1. a personal liking for this or
, ,-'' candidate would not be accepted, we
we've as sufficient excuse for even the
'1oeoi The abandonment Of the tariff
.y >ew York's reprcsentatiyes-elect
q Clsr
q. oeN,ELssXAN DANIEL FOR CRISP.
Z. '..N, Mass, November 30.--A special
concord, n. II SAYS that Congress-
so Dame. Las expressed an intention TO
~. Jug O"sp for Speaker in the coming
''f Ito speakership. lie leaves for
-''n today. lie is q free-coinage
49,, 49, md ,hiaks that Crisp is especially
J. -'l iof t5e Office he seeks. Daniel is
-------L v CLsYeland. but be believes