St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-03
ALL COUNTING NOSES
Speakership Candidates Keep
Up Courage by Rosy Es-
tim ateS.
Holman, the Great Director,
Causes Some Trepidation
J in the Camps.
Efforts Being Directed to Win
ming the Wavering
Members.
Treasurer Nebe kep Presents
a Statement Of National
Finances.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-There IS prac-
tieally little change in the speakership
situation. All five of the candidates
continue to express cheerful confidence.
There are no signs of any Withdrawals
prior to the first ballot, and nothing, as
yet, to demonstrate the ability of any
one of the candidates tn transfer his
strength to another in the event of his
withdrawing. Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Mills
friends continue very sanguine of win
ming, and are alike working for an early
termination of the contest. at Mr..
Crisp's headquarters it was said that
two or three votes had been transferred
to him from the doubtful column. Mr..
Mills is hopeful of considerable access
sion of strength to come between now
and Saturday.
There seemed to be general DISPOSE
tfOn this afternoon to admit that Mr..
Crisp was at present doing exceedingly
we'll. but his opponents insisted that he
had reached the limit of his strength,
and would be unable to obtain a ma
jority of the total vote. Mr.. McMillin
and Mr.. Springer say they will keep in
+ the fight to the end, believing that the
|; contest between Messrs. Mills and Crisp
viii have no result except to necessitate
the choice of another candidate. Ill
which event each OF those gentlemen
hopes to be the choice OF the caucus.
Mr.. Hatch, though not yet SO active in
the canvass, expresses similar opinion
and hope.
Estimating the Chances.
During the afternoon estimates were
made of the strength of the several can
didates. Mr.. Crisp'S friends counted be-
tween uinety-three and ninety-siX names
which they said were certain to be cast
for GeOrgia'S representative on the first
ballot. A conservative but earnest sup
porter of Mr.. Mills said that Mr.. Mills
had nearly seventy-ive votes. This
congressman was confidentthat number
would he increased by Saturday. and
expressed himself as sanguine of the
final reault. The friends of Mr.. Mills
assert that he, will gain most
from detection in the ranks, fof
the other contestants, and they look
for his election by the withdrawal of
other candidates. Mr.. Crisp's support
ers are no less earnest in their assertion
that when the break comes Mr.. Crisp
will be so near the prize that he will
win easily.
The chief work today has been di-
rected against Mr.. Springer's forces,
and reports we're current of break in
favor Of Mr.. Mills. Up to o'clock.
| however, these reports could not not be
verified, and MIR. Springer said he
nois candidate has shown more
strength than any one WAS will
ing to cOncede him at first, and one of
his lieutenantS said Mr.. Springer had
at least forty votes to he cast in his
favor on the first ballot. These are
principally from the Northwest. 1t is
said that Mr.. Mills expects to get the
greater part of these votes. but it is also
asserted that Mr.. Crisp will be found to
have supporters in Michigan and Wis
consin.
Mr.. McMillin's canvass is progressing
smoothly, and there are Il great many
representatives who think exceedingly
well of him. but will vote for other caii-
didates until some change develops in
the situation.
That Nervous Feeling.
The delegations from New England,
Wisconsin and Minnesota will hold
meetings this evening, and there is
quite little nervousness exhibited, as
il Is thought that a change is more like
ly 10 occur within the next twenty-four
hours than at any time prior to the
actual ballOting. A remark of one of
the New England congressman that the
papers might get the news of the dele
CATIONS meeting if the correspondents
were up at IL or o'clock shows that an
agreement i'm this delegation is not up-
likely. The canvass for the minor
Offices is overShadowed by that for the
speakership. Mr.. Dalton, of Indiana,
Nrrlp of no
clerkship, found that there were
differences in his state delegation over
his candidacy, and has withdrawn,
leaving the race to eX-RepreSentative
Kerr, of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Crutchield,
of Kentucky, and Representative Clark,
OF Missouri, who was clerk of the house
during the Fiftieth congress. There
| are also number of candidates for the
| elective offices under the control of the
house. The distribution of these offices
is largely dependent on the result of the
speakership contest.
Representatives Price, of Louisiana,
and Enloe. OF Tennessee, Gov. Buchan-
an and Col. Childs arrived in the city
today TO assist MIR. McMillin in his can
vasS. Senator Palmer, of Illinois, will
be here tomorrow to aid Mr.. Springer.
Corridor Gossip.
Il Hc CudldClC Vi lDO SOSSlp VII TIC
chances of the individual candidates
depended very much IN whose rooms
the gossip happened to he in at the
time. Out in the Hobbies. hewever. too,
was great deal of speculation. While
every candidate had his prophet, there
seemed to be an opinion, almost general,
that Mr.. Crisp would lead on the first
ballot. Some of the Georgian's ardent
supporters placed his lead on the first
ballot at more than thirty votes over
Mills, but more conservative ad-
herents gave him from 20 to %
votes in the lead. The Crisp people
firmly believe that their candidate can
not be beaten unless some prearranged
combination is effected, and they fear
that some such arrangement will be at
TENTED by the McMillin and Hatch
factions.
If Mr.. McMillin finds that he cannot
win he will give his vote to Mills and
endeavor to carry his own supporters
with him. This. the Crisp men say, is
impossible, because many of Mr.. Nc
Millin's Southern supporters will nat
urally favor Crisp.
The Mills people profess to believe
that nearly every supporter of Hatch
will come into the Mills range after the
first ballot. How Mr.. Springer's sup
porters will go in the event of with
drawal of their candidate is involved in
too much uncertainty to be predicted
+ with any accuracy. but if the combina-
ton of Illinois, Iowa and Michigan,
/ heretofore referred to, Is made, the
Mills hoom will he inflated to a dapree