St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-01
Speakership Candidates Are
All Confident OF Victory
in the Caucus.
The Lucky One Of Five Not
i. Yet Certain Enough to
Be Named.
Doctors Of Law Argue That
McKinley's Blundep Is
Unconstitutional
Record Of Careless People as
Shown by Dead Letter
Statistics.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-With the be-
ginning of the last week before the
meeting of congress, representatives
are fiOcking to Washington in lnereas-
ing numbers and their presence is Civ
ing renewed interest to the speakership
contest. The situation is now begin
ming to assume clearer outlines
and interesting developments may
result any day between this
and Saturday from the consulta-
tons which are now taking place. The
expressed views and desires of the can
didates show plainly the one unmlstak-
able fact in this contest. namely, that
no candidate of the present has Suffi-
cient number of absolutely pledged
votes TO make his election certain.
MesSrS. Crisp and Mills are each very
Sanguine of winning and each expresses
a belief that the contest will be short,
sharp and decisive. MessrS. Springer,
Mcmillan and Hatch express themselves
as of the opinion that the fight in eau
Gus will be of considerable duration.
Each Of these gentlemen says he is in
the fight to the end, and each sees in a
prolonged fight fair chance of ultimate
victory.
All are comment
dThe friends of Mr.. Crisp said tonight
that, after eliminating all uncertain
votes. they figured ninety-twO votes OIL
which they could count. They say Mr..
Crisp is the second choice of more coll
gressmen than any other candidate.
They expect at least 100 votes on the
first ballot, and prophesy Mr.. CriSp's
election by or before the second ballot.
MIR Mills "a lX0allnnf CIlir-
its, and confident of election.
He had quite long con-
sultation with Sherman HOar, of Mas
sachusetts, today, and the New England
delegation is confidently looked to to
swell the Mills vote. Mr.. Mcmillan,
Tennessee's candidate, also looks for a
good, stubborn contest. and in such
fight he believes he will have a good
show. He gained another working sup
ported today in the arrival of Represent
alive StOckdale. of Mississippi.
Representative Hatch and party did
not arrive until late this afternoon, as
the train on which they travelled was
detained by wreck. Prominent citi-
zenS of Missouri are here giving Mr..
Hatch their assistance, and Gov. Francis
and a large delegation are expected
Wednesday. Mr.. Hatch stated this
evening that he was i'll the race
for the speakerShip in good faith,
not for personal ambition. but as the
representative of the state and with the
solid Endorsement of the Democratic
party there. He had no idea of retiring
from the race until the last ballot was
taken. He did not expect to win ar the
start but at the finish.
HustIers at Work.
The headquarters of the various can
didates were crowded with their friends
until late in the evening. There were
10 new developments. however. SO far
is known, and the battle is still be-
tween the five avOwed candidates.
There is as yet no talk of any with
drawals from the race. Each candi-
date, according to the statements of his
friends, is in the contest TO stay to the
end. There was some little talk to-
night, but very little indeed, of pos
sible dark horse i'll the event of pro-
tracted struggle.
At Mr.. Crisp's headquarters his
friends said they had received asSur-
ances from several new arrivals that
they would vote for their candidate.
This, they say, is a material gain for
MIR. Crisp since yesterday. Mr.. Mills
received a telegram today from Repre-
sentative Caminetti, of California, say
ing that his vote will be cast for Mr..
Mills. At Mr.. Springer'S headquarters
kilograms were received from Clayton
E. Crafts. John c. Black and Others.
saying they would be here tomorrow to
aid him.
1t is expected that there will be about
go Democrats who will go into the eau
Gus on Saturday. The candidates them
selves are not expected to vote. which
will reduce the number actually partiei
pating in the ballots to 225- One hun
dred and thirteen votes will therefore
be necessary to secure the nomination.