Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-05
WILL STICK IT OUT.
Five Candidates Are In
the Race to the Finish
HATCH AS A COMPROMISE.
The Hope Of .Missourians-Iowa May
Swing Over to Mills.

contest grows III heat rs the time Tor mold
ing the Democratic caucus approaches.
The corps Of assistants which the speaker
ship candidates have gathered around
them are n noteworthy group Governor
Buchanan of Tennessee is here for McMil-
Ian, and Governor Francis of Missouri is
lending his helping hand to the cause OF
Mr.. Hatch. Senator Palmer, who is the
first Democratic senator Illinois has had
in thirty years, was, of course, greeted by
an ovation at the headquarters of Mr..
Springer. The number of editors inter
ested in the candidates is also remarkable
Among them are Editor Jones of the St
Louis Republic, who is here in the inter
est of Mr.. Mills, and +. T.. Howell of the
Atlanta Constitution, who is constantly
at Mr.. Crisp's rooms Editor Clendennin
of the Springfield dis )State Register, who
is an efficient aid in Mr. Springer's cam
paign, and Editor Morse of the Indianapo-
lis Sentinel, who is an active supporter of
Mr. Mills.
There was no falling off in the number
of callers at the headquarters of the
speakership candidates yesterday. The
official statements made by Messrs Mills,
! Crisp and Springer were discussed in the
lobbies of the hotels and in the rooms of
the candidates, but the affirmations and
contradictions concerning them were ten
times as many as the number Of men in
the race. What seemed to be
Presrranged Effort
was made by Springer men to secure the
total support of Mr.. Mills for Mr. Springer,
the ground for making the proposition
being that Mr.. Crisp will win on the first
ballot and that Nir. Mills cannot be elected
in any circumstances. The Mills support
ers approached with this arg. ,nt were
seemingly not very much imp. ed with
1t, and they retorted that there was no
chance whatever for Mr.. Springer, and IL
his adherents wished to share In the glory
and spoils Of Mr.. Mills victory they would
do well to desert Mr. Springer at once.
There does not appear to be much pros
pect however, Of desertion on any side,
and many Of those who have watched the
! progress Of the contest closely believe that
there will be n hard fight in the caucus.
Offfteen Dem lts in the coming house,
/ who were members Of the Forty-seventh
congress, the great Democrats assembly,
four are candidates for the speakership,
and an argument advanced by the Crisp
! men in favor of their candidate is that of
| the remaining eleven men whose long eX-
! perience in the house, with those in the
! fighe for tho speakcrship, have given, it
is claimed, the best opportunity of judging
what gentleman is best fitted for the
honor. At least seven are in favor of Mr.
Crisp. Ii is also claimed by the Crisp men
that of thirty nine acknowledged Demo-
cratic leaders of the house nineteen are in
favor of Mr.. Crisp, nine for Mills and the
rest are divided between the three other
candidates
The Iowa delegation have adopted
resolution that while we believe that Mr.
| Springer personally has. in m eminent de-
gree, all the qualifications for speaker, and
that his election would inurc TO the benefit
of the party and our desire is primarily
for him, il seems that
His Election Is Improbable,
and in the event that it becomes apparent
that he cannot be elected, we favor Mr.
Mills and think our allegiance to Mr.
! Springer should last no longer than il can
| safely be done without hazard to the
candidacy of Mr. Mills"
The presence of Senator Cockrell yester-
day afternoon ut the headquarters Of Mr.
| Hatch, has had a salutory effect upon the
supporters of the Missourian and there
is feeling of ultimate success of their
leader as n compromise candidate. "It is
asserted by his adherents that there has
candidacy. Noconferences have been held
or agreements made with either Mills or
Crisp. 1t is stated that Mr.. Hatch has
not only been holding his own Sut has
gained few scattering votes. II is evil
dent that the latter, when it becomes ap-
parent that he has been defeated, will use
his influence To throw his votes to Mills
Mr.. Springer, however is well thought
OF by all the candidates, and is looked
upon with more or less fear.
The friends of Mr.. Springer say that they
have entirely cured the disafTection in the
| Illinois delegation: that it was pretty
! nearly cured Thursday, and the arrival of
| Senator Palmer, just in time, settled the
| question for once and all that the Illinois
delegation
VIII Stay by Springer
until the last gun is fired They are claim
ing also, that he will have fifty nine votes
on the first ballot and that he will lead
Mr.. Mills in all probability. Senator
Palmer gave the delegation talking to
which il is claimed, was very effective
| The disaifection which was apparent has
been charged to the influence of w. r.
Morrison. who is understood to be hostile
to Springer.
4 rumor that Mr.. Mills would with
draw il he was not assured 10y this noon
that he could win, was circulated yester-
dnr, hut its origin could not be traced.
! Mr.. Mills and his friends prom ounce the
rumor absurd. They say that the Texan
l. in to win, and that nothing can shake
his present strength.
The entire Missouri delegation had a
conference with Mr.. Hatch and Governor
Francis. While the members Of the dele
cation are reticent concerning what passed
/ during the session, they do not hesitate to
say that they will support Mr.. Hatch un-
til every chance of his election has passed
away. They insist that the geographical
situation of his state makes him the best
( compromise candidate In the field. North
/ crn men Of the most intense type, they say,
would vote for Mr.. Hatch without doing
/ violence TO their sectional beliefs.
Republican Caucus Tonight.
/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 5--A caucus Of the
/ Republican members Of the house has
been called to meet this evening