The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-06
TIE SPEAKERSHIP
Seventeen Ballots Resulted in No
Choice.
CRISP SO FAR is IN THE LEAD
Mills is q Close Second-The Caucus Adiourns
till MOnday-Reed is Nominated for
Speaker by the Republicans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The most remark |
able contest, IN the opinion of old and ex-
perienced Congressman, for the speaker
ship of the House Of Representatives that |
has taken place for many years reached its
last day this morning with no material |
change IN the situation.
THE ATTACK ON sPNINGER's FORCES,
designed to bring about the withdrawal Of
the Illinois candidate continues, but
Springer said this morning he could not be
forced to retire by defections in his own
ranks, that he was still resolved to go be-
fore the caucus and stick to the
end. A great deal of Indignation is
expressed by Springer's warmest support
ers at the abandonment of his canvass
by members of his state delegation. Other
candidates are still confident of success.
The two leaders in the case still express
confidence of winning, but regard the stu
alton as serious and critical. Each man
known to be in doubt is kept in sight and
no persuasion omitted to induce him to
definitely pledge himself. 1t is generally
believed that not more than two hundred
and twenty members will go into the eau
Gus. Estimates given show the leaders
latons and render 1t possible the alb
sentees or votes for minor candidates. until
their flag is buried and the day lost, may
give the victory one way or the other.
THE HALL OF THE HOUSE
began to fill up after l o'clock, though more
than half Of che members present did not
| possess the voting privilege Several can
didates have taken Up headquarters in the
committee rooms across the corridors from
the hall. Judge Holman has not yet sue
ceeded in arranging his programme tor the
conduct of the cacus. He said nominating
speeches would be limited to five minutes
The order of placing candidates in nomina-
ton will probably be Mills, Crisp, Sprtn-
ger, Mcmillan and Hatch.
| The Illinois delegation held an informal
meeting this morning and once more de-
cided to stand by Springer, though another
meeting will be held before the caucus
begins.
Nearly all the delegations of states
which have candidates for the speakership
held secret caucuses at the capitol shortly
before noon to prepare for the last final
struggle. Only in the meeting of the
Illinois delegation was any general in
terest manifested, as hopes are still enter
tanned by all the other candidates that
Springer's forces would go to pieces on the
however, failed to give them any great
grounds for this hope. 1t was simply
agreed
GENERAL NEwBERRY sH9uLD PRESENT
| sPRINGER'S NAME
to the caucus and no action be taken
in binding the Illinois Congressman to
Springer under the unit rule The failure
of the Illinois friends of Mills to openly de-
sert Springer is due to the action of the
Michigan delegation. Whiting, of Michi-
gan, waited upon Messrs. Forman, Fithian
and Wike of the Illinois delegation and an
nounced the Michigan delegation had de-
cided to give its entire support of seven
votes to Springer upon the first ballot, but
that if any Illinois men deserted to Mills
upon the first ballot the Michigan delega-
ton would vote solidly for Crisp and en-
deavor to effect his election. The same
announcement was made to Hayes and
other Springer men of the Iowa delegation
who were understood to be ready to go to
Mills upon the first ballot. A few minutes
later Hayes informed an Associated Press
reporter the Iowa delegation might con-
clude to remain loyal to Springer tor at
least the initial ballot.
The Tennessee delegation resolved unan-
imously to support McMilin until such
Time at least, as his candidacy should be
cons idered hopeless.
,
, came with the question as to how voting
should proceed-by secret or open ballot.
The question was referred to the commit
tee on rules. consulting of one member
named by each candidate. The committee
recommended an open ballot, which report
was submitted to the caucus and adopted.
Roll call showed the presence of all the
Democratic members except seven AS
stated by Chairman Holman, 227 Represen-
tatives were present. a majority of whom
would be ia.
Balloting then commenced. Holman. OF
Indiana, voted for Springer, and O'Ne1ll,
> of Massachusetts, voted for his colleague
Stevens, ON the first ballot. There was q
! break in the Illinois delegation On the first
? ballot in the votes Of Fithian, Forman
and Lane, all of whom voted for Mills
/ The Iowa delegation also voted solidly fol
} Mills instead of Springer. The first break
: in the Hatch column on the second ballot
t was Pell, of Arkansas, who transferred
7 his vote to Crisp.
l dates should be by name only, and ballo Is
: taken by vive voce vote, a majority of al
0 the votes cast to be necessary to choice
: Mills was nominated by Culbertson, O.
0 Texas; Crisp, by Blount Of Georgia
o Springer, By Newberry. of Illinois; Nc
t Millin, by Richardson, of Tennessee, ant
S Hatch, by Bland, of Missouri. Ballotins
e then began.
THE FIR ST BALLOT
resulted: Crisp 81, Mills 7S, Springer 80
McMillin IS, Hatch IA, Stevens l.
: The details were as follows: For Crisp
d Anderson, Alexander, Allen, Amerman
:, Bacon, Bankhead, Beeman, Bentley
Blanchard, Blount, Burch, Bullock, Bum
} Cadmus, Campbell. Castle, Catchings
|. Clarke (Alabama), Cobb (Alabama), Coch
9 ran, Compton, Cowles, Crawford, Cum
9 mings, Daniels, Donovan, DUNCAN
l. Dunphy, Edmunds, Elliott, Ellis
English, Epes Everett, Fellows, Fitch
= Forney, Fowler, Geissenhainer, Gillespie
70 Grady, Greenleaf, Haynes, Hemphill
Henderson, Herbert, Johnston, (Sout
a Layton. Lester (Virginia), Lester (Georg
- ia), Lewis, Little, Livingston, Mallory
~ Mcdonald, Mckay McRae, Montgomery
. Moses, Ortes, O'FeIreil, Cultivate, Owens
Il Page (Maryland), Pattison, Paynter, Pend
81 Teton, Rayner, Robertson, Rockwell, Rusk
= Stackhouse Stump. Stillman, Turner
- Turpn, Van Horn, Warwick, Wheele
~ (Alabama), Williams North Carolina,
= and Winn-S4.
- y For Mills: Abbott, Andrew, Bailey
u Barwig, Bowman, Brawley, Breckinride
IL Brett Brickner Brookshire, Brown, BruI
ner, Bishnell, Butler, Bynum, Caminett
Capehart, Caruth. Cate, Causey, Chapir
Clancy, Coburn, Coolidge, Coombs, Coo
:, per, Cox New York;, Grain, Crosby Gu
le berson, Deforest, Dickerson, Dixon, Fiji
is ian, Forman, Gsary, Hall, Hamilton. Har
Or Harries, Harter, Hayes. Hoar, Hooke
Johnson (Ohio), Kendall, Kilgor,
Lane, Lanham, Lapham, Lockwood
GO Long, Wagner, McAleer, McCreary, Nc
Kinney, Mayer, Mitchell, Moore, Mutchle
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