Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-04
ALL CONFIDENT.
vt Activity Among the Speaker
ship Candidates.
ms AND CRISP IN THE LEAD.
:, AFRAID Of a Break in His Ranks
- Ts,-t n Sas-Traek Mr.. Hatch, Of
wssgri But Hatch Wouldn't
Badge-A Strong Fight
-, r,r,orqm 70 as RsCsstsr.

-.,,veroN. ID. c., December g.
DII-.- I.'-rr.sion in the Speakership con-
y .-, .,.5sv has centered almost alto
p ..r IN the attempt to make com
lions - in favor Of Mr.. Mills. These
.0,s rs 40 not appear to have been
,Ir ,.ir.frI thus far, as Mr.. Springer
.''+I long enough to prevent the four
I, &c men who are inclined TO
~ - Mr. Mills, from carrying
.Soir purpose. Mr.. Mills friends
!. =, hat he IS not engineering any
~ u ~ combinations and that he is
~sn satisfied with the general
!,,on Of affairs anyhow, but it is
--.,baless evident that the Texan
sis associates have been waiting
-..ms time for accesSions which could
+, he secured by breaking into MI
singers fold. ~,
1,rseryatlye estimates give the Hill
IAN forty votes and the same non
..i.er calculatOrS figure it out that
~ 49, Of these would travel Millsward
NJ Springer would retire. Mr..
.-agsr however, shows not the
,I,sst intention Of doing anything Of
N, Springer and his friends declare
lin the tight to stay. An attempt
I, made this afternoon, IL is said, TO
- Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, out OF the
4, in the interest of Mr.. Mills. Col.
,,ss editor of the st. Louis Republic,
,rlent Mills man, is here, and he Un-
,-ook the mission TO get Mr.. Hatch
N the way. Hatch, however, de-
,sl 70 bulge. The Mills folks appear
he counting on o combination TO elect
arcsndidate, and still speak with the
,q,,est apparent confidence.
,ns of them declare that they re-
15 Mr.. Mills election as absolutely
n and that Mr.. Crisp's strength is
-sa,v overestimated. They contend
% that Crisp has counted in his esti-
,s.s all the men he can possibly get in
l.,rs at any time, and that there are
}, enough to elect.
On the other hand the Crisp folks say
sr there is no question except as to
rseb ballot their candidate shall be
...sd on; the first or second. They
a7 that they have certainly a hundred
:, on the first ballot, not counting
-7 except those they are absolutely
re- Of and that in addition
that there are number
men generally understood to be for
sD on the first ballot, and who have
ald. but who are not counted on the
rain list, because they are not
iged.
0aa break up, should one occur, they
7they would get nearly as many sec
4 choice votes as Mills would, though
s7 would not need anything Ike so
-.ly.
70 lis evident to all that q crisis is rap
y approaching. At the various head
-srers Of the five candidates IL is con-
lei that with every man remaining in
be field no nomination will be- possible
the first ballot. The relative posi-
.as Of the candidates seem to be Crisp
st Mills second, Springer third, Nc
ALen fourth and Hatch fifth, although
a actual figures which their respect
a'OlOwers a give out do not seem in any
l9 70 be fully borne ont by facts.
Neither Mr.. Mills nor Mr.. Crisp con-
.aS that every candidate will be in
Be te.d when the caucus cOnveneS Sat
nay. The Iowa delegation, this morn
?, met and again expressed its prefer
-e Springer but decided thatShOuld
'.l.S indicate that Mr.. Crisp might be
minated on the first ballot, the vote
the entire delegation would be
-OFu 20 Mr.. Mills, RepreSentiv Hayes,
spokesman of the delegation said:
he want understood we are for Mr..
'aeer just as long as there exists
"o.,ity Of his election. " len, how
p ,4at possibility no longer exists,
ll.d that time arrive, we are for Mr..
II you are not to go TO Mr.. Mills un-
you are convinced that otherwise.
OrSp'S election will reSultNpon the
y ballot, / am quite content" said
= Springer, because neither Mr..
'2 nor any nther man will be elected
"a the first ballot" Thus the matter
'+l' with Mr.. Springer acQuiefcent,
4, ,le Iowa Congressman hesitating.
'-e threatened move OK the Iowa
''eSSmen was Check-mated by the
Z Indiana delegation OF Springer
~ 'ed by Mr.. Shively. Mr.. Shively
..-seed \. to the Iowa delegation that
!, uerertion Of Mr.. Springer would
-e signal for his Indiana followers
AZ. Their vote SOlidly for Mr.. Crisp,
was their second choice, should
~, ,opnnger'S chances be rendered
-sS~ This announcement was a
Ts.-s''c.ap 70 the Iowa delegation.
mn M. arrival Of Gen. John n. Palmer,
,"InoiS, this afternoon, was the
,',ga .3 OF pleasing reception, which
l.. S~e caused the Democrats 70 for
~. '-' aSperitieS Of the Speakership
+. .ts.s.Sentative Holman, OF Indiana,
.t-a'rman Of the caucus, who reach
b. wy late this afternoon, issued
s,7.5.- .5.llai caucus call for , p. m. Of
NJ g.laY, December ;.
I&,s3 Na'ch V'ch tonight read a dispatch
esv Ne~ York and signed by j. c.
N /" q, ~ n franklin, Pa, aud w. P.
NJ =. fi'iSteld, Mass, as follows:
,ts,ss, 5iarmers Of the nation, by their
es,, ,'-1ent action, contributed 10 the
's,sr,T TTSlorlty Of Democrats in the
uOlSe. You have stood as their
3, coii"a'l'e Tor years, and we trust
yes vaSleS may honor you, them
se.,o1 1au "a the agriculturiSts in your
''a as Speaker"