The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-07
In ANNUAL SESSION
The Fifty-SeCOnd Congress
Begins Its Labors.
sPEAKERsH1P FIGHT STILL ON.
It is Thought That a Nomination will
Be Made To-Day

Each Of tho Candidates Confident, How |
ovor, aud showing no Sign of yielding |
.-Hatch's Ouiutette sticking By Him
Nominations Hy the RepuBlioans-The
Presidonrs Message WIN Not 30 Son &
20 Congress Before To-AIorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE sgd Con
Rress was formally opened a little bs-
fore noon to-day. The House Of Repre-
sentotiyes was called to order by the
roll clerk, Mr.. McPlerson, and an ad
journment followed to allow the Demo
cratic caucus to renew its efforts to
nominate the party candidate for
Speaker.
The fight for the Speakership is tho
most remarkable contest known for tn
past thirty years,
Crisp leads by three votes, small
margin, 30 is true, but enough to solidfy
his forces as well as those Of his most
dangerous opponent, Mills. Small as
are their devoted friends in number
NcMiltin and Springer believes that Crisp
and Mills viii g1 down i'm % death strug-
gle Clasped in each others arms, while
TO one OF them Will come the hard fought
honor with all it's power
Seventeen ballots were taken before
midnight saturday, and the result was
emo choice. Out OF ia necessary to
win, Crisp had 81 votes, Mills 81,
Springer IL, McNiIlin 10 ani Hatch D.
As this had becu practically the result
Of several ballots there WAS a strong
disposition TO sound It truce for the
night aud begin the battle to-day altsr
Congress had met and adjourned. This
was done, all the candidates being anX-
ious to withdraw for res. aud repairs.
The McMlilin men were jubilan. over
the adjournment and claimed that their
candidate WAS sure Of election. The
Springer and Hatch contiugsnts were
also joyful, while the Mills ami Crisp
factions were corruspondingly depressed
The fights of recent years have been
tame and commonplace compared to
this one. Ordinarily the most spirited
Speakarship fights have been settled on
third ballot, or at least the fourth.
"IOm' Reed, for example, beat McKin-
ley and his other adyersaries two years
80, when the Republicans organized
the House, on the second ballet. Car
Isle beat ''Sam" Randall In the Jrty-
eighth Congress with almost equal ease,
and in the Forty ninth and FfJieth Con-
gresses he was unanimously nomi-
mated
Al, lay yesterday aud this morning
proselyting E"a been going on, but 50
far as can be a Scerjalned, without
material result. The supporters oil Mr..
Mills and Mr.. Crisp stand firm against
the attacks OF the other candidates
Assaults on these ranks have bsen made
repeatedly, but without perceptible
result.
The McMnlin, Springer and Hat ch
men pour into the ears Of 5lills and
Crisp men who will listen to it, the ar
gument that neither Mills nor Crisp can
increase their present strength in any
circumstances, and that either Mcmillan,
Springer or HaJcu, according to the SEN
tImeuts of the men advancing the argu-
ment, was sure to win.
Heavy as has been the assau Its
brought to bear on Hatch's little arm y
OF five, the quintetJe refuse TO go over
TO any other candidate. A rumOr that
the Hatch men had agreed to 90 over to
Mills on the first ballot to-day was
knocked in the head b. Messrs Tarsney
and De Almond Of Missouri, who sta te
emphaticuliy that they will not vote for
Mills under amy cir instances, but will
vote for Hatch uuUi. 1T is obvious thaI
he cannot be elected They prefer CrisI
to Mills, they say Rumor has it thai
Stahlnecker OF New York will lead
Mills detection and 20 over to so m'
other candidate but Mr.. Stahlneckel
positively denies this.
The House Will in all probability
transact little or no business during thu
week, outside the organization. 1t j
even possible that u speaker may not b
elected for several days, though man,
people who are watching the situation
appear to think that break may b.
mado to day, and a non nation reached
Whether the drawing for seats will
occur when the Speakership question i
settled has not been determined, but tn
chances are that everything will be hell
up until the organization is perfected
Should the caucus settle the question
the organization will be promptly OF
fected and then the first thing to b.
done will be the drawing for seats.
is always an interesting proceeding an,
watched with keen interest by the spec
tHtors in the galleries
The Presid ent's message will not b
read in the House until tomorrow Pre-
vided, of course, that the organizatio
is perfected, and an adjournment vii
follow until Thursday Not much i
the way of business can be done unit
after the conn ittees are aDpoi n ted