Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-08

and into the headquarters Of Mr.. Hatch.
There was brief consultation, and Mr..
Catchings reappeared, followed by Mr..
Hatch, and both gentlemen entered the
hall OF the House.
'Hatch is going to withdraw. Hatch
Is to go to Crisp" was the simultaneous
cry from hundred throats. The
spectators were not mistaken, for the
| entrance of Mr.. Hatch to the caucus
could have but one meaning. The
! gentleman from Missouri cast his vote
for Mr.. Crisp and Messrs. Byrnes and
Wilson Of his State Delegation followed
his lead and also voted for the Georgia
candidate.
During all this time Mr.. McMillin had
been holding frequent conferences with
| his colleagues, and had left his head
| quarters and stationed himself in the
| lobby In the rear OF the
House. On the following ballot
there . was one change that was
! fraught with ominous portent for the
candidacy of Mr.. Mills. Mr., Stahl-
necker, who had been steadily voting
for Mr.. Mills, changed to Mr.. Crisp.
Mr.. Rabbit, of Wisconsin, returned to
twenty-ninth ballot resulted as
follows: Crisp 1O4; Mills "a; Nc
Millin 10; Springer 0; Stevens l.
At the beginning of the thirtieth bal
lot and before the call had begun for
Mr.. McMillln who had been standing in
the rear lobby entered the hall. In
stantly there was burst of applause as
this was unerring indication that the
gentleman from Tennessee was to wiGh-
draw from the contest.
Mr.. McMillin obtained recognition
from the chair and thanking his fol-
lowers for their loyal and constant sup
port formally withdrew from the con-
test amid applause. As the ballot pro-
ceeded the followers of the Tennessee
candidate began to scatter, MesSrs.
Covert, Enloe and Kyle went to Mr..
Mills and Mr.. Washington to Mr.. Crisp.
When the name of McMillin was called
that gentleman himself voted for Mr..
Mills. Changes now came in rapid sue
cession and at the conclusion of the
| BALLOT Crisp stood with ia votes and
Mills with los.
The Georgia candidate was one short
on a nomination with Mr.. Springer and
| his little band Of followers holding the
balance OF power. 1t remained to the
| Illinois leader to say who should be the
| Speaker Of the Fifty-second Congress.
Great applause greeted Mr.. Springer
as he entered the hall. There was a
| breathless pause as Mr.. Springer pro-
ceeded to his little group OF supporters
and shaking hands all around thanked
each for his loyal support. The House
applauded this graceful little act, and
when Mr.. Springer asked recognition
from the chair and prepared TO vote,
the suspense was more than painful.
- DESIRE" said Mr.. Springer. "to be
recorded as voting for Me. Crisp" The
vote of Mr.. Springer nominated Mr..
Crisp, and the applause which greeted
its announcement was deafeniug. A
dozen members rushed simultaneously
/ to grasp the Ilinoisan's hand, and he
was the recipient of an enthusiastic
ovation from the supporters of Mr..
| Crisp.
Messrs. Busey and Stewart, Of Hi
nois, and Holman, Of Indiana, followed
their candidate, and after Mr.. Spring
| er's withdrawal, voted with him for Mr..
Crisp.
MeSsrs. Snow, of Illinois, Bryan, Of
| Nebraska, and Martin and Patton, OF
! Indiana, remained on the record as vot-
ing for Mr.. Springer, so that the result
of the final and decisive ballot
was as follows: Crisp, 119; Mills, los,
Springer. 4, and Stevens, l.
On motion of Mr.. j. l.. Brown, of
/ ha nf Mr. CriGn
was made unanimous. Immediately
there.were lould calls of ''Crisp, Crisp"
and a committee was appointed TO
notify the successful candidate of his
| selection and escort him to the chair.
Applause and cheers greeted the ap-
pearance of the gentleman from Georgia
and after bowling mis- acknowledgements
Mr.. Crisp spoke as follows:
| REPRESENTATIVES: I am profoundly
| grateful for this mark of your conf
| dence and esteem. pledge myself here
| and now to devote whatever Of every In
| dustry, every ability possess to the ad-
| vancement OF the real interests of the
Democratic party. Great applause.
II beg TO say to you now, as | speak
| to YOU my first words since l am your
selection for Speaker, that my election
means to step backward in tariff reform.
! Prolonged applause and cheers l beg
to say TO you that there is in our party
to-day no man who more earnestly be-
lieves in the Democratic doctrine OF
tariff reform than l do. Renewed
cheers aud cries Of bravo, bravo
after the long struggle through
which we have passed, when represent
atlves are fatlgued, when other officers
are to be nominated, it does not become
me to consume your time. beg to say
| however that during the progress OF
/ this canvass | have said no word re-
specting any individual which would at
all Justify him in having any harsh feel
ing OF any kind against me. Applause. !
Il have felt that we were all Demo-
Gratis. and have felt that whoever
might be chosen Speaker, whenever this
/ Honse meets and organizes we stand as
one body, working and laboring for a
| common cause, the principles Of the
/ Democratic party. Cheers l thank
| Won again for your confidence and for
your kindness, and assure you that this
whole contest has left in my bosom no
unkind feeling toward any member Of
the House. Prolonged applause and
/ cheers.
The following nominations were then
made for the minor Offices: Mr.. Kerr, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, for clerk, unanimously.
Mr.. Yoder, Of Ohio, for Sergeant at
| Arms, unanimously, after 1t was seen
that he was far in lead of Murphy, Of
! Iowa.
Turner. of New York, door keeper,
nv 17s votes to 81 for Fields, of Virgin
/ ia.and ) for Colt, Of Connecticut.
Dalton, OF Indisna, for postmaster,
by 1s2 TO 90 for Wright, OF North Caro-
/ lima. 90 for Barney, Of Wisconsin, and