Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-01
ALL HANDS ON DECK.
The Speakership Can
didates Hust|ing.
MILLS AND CRISP LEADING,
But McMillen, Springer and Hatch
Confident of Winning.

Washington in increasing numbers. and
their presence In giving renewed interest
to the speakership contest. The situation
Is now beginning to assume clearer out.
lines, and interesting developments may
result any day between this and Saturday
from the consultations which are taking
place. All fve Of the avowed candidates
are now in Washington. The expressed
views and desires OF the candidates show
plainly one unmistakabls fact In the con-
test, namely, that no candidate at present
has a sufficient number Of absolutely
pledged votes to make his election certain.
Messrs. Crisp and Mills are each very
sanguine Of winning. and each expresses
belief that the contest will be
Short, Sharp and Decisive.
Their aim Is to bring about the with
d-awal Of some Of the other aspirants for
the speakershi p, and with the votes thereby
gained each hopes TO win on the second ir,
indeed not on the first ballot.
Messrs Springer McMillin and Hatch
express themselves as OF the opinion that
the fight in caucus will be of considerable
duration Each Of these gentlemen say he
is in the fight TO the end, and each sees In
prolonged fight a fair chance of ultimate
victory.
The friends Of Mr.. Crisp say that after
eliminating all uncertain votes. they
figure ninety.two votes on which they can
count. This list they say. does not in
clude large vote that they expect In case
any of the other candidates should with
draw, nor some twenty-five or thirty votes
which they class A. unknown" They
say Mr.. Crisp il the second choice OF more
congressman than any other candidate.
af Lon ~ nf.a ha Apof
ballot, and prophecy Mr. Crisp's election
by or before the second ballot Repre-
sentative Catchings, one OF Nj Crisp's
principal lieutenants, said they haA trans
ferred eight votes from the doubA L to
the certain list, and he was certain q sp
was well in the lead. He did not beliA :,
Il possible for any combination TO b
made that would prevent Mr.. Crisp's cleo
ton.
Looking for New Epgland's Vote.
Mr.. Mills was in excellent spirits and
confident of election.
How many ballots would there be-,
Only one
And yourself the speaker"
"Of course
This is. in brief, the dialogue between IN
Associated Press reporter and Mr.. Mills
Mr.. Mills also said that everything was
progre ssing sat isfactorily aud things were
unmistakably shaping themselves In his
favor. lie had quite n long consultation
with Sherman Hoar of Massachusetts, yes
terlay, and the New England delegation
is confidently looked 10 10 swell the Mills
vote. Mr.. Mills has u number of the
''young men on his side and they are
working industriously. Mr. Mills, him
self, would not say anything about his
strength in figures, but there can he no
doubt of his confidence. lie did not think
II hest 10 make any claims.
Mr. Springer has quite an array Of
friends at his headquarters, and others are
expected from Illinois TO aid him Mr.
Davis. one of his workers. said their pres.
ence was To show that Mr.. Springer stood
as n representative Democrat Of the grow
ing northwest and that he was strong,
not alone in his district, but throughout
that section. Mr.. Davis said that Mr.
Mills and Mr.. Crisp claim so many votes
that it leaves nothing for Mr.. Springer,
but nevertheless, Mr. Springer's friends
expect all the votes of Illinois and nearly
all of those OF Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Iowa, besides Others from In.
diana and elsewhere. Mr.. Davis thought
the fight would last some time in caucus,
q good vote, would gain rs the fight pro-
gressed
This is very nearly the same way In which
Mr.. McMillin views the canvass. Ten
nessee's candidate also looks for
A Good, stubborn Contest,
and in such fight he believes he has q
very good show. He said the claims OF
about 100 votes each for Messrs. Mills and
Crisp were famboyant, but he thought
this natural and had only good word. for
them. He gained another working sup
porter yesterday in the arrival Of Repre-
sentative Stockdale Of Mississippi. Mr..
McMillin said that besides Tennessee's
solid vote he expected TO get a good part
of the votes of Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi and West Virginia, together
with votes from Virginia and scattering
votes from other states.
The arrival OF Representative Hatch of
Missouri with large delegation from his
state greatly enlivened the contest for the
speakership. He and his friends assert
that they mean business. They opened
their headquarters at Willard's and evi-
IDENTIFY mean TO inauguratc an aggressive
campaign.
Mr. Hatch stated that he was in the race
for the speakership in good faith, not for
personal ambition, but as the representa-
tive Of his state and with the solid indorse-
ment OF the Democratic party there. He
had no idea Of retiring from the race until
the last ballot He declared that he would
not enter into any combinations affecting
any of the other Offices of the house He
was making dignifled canvass and based
his hope Of success on the wisdom and
sound judgment Of the Democratic mem
bers OF the caucus. He did not expect IN
win AZ the start, but NJ the finish
How the Alliance Stands.
The total number OF Democrats, includ-
ing the southern Alliance men, will he 237
The Republicans number eighty five, and
the northern and western Alliance men
ten. The southern Alliance people will 60
into the Democratic caucus, while the
western Alliance contingent, headed by
''Sockless" Simpson, will flock by them
selves and will refuse to go into the Demo
cratic caucus. The latter have been en-
deavoring 70 persuade the southern ALI
ance men 30 keep out OF the Democratic
caucus and hold themselves ready TO co.
operate with thsir northern brsthren, bot
this they refused To do. They consider
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