Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06
BALLOT AFTER BALLOT WITHOUT MATERIAL
CHANGE.

CHANGE.
II was after g O'Clock ere the tenth bal
/ lot was concluded, and the members began
TO get very weary as ballot after ballot
PASSED without showing material changes.
the caucus had now been IN session over
sly hours. with 10 prospect of adjourn
meat. and members began to pair OF
for fifteen minutes at time in
order to take hasty lunch at
the restaurant below. The lncessant call
of the roll told heavily on Messrs. Blanch-
ard and Anderson, and alternate secreta-
rics were selected in the persons OF Messrs.
Caminetti Of California and kusk OF Mary
land.
was being exerted by the various leading
candidates TO scatter the forces OF Springer,
Ncyiillin, AMI Hatch, but tho followers OF
these gentlemen stood resolute.
CHOICE OF A TEMPORARY sPEAHER DISCUSSED.
Various members began to discuss the
advlsabllity of choosing candidate iOr
Temporary Speaker and pOstpOnlug the Sc
lection of permanent Speaker until Mon
day evening, but the proposition failed 70
find general favor because OF the fear OF "a
contest over the selection OF the Temporal
ON the twelfth ballot Mills and Hatch
hold Their own, Crisp and McMlilin lost
one each. while Springer showed q gam OF
three. Bullock CFlorldal and Meadock
lNIsssachusettsD had concluded to support
Springer. while CAN'T, of ONO, had re-
turned to his first choice.
NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE.
The secretaries drawled YEARLY through
the fifteenth ballot and again the result
showed no substantlal change. springer
~ yotes on tins ballot showed an apparent
lain of three votes over the preceding
BALLOT but Chairman Holman announced
that through an error in computation
Spr.pcer had been credited with IA VOTES
an tUs previous ballot, whereas the ILLINOIS
n1rdidlte actually received IL votes. Ihe
Vcc,rd of tine fourteenth ballot was accord
inolv ordered TO DO corrected to show TINS
result
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL Tomorrow.
sf-ar the seventeenth ballot, which
showed no change in the situation, the
caucus. on motion of Ny. ONelll, OF Mas
NScLusetts who, though a constant sup
1'rrtSr of Stevens, OF the Old Bay State,
crCpid not be charged with making the
m,t,On in the interest Of any OF the candI-
dates. adjourned until 10 O'Clock MONDAY
The motion was earned UNANIMOUSLY
those IN favor of fighting 1t being IN
Sopeless minority and offering no OPPOSE
ton. -.....-.,,,.,,r
ALL AGREED on PosTpoSEMENr'
TN. decision TO adjourn was the result
If 81 ,,r,or understanding on the part OF al
Ave candidates, who finally being unable
~ SEQ whether there would be or would
not be any advantage in holding me &c. caucus tEs
fngether agreed 70 adjourn ana taAe tAe
cCon.os n was the candidates under
sto"dinr that the caucus would adjourn
~ meet again Immediately after the formal
one e5i Of the House for the hrstsession OF
the Fifty-second Congress. The members 3
boweyer. showed a decided sentiment IN
fovor of another attempt 20 elect aSpeaker
hefore the House conyepes. and accord
;nely voted an amendment changing the
time of meeting of the caucus TO 10 O'CLOCK
Monday morning.
The Republican Nominations
WASHINGTON, j. c., December o.-Ihe
Renublican members Of the House met m
lo,,cns Tonight and nominated Reed and
ali tie other officers of the last House TOR
reelection.