The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-08
Mr.. CRISP WILL Be SPEAKER.
Nominated on the Thirtieth
Ballot.
Springer Casts the Deciding Vote for
Crisp-McMillin Votes for Mills-Not
Much Break Until tho Twenty ninth
bnllot-Turner Nominated for Door
keepcr-Tho Other Omcers.


keepcr-Thc Other Onicers
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 7.-ISpe-
cial Tho Democratic caucus resumed
its session promptly at 10 O'Clock this
morning and without any preliminary
proceedings the secretary began to call
the roll. The roll disclosed tho pres
ence of 2l2 members, but others were
constantly arriving. The eighteenth
ballot was then begun resulting: Crisp,
"a; Mills, 81; Springer, II; McMillin, 10;
Hatch, 5; Stevens, 1. The vote on the
nineteenth ballot Stood Crisp, o.;
Mills, 81; Springer, II; McAIillin: 10;
latch .; Stevens, l. Terry,of Arkansas,
an absentee, came in and voted for
Mills. The caucus then adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon with the morn
| lnGs balloting showing no change from
the close Saturday night.
The twentieth ballot resulted: Crisp.
81; Mills, SO; Springer, II; McMillin, IL:
iatch, .; Stevens, 5. Tho difference
between this and tho preceding ballot
Is accounted for by tho temporary abb
Sence OF several members from the hall.
There were several absentees who
camo in and asked to be recorded, thus
making the twentieth ballot as revised
as follows: Crisp, %; Mills 90; Springer.
IT; McMillin, It; Hatch. ;; Stevens, /.
The twenty. first ballot stood: Crisp.
"a; Mills. 81; McAIillin, 10; Springer, IL:
Hatch, 5; Stevens, /.
The twenty fifth, twenty-sixth and
twcnty'seventh ballots were identical,
as follows: Crisp, 1O1; Mills, 95;MIcNiil-
lin, 10; Springer, -; Stevens,1. At tho
end of tho twonty-scve ballot re-
cess was taken until S o'clock on mo-
ton OF ono of Springer's supporters and
by unanimous vote.
| Tho roll call for twenty eight til bal
lot did not begin until S:l5. The bal
lot rcsulicd:'
Crisp lo3; Mills. 90; McMillin, 10;
| Springer, s; Stevens, /.
On the twenty-ninth ballot Springer
had prac tically withdrawn. 1t resulted:
Crisp, lo4; Mills, 81; Springer S; Nc
Millln, Is; Stevens, |. Changes then
became rapid. McMillin withdrew and
Crisp was nominated on tho thirtieth
ballot, Springer casting tho deciding
vote. McMillin voted for Mills.
Tho thirtieth ballot resulted: Crisp,
ll9; Mills, 104; Springer, t.
EX-Congressman Kerr, of Pennsyl-
vania, was nominated for clerk on the
first ballot
EX-Congressman Yodcr, of Ohio, was
nominated for sergeant-at-arms by u
large majority over cX-Congressman
Murphy. of Iowa, and tho nomination
was mado unanimous.
EX-Congrcssman Turner, of Now
York, easily beat Gen. Colt, of Connec-
ticut. and cX Doorkccper Field of Vir-
ginia, for doorkccper.
Charles Frederick Crisp. OF Americus,
Ga, was born on the Goth of January,
1915, in Sheffield, England, where his
parents hau gone on visit; was
brought by thom to this country the
year OF his birth; received common
school education in savannah and Ma
con, Georgia.; entered tho Confederate
Army in May 1861; was a Lieutenant in
Company X, Tenth Virginia Infantry,
ana served with tho regiment until the
leth OF May. 1864, when no became a
prisoner Of war upon his release from
Fort Delaware, in June, 1865, he Joined
MS parents at Ellaville, Schley county,
Georgia; read law in AmericuS and was
admitted to the bar there in 1856; be-
gan tho practice of law in Ellaville,
Georgia; In 1872 was appointed Solicitor
General OF the Southwestern Judicial
Circuit, and was re-appointed in 1878
LOT Term OF four years; located in
Americus in 1878; in Juno, 1877, was APP
pointed judge OF the superior court OF
the Same circuit in lS7S was elected by
the general assembly to tho Same office;
In 1850 was reelected for term OF
four years; resigned that Office in Sep
tembor, 1882, TO accept tho Democratic
nomination for Congress: vas perma-
nent president Of the Democratic con-
vention which assembled in Atlanta
In April, lssj, 10 nominate a candidate
for Governor; was elected to tho Forty
eighth, Forty ninth, and Fiftieth Con-
crosses, and was collected to the Fifty
first Congress as Il Democrat, receiving
o,25i votes, against 3,l30 for Peter o.
Gibson, Republican. ana 3G6 scattering.
He was elected from tho Third COM
prisin@ tho counties off: Coffee, Dodge,
Doo!ey, Houston, Irwin, Laurcns, Leo
Macon, Montgomery, Pulaski. Schley,
Stewart Sumter, Telf.ir, Webster and
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