The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-21
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-A local paper, in
discussing the speakership contest, says
that Hill and the whole Democratic ma
chine of New York is now behind Crisp.
So is German. So is all of the anti
Cleveland element in the east. The state
is made. 1t is Crisp for speaker, eX-Con-
gresham Kerr of Pennsylvania for clerk,
ex-Congressman Turner of New York for
doorkeeper, and ex-Congressman YOder of
Ohio for sergeant-at-arms. The combina-
tion has been formed and It is strong
one. Crisp had no sooner arrived in Wash
inton than he was summoned to New York.
Friends of Mills went over to see what was
up They found out and they wired their
leader, Mr. Mills went to New York yes
terday but he was too late. The play had
been made. Henceforward the whole
power of Hill and the Democratic machine
of New York will be used in the interest
of Crisp. And German and all of the
other anti-Cleveland influences are in 1t.
Mills is to be beaten for two reasons. The
first is because he is considered the repre-
sentative of Cleveland, and his election
would be considered a step toward the
nomination of Cleveland The other and
less personal reason is that Mr. German,
Mr. Hill and other eastern Democratic
leaders who train with them propose to
organize the house so that there shall
not be attempted any general
Dental campaign. Their plan is TO offer
changes of the tariff by special bills on
different articles. Mills, they think, if
given control, will insist on a general
tariff bill By this combination Mills
loses fifteen or twenty eastern votes which
he has been claiming. His friends are
much upset tonight over the news. The
influences which have come to Crisp
within the past two days are in the fight
to beat Mills II they cannot do it with
Crisp, they will go to McMillin. This is
realized by Mills friends and tends to still
further discourage them. If Mills cannot
consolidate tue western sentiment against
the east and rally all of the Cleveland in
fuence to his support, he is gone. His
prospects for the speakership have not
looked SO badly at any time as they do
now.
Ii the caucus is full there will be 235
present The estimate for Mr.. Hatch on
the opening ballot is 2S. This includes 13
from Missouri, 6 from Iowa, from Neb-
raska, from Michigan. from Minnesota
and from Ohio. There are possibilities
for Mr.. Hatch ia the east II the unit rule
is not enforced by the st&te delegations. Ii
is quite certain that Mr. Hatch will not be
in the taIl when the first ballot Is taken.
Mr. Sprlnger's beginning will be
% votes, according TO his friends
These are distributed as follows:
Illinois ID iowa >, NeOEdSAa =, OHlO !.
Michigan +, New York / Mr. Bynum Is
not making any claims, but his state, In
diana, will give him 10 at the send off The
Crisp column includes the following:
Georgia Q, Florida ?, Alabama 2 Missis-
sippi :. Virginia s. NORTH Carolina 6. South
Carolina I. Maryland 4. Delaware /, OHIO 5.
West Virginia 4, New Jersey 2, New
York 13-aud . if the delegation votes as
unit-New England {; total IS. or, IL
New York votes as unit, q.
This estimate leaves Judge Crisp - or
- votes short of maj jority Of the caucus
The partisans OF Mr.. NcMihla count -
votes for him on the first ballot, dessrlb
utsd as follows: Tennessee, :; Louisiana,
., Alabama, 2; Kentucky, 3; West yIr- /
ginia, 4. Ohio, 3: Michigan, 2, Pennsylvania,
3; New York. s; AisFy land, l. Virgins. !, /
and they confidently expect that enough 1
Of the Crisp and the Mills men viii come 1
TO him on the second or third ballot 70 FL 1
the gap OF II votes between him and 4
a majority. Mr Mills ardent supporters i
do not see how he can have less than 81 /
votes 10 start with-Tex4s 10, Arkansas 1
3 Ninnesora ?. Nebraska I. Wisconsin :. /
Michigan 5. Ohio 6. Kentucky 8. California 4
.. Montana !. West VirgIaiA 3, Maryland 4
4. Virgins >, Alabama 2 Mississippi J. I
Pennsylvania 8. New jersey 5. New Ysrk /
10, and from New Englsud. This e.
tiuste lsaves Colonel Mills "A short OF q 1
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