The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-08
CRISP THE WINNER.
Georgia's Candidate Captures the
Speakership.
FAMED ON THE THIRTIETH BALLOT

The Efforts of the Mills Men to Cap.
ture McMiIlin's Adherents Proved
Futiie-Some Lively Electioneering
Done Between the Caucus Meet
ings.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 9.-The caucus of
Democratic members of the house met
at 10 o'clock yesterday and resumed the
balloting for the party nominee for
speaker. Ballot after ballot was taken,
but with slight changes. At 11:30 the
result of the nineteenth ballot was an
nounced as follows; Crisp, "a; Mills, 9s,
Springer, II; McMillin, 10; Hatch, 5;
Stevens, 1.
But forty-five minutes now remained
before the meeting of the house, and an
other ballot was impossible. A hasty
consultation was held by the leading
partisans of the several candidates, and
an adjournment to p. m. was agreed
upon. The motion to this effect found
no opposition, and was carried unani-
mously.
The formal organization of the house
took place at noon. After the call of the
roll an adjournment was taken until
! noon today.
The Caucus Resumes.
When the Democratic caucus reas
sembled each of the contestants for
speaker asserted that they were in to
win. An earnest consultation between
Mr.. McMillin and his supporters fol-
lowed the twenty-third ballot. Mr.. Nc
Millin impressed on his little band the
strength of their united action, and it
was agreed by the entire nineteen that
they would stick to McMillin through
thick and thin. Every effort was made
by the other candidates to draw from
McMillin, but without success or hope of
success The twenty fourth ballot stood:
Crisp, 10l; Mills, 95; McMillin. 10;
Springer, 12; Stevens, /. Repeated as
saults on the solid Mcmillan column re-
suited in another conference of the nine
teen, and it was again decided that there
should be no desertions.
Three more ballots were taken with
out changing n single vote. A motion
to take recess was made just after the
ending of the twenty-sixth by Springer
man, but it was Withdrawn before be-
ing put to vote. A conference between
the Springer and McMillin men failed
OF Undertaking. results, and it became
obvious that nothing could be done. A
conference between the leaders of the
four factions was then held and de-
cision reached that a recess should be
taken. Accordingly Mr.. Durborrow, a
supporter of Springer, moved that an
adjournment be taken until o'clock,
and this was agreed to without oppo-
sition.
The Final Caucus.
Much active proselyting was done by
the heutenants of Mills and Crisp during
the recess from to 8 o'clock. The
Springer men held a conference in q
committee room. Mr.. Springer was not
present. The result of this conference
was shown on the twenty eighth ballot,
the first taken after the beginning of the
evening session, when four of the
Springer men deserted hisranks. Many
earnest conferences were held in the
McMillin headquarters. The Mills sup
porters endeavored to make break in
the McMillin ranks, but they were un-
successful. The utmost excitement pre-
vailed, and rumors that Springer and
McMillin had formed a combination
were circulated. No quorum was pres
ant when the caucus was called to or
der, and a recess of fifteen minutes was
taken. AT the expiration of fifteen min
utes quorum appeared and the call of
names was proceeded with. The vote
on the twenty-eighth ballot stood: Crisp,
lOB' Mills, 81; Springer, g. McMillin, l8;
Stevens, l.