The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-06


Mllin held the key 90 the situation. His sup
por,ers were all the members of the Tennessee
delegation. BOatner. Price and Logan of
louisiana, bunting and Covert Of New ork.
,t he'i,zhoo'er ~ pennsylvania. Chlpman Of
Michigan, Stockda!o and Kyle of Mississippi
and Goodnight and Stone of Kentucky. His
Noie renamed the same until tho ninth bal
lQt, when Gorman, of Michigan, deserted
Crisp and made the McbIlin vote 19
missouri DESERTS HATCH.
Mills made gain of five votes on tho fourth
baiiOt. while Crisp secured two new support
eIs. -Four Of these came from Springer and
three from Hatch. Missouri had begun 10 de-
seIt Hatch after the first ballot Hatch lost
four votes on the fourth ballot Two went
10 Mills and two to Crisp, leaving the result
Fourth. Crisp. o5 Mills So. Springer. 20.
MeNlilhn, Is, Hatch. 4, Stephens, /. Total.
2Z7.
The most interesting period Of the fight
began at this point Efforts were made 10
| make more breaks IN the Springer and Hatch
forces. but the sixth ballot showed no change.
Inc solid showing OF the eighteen original
McAlllAn men gave the Tennessee candidate
much ourage. and party consultation was
/ hei4 between him and sOme Of his
leading supporters with the result
that the McAlillin men decided 10
| vote for their candidate until the
last or until some good opportunity was
| Afforded 10 throw the vote where it would be
I outtAiNt. i no AcAllllu Dhll GAINED AZ TINS
/ point 10 hold the key 10 the situation and
great many supporters OF other candidates
| evidently thought so too. Talk OF q deadlock
| became prevalent when the sixth ballot
showed no change Crisp he'd his ninety-tiye
! votes and Mills his elghty-nine. At the end
! OF the fifth ballot Mr.. Wilson. of Missouri.
! had made a motion 10 take recess. but it was
| voted down on a viva vOce vote very few
| members being in favor of adjOurning.
When the seventh ballot showed no
aI.c
! some talk of having the motion repeated
! but the Mills and Crisp leaders We're op-
/ posed to this and no chance fora recess was
allowed
FREQUENT CONFERENCES.
Conferences began TO he frequent at this
! period # the contest, and Tumors that Crisp
and Mc3hlln forces were making deal filed
the air But the rumors did not cause much
excitement The pangs of hunger had begun
10 tell on many members. and the monotOny
Of the rOll-calls was conducive % drOwslness.
Calling the roll exhausted the two secretaries,
! and at the beginning at tho eighth ballot
MessTs. Dockery of Missouri and Warner of
| New. York were substituted for them.
The eighth ballot showed change. 1t
was ass follows
Crisp, "a. Mills 81: Springer. IS Mc3Iillin.
Is Hatch 3. Stephens, ].
This was Joss of one vote for Crisp. a gain
of two for Mills. a loss OF two for Springer
q
sss. "a Springer man, and Kribbs of PenDsyl-
yania. who had supported Crisp voted for
Mills on this ballot Another Springer man
went 10 Hatch.
The only changes on the ninth ballot was
the change of German. of Michigan from
Crisp TO McMlllin and the loss of one vote
that of Stout, of Michigan-by Springer 10
Crisp.
In the tenth ballot members generally be-
gan to believe that deadlock would result,
and number Of them telephoned TO their
residences that they would not be home to-
night. The tenth ballot resulted ia a gain
Of one vote for Crisp and a loss Of one each !
by McAlilhn and Springer. One of McMlllins |
Kentucky supporters failed to vote and Ciisp
regained a vote lost by him on previous |
ballot.
he STUCK 10 sTFPHESs.
There was some amusement manifested 10y !
the members over the persistency of M |
O'Neul of Massachusetts. IN voting for /
Stephens. of his state. Mr.. ONeill fore |
shadowed this action on his part during the /
recent gubernatonal campaign IN Massachu- |
setts. when he announced that he could not |
vote for any of the declared candidates for /
the speakershp because oil of them were IN |
favor of free silver legislation lie there
fore cast his complimentary vote for Mr. |
Stephens. OF the thirteen Democratic mem |
bers from Illinois present at the caucus only /
seven voted for Mr.. Springer but these stuck /
10 his standard through It's yacll.atns pro-
gress They We're. McGRnn DurbOrr0w.
Newbeny. Steward Snow Busy and Gable
while those who deserted Springer and went
10 Mills. in accordance with the intention eX-
pressed last night We're Wlke. scott. Fifth
ian ane. Forman and Williams.
Though tho Missouri delegation broke /
away from Dlr Hatch early in tie struggle
four Of It's membeTs-Byrnes Cobb. Dear
mond and Iarsnev- were faithful. % the last.
and on the eighth ballot they We're strength
f.ty Q La V,fl Of h1r #
who had deserted Hatch on one Of tho early
ballots.
WORKING FOR DFALs.
When the hour hand Of the clock was NOV
inc on towards 10. Mr.. Hatch got the Mis-
souri, delegation together for the purpose of
bringing back 10 him votes of the entire del
eration. Messrs. O'Neill and Mausur refused
To attend the conference Mr.. Crisps mana
gers were also busy endeayoring TO
arrange deal with the Springer
forces. The eleventh, twelfth thir-
toenih and fourteenth ballots resulted
in no breaks occurring IN the Illinois aud Mis-
souri delegations. McMilhn's sold phalaux
was broken in the fourteenth ballot by tie
desertion of Covert. of New ork. one OF the
original eighteen who gave their votes to the
Tennesseean. to the Mills ranks.
no material change was shown by the t'-
toeuth and sixteenth ballots. Mills gaining
one vote and Crisp losing one cn the go mer
and the sixteenth showing gain cf two for
Crisp and a gain of one for Mills. The other
candidates neither lost nor gained. The
fuctuation OF the ballots WAS largely due To
the absence of several members from the han
when their names were called. The result Of
the seventeenth showed no change III the
situation the standing of each candidate be-
ing as follows
Crisp. 9i Mills. 81: McMIllin. 10: Springer,
II. Hatch. 5. stephens ]. Total. 237.
An agreement had been made while the
ballot was in progress that an adjournment |
should be taken after its announcement, and
accordingly the caucus adjourned to meet at
10 O'Clock Monday morning.
The McMlhn men are lubilant over the
ad iournment and claim that their candidate /
cannot now fail o. election. 1 he Springer /
and Hatch coutineents are also Joyiui' whle
the 1ills and Crisp factions are correspond
iugly depressed.
nEED RESOMlNATED.
The Republican members OF the House met
in caucus n the room of the House Commit
tee on judiciary tonight at - o'clock to
decl ie who should receive their complimen-
tary votes for Speaker and officers OF the
coming House.
Ex-Speaker Reed and the officers of the last
House were renomiuated. Mr.. burrows, OF
Michigan. no brief address nominated Mr.
Reed. 10 which Mr.. Reed replied Mr.. Reeds
.TpanFaUee WAS fffoafnt with aHHlaH~e IHe