The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-22
FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP.
THERE WAS A BIG BOOM IN CRISP
STOCK YESTERDAY.
Important Results of the Visit of Messrs.
Crisp and Mills to New York-The
Former Seems to Have Gained and
the Latter to Have Lost Strength.

the Latter to Have Lost Strength.
Speakership talk became more animated
than ever yesterday on the return of the two
leading candidates, Messrs. Crisp and Mills
from New York. Much Importance was ap-
parently attached to the mission of these gen.
tlemen to the metropolis. 1t was felt that the
leanings of the New York State Democratic
delegation In Congress and the wishes of the
leaders in the city would have great weight In
the Speakership contest. If New York's
large vote could be solidifed for any candi-
date that man would at once win prestige
that would make his defeat difficult, if not i'm
possible.
The outcome of the visit of Messrs Mills
and Crispto New York seems to have come
up in Importance to all expectations. The
talk current yesterday and last night in
dicated that Crisp stock had taken another
big jump upward In consequence Of the New
York visit. The Crisp men were more con
fdent than ever-and they have been very con-
hdent all along--that their man now sure
winner They did not seem to havea doubt
that he would be elected on the first ballot In
the caucus. He had pledged to him, they said,
1O7 votes that could be counted on beyond
any shadow of doubt These Included only
last few days openly announced them
selves as for Crisp. In addition to these
there were fully twenty more who were ad-
mftted to be Crisp men. OF the New York
delegation outtide Of Brooklyn all but three
We're reliable Crisp men. Messrs. Tracey,
Fitch, and Warner might vote for Mills. In
Brooklyn Combs would probably vote the
same way. Others of the Brooklyn men were
for McMillin The New Jersey delegation is
claimed to be solid for Crisp. OF the New
England Democrats, more than majority are
declared to be committed to Crisp. Tim
Campbell, of New York, who has been a
McMillin man all along, has now come out
for Crisp. So has Burke Cochran. Mr..
McMillin still retains most of the Brooklyn
M, it is understood. He will also have a
few votes from New England.
Mr.. CIsp's friends Indignantly deny that
there has been anything like ''deal" In his
interest in New York. They say that Tam
mauy as an Organization is for him. The
Tampany Congressman are for him, but so
are most of the Democratic Congressman from
the State outside of New York City. The
influence that has brought these men to Crisp
is stronger than Tammany. This influence,
Crisp's supporters say, is the conviction that
Crisp is the best man for the Speakership, and
that his election will be for the best interests
of the party. They say that if Mr. Crisp goes
into the Speakers chair, he will do so abso-
lutely without pledges to any one or to any or
ganization or faction In the Democratic party.
He will take the place entirely free to dis
charge his duties in the way best calculated to
promote the interests Of the whole party.
Mr.. Mills visit to New York seems also to
have been attended with important results,
but as far as can be learned they are not
wholly agreeable to his friends. In fact, Mr..
Mills is said to have discovered that he has
little or nothing to expect in the way of sup
port from New York. He had expected to
find the Brooklyn men In q mood to be won
over to him but was disappointed. In the
first place, 1t is said Mr.. Mills made mistake
in going to Brooklyn by becoming the guest
of Mr. Thomas j. Sherman. Mr.. Shearman
Is noted as an advanced tariff reformer but not
as d Democrat. Brooklyn Democrats regard
Mr.. Shearman as a mugwump aud by allow
ing himself to become identified with Mr..
Shearman Mr.. Mills shocked and alienated
the leaders In Brooklyn In consequence his
mission is said to have been total failure.
Or course 1t should not be understood from
| this that Mr., Mills supporters are discouraged
| They still stick to 1t that their man will show
! up at the caucus with enough votes to elect
| him. But it must be admitted that the drift
| OF sentiment last night was decidedly the
| other way.
| All the other candidates, McMillin, Springer,
| and Bynum, are still In the race, and there
seems no reason to doubt that the two former
| at least will stay in to the end. Mr.. McMil-
| Inns hackers still think the fight Is so close
between Mills and Crisp that it VIII not be
| settled on the first nor for several succeeding
| ballots. In that event they believe that Nc
| Millfn stands by far the best chance of being
| selected as compromise candidate. The
| pOutlCin boluOCIhlb mOulu NATURALLY 90 10 q
| Southern man if break from the two leaders
came, and as McMillin has many warm friends
in the North as we'll they would be apt to go
| with the rush and elect him.
There is not much talk about the minor
officers of the House. Mr. Gibson's retire
ment would seem to make it almost certain
that Mr.. Kerr, of Pennsylvania, will get the
| Clerkship. He has his own State delegation
| solid for him, and 1t is believed he will also
get the votes Of the Maryland, West Virginia,
and Ohio Democrats. In New York he has
many friends, and he is on all hands admitted
to be first-rate man for the place, which his
services to the party in Pennsylvania fully
entitle him to- The report that Mr.. Dalton,
| of Indiana, is a candidate for the Clerkship is
denied by that gentleman's friends here Mr..
| Yoder, Of Ohio, has no opposition for Ser
| geant-at-Arms, and Mr.. Turner, of New York,
appears fairly certain of getting the Door
| keepership.
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