The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

shout went up and pandemonium broke loose.
The multitude Of spectators in the Hobbies
were joinod BY many OF tho members. who
crowded out from the hell Of the House. and
q great rush was mndo for the head
| quarters Of tho successful candfdGte IN tho
room Of the Committee on Appropriations.
| Mr.. Crisp was there to receive them. but lie
was overwhelmed and could only smile
his acknowledgements to tho shower of
CONGRATULATIONS Tho noise in the corridors
outside tho room and In the hall Of the
|, House was deafening. and the Crisp men werO
beside themselves with JOY. They lifted the
now Speaker fairly off his feet and carried him
into larger room whore they could get O bet
ter chance Mt him.
The balloting had been monotonous during
the early part Of the duy. rs there had
been no substantial change. The announce
ment OF tho twentieth ballot. however.
tho first OF the afternoon session. caused
q momentary panic among Crisp's friends
and wave OF hope among the Mills
men until word was brought out that the fall
ing of OF the Crisp vote was due to absentees.
Bieman and Little were the delinquents. The
same old story was told by the twenty-frst
ballot-Crlsp 04 and Mills o."
On the twenty-Arst ballot the vote stood as
follows: Crisp ~; Mills. Of; McMillin. 10:
Springer. II: Hatch. s: Stevens. !. Then came
the twenty second ballot. and with it change
Messrs Cable and Newberry OF Illinois went
from Springer to Mills. and Tarsncy Of Mis-
souri, went from Hatch to Crisp.
When the messengers darted out with this
information it was believed everywhere that
tho Springer remnant would go to pieces very
soon. Newberry was known as one OF the
most loyal Springer men. Only one
vote. at the same time. was re-
leased to Crisp. That was Tarsney's. and
left Hatch with only four. Mr.. Hatch then
held hurried conference with his friends. in
Guiding Tarsney. In the Naval Committee
room. Tho Missourian decided to withdraw
his name and cast his vote for Crisp. As he
left the room with his colleagues to enter the
caucus his friends gave him hearty cheer.
Great surprise prevailed among the waiting
candidates and their friends while the thirty
third ballot WAS In progress. The Mills crowd
sat In the Ways and Means room behind locked
doors. Col. Morrison was ciossted with Nc
Milln In a vain endeavor to break the Tennes-
sean down In favor OF the Texan. A
trade" was believed to be offered
by Mills. The question was then. Can
McMillin hold together II Springer breaks
evenly for Mills and Crisp2" Judge Crisp's in
terest drew him into the members lobby.
The result, although not decisive. was hDlled
Tie Mis- eutenants 's clustered s together in an
anxious council OF war.
Bpringer was stu 10 the field. IN spite OF an:
%cS f. op S ss IF Ha.e VIZ
son. and .Byrns, the, Missourinns. made
Crisp's lead fye and bEoughff, his vote vote ~. Up
Disorder in the caucus at this time was 80
great that the Chairman had to call halt and
deliver sharp reproof.
lot. In which Mr., Crisp received 100 votes
and Mills 05, there was great furry
In all the HEADQUARTERS, and most peo-
ps there ReevsS shat m ors sad
EsnisinS genius spd drom mf aPs sS Of the
10 TIE Ways and Means C9m I,p room over
70 the opposite side. TO McMiiiin's quarters IN
room Fl rs ss va:
was Considerably alarmed Congressmen
By9um; DoSk isy Brsckenridxs 81 0i ksnt9ckyi
s sas. Sssf IN wS
Tennessee candidate. In the hope OF saving
Mills BY some means from the peril IN Whioh
be stood But ne hs was st
Alter the twenty-flith ballot was taken
Judge Holman emerged smiling from the
caucus and hastened 70 the Springer head;
Harbors; candidate springer was not
hurried somewhat sxcitediy next door
to- McMillin,s room 70 confer with him on the
SociocE the south end Of that corridor
became the storm centre Of the contest.
and the bpzzipg activity In the three adj
Joining headaaarters 81 Crisp. McAillin.
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thy u. Campb0u and q host Of otheIa am0n4