Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-03
LOOKING FOR PLUMS.
The Contest Depends
Upon New Members
THE RESULT IS UNCERTAIN.
Mills and Crisp Men Still Making
Confident Assertions.


the speakership is narrowing down as the
time for holding the caucus TO make the
| nominations approaches Quite a number
| or new members have arrived and most of
| them are very reticent as To their choice.
| They 20 the rounds of all the candidates
headquarters and chat pleasantly with
| each, but do not intimate in which direc-
tion they lean. Their great desire is To as
certain il possible who is most likely TO he
the winnin man. When they are con.
vinced of this important point, they
will he ready 10 step aboard and move
along with the procession It's apparent
from what the new members have discov-
cred that there is considerable doubt as to
whether Mr.. Crisp or Mr. Mills is in the
| lead. and which one is most likely 10 win
the prize. In visiting the Mills headquar-
ters they are assured by that gentleman
| that he is sure to be nominated on the sec
ond ballot. The same assurances and con-
| fidence are expressed when they come in
| contact with Mr.. Crisp and his friends.
There is no denying the fact that there
| is much uncertainty at present but the
new members realize that they will be
| compelled 10 take sides within the next
| forty-eight hours. The preponderance Of
! sentiment is in favor of arraying them
| selves either on the side of Mr. Crisp or of
Mr.. Mills without wasting their time on
side candidates with complimentary votes.
The other three candidates are basing their
hopes on the bitterness OF the contest and
The Chances of u Deadlock,
which would be likely to inure To the
benefit of one of the three. The Hatch
boom, although worked with great force
and determination, has not made enough
progress to endanger the leading candi-
dates nor materially To change the figures
as already gwen
Estimates are being exhibited at Mr..
Crisp's headquarters, based on alleged
definite information, showing that he will
have on the second ballot 100 votes. They
place Mr.. Mills vote at seventy-five. Mr.
Mills friends, however, ridicule these fig
| ures and assert in the most positive terms
| that Mr.. Crisp's vote Will not exceed
| seventy. They are also confident that Mr..
| Mills will be nominated on the second or
third ballot. licrculcan efforts are max
| ing TO get Messrs Hatch, Springer and
| McMllin To withdraw II is known that
| two-thirls of their votes would go to Mr..
| Mills if they were out of the way. IL they
all remain in the contest, the indications
are that Mr.. Mills will De defeated.
The New England Delegation
be predicted, however, that Mr. Mills will
get nine or ten of the votes. 1t is certain
that Mcssrs. Hoar and Williams are for
Mr.. Mills and they are among his most
| earnest workers. Mr.. Andrew is claimed
for both Mills and Crisp Mr. stevens is
said to be Springer man, and both Mr..
Crosby and Mr. Coolidge are doubtful,
with both the leading candidates claiming
them.
Mr.. q Neill was accounted as positively
for Mr.. Crisp until yesterday, when he
said he could not vote for any of the can
| didatcs. because Of their silver records,
and he would throw his vote away. h il
understood that he will vote for his col
league Mr.. Andrew
4 Big Days work.
The work in behalf of the various Candi-
dates lasted far into the night, their head
quarters presenting scene OF activity
and industry The Wisconsin delegation
did not hold a meeting, 1t being decided TO
await the arrival of one or two absent
members.
The New England delegation held an in
formal conference at the house of Mr. An
drew Of Massachusetts last evening, for
! the purpose Of talking over the situation
and of getting better idea of each others
views and opinions with respect to the
speakership candidates The conference
lasted for some time, and at its close Mr..
Mckinney of New Hampshire, said the
discussion showed that ten of the fourteen
members Of the delegation were for Mr..
| Mills, and the remaining four divided
among the other candidates No formal
action was taken at the conference. 1t
was the understanding when the confer
ence al djourned that there would he no fur
ther meeting Of the delegation before the
caucus on Saturday.
Judge HoIman's "PulI."
The arrival of Judge Holman is looked
forward to with much Interest by the ad-
herents Of the various speakership candi.
dates and with this interest is mixed "a
certain amount OF trepidation, for the In
diana congressman Is considered u power
in the land in connection with the battle.
As chairman OF the Democratic caucus,
position that pl aces him as the leader OF
his party in the house on undetermined
matters Of party policy, Mr.. Holman en-
tered into correspondence, soon after the
election Of 1890 with the Democratic mem.
bers elected 20 the Fifty-second congress
for the purpose Of obtaining their views on
party questions He Is said TO have kept
himself well informed on the progress OF
the speakership fight, and his well-known
astuteness has gained for him among the
Democratic members such reputation
that any declaration on his part that any
particular candidate will secure the speak.
ership honor that IL Is believed that such
q statement would carry with IL for the
candidate pointed out the votes Of a large
number Of members who are anxious 10 be
on the right side, Again, IL is believed
that Mr.. Holman's extensive acquaintance
with the Democratic members, obtained
through correspondence and personal con
taca, will enable him TO influence large
number Of votes in whatever direction he
hesires.
Porcelain Kettles