Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-08

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cnARIEs T. cRIsr, OF GEORGIA.
Stevens, stumpf. Tiuman. Turner. Turpin,
| Van Horn. Warwick, Weadock Wheeler Of
! Alabama, Whiting, Williams of North
! Carolina, Vim, and Youmans.
For Mills: Messrs. Abbott. Andrew, Ar
mold Bailey, BarwiR Bland, Bowman,
Brawlcy, Breckenridge Of Arkansas, Breck-
inridge Of Kentucky, Bretz, Buckner,
Brookshlre, Brown, Brunner, Bushnell,
Butler. Byuum, Camnetti, CRpehart. Ca
ruth, Cate. Causey, Chaplin, Clancy. Co
burn, Coolidge, COombs, Cooper, Cox of
New York, Grain, Crosby, Culberson, De
Forest, DickeTson. Dixon Dockery, Fthian,
Tormau, Geary, Hall, Hamilton, Hare. Har-
ris, Harter, Hayes, Heard, Hoar. Hooker OF
Mississippi, johnson OF Ohio, Kendall,
hrbbs. kllgOre, Lane, Lanham, Japham,
Lockwood, Long, Lynch, Magner, Mansur,
McAleer, McCreary, Mckinney. Meyer,
Mitchell Moore. Mutchler, Norton, O'Niel
Of Missouri Parrett, Pearson, Sayers,
Scott. Seerley, Speery, Stahlnecker, Stew
art Of Texas Terry, Tracy, Tucker War
ner, Wheeler Of Michigan, White, Wlke,
| Wilcox. Williams Of Massachusetts, VII
| lams Of Illinois, Wilson Of West Virginia,
| Wise and Wolyerton.
Those voting for McAIillin were: Messrs.
| Bclz, Hoover, BOatncr. Bunting, Chip
man, Colbert. Cox Of Tennessee, EnlOe,
Goodnight. German, Kyle Lagan, Pat
terson, Pierce; Price. Richardson, snod-
| grass, Stockdalc, Stone of Kentucky,
Washington.
Those voting for Springer were Messrs.
| Babbitt, Bryan, Busev, Gable. Durbor0w.
! Holman, Hauk Of Ohio, Martin, Mcclellan,
/ McGanu, Miller, NewUerry, Patton,
| Shiyely, Snow, Stewart of Illinois, and
/ Stout.
| Bvrns. Cobb Of Missouri. DeArmOnd,
! larsnev, aud Wilson OF Missouri.
The vote for Mr. Stevens was cast by Mr..
O'Ncili, OF Massachusetts,.
sErrcH or The SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.
Charles Frederick Crisp was born in
| Sheffield, Eng, where hls parents had
/ gone on a visit, January %, l8i5. HIS
parents returned within a year, and he was
reared in Georgia receiving com
mon school education In savannah
and at Macon. At the breaking
/ out of the war he was only SIX
| teen, but hc enlisted in the COnfed-
/ crate service in Nav, 1861, becoming lieu
! tenant of Company X, Tenth Virginia IN
/ fnntry, and serving till Nav u, 1864, when
] he was taken prisoner of war and sent TO
! Fort Delaware. He was released at the
! close Of the war, aud returned TO EllaVllIe,
! Ga, where his parents then resided.
admitted 60 the bar IN 1866. In
! 1872 he was appointed Solicitor-Gen-
| cral Of the Southwest Circuit, was reap
pointed IN 1873 tor the full term OF four
wears, and removed to Americus, where he
| has since resided. At the expiration OF his
term ia 1877 ho was appointed Judge OF the
Superior Cour., elected the following year
bv the Legislature to the same ofhce, and
reelected ia 1890 for full term Of four
years resigning in 1882 TO accept seat IN
the Forty-eighth Congress. lie has been
continuously reelected since.
A gPBINGER-MMLLIN COMBINE.
Durlng the evening recess Messrs.
Springer and McMillin held a hasty con-
ference and subsequently, dlned together,
with the result that they deCidedtO act to-
gether in the termination OF the contest
should IL become inevitable that either
Mr. Crisp or Mr. Mills must be elected. Mr..
Springer also held "A conference with his
supporters and released them from further
allegiance 10 himself each to be allowed TO
vote IA he pleased The first change came
when tho name Of DurboIow, one of Mr..
Springer Illinois supporters was reached.
That gentleman voted for Crisp, and few
minutes later another OF Mr.. Spnngers
Illinois friends also voted for the Georgia
candidate Babbltt and Miller Of Wlscon-
SIN, two of the other friends of Springer,
went to the Mills forces. Mr. Capehart,
Mills man, was sick aud absent from the
evening session.
CRISP ALMOST ELECTED.
Mr.. Crisp was now within II votes OF ON
election on the 27th ballot. but cMlllln s
10 men were still unmoved, and no cleo
tiOn was possible while they renamed loyal
TO the Teuuesseean. During all tins time
Mr.. McMilhn had been holding frequent
conferences with ms colleagues, ana had
left his headquarters and stationed him
self IN the lobby IN the rear of the House.
On the following ballot, the 29th, there
was one change that was traught with
ominous portont for the candidacy OF Mr..
Mills. Mr. Stahlnecker, VINO had been
steadily voting for Mr.. Mills, changed 20
Mr.. Crisp. Dir. Babbitt, OF Wisconsin, re-
turned TO Mr.. Springer.
M'MuLIN wITHDRAws.
At the beginning of the thirtieth ballot
and before the call had begun Mr.. Mchll-
I'm, who had been standing IN the rear
lobby, entered the hall. Instantly there
was burst of applause, as tins was an un-
erring indication that the gentleman from
Tennessee was 70 withdraw from the con-
test.
the Chair, and thanking his followers for
their loyal and constant support, formally
Withdrew from the contest, amid applause.
AS the ballot proceeded the followers OF
the Tennessee candidate began 10 scatter:
Covert, Enloe, and Kyle went 70 Mills and
Washington to Crisp. When the name OF
McMil!in was called that gentleman HIM
self voted Tor MIR. Mills.
SPRINGER NAMEs TIE NEXT SPEAKER.
Changes now came in rapid succession,
and at the conclusion of the ballot Mr.
Crisp stood with ia votes and Mr. Mills
with 1OS-the Georgian candidate one
short OF a nomination, with Dir. Springer
and his little band of followers holding
the balance Of power. II renamed 10 the
Illinois leader to say who should be the
Speaker OF the FiltY-second Congress
entered the hall. There was breathless
pause as Mr.. Springer proceeded TO MS |
little group Of supporters, and shaking !
hands all round, thanked each Tor ms !
loyal support. They applauded the grace
ful little act, and when Mr. springer
asked recognition from the Chair ana pre-
pared to vote the suspense was more than
PAINFUL. " DESIRE" said MIR. Springer.
!" TO be recorded as voting tor Mr. Crisp.'
AN OVATION TO sPRINGER.
The vote of MIR. Springer nominated Mr., |
Crisp. and the applause which greeted its
announcement was deatening. A dozen
members rushed simultaneously 70 grasp !
the lllinOisian's hands, and he was the re-
cipieut OF an enthusiastic ovation nom the
supporters Of Mr Crisp
Msssrs. Busey and Stewart of Illinois,
Kribbs OF Pennsylvania. and Holman OF
Indiana followed their candidate, and
after Mr.. Spripgers withdrawal voted |
with him for Crisp. Snow Of Illinois,
Brvan Of Nebraska. and Martin and Pat
ION Of Indiana remained on the record as
voting for Mr. Springer. 50 that the result
OF
TIE FINAL AND DECISIVE BALLOT
was as follows:
Crisp ~
Mills s..ss,.ss-'.s.-.''1Vo
Springer .............s..''s's.''''
Stevens. s...........,..-.........ss..
The detailed vote was as followsa
For Crisp-M -Messrs. Anderson, Alexander, |
Allen, Amerman, Bacon, bankaead, Bee |
man. BeltzhooTsr Bentley, Blanchard, |
Rlonnt. Branch, bullock. Bum. Busey. |