New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06
Q ballots in detail were as follows

I73i OIL 10 II
Before IL o'clock there were signs at the
Capitol Of the approaching Speakership con-
fict. Lieutenants of the various candidates
were on hand and picked out avail
able roor j, for the headquarters Of their princi-
pals adjacent to the hall Of the House. To Mr.
Mills was assigned the room of the Committee on
Ways and Means; to Mr.. Crisp, the room OF the
Appropriations Committee; to Mr.. Mcmillan the
adjoining subcommittee room; to Mr.. Springer
the River and Harbor Committee room; and TO
Mr. Hatch, the Naval Committee room
At least an hour before the caucns met those
headquarters began to fill up with the adherenn
of the candidates The corridors in the neighbor.
hood were thronged and there was much hurrying
TO and fro, much whispered consultation, ana
much talk OF standing firm" and second choice"
and other things pertinent to the important Issue
of the day.
The hall of the House was occupied by throne
Of people. most of whom were there from idle curl
osty, but there were also many members present.
The caucus met at o'clock being called W
order by Chairman Holman, Of Indiana.
The first trouble came with the question as 70
how the voting should proceed-by secret or open
ballot. The question was referred to committees
on rules consisting Of one member named py each
candidate At first all the members OF the com.
mittec. except Mr.. Bynum, favored secret oaiiot.
Mr. Rvnum said he would not agree to secret
ballot until he consulted Mr.. Mills, In whose In
terests he was on the committee. On his re-
turn he started to enter vigorous
protest against secret ballot, when the other
members said that it was a matter on which they
did not care to insist and that, sooner than have
any dispute over it, they would recommend an
open ballot which report was submitted to the
ALL ann CHI
presence Of all the Democratic members except
seven. The absentees include the five candidates
and Messrs. Ryan, of Missouri, who has broken
leg. il is said. and Buchanan, Of Virginia, who u
sick. As stated by Chairman Holman' 227
Representatives were present, majority of whom
would be ia.
It was suggested that rule he adopted de-
claring a two-tbirds vote of the caucus essential
to nominate but the suggestion did not find favor
and was abandoned. 1t was then agreed tbae
nominations of candidates should be made BY
name only, and the ballots taken by viva voce
vote, names being called In the order OF the
House roll. The other rules Of procedure adopted
were as follow:
A majority of all the votes cast in the caucus
shall be necessary to a choice. Nominations shall
be made in the following order: l., Speaker; 2,
Clerk; 3, sergeant-atarms; 4, doorkeeper 5, post
master; 6, chaplain. On all questions other than
nominations, speeches shall be limited TO five
minutes The rules Of the Lth Congress. so far
as applicable, shall govern the proceedings Of
this caucus, except as herein modified.
The rules were adopted by acclamation, and
the various candidates were placed in nomina.
ton. Mr.. Mills was nominated by Mr.. Culber-
son, of Texas; Mr. Crisp, by Mr.. Blount, Of
Georgia; Mr.. Springer by Mr.. Newbery, of Illi-
nois; Mr. McMillin, by Mr.. Richardson. of Ten
nessee and Mr. Hatch, by Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri.
Chairman Holman at this juncture called the
attention of the caucus to the fact that ~ had
always been the custom TO admit no 0ns
TO the caucus but members entited
to vote 1t was ordered that ex-members and
all others not entitled TO vote should retire.
The bailoting then began. The first interrur
ton was ~ Mr.. Wilson, of Missouri. who, at the
conclusion of the sixth ballot, moved that recess
be taken until I 80 p IN. This proposition, how
ever was overwhelmingly rejected
Mr. Springers candidacy handicapped BY
the fact that three Of his own State delega~
ton deserted him and went TO Mr.. Mills upon tho
first ballot. These men were Messrs. Fithian,
Forman and Lane and they were Subsequently
ioned by Messrs Wike, Scott and Williams, who
also deserted the candidate of their State and
voted steadily for Mr.. Mills in the long contest
which followed.
During all this time, however, Mr. Springer
was receiving constant support from the Michi-
gan delegation, and q portion Of the Indiana and
Wisconsin delegations, and his loyal followers
in Illinois for long time felt encouraged that
this outside support would ultimately rally the
deeerting Illinois members TO the solid support
of Mr. Springer.
The four Missouri members who so valiantly
summarized Mr.. Hatch were Messrs. Byrns, Cobb,
De Almond and Tarsney.
The first man to shift from one OF the leading
candidates TO the other was Mr. kribbs, OF fenn-
sylvapia. who at the request of Mr. Mutcher, OK
the same State. voted for Mr.. Mills. On SUD-
seouent ballot. however, Mr. kribbs returned TO
Mr.. Crisp's support
On the ninth ballot, Mr.. Gantz, of Ohio, chaneed
from Mr. Springer TO Mr.. Crisp in order, as ne
said. TO partially offset the action Of some oil f.
Illinois supporters who had deseree
to Mr.. Mills.
The New-York men divided as follows on ths
first ten ballots For Crisp, Messrs. Fellows, Dun
phy. Campbell, Cummings, Cochran, Little.
Fitch. Bacon, Bentley, Vanhorn, Rockwell and
Greenleaf: for Mills, Messrs Warner. Stahlnecker.
Cox, Tracey, Chaplin, Coombs, Clancy, Wagner
and Lockwood; for Mcsiillin, MeSsrs. Covert and
Bunting.
On the first ten ballots Crisp gained ten votes,
making a total Of ninety-four, or one less than
be received on the fifth and sixth ballots. Mills
gained twelve ballots, making total Of ninety.
one less than he received the seventh and
eighth ballots Springer lost fifteen votes, lcav.
ing him seventeen, and Hatch's vote declined from
fourteen on the first ballot TO five the sixth and
subsequent ballots down 10 and including the
tenth. McAfilns vote stood at eighteen on the
first ten ballots.
On the thirteenth ballot there was no material
change but the Mills men evidently felt de-
spondent; they seemed to have forgotten
the combination which would open the deadlock
and many of them had almost abandoned hope.
...a ..u 4l,raa ,,otoa bchind Crisn WIN had