Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-08

sPRinora HELD the BALANCE
4 or POWER.
crisp Is Nominated ou the rhiriie'h
uniiot.


ing commenced. The excitement was
intense during the cali OF the roll.
THE uUuTrESTu BALLOT
showed no change from the seven.
teenth Of Saturday night. True, Mills
ana NOT receive nincty.one vO,cs as on
saturday, but this was due 10 the alb
eencc Of Terry Of Arkansas, who sub.
,cquently entered the hall aud voted
for the Texas candidate on the sue
ceeding ballot. thus bringing his vote
up to the old figure, nluety.one.
The second ballot II the day, or the
nineteenth Of the contest, was quite
Ierfunctoty one. IL was evident mat
no choice could be made before IL
O'Clock, but that the Finy-second Con-
gress must open with the Apeakership
question still unsettled, aud that the
contest must he resumed aftot the nd
lournmeut Of the House In the after
moan. The nineteenth ballot was
ilnslly ANNOUNCED. IL was exactly tho
saulr us the last ballot Saturday night,
Hut foIty-nve minutes now remained
before the meeting u tho House, aud
another ballot was impossible. n hhsty
consultation was held by the leading
pnttlsan- VI the several candidates, aud
an adjournment TO . pm. was agreed
upon.
caluir the Resembling OF the caucus
atg p.m., the supporters OF tie various
Candidates displayed CUutelnss activity
iu the effort 10 win acquisitions from
the followers Of cach other. Just before
tho rearsrmhllng " the caucus this
afternoon. CnblH Of Illinois Notified
Springer lhat hu had decided 10 Anan.
don him and vot" Tor NILS. He tull
Springer that ne thought his casn was
r. hourlr-a one and thgt the lnlcresis Of
the Democratic party demanded the
ClrriiOn Ot Mills.
Immediately the nows OF Cahle's an.
nouuccmcnt spreai, and n was seize
AZ an Indication Of the dissolution Of
SpfingrT's forces. The nunounccmonl
that Newbcrfy would follow caused
further excitement. Ihurc was nasty
conference Of SpEinget'a other follow
err, hat no line u action was decided
upou Just then. Stewart Of illinois nuB
Indignant at what he denounced rs
TnE rRrAcHKRY OF ms COLLEAGUES
Ia descfting Springer. Ho announced
that he woulJ not support Mills In any
case. This announcement was thuu.
defclap 10 the maungefs.
Just before the caucus met Springer
announced that ho was still la the race.
The twenty.necond ballot was Dies.
tined 20 marx tho iiut Significant
change or the day. Gable (lll.l aban.
doned Springer and voted Tor Mills.
Newbefry also deserted Springer for
thc Texan. Tersney lett Hatch and
voted Tor Crisp. During tho succeed
luz ballot the excitement was Intense.
Shivoiy lew days ago served notice
on Cable and Newberry that, whone yer
they dv.rrted springer for Mills, he
aud his friends would Offset this by
voting Tor Crisp. This threat was car
fied out by Shivuly and Stout changing
10 Crisp. Cobb and Jcarman (Mo.)
then lHiI Hatch and voted for Mile.
Immediately there was the Wild
eat excitement Catrhngs aud
othrr. OF the Crisp forces rushed
from the hail and Into the headquar.
tiers OF Hatch. There was brief CON
ference, and Cntchinge roappeared fol-
lowed by Hatch. The cry went ~;
"Iintch Ia to Withdraw" "Hatch
Is 20 40 to Crisp"
They were not mistaken, for the en-
trance Of Hatch into the caucus coult
have hut one meaning, Hatch voted
for Crisp, and Byrnes ana Wilson o
his State followed his lead. This CAV,
Crisp lead OF Ave ballots, the
TWENTY BALLOT
resulting. Crisp 100, Mills 05, Mcmillan
10, Springer ~, Stevens /.
On the twenty.iourth ballot Syringe
lost another vote and Crisp reaped thu
profit. McClelland (Ind. followed tn
.xanple OF 5hiVeley aud voted fo
Crisp. ThiH was the greatest change
but II gave Crisp q lead OF six owe
Mills.
Then tho assault upon Springer
forces ceased, and terrific efforts wer
made to break Mchlillan's ranks
Members rushed hither aud thitheI
but the efforts were In vain.
The twenty-ffth, twenty-sixth an
twrniy-seventh ballots failed to shov
amy change. Then recess was take
until p. m.
TllE Two HOURS INTERVAL
was industriously utilized by the car
didntes and managers. Springer an
Mcmillan held n hearty conference
hud subsequently, dined together, wit
the RESULT that they decided TO NJ
together In the termination OF ia
contest should II become inevitabl
that either crisp or Miils must u
elected.
Springer and his supporters held
secret conference, at which Syringe
thanked mis- followers for their loyu
support, aud stated his belief TN
either Crisp or Mills would be electe,
"lOu, gentlemen, have been loyal
me-" said he, sand 1t is now time TO |
loyal 10 you. am prepared 10 thro
my iufiuenco and vote for either cai
didate you may desire to support, a,
unit, with the positive undorstandlr
with the man We may elect that wal
nq,hing, hut my friends must he we
treated. [Applause.l leave you
decide upon the candidate you tosiI
tosupport as second choice, aud M
vote and influences ii Mt yourdiuposal'
tApplause.l
AFlER spGlN dER's WITHDRAWAL
this delegation discussed briefly q
ouoeliuus n policy aud finally decide
that they would not avail themselyes
springer's generosity, but would lea
s him entirely free " vote as he desir'