New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
THE SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT.
RESULT OF THE WEEKS CANVASS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF MILLS
AND CRIsP-fTGUREs OF MILLs's FRIENDS
SPRINGER GAINING STRENGTH

the week ends as It began far the two leading
candidates are concerned. They are on about even
terms; IL either has advantage over the other. IL
appears to be Judge Crisp although 1t is noticeable that
Colonel Millss friends hopeful and conndeho
than they were week ago, despite the fact tha' 'e
withdrawal OF Mr.. Bynum from the race has not SeV
resulted as they hoped and expected 1t would NSu''
and also despite the fact that the letter OF ssha,r
Carlisle has not yet benefited Colonel Mlls 10 ''e
extent that was expected, even 1t has strengthened
him at all. Mr.. Cleveland does not stand rs wen :"
the opinion OF the Mills men he did a week "H''
His liquidation of Colonel Mills is regarded Us an eN
hibton of tmldity, and as calculated to in"re pom
himself and the Texas more than MS shcuoo
would have done II Is easily apparent ual ''r'
Cleveland and Senator Carlisle do not agree any peeI
I'm respect to the merits and claims OF ue respeo'o
candidates than Mr. Cleveland ana senator rug" w.
Mr.. Carlisle thinks that Colonel Mills Is "o'e ue
serving candidate and would be safer leader 'hai
an, 90 a.. others Mr. Pugh maintains that Colonel
Mills Is not the most deserving candidate, ana woud
ha an unsafe leader: and Mr.. Cleveland Is Oh u'e
op,uion tina. Colonel Mills and all the other canoid'eS
are equally deserving. that one would pc as sue
leader as any Of the Others and he therefore
that he has no preference as TO which one OF '"ei
shall be chosen speaker .,.onro,
one feature Of the contest must strike every observer
an macmillan In no other Speakershlp contest In either
marty has one candidate been SO fercely assaieu y!
tbe friends of another candidate on political erouus
THIS contest, In more respects than one resempN. q
contest between candidates OF opposing parties my
nearly than it does contest between cahoiua'ss al
AZ whom belong TO the party and 1t Is as p'cr
49, ~ ,s necu,ar some of Colonel Millss psrtisans
assert that Judge Crisp Is not sound Democrat anu
that his triumph would be victory for "protee''on
Democrats boodlers, lobbyists and subsidies so,o ~
Judee Crisp's partisans contend that Coionei MN,
IN not a sound Democrat, and that his elecuoh "ui
he a triumph for gold bug Democracy ana "an
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nosed To Mr. Springer maintain That MS elecuon w.
- victory for "World's Fair boodlers," and unreal
20 loot the Treasury" and some OF the exeitea ireD
Of Colonel Mills denounce Mr. Hstchs cahuiua'
an impcrtnence," despite the fact that ne hae oo
tlnuously served as a member oil the HOUSE iol 30
of twelve years with conspicuous apily an" '
Tho canvass and candidacy OF The Tribunes III
vor,te candidate Mr. Springer have at last pesun "
make a serious impression among some vi '' 0.i- Ia
.ana,dates and their friends, and the degree al"
amount of levty exhibited in regard 10 MS prOepeo's
have sensibly diminished. An active partisan Vi WV
Of the leading candidates to-day said to Inc irpuie
correspondent If could be convinced tna' opriser
a really In earnest should regard his canddacS 'S
a tormidable one lie is better situated, geographi
cally speaking, than any of the other eahoioa'es
would be natural for the representatives from the west
and southwest as well as of the Western border stes'
like Kentucky Tennessee and Missouri. to rally nnoer
ss banner and those groups OF states VIII nave ao
ninety votes In the caucus. or WITHIN twenNsA Vi
majority. Springer has had long experience in Con-
gress and is generally conceded TO be one OF t oo
equipped parlamentarians in the House. lie is SCUM
on every party question: and l, Tor my own part oo
ueve that his policy of attacking the tariff in detail is
the wisest IL not the only successful one winch we
can adopt Moreover, Mr.. Springer is good orga-
n,zer and he has inspired his followers with much OF
his own enthusiasm and, frankly, do not think that
he is an antagonist whom it is safe to despse."
II was asserted by friend of Mr.. Springer To-Day
a man who enjoys the best opportunities for OBJ
tanning correct information that less than forty
Ave votes are now pledged to him. Of which abont
sh,rtv nine are in States west Of the Alleghenes.
This estimate Mr. Springer himself would PROBABLY
regard as too low: in fact he expects 10 eap'uie q
majority OF the Indiana men. and 1T was salo al MS
headquarters tonight that "The Indianapolis oe"@
ne,s which had editorially supported NILS had hoppeo
IN Springer and that "The Indianapolis News Is
.,so vigorously supporting him. Mr. Springer is also
assured OF the hearty support of malonN ol .,e
wisconsin Democrats Represantatdve-elect MITCHELL
Of Milwaukee is said to have great 1nnuehce o'.i
them and he is expected here on MONDAY I" w a.,
no can Tor the Illinois candidate. Mr.. Babbitt ule
only Wisconsin Democrat who had arr1Veu mere "no
afternoon is enrolled in the Springer RANKS ion'
tbis time forward the SangamOn statesman WIN nav
.' csoint Old and wise counsel of Adla K. steven
con ~ Illinois who is one Of the most popular hen
IN the Democratic party, and whose enorVs arc oN
pected 10 yield plenteously. Another nun "n'so Us
slstance Springer counts as valuable IS Sena.oi AZ.
Palmer whose portrait adorns the waus VI 4o LII
noIsan,s headouarers, together with those Vi UoVe
Cleveland Allen G.. Thurman and two nelea'ea pe'no
cratic statesmen, Alexander ST. Stephens ana hi'ru
~ Townsend To Tribune correspondent VINO sus
rested that II might be appropriate 70 hahe porud
of william r. Morrison beside the Others, MI springer
replied: al have picture OF MORRISON Dut l VIII
try 10 find one and hang 1t there, ana there Is Io
doubt that he will do So Probably Aorrison Is .pe
only man living whom Springer reg'rus as an enemy
Ar NcNij1in did not seem to be quite so cheerful
and confident to-day usual in fact, he appeared
some what preoccupied and anxious III was "lspeiou
in some quarters that he had begun 10 entertain ie.
that his candidacy hopeless and TO harpor the
idea of withdrawing from the race. Tue news DVush'
from the Mills headquarters that the Long Island hep
resentatves including Mr.. Covert had decoed 10 sup
port the Texas candidate may have depressed MI
NcNilins shirts for he had expected at least two
VOTES from that quarter. For the last Two DAYS Ie
Mills men have been doing considerable mlsSioh'i!
work among the Tennessee candidates followers anu
IL is asserted that this work has not been wholly ulI
less Indeed there are some caeinl observers WIN
incline TO the belief that there is quiet
between Mills and McMillin that the candidacy shl
NOT be pushed TO the injury of the former and that
whenever the retirement of McMiln from the race can
he effected to the advantage of Mills 1t VIII take pace
Both the Crisp and some OF the f1ends OF Ooioioi
Mills appear TO believe that such Is The programme
Crisp men appear to be confident however, that MI.
McNiln win be unable to transfer more than one-ii
81 his sunDorters 10 Mills and that the remainder Will
enroIl themselves in the Georgian's ranks If Mr.
McMlIlin really desires Colonel Mlss success, he can
probably contribute TO it by speedily abandoning
the attitude of secret ally. and coming out as an
onen friend and active champion For many years
the relations between Mills and McMn as colleagues
ON the Ways and Means Committee as wen Us per
baya hppn
and there is no good to doubt that if Colonel
nu,,s shoud be elected Speaker his first choice for
the craftsmanship of Ways and Means would be Mr.
McMiIIin. Who next to himself. is the senior Demo
cratic member Of that committee, as 1T was composed
I'm the last Congress.