Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-08
From All Quarters. CRISP ELECTED SPEAKER The Contest Decided on the
 Thirtieth Ballot. LOSS OF 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER. Sly Bank Robbery in an
 Ohio Town. MURDERER LOFTY ELEGTR0CUTED. Severe Gales Along the
 French Coast.
LOSS OF | PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER.
MURDERER LOFTY ELEeTRocUTED.
CRISP NOMINATED.

| French Coast. . CRISP NOMINATED. The Georgia Congressman Chosen by the Democratic Members as Their l Candidate for Speaker-Yoder of ohio for Sergeant-at-Armsa and Kerr of Pennsylvania for Clerk. z, ! ; WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The two hours | interval between the adjournment and re- assembling of the caucus was industriously utilized by the candidates and their mana gers. Messrs. Springer and McMillin held nasty conference and subsequently, dined together, with the result that they decided to act together in the termination of the | contest should it become inevitable that either Mir. Crisp or MT. Mills must be selected.
 At 7:30 p. m. MT. Springer and his twelve supporters held secret conference, at which MT. Springer thanked his follow CTS for their loyal support and stated his l belief that either MT. Crisp or MT. Mills must be chosen.
 "You, gentlemen, have been loyal to me-" he said. "You have made sacrifices for me and it is now my time to be loyal to you. I am prepared now to throw my influence and vote for either of the candi- dates that you gentlemen may desire to support as unit. And I will do that with the positive understanding with the man we may elect that I want nothing, that I ask nothing for myself, but that my friends you now, gentlemen, to decide upon the candidate you desire to support as your second choice, and my vote and influence is at your disposal" [Applause.l After MT. Springer's withdrawal the delegation discussed briefly the questions of policy and finally decided that they would not avail themselves of MT. Spring CTS generosity, but would leave him free to vote as he desired on the decisive can- didats, and that they would each do the same.
 From that time on MT. Springer was greatly in demand. He was in turn i'm portuned by MT. Crisp, by Congressman Johnson of the Mills following, and by Colonel c. R Jones, editor of the St. Louis Republican, but the amount of en- couragement he gave any of them could not be learned. That most of MT. Mills following were decidedly pledged to a sec ond choice when he should withdraw and that Mir. Springer and his immediate | the general opinion, and the first ballot of the evening was awaited with breathless interest.
 The first change came when the name of Duburow, one of MT. Springer's Illinois supporters, was reached. That gentleman voted for Crisp and e few minutes later another of MT. Springer's Illinois friends also voted for the Georgia candidate. Messrs. Babbitt and Miller of Wisconsin, two of the other friends of MT. Springer, went to the Mills forces; 80 that the 96, McMillin 19, Springer 8 and Stevens 1. MT. Capehart, Mills man, was sick and absent from the evening session. MT. Crisp was now within eleven votes of nomination, but MT. McMillin's nineteen men were still unmoved and no selection was possible while they remained loyal to their candidate.
 During all this time MT. MoMillin had been holding frequent conferences with his colleagues and had stationed himself in the lobby in the rear of the house. On the | following ballot MT. Stahlnecker, who had voted for MT. Mills, changed to MT. Crisp. MT. Rabbit of Wisconsin returned to Mir. | Springer, so that the twenty ninth ballot | resulted as follows:
 Crisp 1O4. Mills 94, McMillin 19,Springer and Stevens 1. At the beginning of the thirtieth ballot, and before the call had begun, MT. McMillin entered the hall. h. | stantly there was burst of applause, as this was an indication that MT. McMillin was to withdraw from the contest. MT. McMillin, thanking his followers for their loyal support, formally withdrew from the contest amid applause. AS the ballot proceeded MT. McMillin's followers began to scatter, and Messrs Covert, Enloe and Kyle went to Mir. Mills and MT. Wash ington to Crisp. MT. McMillin himself voted for MT. Mills. Changes now came in rapid succession, and at the conclusion of the ballot MT. Crisp stood with IA votes and MT. Mills with 108. The Georgia can didate was thus one short of nomination, with MT. Springer and his followers hold ing the balance of power. Great applause greeted Mir. Springer as he enter the hall. There was a breathless pause as MT. Springer proceeded to his little group of supporters and, shaking hands all round, thanked each. The house applauded this act and as MT. Springer prepared to vote the suspense was more than painful.
 "I desire" said MT. Springer, ito be recorded as voting forssMr. Crisp"
 The vote of MT. Springer, nominated MT. Crisp and the applause which greeted it's announcement was deafening. A
 dozen members rushed to grasp the Hi, noisan's hand, and he was the recipient of an enthusiastic ovation from MT. Crisp's
 supporters; Kribbs of Pennsylvania and Holman of
 Indiana, following their candidate, voted with him for MT. Crisp. Messrs. Snow of Illinois, Bryan of Nebraska, and Martin :, and Patton of Indiana remained on record as voting for MT. Springer, 50 that the
 result of the final and decisive ballot wal
 as follows:
 Crisp 11e, Mills 1O5, Springer 4, Stevens
 On motion of J. D. Brown of Indian
 nous. Immediately there were loud call
 of ''Crisp, Crisp" and a committee wa appointed to notify the successful candi
 date of his selection and escort him to tn
 chair.
 Applause and cheers greeted MT. Crisp
 appearance.
 MT. Crisp spoke as follows: Represen
 tatives-I am profoundly grateful for thi
 mark of confidence and esteem. I pledg
 myself here and now to devote whateve of industry and ability possess to the ad | vancement of the real interests of the dem ocratio party. Great applause I beg t 3 say to you now, as I speak to you my frs words, since I am your selection fo speaker, that my election means no ste backwards in tariff reform. Prolonge applause and cheers]. beg to say to 70 that there Is ln our party to-day no ma l who more earnestly believes in the dem, T cratic doctrines of tariff reform than d, Renewed cheers and cries of "bray, bravo."l
 thank you for your confidence and ft your kindness, and assure you that tn
 whole contest has left in my bosom no ul
 kind feeling toward any member of th n house. Prolonged applause.) 5 The following nominations were tht y, made for minor offices:
 MT. Kerr of Pennsylvania, for cler
 unanimously.
 MT. Yoder of Ohio, fer sergeant -at-arm ' unanimously, after it was seen he was f ] in the lead of Murphy of Iowa.
 MT. Turner of New York, for doorkeept ,s- by IFS votes, to 27 for Fields of Virgin ,y. and for Colt of Connecticut. MT. Dalton of 4ndiana, for postmaet. by 122, to Wright of North Carolina se Barney of Wisconsin 36, and Clammy '"' North Carolina 36.
 MT. Springer stated that he would not ted this time present any candidate for ch, CIV lain, but would do so in open house
 morrow, and that he would renominate ,ur ex- chaplain, Dr. Miiburn of Illinois. So
 11:30 o'clock adjourned the caucus, wh ere in length aud in it's proceedings was
 most memorable of any in the history
 the house since the war.
 Mir Mills after the caucus declined