New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-19
WHO WILL BE SPEAKER
s,ru.1rs OF The CANDIDATES FRIENDS.
ONE is CONFIDENT THAT HIS MAN
WILL WIN zN


tSo men from Georgia. Mississippi. North
sno and south Carolina. sixteen in All. who were
Ss,.d in conventions controlled by the Farmers
pe1 shaI take part therein. as there seems to be
,ha, they will do. with the positive exception
~ ~, watson of Georgia. the pemocratc caucus TO
VI ofscers Of the House will consist Of o35 mem
peD'' :, whom 11s will be majority The most hone
PEI, I'D NJ none of the candidates has more than
y. to- plsdged TO him; probably one-hsh OF that
- No., f. nesrer the truth OF course each candidate
,srend npon the united support Of all the other
s'- m his own state. as rule. The exceptions
zen NJ Hatch. of Missouri. and possibly Mr.. Crisp.
V. n.~a Assuming that each candidate will receive
~.i,.d support of his own state. Colonel Mills is
"e !, IN votes on the first ballot. Mr.. springer is
90" - % Mr. Hatch OF Is. Mr.. Bynnm OF 10 Mr..
sue =, O and Mr. McMillin Of = II is asserted with
- -,a deal Of confidence that Messrs. Bynum and
.h will retire al cary stage OF the contest. and
hs 90 some persons who reshlv expect that Mr.
W." 'o will do the same. Th,Se persons do not know
Dr. S.,pamon statesman we'll they might. or
~ torret his candidacy for the Speakership in the
1y,I1tb Congress, when he led forlorn hope into
~ .., ditch against the veteran legions Of Randall
VIZ .,s enthusiastic followers Of Carlisle. NJ.
CIV na,tisans at this early day claim that he will
- u mt less than o6 votes the first ba,lo.-l3
", ~, Inoois from Iowa. from, Nebraska. from
+sIo 4 from Michigan apd from New York
viii, be observed that II Mr.. Springer can pick up
- voies he will have a majority vi the caucus and
be dominated ,. :.
NJ Bynum's friends are not making estimates at
.snt but are sure that ne viii receive 10 votes at
p assuming and increase in strength every ballot
IN No wins. The friends Of Mr.. Hatch are pretty
sr that he will receive 2s votes on the first ballot
20 ,om his own state. from Iowa, from Nebraska.
..,ro Michigan from Minnesota and from Ohio
"a that on TIE second ballot he Will receive Bynums
,.,ana vote plus and Spnnger's Illinois vote
,. ono making a grand total Of SO, so that he Will
S 20 nick up only 90 votes elsewhere in order TO
-, The estimate. however. includes one more Demo-
80, rom Nebraska than was elected
Tho na-tisans Of Mr.. McMIn count "a votes for
60. ~ the first ballot distributed follows: Ten
80 : Louisiana .. Alabama Q Kentucky g. West
,"-ar. 0 Ohio g. Michigan .. Pennsylvania g. New
~ MARYLAND /, Virginia /; and they confidently
a-t that enough of the Crisp men and the Mills
W III come 10 him on the second or third ballot TO
an me can Of 81 votes between him and majority.
c,o,el Mlss partisans claim for him 95 votes. as
,nox.. 10 from Texas. 5 from Arkansas. from Min
,s.o-a l from Nebraska, from Wisconsin, 3 from
,o.n,yan from Ohio from Kentucky, from Call
$50 rom Montana. from West Virginia. from
,r,ord rom virginia, . from Alabama, from
So,ssipp from Pennsylvania 3 from New-jersey,
N ,,.n Yew-York and from NewEngand. This
ssmste leaves Colonel Mills % short of maj ority
The claims Of Judge CriSps friends are as follows
,.S. q Florida . Alabama 8. Mississippi 7, Vir
snls 8 North Carolina 8. South Carolina T. Maryland
4 Delaware l. Ohio 5, West Virginia 4, NewJersey =
NevYork l3-and % if the DELEGATION votes as unit
yev England s. total So or. if New-Iork votes as a
r,i. o. This estimate leaves Judge Crisp 80, or %
votes short Of majority Of the cauous.
The total Of the estimates exceeds by fifty or slxty
de whole number Of Democratic Representatives
elect.
The friends Of Colonel Mills are confident that he
will bes nominated on the first ballot The paTtsahs
Of JUDGE Crisp are equally certain that he will receive
n majority on the ballot. and the friends OF MI
McMnnn are Quhe as sure that he Will draw ehongn
woes from the other candidates carry him 10 sue
cess On the second ballot This ought to leave the
outlook gloomy for Springer Hatch and Eynum: but it
does not Mr.. springer especially awaits the result
with that cheerfulness and buoyancy which are so
characteristic of him.
A friend of Colonel Mills remarked Z" He is bound
IN win Cleveland Carlisle and Morrison are all for
lin and that a combination which cannot defeat'd
in The caucus To impartial observer. however
II looks as If the infection of Mr. Cleveland into the
contest In behalf Of NILS, and of Tammany in behalf
Of Crisp has added uncertainty and increased dscord
where there was already too much of both for the
comfort Of the party leaders and of the less ambitious
statesmen who care good deal more ahoht CHAIR
nlanships and snug places on good committees than
they do about the name Of the speaker.
aIoeman- Turner arrived today TO open his cam
pagn for the doorkeepership, and both his presence
and his mission are extremely disaTeeable I" the
oiber candidates for that office. which is the d3poi-
sry of nearly all the patronage" of the House so
far as places for workers" concerned Inc
oher candidates are in fact. in state OF lively mag
ration one of them, General Colt, of CONNECTICUT
to-day said 49,.
L d. not think the Democratic members OF lh9
next House will thank Tammany for attempting 10
select their officers nor do believe that my friends
in the New York delegation will deny 10 New sl'hu
Tina, reprsentaon in the coming organization TO "inch
she is clearly entitled BY her Democratic majority.
Connecticut voted against Harrison and NETWORK 10Y
him. New-York expects the Presidential nomination
next wear again and she cannot afford to hsht new
England for tie doorkeepers place in the House. lie
sdes She understands that Connecticuts vote IS I'M
porant In the next Electoral College. Already the
House selects its Clerk and sergeant from c
members and 1t will hardly extend the rule to inchde
dcoraeaper and postmaster. New-fork Is one oi inc
Middle states and they. in my opinion, viii be pro
vded for in caucus before the doOrkeepers place Is
ieachcd.- go
1t is said on the other hand, that Mr.. Turner VIII
NOT be the candidate of faction, but VIII nave the
Whole Nev-lOrh state DEL CATION az ~ h "'u
VII have strength from other quarters at the start
* Representative Gibson. of Maryland. one q the
candidates for Clerk has arrived ana opened ntia
iidftfe. Inc OlhcI Cdnulcsttro diO "a
and eXClerh Clark, Of Missouri; eXRcP.e,cntSiNe
Ksr OF Pennsylvania and eX-RepresentailVe MASH OF
the same state Mr. Kerr'S prospects seemed TO be
extremely bright six months ago but have been greatly
oinmed BY tie recent Democratic defeat In PcnnsTi
Improved General Clark served SIX years Clerk
and performed his duties faithfully and well. .
II IS understood that senator German Is backing Mr.
Gb,Ons CANDIDACY. and some o. the gOssps are iraIy
70 surnise hat this Is a partially completed slate :
For speaker. Charles F. Crisp Of Georgia.
Clerk, Charles H. Gibson. Of Maryland
segseant-at Arms. :. :. YOder, Of ONO.
DO0keeper. Charles II. Turner, Of New Iori.
Il Is no. believed, however that DR.. loder has
formed viii be likely to enter into any combination
~ he is strong and confident OF election.
TAMMANY WILL SUPPORT CRISP
Amos j. Cummings plan TO put Tammany at the
nont az the Snasborb contest was said IN have cu-