The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-13
MUCH TALK.
Occasioned in New York by the Incident
| Two Stories

Occasioned in New York by the Incident
Two Stories.
New YORK. Dec. 12.-Nothing in long ting
time has created SO much gossip among the
New York politicians as the speech Speaker
Cfisp did not deliver at Reform club BAN
quet Saturday night. e. Eliery Anderson,
president of the Reform club, said: II am
extremely sorry if Speaker Crisp feels
offended. l would like to find out how he
got the impression that he was to be one of
the speakers | talked with the membeis
of the committee and they were also ignor-
ant. Certainly no discourtesy was in
tended. Crisp's name was not on the list
of speakers, and there is no reason why he
should be asked to sleak at the Reform
dinner"
1t isnot unusual that Crisp an speaker
should not be asked for an address. The
Reform club stands for a certain thing in
ia ty policy which Crisp does not represent.
Speaker Crisp's friends who remained IN
| tho city are furious at the incident at which
he figured and what they call the cold
| blooded" way in which the members or the
Refo m club have talked about it.
just before Sneaker Crisp left the Hotf-
| man house for tho Madison Suuare assem-
bly, rooms Satui day night, he asked II n
cory of his speech could be procured. Tho
speaker replied that he was not certain that
he would be called upon, but if he was the
| Associated presa would furnish the copy.
| Mr. Ba rett, tina speakers secretary IN
hunting for someone connected with the
| dinner committee eagller IN ths evening"
was anxious to learn whether the speaker
would be asked to mako all address. lie
! found no one who could tell him, and the
speaker had to go To the dinner iguo rant ne
to whether he would be ~ epeuker or simply
n listener The whole subject of the dinner
greatly worked up the Reform club. There
are rumors that dissatisfaction IN the lie
70 M club will make itself manifest at the
approaching club election. quiet move
ment ia on foot to prevent the re-electlon
of Anderson ns president. Most of the
democratic representatives think the CrisE
incident at the RefoIm IN dinner will preeipi-
tate the speakership contest. and that hos
tilties between the two wings of the party
will Immediately begin.
In connection with the failure of Toast
master Il. Ellery Anderson. at the Reform
club dinner on Saturday night, to call OF
Speaker Crisp for u speecl,, it might bt
added that Anderson, Fairshild and Nc
Farland, of tho Reform club. knew In ad
vance that Crisp expected to be called upor
SO informed by an Associated press repre-
sentative, He expressed sone surprise bn
said he was very glad TO hear 1t, as CsisI
was sure to make an interesting speech
Mcfarland, who had tho distribution o
tickets in charge, WINS seen at tho office o
the Reform club Saturday before noon ant
was told by an Associated press teporte
that typewritten copies of Crisp's speecl
had already been sent out to the papers
He remarked that he supposed Crisp weul.
take the liace on the programme of Morri
son. who was unable to he present. Shortl,
afterward Fairohild was seen by reporte
and told that Crisps speech would be TO
| reiyaA Inv the Asaoointeu press,