St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-12
THE CRISP SNUB.
The Speaker Has Very Little to
Say OH the New York
Affair.
He Prepared Speech for Use in
Case He Was Called
On.


Crisp is back in Washington. He is not
inclined to freely discuss for publication
some incidents connected with the
Reform club banquet. In reply to ques-
tions from an Associated Press reporter
he said: ITO begin with, the press of
the country.is resting under a misappre-
hension so far as regards the fact that |
was an invited speaker at the banquet.
/ was not invited to speak, but armed
myself in advance, in case should be
called upon. 1t is true that l gave out
to the Associated Press in advance the
remarks that intended to make. should
/ be called upon. l left my seat tempo
rarily to look after my clothes in the
cloak room. This task completed, | re-
turned to the banquet hall, and was one
Of the last to leave it.
GAS regards the Implied "snub' to
me, as has been charged. do not care
to discuss the subject for publication,
nor do care at this time to discuss the
statements by some persons that MIR.
Cleveland in his remarks fired the open
ing gun in a war that is to be waged
against my reelection to the speakers
chair, should be candidate before the
Fifty-third congress-"
On his attention being called to the
fact that some of his friends had eX-
pressed their Indignation at what they
conceived to be ali intended slight, he
said the matter was of too delicate
nature to discuss in the public prints.
NEW YORK, Dec. othing. in
long time has created so much gossip
among New York politicians as the
speech Speaker Crisp did not deliver at
the Reform club banquet last night. In
the lobbies of the hotels where poll
ticians gather nothing else was talked
about today. No one seems to be able
to tell who invited Mr.. Crisp to deliver
a speech.
Z. Ellery Anderson. the president of
the Reform club, who had been toast
master at the dinner, was willing to dis
cuss the affair.
II really know nothing about it," said
Mr.. Anderson, calmly, but with the
air of man who is puzzled.
~ am in the dark. | am extremely
sorry that Speaker Crisp feels offended.
Let me see. What does he say about
it? That he had understood that he was
to make a speech and had prepared
to do it.; that the Associated Press
had the same impression, and that he
was not called on to make q speech?
Well, well, | want to say | never had
the slightest idea that he was expected
to make 4 speech or that he had pre-
pared one"
But was he asked to make a speech?"
Il do not think so. | have taken spe-
cial pains to inquire today. | would
like to find ont how Sir. Crisp got the
impression he was to be one of the
speakers Ihave just talked with Rep
resentative John ID. Warner, vino is one
of our members, and WHO sees much of
Speaker Crisp in Washington. Mr.. War
ner knows nothing about it. have
talked with members of the committee
and they are also in the dark. Ger
tainIy no discourtesy was intended.
Mr.. Crisp's name was not on the list of
speakers"
"WaS it not unusual that man oc-
cupying Mr.. Crlsp's prominent position
should not be asked to say few words
at Democratic dinner""
Mr. Anderson elevated his eyebrows
ana replied: "Why, there were scores,
| may say hundreds, OF prominent men
at the dinner, and do not suppose that
they had speeches written out and ex-
pected to be called upon 10 talk. 1t
was not unusual that Mr.. Crisp, as
speaker, should not be asked for
an address. The reform club stands
for certain thing in party
policy that Mr.. Crisp does not represent.
Mr.. Crisp was not the choice of the
club for speaker, and there has not been
much cordiality between him and our
people. He did not care to come to our
last dinner"
Then it had not occurred to any of
the gentlemen having the dinner IN
charge to give the speaker chance?''
Il do not think it had. Senator Car
Isle was called upon. But he is a much
warmer friend of ours than Mr.. Crisp.
There are others whom l might mention
who would naturally have been selected
before the gentleman from Georgia.
There is Mr. Breckenridge and Mr.. Will
son, of West Virginia. He is looked
upon as Crisp's rival, and he was not
asked to speak, and do not suppose he
feels sighted"
''Wnat was the nature of the invita-
ton sent to Speaker Crisp ?''
sit was regular invitation to take
dinner with the club. Not word was
said about the club, or who should
speak"
'sWas his invitation like those sent to
Mr. Harrity and Senator Carlisle ?"
Exactly"
''Will the club oppose Mr.. Crisp for
the speakership of the new house of
representatives.
I'm so far as it takes any part it will
oppose him. The club believes in other
principles than those held by Mr..
Crisp.'