The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-13

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urroun,,ur the Action OF tho Reform
rum, II is Regarded as an Insult to the |
.,.,,,,rr and the House. and Us the Open
,, a, the Fight for the Spenk~rship In |
,, ,u,,r-.t of n Free Trade Candidate
A r,rcrcncr OF Opinion as to whether
Mr. Cleveland Knew whnt was Going On. |
v.srtvr7ov. Dec 12.-"Say. Mr. Cum |
rlprs. said n bright-cyed young page this |
mornipg TO tho member from tho New York
ais,rir,, what did you fellows want to invite |
A.. sc.nker over to Now York for and then |
,ardtas him"
my hoy" said tho Congressman. putting !
Ma hanA on the lads shoulder. You have !
,sted that question Of the wrong man. / am |
,yalcy Forge patriot. not a licssan."
The I.go did not know exactly what tho |
roncressman meant. but MIR. Cummings
WATCHED his words and spoke with feeling aud |
I, .a,nest His remark met the approval OF |!
orsry one IT the large group OF congressman !
who heard him. and It expressed the senti- |
wants OF almost every loyal Democrat in
Washington.
Nosuch bitter feeling over personal matter
has teen aroused in years as manifested Itself
Yesterday and to-day among Democrats while
dscu.air. the now famous episode known as
the snaoulnc Of Speaker Crisp ut the Reform
for publication any more than he would yes
terlay He said then. as no says now. that he
did not make an address because he was not
invited to- but even His closest friends do not
deny that he felt humiliated and disappointed
that lie was passed over when Democrats
much less promn ent in the party were called
out 20 speak.
John Dewitt Warner. tho Congressman who
was delegated by tho reform Club to see Mr..
Crisp personally and urge him to accept tho
written invitation that had been sent him to
attend the banquet, has been very busy to-day
explaining. but apparently he has succeeded
only in making matters worse. Mr. Warner 8
explanation is this:
Mr.. Crisp was not invited to speak. Tho
club had q perfect right not to invite him.
They had q perfect right. also. to make up
list Of speakers and not include him among
them 1t was perfectly proper for him to be
prepared to speak. in case they called on him.
Many men had speeches in their pockets which
we're no, used. There was no lack OF courtesy
shown him. The public are not constituting the
matter as q slight to the Speaker. fepub-
ucars. who are always ready to take up what
they eau to make trouble and some admirers
oiMr Crisp who do not approve OF the purpose
oithe Reform Club. are doing all the talking"
This attempt OF NJ Warner to mako the Re-
putlcans responsible for the lively row that
has followed tho Reform Club dinner appears
to be futile. in tho faco Of the fact that tho
most ouspoken denunciations OF tho ALLEGED
slight 10 the Speaker are made by those Demo-
Gratis who have belonged to the so-caled Mills
faction Of the Democracy Of the House. and who
have never been. unit! to- day. regarded in any
sense as Crisp men. Gov; Sayrcs of Texas.
who was one Of M!il-'s heMenants in the
speHke,shin ii;t q the sentiment OF
House. as WAS shown today by tho unusual
SPECTACLE Of an ovation to the speaker in TAX
ing his chair to preside over the House. Gov
THE tr"ntn,ert of Mr. C.:sr illustrated only
Mugwunip politics"
Mr.. Grain OF Texas. who was also one Of Mr..
MN!s's managers II the fpeakersnp 1::.
ssid: 1t was an outrage. an outrage not 20
ar trisr ncrson , Hu. to tie speaker OF the
vss MT Invited to that dinner in any but his
official capacity. He Would never have been
Hoass ihe Insult was to his oee an to the
House. | have all along been an anti-Crisp
man am n nov for Crisp and will be from this
This stat onieut from Mr.: Grain is endorsed
,aFEe fIn5nEorfh OF the Oh o,d i's s
in'ihre. refuse make any statement about
they Pooh pooh the Incident eide and iec,ars Tat
aamolniain has been made out o. m2Iehlll.
Therank and file OF the Democrats in the House.
howev- those known as the southern Demo.
Gratis. r"iuse to listen to any explanation. and
declare that he shub was an Intentional one:
prepared Tor the purpose OF opening the night
iOr The NEXT Spa crship OF the House in tho
interest iof free trado candidate. pure and
Simple
The question naturally arises whsher Pres
ident. elect Ceveltnd was party to the snub-
rant OF the factt AZ his friends had arranged
,ooannonnce thu: early the purpose and scope
the Democrats whoar" most 5Htspoke en- in de:
,Ouncins tho treatment accorteG to Sneaker
Clsp express the opinion that Mr.. l-relard
was consulted in the matter. and that IL
10 had been ne would have emphutical-
sa aaa io ho ops"ns 10 What A
IT, Pary ,Sst
in the House which put speaker Crisp in the
pre- ss!ing ocers chnir and would un1opGt.
wilson .. West Virginia. aud he would DO all
IN III, lower to bring about such u result in Il
dicnrsl. practical. and PROPER way. There
mi NJ 1,ner democrats. however. and not few
wh n n5f h waE% to 1sy IN pt q
SS.e that Pre- l!ent- elect Cleveland must have
n aHo WI a. h@, wa. going m and that i he had
NAY Elpcd III the bud the plan which has re-
t Hs , IN ,N MN one II TIE most us;
H TNHa AVA a va't Anoun, Of trouble.
r %al Sas o. IL their HsH? 'S '@f to
s sSS ' n,hs warrns Drn.,,Tatie factions upon
ne ali he i" ,sn!r Sy Hny nm e so
hLu Few other zig lielubiicans left in the
a, nui" were surrounded all day by n group Of
tt cn Hc ,' TO whom they gsefully and sarcas-
nbs sni yIn,Eed about how pleasant it wa, for
snanL lo'at w.. 70 bl held VI by the collar and
rIpajIneL by such Gopi democrats as Ellery
sanuitSon' arl s"hurl. and Tom Johnson
oniHaS s I"Lh sat'i that til. Mugwumps not
ma MA ~ , u'ineu Hie"f"r rim ut that they in
mil amelr own cause, for they were not aware
fns 81, "ar' we nlhn that tao speech which
WIZ ta"Er IA. IN his .pVrXst. and copies of
mor. i nr ilaI S!Nen 10 the rress. was a much
berau.r," ~ '"rlrH'A arp al for turlff reform
qu"t. ' e'''iou "' VAC van
r..N ne NNgwUnrs had known" said Mr.
Wr'' ths character 81 that apeech, they
IN" IN, nnrNrr aaV" let It go out Of the family"
av ~" h.pAlH'rahs Of Mr. Reeds sripe, and OF
,nrS T,h.r $ifile Will ivlvo no stone ur-
i in'nei IN th"iT "ii"r's to Goad the Crisp men
H. .rsil'n. IL" snul which he received and
~ WIZ "r a'iy -cJndei by large portion
V'hs IcmoeTa's III the House
''"'h'rn View Of the Secret OF the Insult,
hTtANlA, Dec. 1.-THE Constitution will sav
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