New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-13
APPLAUSE FOR MR.. CRISP.
REMARKABLE SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
REPRESENTATIVES, RESENT TIE INSULT OF
FERED TO THE SPEAKER BY THE REFORM
CLUB-IT NAY PROVE BOOMERANG.

CLCD-IT MAY PROVE BDOMI'NNN"'
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.1
Washington, Dec IA remarkable scene was
witnessed in the House of Representatives, to-day.
I'm fact it was without n precedent in the history
Of that body, and il was unprecedented as IL
was unprecedented. When Speaker Crisp ap-
pearcd in his place at noon and raised his gave
to command order, his hand was stayed by an
outburst Of applause from both sides of the cham
Der which quickly spread to the galleries, ana
would not stop until il had spent It's force
For the first time since this House was organized
ID was unanimous. If any Democratic sulllers
and skullIers were in tho hall, they succeeded IN
obliterating themselves for the time being. As
for the Republicans, they were not silent. Inc
dullest Democrats present Of the Cleveland, anti
Crisp variety could not fail 10 understand what
rho demonstration sgninci They knew that it
meant. first, the hearty resentment which men
of all partics in the House felt on account of the
ndgnity offered to their presiding officer by the
managers OF the Democratic Reform Club in New
York on Saturday night, and second defiant
challenge from tho party friends and supporters
of Speaker Crisp, who were more numerous III
Washington to-day than they were three days ago.
The Sneaker was visibly moved, and for a
moment forgot 10 demand order as the wave Of
applanse swept through the House and galleries
inquling members of both parties. Probably ne
wa, unable at first TO realize that members OF IN"
oppoeinr Marty as we'll as of his own party. would
be- quick 10 resent an insult offered TO tho speaker
Of the House Of representatives, even IN the
house OF his political friends and allie5, but ne
quickly appreciated it. If any members or th'
"anvbody-to-b bcat-C Crisp" combination who were
present to witness the humiliation of the Speaker
on Saturday night were also present today th"y
must have realized that terrible blunder had
been committed on that occasion. They Kept III
the background and were selcnt except as one
or another attempted to apologize for or pail'a''
the outragc-they gave it a milder name-whlch
had been committed, and which they yet dld ho'
appear seriously 10 regret.
some Of the Speakers friends affect to believe
thot Mr. Cleveland resented the insult TO speaker
Cri.n. but they were comparatively Few ana 'He
case was clearly one Of alcctation, ana III order
70 iustify their belief il will be necessary for them
soon 10 he able to show that he Is not IN iaVor ol
the election Of an anti-Crisp Speaker; 10 provo
that to be anti-Crisp il 70 be antl-' "Velahu. II
!. barely possible that they may succeed in doing
So
In order 10 obtain, il practicable. an impartial
opinion. a Tribune correspondent tonight applied
70 a Democratic friend who was present at the
dinner Of the Reform Club and in whose juds-
men, the highest confidence is 10 be paced, ana
asked him this question:
DO Won not believe that the neglect of Speaker
Criso and the tone Of the speeches were disagree
able to Mr.. Clevcland?'
In substance this was the reply:
"If anything happened did not happen when
seemed to be disagrccable to Mr.. Cleveland,
did not observe it. He appeared 10 be happy ana
confronted Mono of the incense burned under MS
nose--ov,n that Of Carl Schurz-sccmod 10 he dis
agreeable TO him-quic the contrary and do
not believe he gave a thought To anything or any
BODY except himself Even when Schurz turned
and addressed him personally, declaring that he
would enter upon his high duties not only I'M
embarrassed by personal pledges, but hnburdcn"d
by any obligations.' and that no man ana ~ s't
n men had any claim upon his political grall-
,ude' Mr. Cleveland appeared rs happy and I'M
embarrassed as M any time during the evening.
lie WA, 90 well satisfied with himself that do not
believe he gave thought 10 anybody els ~
for the Speaker believe that every gentle
man in the room regretted the neglect ana dis
courtesy toward him, which were ~ marked thlt
nobody could ignore them
While Democrats in the liousr are highly in
ccnscd on account Of the treatment which Speaker
cr,sn received, there ir still undcniably a strong
md rcurreNt Ol Oppp-ll't W Hi' i'''''''''
derives much Of its impctus from the belief that
Mr.. Cleveland favors another candidatc-a p'h'i
which the ant-Crisp men doing their utmost
:, foster and strengthen, and which has been
fortified 10 a considerable extent by the oc-
currcpccs Of Saturday night. The Crisp men say
,hat he would not have been invited TO the din
,.r If the Reform Club if it had not been for
,bc n.r,onal intorpostion Of Mr. Cleveland and
that he accepted the invitation only after 1t had
bccn rcpcated 10 him in various forms. wen
and good then, they also say it was Tor MT
Cleveland TO see that he was fairly treated when
Lo did attend \ nod from Mr.. Cleveland, VINO
SAT beside the presiding officer Of the club' would
have suniccd 70 do what two written notes from
members of the club in the course 0l the evening
failed 10 do. The nod was wanting.
These circumstances are regarded ny so'h" "'
Crisp's opponents as encouraging, ana Dy SONIC
NJ his friends as ominous Tie latter however
derive consolation from the fact That tho NiIS
men last year. after claiming that ne was ,'"Nc-
lands candidate. were suddenly smtteh py II
declaration. apparently by authority, that he ieit
M interest in the contest. Some OF ColOh'I Mlis
,caIous partisans then dcrounccd what th'y
termed tho sclfsh cowardice' OF Mr.. OlcV"lahd'
co,o of the Crisp men seem to think that history
u,v AGAIN repeat itself, and some oi them poidly
assert that Crisp's views, as cNpressel III 'n'
succch which lie was not permitted to deliver pu'
,vbich has been printed in several newspapers are
moro nearly in harmony with Clevelahds views
than were those put forth in the speeches WHO"
were actually delivered.
But. after ak that ought to he poor cohSola
tion for the Crisp men, They know perfectly wei
that his opin ons are not the opinions ol 'hc h't
iority Of his party as expressed IN the Clrlh pia"A
al want lion
adopted by the Democratic National convention
and advocated by Democrats who were candidates
49, l,c,io, to thc IIlId Congress If he shall
Inc reelected Speaker it will be in defiance of the
National platform of his party by men who were
o,oct,d 10 Congress on that platform. He Will be
s,col-or chosen bv n minority of his party. That