The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-13
KNEW CRISP EXPECTED TO SPE1K.
The Reform Club Managers simply Wouldn't
Let HIm-Mr. Cleveland Much Annoyed.

The Reform Club Managers simply Wouldn't
Let Hin,-Mr. Cleveland Much Annoyed.
Echoes OF the Crisp incident are still heard
in the corridors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
the Holman House. where Democratic poll
ticians congregnte. Not all OF the Democratic
congressman were In their seats in tho House
yesterday. Several were in town. and while
they did not wish to be quoted in the news
papers concerning the controversy. all do
clnred it to be their belief that the slight to
Speaker Crisp was preconcertcd. In other
words. they said. that as tho facts came out they
could come to no other conclusion. They say
too. that even admitting that the managers Of
the club had not previously invited Speaker
Crisp to address the company. he was all the
moro entitled to be heard after the speeches
delivered By Senator Roger Y. Mills and
Jumping Tom johnson Of Ohio These two
men have been arrayed against Speaker
Crisp. Senator Mills has been especially bit.
ter since his defeat for tho Speakcrship.
Jumping Tom Johnson. the Democratic Con-
gressmen. they said had been waiting for
months to get an opportunity to shoot OF his
mouth" at Speaker Crisp.
II talked with Speaker Crisp after tho dim
ner Saturday night" said one OF his friends
last night, and he told me that no felt that he
had been treated very shabbiy. lie told me.
furthermore. that after no had listened TO tho
speeches OF Mills and johnson. lie would not
have delivered the speech he had prepared.
lio would have delivered a speech replying to
those two men; but ho was couleled to sit
there and listen to their remarks. and FRESH
dent Anderson did not show him the courtesy
due under tho circuinstanc by L living him an
onpefftnaity t. Fsr!I nay haze % teen !G
and good man. but could not refrain from
telling! him that he must have known that he
would Ue treated shatbi!y at mi: dinner. 1t
is not common sense to say tnnt MI Anderson
and Mr.. fairchilh did not knew what was due
BY ornnss tMa
Mr.. anderson says that he dill no, know that
Speaker Crisp had PREPARED snoech. have
Mr. sI Nntcrson. Wr FaireHiii and others of the
shs .nSSs ID! ad@tti9E ysat tney INA IA nSs
Pre- dcnt Of the club and rs gentleman 20
give ShsaEsr .rs "a 1,s TO ne hT3 n
Johnson. which have been accepted ~ elect
ing upon Judge tri5p's career as SNcakcrtron
nr4rtty standpoint. That is tho case IN nut
President, Anderson, OF tho club admitted
last night that he had been informed on sat
sreech To- be delivered at tho banquet. Not
wi,hetanAins this knowedEc; ,ir III; Andersen
The reporter then said to Mr.. anderson:
on S,ulIay s sy that Mr. M SAID
to them: Speaker Irisn has come 10 town with
u speech prepared. but know that he will not
have an opportunity to deliver it.
Mr.. Anderson became quite excited when he
heard this. He replied: II don't believe any
such story. would have known OF this hnl
MIR. Mills made any such reinurk. l VIII take
the responsibility OF denying it."
1t may now, he. SAT-! that Senator German
and Senator Carlisle before leaving town told
their intimate friends that the treatment Of
Speaker risp was in worry poor taste indeed
Democrats who visited Mr.. Cleveland yestcr-
day came away and said that he was very
much annoyed over tho incident. especially as
it was through him that the Reform Club had
issued tho invitation to Speaker Crisp to at
tend the dinner. To ono visitor Mr. Cleveland
said:
Il did not fall out with my man because
he opposed my nomination.