The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-23
CRISP NOT TO BE OUSTED.
HIS REELECTION AS SPEAKER
SEEMS CERTAIN,


House Have Signifled Their Intention
to Vote for the Speakers Reelection.
Cultivate Describes the Situation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Recent events
have caused q pretty free expression OF the
views of the members of the House on the
subject of Speaker Crisp. The talk Of an
extra session early in the spring, which has
now almost completely disappeared, started
gossip on the speakership and Reform Club
incident and aroused livelier interest in the
question. There have been a number
Of quiet gatherings in small
groups of members whose in
terests and associations were to some
extent allied, and the result is that the
friends of the speaker now assert with con-
fidence that he will succeed himself, and
some of them express a belief that the senti-
ment in his favor will be found to be 80
strong that Mr.. Crisp will have no
opposition.
NO CANVASS MADE.
10 can hardly be said that there has been a
canvass of the House, for the ismetter seems
to have been done in q most informal man
ner; but the views OF a large part Of the
members of the House have been ascer>
tanned, mainly, the speakers intimate
friends say, through voluntary expressions
on the part Of the members. The
result is q claim that 140 members
have signified their intention to
vote for Mr.. Crisp for speaker of the House
in the Fifty third congress. This list in-
cludes members-elect to the next House,
who are not members of the present House,
who have made known their views, but it
Is said that it does not include number of
members-elect whose views are unknown,
aud some OF whom, it is thought,
would be sure to be favorable to Mr. Crisp.
1t said by some members that there are not
included in the list OF 140 members any
men who, while in the present House are not
to serve in the Fifty-third congress but the
informal manner In which the intentions OF
the members have been ascertained makes
it reasonably certain that Ia at least
limited number of cases by mistake mem
bers have been included who failed Of or de-
clined reelection.
NO BoAsTING INDULGED IN.
The speakers friends have been disin-
clined to give publicity to the matter, be-
cause, as one of his close friends said, it
might look like boasting on their part, but
the matter became generally known when
it assumed its present size. Mr.. Cultivate
of Ohio, who was one of the speakers most
active lieutenants in his fight for the pres
said: The friends Of the speaker have as
certained the views of a large
number of the members of
the House, and out of total membership
of 217 democratic members in the next
House 40 have signified that they will vote
for Mr.. Crisp. 1t will take only 1O9 to
give him the caucus nomination.
Yes, the claim Is that no present
members not members-elect, to the next
House have been counted, but think that
is probably q mistake and that a few of
them have been included. On the other
hand, there are many new members who
have not been counted at all. | believe
that Mr.. Crisp will have more than
that number. and that he will
have no opposition when the time comes.
There has been talk Of Mr.. Wilson of West
Virginia, Mr.. Breckinridge of Kentucky
and Mr.. McMillin as opponents Of Mr..
Crisp for the speakership, but up TO the
present time, when we hunt for the opposi-
tion it does not materialize. There have
been no pledges made, and no attempt at
such thing. This is simply what men>
hers have said were their intentions"
NO PLEDGES SOUGHT.
Another member who is known as u warm.
friend of Mr.. Crisp and did not wish to be
quoted, said: There has been no canvass
nor any pledges. No one has sought to get
them; nor has there, as l understand it,
been any persons who have set about the
work of getting up list of members; but
q great many members have said how they
intended to vote. Some have told the
speaker, and others have spoken
to his friends. The number, lao, you name
is correct, and / think he will get more
votes than that. 1t includes some new MEM
bers who have expressed themselves, but l
knew at least fifteen new members who are
not included and personally am sure that
RoTna Of than ara for Mr. (,ri6n "
BRECKINR1DGR NoN-CoMMITTAL.
Mr.. Breckinridge of Arkansas has been
looked upon as likely to he one of the lead
ers Of any opposition movement. Mr..
breckenridge when asked about the res
ported canvass to-day said: II can't tell
you anything about it. for really know
nothing on the subject and was not aware
Of the canvass"
"Wil there be any opposition to Mr..
Crisp, or has the matter yet taken shapeW
II could not give you any definite
information one way or the other at
this time. / think il is too early to speak
about the next speakership."
SPRINGER CONFIDENT.
Congressman Springer being shown the
foregoing statement, said he did not know
that information on the subject had been
given out for publication, but that he had
taken some pains, with other members OF
bers in reference to the reelection of
Speaker Crisp; that at least l4O out of the
2l7 democrats who were elected TO
the next House had declared
their intention to vote for the
reelection of Speaker Crisp, and that be
had no doubt but that large majority of
those not heard from would also vote for
his reelection. "And why not" Mr..
Springer asked. "Mr. ECrisp has by an
able. Impartial and patriotic discharge of
the duties Of his office, fairly earned the
compliment of reelection" Mr.. Springer
added that none but members-elect
to the next House we're included
In the 40. He added: "The printed
list furnished by the clerk Of the
members-elect to she next House was taken
and no name was included unless the man
was a member-elect to the next House and
he had certificate of election"
Mr.. OuthwRite added to the remarks
above. quoted the following: There has
been some talk that this was a contest on
the part OF the Cleveland men against MIR.
Crisp, No man in Ohio has been q more
consistent and continual advocate of Mr..
Cleveland than myself and it won't do to
assume that Mr.. Cleveland is entering into
this thing at all, for l don't believe that
he isn