St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-15
The Speaker Receives a Let
ter From the Reform Club
President.
Mr. Anderson Expresses Re-
gret That the Speaker
Should Feel Hurt.
He Recalls That the Speaker
Had Declined an Invita-
tion Last Year.
The Army Appropriation Bill
the First to Pass the
House.
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Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. - Speaker
Crisp has been beSieged all day for a
glimpse at letter which he received
early this morning from Ellery Ander-
son. president of the New York Reform
club, but he has positively declined to
give the desired glimpse. He claims
that he did not complain OF his treat
ment by the club, and he will do naught
to give additional publicity to the af-
fair, Notwithstanding that Mr.. Ander-
son gave him permission to publish the
letter. He will reply to it, and it is
thought that Anderson will give both
letters to the press. Though the
speaker declined to give it out. the
gist of its contents is known to
a few intimate friends. Mr.. Anderson
expressed his regret that the speaker
should feel hurt over the failure to call
OH him for speech. The writer ac-
knOwledgeS that he did hear that the
speaker had with him prepared speech,
but adds that he also heard that CON
gresham who was not invited intended
to make speech at the dinner, and as
one report was false he supposed that
both were. He then recalls that last
year when the club invited the speaker
to its dinner and to make a speech he
declined. Because of that declnation,
MI Anderson. not SuppOSing that the
speakers mind had undergone any par
ticular change in the meantime, did not
suppose that he would care TO deliver a
speech this time, and so did not call on
him. The letter adds, bit sarcastI-
cally. that had the writer known that
theSSpeaker had speech prepared and
wanted to deliver it, he would have
given him the necessary opportunity.
The letter concludes with assurances of
esteem.
Mills Nails Two Lies.
Senator Mills, of Texas, today sent the
following letter to Ellery Anderson.
president of the Reform club. New
York city, regarding the Crisp episode:
.Col. Ellery Anderson, President Re-
form Club-Dear Sir: 1t is stated in the
Sun of the 18th inst. that | said to
several Democrats Saturday afternoon,
the 10 instant: Speaker Crisp has
come to town with speech prepared,
but | know that he will not have an op-
portunity to deliver it; and the Tribune
of the same date says that am re-
ported to have said: CRISP has got
speech ready to deliver at the reform
dinner tonight and has given it out to
the press, but he won't get chance to
fire it off. He will find that this is not
his show
Both of these statements are false,
wholly so. l never knew that Mr.. Crisp
was invited to speak, or had speech
prepared; that he was invited to the
banquet, or that he was in the city,
until | sat down to the table and saw
his name OH the programme and the
seat he was to occupy. He soon ap-
peared on the stand. advanced
and shook hands with him,
and aided him in finding the
seat set apart for him. learned for the
first time in the papers Sunday morning
that he was indignant at his treatment.
| said then. and say how, that L do not
believe that the club or any of its officers
intended to show him the slightest dis
respect, and have no more connection
with the matter than the man IN the
moon. r. Q, MILLS"