New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-14
A LETTER TO SPEAKER CRISP
E. ELLERY ANDERSON HAS SENT IT.
SOME DEMOCRATS THINK HE is TRYING TO
SMOOTH MATTERS" BUT HE. HIMSELF.
DEFIES EVERYBODY, HE SAYS.

SoME DEMOCRATS THINK HE Is Trying VO
SMOOTH MATTERS" BUT HE. HIMSELF.
DEFIEs EVERYBODY, HE SAYS.
The public interest in the Crisp incident did nos
abate yesterday. On the contrary the amazement
with which politicians generally viewed the un-
preccdented treatment of Speaker Crisp by tho
head men of the Reform Club in refusing to al.
low him to deliver his speech which he had pre-
pared for the Madison Square Garden dinner on
Saturday night was sensibly increased by tho
evidence published by The Tribune yesterday
| showing that the snub TO the Speaker was pre-
meditated, and that tariff reformers who were in
the secret had been chuckling over the plot for
hours before the dinner began. The impression
is now general that Mr. Cleveland himself was
aware of the plan to humlliate Mr.. Crisp and
that he fully sympathized In it. He was OBJ
served to be in an extremely merry mood whom
the Speaker, flushed with anger at the Slight
put upon him, bolted from the banqueting hall.
| f. Enery Anderson, the Mugwump lawyer who
presided at the feast and who assumed all the re-
sponsibility for Mr.. Crisp's treatment when the
affair was first brought to the attention Of the
public has sert letter to the Speaker. in which.
Mr.. Andersons friends say, he has undertaken to
square himself" What the tenor of the letter is
Mr.. Anderson refused to say yesterday
81 wrote it on Monday" he said, 'and there is
an impression from il in my letter-boOk here 1.-THE
lctter-book occupied conspicuous place on Mr..
Anderson's dcsk) but decline 20 make Its con.
tents public at present If you want 10 know
what said to Mr.. Crisp yOn must ask him. lie
can mako it public If he wants to- Mr.. Ander-
son wore a selfsatiyied smile which might be In
terpreted TO mean that there were things in that
letter which Speaker Crisp would not to give
out. Mr. Anderson prides himself the biting
sarcasm of his letter writing style, and those Of
his friends who have been favored with
sight of the epistle report that it contains
number of witherng passages intended to make
the Speaker feel small.
"The newspapers have been making a mountain
! out of moehill in this matter" said Mr.. Ander-
SON. But l don't give the snap of my finger
what they say about me. | am absolutely lnde'
pendent Of all political organizations and combina-
tons that can be gotten up I never got twenty
five piece of politics and never expect 70.
There is no power living that can call me to ac-
count"
| What bearing these remarks had upon his letter
to Speaker Crisp Mr. Anderson did not explain,
but he intimated afterward that if Mr.. Crisp did
not make the communication public to-day he
would do so himself
| Il telegraphed to Mr. Crisp today" he said,
that he has my permission to publish my let.
ter and hope he will There is misunder-
standing my position"
Is the report true that you wrote it by the
advice and request of Mr.. Cleveland" ?" Mr.
Anderson was asked.
al haven't seen Mr. Cleveland since the dinner
was the evaSive reply
And you have received no message from him
on the suLjcct?7
"N-n-no," was the answer with embarrassing
hesitation If Mr.. Crisp answers my letter
shall make it public, unless he requests me nou
| to do So
Congressman John De Witt Warner. who was
member of the Reform Club committee on speak
ers fer the dinrer, talked Yesterday in defence Of
the tariff reformers who sat upon tie Speaker.
1T is no unusual thing" he said. for men to
70 TO a Reform Club dinner with speeches IN
their pockets so as 10 be ready to speak If called
upon We always have many fine afterdinner
speakers, both among our members and
guests, and it often happens that tbey go
away carrying their undelivcrod addresses
with them But they do not think they in.
suited if they are not asked 10 speak ] know oi
several who went to Saturday nights dinner with
prepared speeches, thinking they would be called
upon, but they were disappointed. One Of them
was a well-known member Of Congress. Not
one Of them cot mad about it, or claimed 10 Da
insulted"
Mr.. Cleveland spent considerable time in bisi-
ness hours yesterday at his law office in the Miiis
Building receiving callers who came to give him
points" on how his Administration ought TO DO
run He has opened sort of debating acahemy,
as it were, and calmly listens to arguments ana
advice on the subject of proposed tariff and silver
lecislaton an extra session OF congress-
Cabinet construction, the foreign polcy
he ought to pursue and the ike.
One Of hi, visitors yesterday Was
ex-Minister f. j. Phelps, of Vermont, who repre-
sented this country at the English Court trom
1855 to 1889 Mr.. Phelps entertained Mr.. Cleve-
land with his views foreign AFFAIRS ana aeo
yave him advice about his Cabinet. IL Is Well
known that Mr.. Cleveland blanks heavily" on
Mr. Phelps's opinions, and several pohticians oe-
gcve that he will be likely 10 adopt many OIL tnem'
s;nc, il became known that William e. whitney
has positively refused 10 accept Office under the
next Administration, all well arranged states
are headed with Mr. Phelps for Secretary OF state
IA there is on'y one Cabinet member likely 10 he
orrointed from New England, Mr. Phelpss accept
ance would destroy thc hopes oil reheial [atrick
4 Collins, of Boston, ana play haVoc WIFI soine
other pleasant arrangements
Anntuer of Mr. ticvclands visitors yesterday
was Daniel M1gJne, OF Ogdensburg, VINO was Col
lcctor of the Port durng the last threc years
of Mr. Clcvelands residence in the White liouse.
MIR Magone. it is said. would like four years
more at the same posi-
ut WAS NOT A CRISP CROWD"