The National tribune., 1892-12-15
POLITICAL
Doings of the Different Parties and
Their Representatives.

The fact that Speaker Crisp was snubbed at
the dinner given last week by the Reform
Club in honor of the Democratic President
elect, has been an absorbing topic for several
days past Speaker Crisp had received amin
vitation from the club to be present on Sat
urday night, and couched in such language as
led him to believe that he would be expected TO
speak, Consequently he had prepared an adj
dress, and on arriving in New York, gave OUT
copies to the newspaper men, who sent IL all
over the country with the regular reports OF
ths proceedings at Madison Square Garden. 1t
was rot only believed by the Speaker that he
was to address the gathering, but all the papers
which printed the advance notices OF the
affair treated Mr.. Crisp's presence In this
capacity, and at the banquet Mr.. Crisp occupied
prominent place at the raised table where the
orators of the evening were.
1t was after lie had listened to the eloquence
of all the great Democrats and when the hands
of the clock pointed to a quarter to IL, that
Mr. Crisp sprang to his feet with an angry
flush on his face, and without word to any
one walked hastily to the cloakroom, put on
his hat and overcoat and abruptly left the
building. A rumor was started that he had
been taken ill., but to a reporter who followed
him Mr.. Crisp denied that his health was in
the least affected.
Aren't you going to speak?" he was asked.
q am not" Mr.. Crisp replied.
"Why ?" was the next question.
Because it seems that have not been in.
vited to speak" was the Speakers answer
But your speech has already been sent out
to all the newspapers of the country, just as
you prepared it to be deli vcred here" returned
the astonished reporter
THAT is true enough" said Mr.. Crisp with
a tremor in his voice. which showed that his
effort at calmness was not wholly successful.
81 was invited to the dinner, and my invita-.
ton was worded in such a way that / under
stood that / was to be called upon to make an
address. l prepared one and gave it to men,
bers of the press, at their request The impress
sion seems to have been general that had been
asked to speak. However. / have not been
asked to speak tonight" With this he closed
the interview, strobe out into the street, and,
entering a carriage, was driven to the Hoffman
House.
1t was said that friend of Mr. Crisp who
was at the dinner in the expectation of hear
ing the Speakers address. seeing one after an
other on the orators rostrum introduced as the
night was waning, and fearing from an intima-
tion that he had heard that Mr.. Crisp was to
be ignored, induced member of the Reform
Club near him to send note to MIR. Anderson
inviting his intention to his omission to call
upon the Speaker. Mr.. Anderson, however,
took no notice of the hint, and his manner at
the moment Oh reading inc nOLe cOHVlHccu Mt.
Crisp and his friends that the slight was in
territorial.
This will enhance the bitterness of the
Speakershp fight, for although denials and ex-
cuses have been made all around that the con-
trolling element of the club and Mr.. Crisps
bitterest opponents in the House were present
at the dinner, is we'll known, and the whole
object of the affair, the Speakers friends claim,
was to humiliate Mr. Crisp and glorify Mr..
Cleveland.
The Montana Democrats have lost the Cho-
teau County case and in consequence the Legis-
lature. Justice Black issued writ OF manda-
mus during tho vacation of the Supreme Court
ordering the canvassng board to Choteau 10
count the Box Elder precinct. Last week at.
torneys for Hamilton, the Democrat to whom
the legislative certificate was issued. made mo.
ton to ouash the writ. Chief Justice Black
delivered an oral decision on the case, saying
the majority Of the court had decided against
the motion. The Democrats filed demurrer
to the writ, but Leech got the certificate. The
Legislature, with Leech seated, will stand
Democrats 35; Republicans and Populists. 81.
With the Populists the Republicans willibeabie
to organize the lower House, where, it is an
derstood, two Democrats with majorities of less
than 10 votes will be unseated.
Representatives at Washington will soon ,e
called to consider the proposition embodied in
bills now before the House for the change oil
the date Of the meeting of Congress from the
first Monday in December to the Fl rst Monday
after the 4th day of March Of each year. The
matter is receiving the serious attention Of
some of the Democratic members of the Com
mittee On Judiciary.
The opinion has been expressed that although
the proposed change might be valuable one
yet it is well to be cautious and conservative in
| taking such step. The suggestion has been
also made that it might be desirable to obtain
the opinion of the Democrats generally by
holding caucus. If such change as thai
proposed should be made to apply to the SD
Congress just elected, the object aimed at by
the advocates Of a special session of the new
Congress would be practically attained.
1t is now stated that the California Legisla
| ture, which meets Jan. 2. will be unable te
elect Senator to succeed Senator FELTON,. The
| Peoples Party, from the latest returns holds
the balance of power, and it Is said that its
| eight representatives in the Assembly will vote
as unit for the Populist candidate who shall
be chosen by a majority of these eight. This
| will leave to Gov. Markham, Republican, the
duty Of filling the vacancy in the United
States Senate until the Legislature meets again
| in 1893. s s
The Kolb men are making trouble in Ala
| bama. They have made up their minds to fight
Gov. Jones to the end, and they are now con
| Quoting the fight on the line Of economy. This
has proved attractive to many members wht
belong to the regularly organized Democracy
Indeed. the leader in the fight for economy il
regular. Many bills making reductions have
been introduced. The salary of the Attorney
/ General of the State is now fixed at 81, 800.
q am having bitter fight to save my Stat,
| from dishonor," said Gov. Jones to-day, "ant
i am going to win in the end. / will bloch
the State Government, shut up the schools, ant
close the courts before / will consent to multi
fication and reputation on the part of tn
| Legislature"
The Peoples Party conference in Topeka las
week closed without anything startling hap
peniDg or any radical measure being decidet
upon. 1t now looks az If there will be littl
difficulty in the way of the Republicans whei
they attempt to organize the Kansas House.
JEFF" Hudson, Congressman elect from tn
Third District said in an interview in Topeka
I'VE do not really expect to organize tn
House, although we insist that we have TIL
moral right to do it. The Peoples Party is
reform party, and we will not do anythn
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