St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23
The. Speakers Friends Conf
dent That He Will Sue
ceed Himself.
They Claim That He Will Have
140 Votes in the
Caucus.
This They Claim to Be the Re-
suit Of a Careful Can
VaSS.
Senator Casey Surprised at
the Remarks Of Represent
ative Johnson.

WASHINGTON, Dec. o. - Recent
events have caused pretty free express
sion of the views of members of the
house on the subject of the speakerShip.
Ihe talk OF an extra session early in the
spring (Which has now almost COM
pletely disappeareU started gossip OH
the speakership. and the Reform club
incident aroused a livelier interest in
the question, There have been num-
Der OF quiet gatherings In small groups
OF members whose Interests and asso-
Citations were to some extent allied, and
the result is that the friends of the
speaker now assert with confidence that
ne will succeed himself. and some of
them express the belief that the senti-
ment in his favor will be found to be SO
strong that Mr.. Crisp Will have no op-
position.
The views of large part of the MEM
bers of the house and memberS-elect
have been ascertained, partly, the
speakers intimate friends say, through
voluntary expressions. The result is a
claim that 40 members have signitied
their intention to vote for Mr. Crisp for
speaker of the house in the Fifty-third
congress-.
The Speakers Friends
have been disinclined to give publicity
to the matter, becauses as one Of his
close friends said. it might look like
boasting on their part, but the matter
became generally known when it as
sumed it's present shape. Mr.. Outh-
waite. of Ohio, wno was one of Speaker
Crisp's most active lleutenants i'll his
fight for the present speakership, con-
sented to be quoted. He said:
''rhe friends of the speaker have as
certained the views of large number
of members. and out OF total member
ship Of 2l7 Democratic members in the
next house. 140 have signified that they
viii vote for Mr. Crisp. 1t will take
only 109 to give him the caucus nominal
tio.i. Yes, the claim is that no present
members not members elect to the next
house have been counted, but | think
is probably a 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 Op-
position when the time comes. There
has been talk of Mr. Wilson, ,ot West Vir-
gina; Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
and Mr.. McMillin as opponents of Mr..
Crisp for the speakerShip, but up to the
present time, when we hunt for the Op-
position, it does not materialiZe. There
have been
No Pledges Made.
and no attempt at such thing-this is
simply what members have said were
their intentions. There has been some
talk that this was contest on the part
of Cleveland men against Mr.. Crisp. No
man in Ohio has been 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 | don't believe that
he is"
Another member vino is known as
wal N 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 have there, as | understand it,
been any persons who have set about
the work of getting up list of mem
bers: but great many members have
said now they Intended to vote Some
have told the speaker and others have
spoken to his friends. The number
140-you name is correct, and | think he
will get more votes than that. 1t in
cludeS some new members who have
expressed themselves, but | know at
least fifteen new members VINO are not
included, and, personally, am sure that
some of them are for Mr.. Crisp"
Representative Breckinridge, of Ar
kansas, has been looked upon as likely
to be one of the leaders OF any Opposi-
tion movement. Mr.. Breckenridge,
when asked about the reported canvass
today. said:
81 can't tell you anything about it,
for really don't know thing on the
subject. and was
Not Aware of the Canvass
"Will there be an opposition to Mr..
Crisp, or has the matter yet taken
shape?" was asked.
u could not at this time give you any
definite information one way or the
otlssr. l think it is too early to speak
ab9 the ne Xt speakership."
Congressman w. NJ. Springer, being
shdyn the foregoing statement. SAID he
did not know that any information Oh
the subject had been given out
for publication, but he had taken
some pains, with other members
Of the house, to ascertain the views of
members in reference to the reelection
of Speaker Crisp; that at least $40 out
of PIT Democrats who were elected to
thelnext house declared their intention
to vote for the reelection of Speaker
Crisp. and that he had no doubt but that
many of those not heard from would
also vote for his reelection. And why
not2' Mr.. Springer asked. ''Mr. Crisp,
has. by an able discharge of the duties
of the office, fairly earned the
compliment of reelection" Mr..
Springer added that none but members
elect to the next house were included in
the 140 Crisp men. He added:
..Phe printed list, furnished by the
clerk. of the membenS- select to the next
house was taken, and no name was in
cluded unless the man was a member
elee. to the next house and had certifi
cate of election"
Cleveland Friendly to Crisp.
NFw YORK, Dec 2l.-A morning pa
per under Washington date says: Don
NJ dickinson, who has been here for the
pasttwo weeks in conference with prom
inent Democrats in the senate and
house, had long interview with Speak
er Crisp today in the speakers private
room. MI Dickinson assured Mr.. Crisp
tlI&t- Mr.. Cleveland and Democratic
friends were in no way responsible for
the unfortunate occurrence at the Re-
form club. Speaker Crisp would say
noT-ling about the conference for pub
lcatlon except that it was mutually
as,feeable and satisfactory, and related
Only to the result of the late election
S amu the political situation. Several
maAbers of The house with whom Mr..
DiNkinSnn has talked about his visit here