The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-13
AN0YATI0N TO MIR CRISP
4 COMPLETE REBUKE 10 THE NLv
TORR MUGWUAPS.
Great Indignation az the Treatment Ac-
corded the Speaker at the Reform Club
Banquet Washington News.


the walls OF the Capitol. and few men
were ever rrceted with the spontaneous
Dad enthusiastic demonstrations which
were enacted as Speaker Crisp entered the
hal. The anront grattutously offered
r.m st the Tariff Reform Club dinner in
New York on Saturday night had been
tl6 theme OF discussion among all the
members dmrg the preceding day and
early this morning, and with one accord
they seemed TO resent the indignity
hoaDed upon him by the radical free
traders and Mugwump element that pre-
dominated at the club dinner.
AS the hands of the big clock pointed to
l. sh noon the door leading TO the Speak
er'a room opened and AIR. Crisp entered.
IN second the hail was re-eChong with
shouts of applause, and scarcely a mem
Der. elmer Democrat or Republican, re-
Trained from the clapping of hands or in
eNciamauons Of appreciation. For fully
five minutes the uproar lasted 1t was a
proud moment for the Speaker. A proud
moment for any man surrounded by his
peers. and q demonstration which 10
man could despise at the hands Of his
countrymcn
Mr. Crisp paused only an instant, n
smile came 10 his lips a proud. satisfied
gleam IN his eye. the insult Of Saturday
by extremists. was lost TO him i'm the
spontaneous assurance of loyalty and es-
tecm volunteered in unmistakable terms
by the cool. clear and deliberate men who
serve the country under his guidance. II
there was a man in the room who had
been inclined 10 oppose Mr.. Crisp as the
next Speaker and who i'm secret had not
regretted the indignity offered him. he
must have indeed felt small in such an
hour and must know now that the pres
ent Speaker viii succeed himself; in fact.
could the Speaker of the Fifty-third Con-
gress been elected this morning unan-
imous vote of the Democrats would have
been recorded for Mr.. Crisp. He ascended
the chair at once, and the pounding Of
the Gavel in his hands quelled the out
burst I'm his honor.
The Tariff Reform Club had invited Mr..
Crisp TO be one of their guests. and a
number OF Democrats Of the Senate ard
House were also invited. Presi lent elect
Cleveland was the honored guest Of the
occasion. He. being the third officer IN
the Government. very naturally supposed
thar ia a gathering Of the Democrats of
the country he would be called upon to
speak, and had prepared a short speech
Ter the occasion, but although sitting
within two seats Of the presiding officer
Dr. was entirely ignored also one or more
members Of the House were called upon,
and although calls were made for him,
the presiding officer never called upon
BIN. Hon. Tom l.. Johnson, of Cleveland.
o.. who IS serving his first term in Con-
eta,s however. was called on, and in a
Tabil speech, suited TO the tastes Of his
'lN.r mist hosts, arraigned the House
orr uizatiOn
LX-Secretary Fairchild when asked for
an explanation Of the rudeness of the club
t. Mr.. Crisp, made matters worse by the
blundering excuse that among so many
prominent Democrats, all could not be
invited This is regarded here as being
the frst intimatiOn that Tom Johnson
who is president of several street railway
lines in Ohio, was prominent" Demo
crat
The occasion was "all the rage" this
morning, and but little else was talked
Of The Virginia delegation are unit in
c0udemning the bad treatment. They all
voted for Speaker Crisp last session, ex-
cept Wise and Tucker, who were for Mr..
Mills, but all now are solid for the pre-
sent occupant of the Chair.
Mr.. Lester said: II think Mr. Crisp's
official position entitled him to more cour-
tesy, aside from his own strong per
sonality."
Dr. Lawson remarked that he con-
fdered the treatment very rough, but it
viii have the beneficial effect of insuring
Mr. Crisps reelection.
Mr. Epes said: such treatment as that
was simply outrageous from any stand
raint you look at 1t. and the explanation /
was, II anything. worse than the affront." |
Hon. George j.. Wise said THAT was
not the kind of hospitality we have in |
Virginia. We never invite a man TO our |
tables to insult him"
Colonel OFerran and the others in the !
delegation We're all outspoken in their de-
nunciation Of the affair.
Colonel John r. Fellows, Of New York,
said. "Those gentlemen have been so
absorbed in mugwump literature that they
forget the duties Of host TO guests"
Mr.. Buchanan. of the Ninth district.
said: II should infer that the manners Of |,
those gentlemen need reforming as badly
as does the tariff"
A telegram was received this morning
bv Mr. Wise from Mr. r. A Dunlop,
secretary of the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce. asking if a vote would be
taken tomorrow I'm the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce on the
bin TO abolish compulsory pilotege. Mr..
Wise responded that he thought action
would be taken, and a committee from
the Chamber Of Commerce VIII probably
come up tonight.
In the ovation rendered Mr.. Crisp this
morning Mr. Thomas Bracket Reed,
alias "The Car" took no part, but sat
AZ his desk looking around as II ne
thought his Republican friends were
-~azv. on the opening day Of the session,
when flowers were piled around promiscu-
ouslv. Mr.. Reeds desk was bare. A
friena passing by said: why, Tom, how
IS a you are forgotten in the floral dis
t1bution?" The ex~Speaker whirled his
D,f1ly form around in the chair and IN
his pronounced Yankee drawl said: An
roor me; / am nobody's darling
10 in said that Mr.. MuidOOn has been
-uraeed to reduce MIR. Cleveland's weight
J takes Il man as well up in his business
9 Nldldoon IS in his TO reduce Mr. Cleve-
lnd's weight. but Mr.. Harrison reduced
's weight very much the other day by
b single message: in fact. he made him
sef o lightweight. The burning ques-
.ion. however. now IS among the ofhce-
.eekers. how much Will Mr.. Cleveland re-
lnce their wait.
You can't imagine" said a gentleman
yesterday the number OF desirable
1erths soon 70 be open 20 the faithful
We are going 20 get them. too. 1 can
ee no reason why low tariff patriots ]
hold stagger through the wilderness Of
fe. sucking their paws for nourishment,
Fhile high tarln Republicans fondle ter
apin on a chatting dish; but excuse me a Z
minute ! have an engagement 10 90 over :
ixcd yet" I
Captain William c. Marshall, principal I
y the Cleveland High School In Fauquier \
ounty, was AT the Capitol to-day. T
mrs. y. M. Page and Miss Fannie Shep- I
'erd. OF FluVanna county. were in fhe p