The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20

Mr.. Anderson calmly, but with an air of q
man who is puzzled. II am in the dark.
| am extremely sorry that Speaker Crisp
feels offended. Let me see. What does
he say about it? That he had understood
that he was to make speech and had
prepared it, that the Associated Press had
the same impression and that he was not
called on to make Il speech? Well, l want
to say l never had the slightest idea that
he was expected to make speech or that
he had prepared one.
WAS it not unusual that man occupy
ing Mr.. Cfisp's prominent position should
not be asked to say few words at a dem
ocratic dinner?'
Mr.. Anderson elevated his eyebrows for
an instant and replied: why, there were
scores, l may say hundreds, of prominent
men at the dinner and l do not suppose that
they had speeches written out and expected
to be called on to talk. 1t was not unus-
nal that Mr.. Crisp, as speaker, should not
De asked Tor an address. The Reform
Club stands for a certain thing in party
policy that Mr.. Crisp does not represent.
Mr.. Crisp was not the choice of the club
tor speaker and there has not I cen much
cordlailty between him and our pc pie He
did not care to come to our last dinner"
Then 1t had not occurred to any OF the
gentlemen having the dinner in charge to
give the speaker chance?"
Il do not think it had. Senator Carlisle
was called upon. But he is much warm
er friend of ours than Mr.. Crisp There
are others whom | might mention who
would naturally have been selected before
the gentleman from Georgia. There is NJ
breckenridge, who most of the members
admire. There was Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia. He is looked on as Mr.. Crsp's
rival, and he was not asked to speak, and
/ do not suppose he feels sighted"
I"pk n& t'v"r ne ''ReG0r,n' s1ist.
The Reform Club incident was construed
by many members to be the opening of the
speakership campaign of the fifty-third con-
gress. For the first time there was ex-
pressed desire for a list of the member
ship of the Reform Club" and Mr. Cock
ran and others who have succeeded in ex-
aiming such list assert that at all times
mugWumps and republicans are able to
control the destinies and policies of the
Reform Club, and that, therefore, it is
not much of democratic club after all.
There is a general impression in congression-
al circles that Mr.. Cleveland and Speaker
Crisp have Il thorough understanding as to
the tariff reform course to be pursued in the
tifty-thrd congress, and that the president
elect vas III entire ignorance Of the intended
slight to be placed upon Mr.. Crisp, and III
his position as a guest, was powerless ts
prevent it, even had he suspected it after
looking over the programme Of the evening.
1t is doubtless Il matter of great gratiti-
cation to Speaker Crisp that among those
who most impEIucally condemn the III
hospitality OF the Reform Club are many
members vino We're not even his supporters
in The famous SF"akership contest.
a"ucse s'."n ,.a 'tt.ition
To Hon. BourkA Cochran, of New York,
the incident is Il subject of considerable
merrimeut. Il have told you all about
those people at Chicago and other places
many times" said Re to some of the south
ern congressman, but you would never be-
ieve me. Why, during the campaign we
kept all those people locked up in a cellar
from beginning to end. When we took up
the management of the campaign of New
York we refused to give them single OPP
nurtnn;tv or chance to sl,eak. They would
have ruined everything if they had any
voice in the management of the campaign"
re sfu -! Ia. lag
Washington, December 13.-(Special.)-
The action of the Reform Club towards
Speaker Crisp Saturday last is still the sub
iect of much discussion here. One of the
New York papers this morning contains
statement from Mr.. Il. Ellery Anderson.