The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06
ClrCCSOF The DEMOCRATS.
crisp RenOminatGd For Speaker With
out Opposition.

alive Turner-In His Speech
Of Acceptance the Speaker
Urges on the Members the Impor-
tance of Carrying Out the Party's
Pronises-Kerr Renominated for
cIerk-Iceman Turner Shnt Out.
Washington, Aug, 5.-The democratic
members of the House met at the capitol
tonight in caucus and nominated ticket
for officials of that body. Messrs. Crisp
and Kerr had no opposition for their re-
snective offices of speaker and clerk.
The postmaster, Mr.. Dalton, a wiry lit
tie dark skinned man from Indiana, also
went in without friction
MIR. Yoder of Ohio, the old sergeant-at-
arms. who was considered safe, late to-
dav. was embarrassed by Herman w.
Snow. an ex-congressman from Illinois.
Mr. Yoder kept two of his family in his
small Office and the members thought that
this was too liberal family divide
in a bureau of five persons. Then Mr.
Outhwaite, of Ohio, ia stalwart democrat
and veteran member, denounced Mr..
Yoder in a bitter speech-so bitter that
he accused him Of practices other than
straight. The vote was close, however,
for Snow won by a vote of 96 to 95.
BY far the most stirring race was the
one for doorkeeper, in which Messrs.
Turner, of New York, and Hurt, of Ten
nessee, and Smith, of Texas, were the
contestants up to this morning. At a
caucus last night the New York delega-
ton threw Mr.. Turner overheard and
named an obscure messenger
as their candidate, which proceeding
was a virtual surrender to Mr.. Hurt,
whom Amos Cumming and one or two
other Tammany members secretly fav-
ored.
SHARP GAME OF POLITICS.
Tt is the general opsnion that the fine
hand of Congressman Catchings of Mis-
sissippi was interested in the manouvers
which led to the choice of Mr.. Hurt by
the New Workers, the New Englanders
and the New Jersey men, who also fiocked
to his standard The fact that Mr..
Catchings was working for Mr.. Hurt had
also had influence of itself on many of
the members who came to Washington
unpledged. They were aware of
the close intimacy existing
between Mr.. Catchings and Speaker
Crisp, and they came to the conclusion
that the speaker himself desired the
election of Mr.. Hurt. The Georgia men,
bers voted for the winning ticket. except
Mr. Turner who has not arrived in Wash
ington. They hope tonight to get some
thing better out of the new officials than
they got out of the last deal. when every
thing was surrendered to aid in the cleo
tion of Mr. Crisp.
SPEAKER CRIsP's AIDS.
The speaker has not announced who
his clever aids will be, but it is generally
understood that John Waterman will re-
sumo his old position as his private secre-
retary, and that his son Charles will
again get his job as the speakers desk
clerk. During the last congress Ed Bar
rett of the Atlanta Constitution was the
speakers clerk to look after the speakers
literature and other entitlements, but it
is believed that he hopes to get something
more lucrative and resounding under the
present dispensation and he is entitled to
1t for he has been the steadfast friend of
the speaker and recently abandoned an
European trip when he learned that his
chief might have opposition and that his
services might be in demand. No less than
four ex-editors of Georgia are in the city
to-day seeking for government positions
j. X. Randall of Augusta and Walter De-
Wolfe of the Atlanta Herald want places
IN the clerical force of the Senate. Rev.
Underwood of Camilla is longing for the
Berlin consulate that slipped through
bascom Myrick's fingers, and that latter
~ excited desire in the bosom of Speak
er Atkinson. Then there is John Locke
Martin of Rome, who is here by invitation
OF Hoke Smith to accept either a place
IN the census bureau or to assume control
o1 the Atlanta Journals Washington bu-
rcau.
OF course the Hon. Morgan
fawls of Efingham is here
ana viii resume his old business under
Clerk Kerr, from which vantage ground
ne will push his rainbow for something
n!gh up under the sky in the department
Of ofagriculture.
There were some sad faces about the
capitol tonight when Yoder and Turner
went down. A score of the boys who had
worked for their leaders got everlastingly
leIt' and the walking at this season is not
OF the best.
TURNER NOMINATED CRISP.
by the Southern Associated Press.
,, Washington. Aug. 5.-The hall of the
mouse Of Representatives was well filed
win democratic members tonight,
wnen' at S:3O o'clock, Representative
noIInan, chairman of the caucus, called
~ TO order. 1t was known before this
-OOr however, that ex-Speaker Crisp's
summation as speaker was assured and
sN@O Ihere would be no contest over the
TT,oorAeepership, y, Mr.. Turner of New
iorA' after the action of the New York
SSaucus' declaring that he was not can
o' a'e' and Mr.. Smith of Tex
~ seeing the landslide in Mr..
.turI direction, withdrawing from
.,-e race After short speech by Rep
-97u latlye Holman, Representative Tur-
o' Georgia nominated Mr. Crisp for
e'eetlon in a brief, but well-timed
;91h' - This nomination was seconded
tj-e mort pithy speeches by Representa-
,a,'-. go Ooombs of New York, Hatch of Mis-
r1,i Ut and Wilson of West Virginia, after