New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-12
OPPOSING SPEAKER CRISP.
REVIVAL OF THE TALK OF SIX WEEKS AGO.
HIS ATTITUDE ON SILVER NOW THE BASIS OF
TIE ATTACK-wHAT \ FEW NEW CHAIR


TIE ATTAcK-wHAT FEW NEW CHAIR
MNNsnIP AppcINTMENTS WOULD DO.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO HE TIIBUNEI
Washington Jan. l1-Thcre Is revival Vi tne
talk OF opposition to the reelection OF Speaker CrSp
which subsidized atont TIE time OF lis visit 10 New
York to confer with Mr.. Cleveland ana II assume
such Il form rs 10 justly in Il measure 'he Te'eh
assertions # some Oi hs friends to the erect 'n"
the opposition is Of little consequence ana Is p"Su
on merely personal grounds. Tie tHik appears ~
emanafc from tie SAN. sources that IT did six weeks
ago: but TIE tone. Il not mdtr and less cohhde"' Il
a different one. Tac argument now IS lha' 'i'
organiyatian Of the ncA, House mast he IN harmony
WIN the Administration. which appears to mcah' III
this case that certain members al 'hat Douy ni''
receive better charmanshps and committee places u'h
they now enjoy a writer Ia q" Ihe iost VI "u''
puts IL as follows ~. ,a,
There is 4 bare possibility that this silver tax may
he MAD, 10 I,nre in re epeakcrshp rght -t.iat l.,
II there Is BE- fight The Democrats in .p i,n
who ore Included III the term "ci"N' i.,,n ws.
Gratis are all against silver. Even Mr.. HyhH'n W.,
used be freddy TO silver l. now ~, tb rnar
the silver hcrrsy" must b. relegated 10 tn" I No.
There Is disposition IL some quarters 10 wa, =, a.
Speaker closely dining the next lew Weens' any 90 ,o
SHOWS great leaning 20 me irgec'lhnsr in the
use his acton rs II bssis Tor urging cihs ~ '
organization OF the House 80 lar aS ," but the
antagjnism g. him wfic /, expressed by cera'' i T5v
bers is based cn'ircy on na nngs on the taria idea
but they claim that citter lrodsh ms .rta,ns
Clinaons or through the ADVICE oi i'cIeI'Vu
h, ignored In the arrangements oil MS ,ovr
LARGE number Of members who represent ne VIEW,
held by Mr Cleveland Everybody admits u'a' ,rt
zaion Ct The next House, but, at tie same ui'
Is said that he Is willing to see tiT n Er,onv wiz
tie mlnlstra,ion TIL" members who ar" s NOV,
the greatest amount of interest Ia nn IN I only
n 1rI, AGAINST MIR Crisp say that they VIII be o,lS
too glad to make Mr.. ievrland's oansc C'or U ,Mti
but that they viii not take any Gtc,SNw viii n"P Hot 80
they are convinced shat MI. crisp VIII , no tb,ir
tboyongbly rcadus his committees as 70 max" o', =,
complexion very different run """' ''''
present. , ,;;,. so,,pa
ross on ,bo tariff is no longer suspected bn' 'ic'e
arc grave reasons TO doubt his orthodoxy OH "r '.
question or as Mr.. Bynum Is quoted rs SNhnb ~
the silver hercsy." Considering tue a'''uN' VI -"
leaders Of the "anybOdy-to ieatoriSp eoiip''.'"
on that question only ten months ago. ms Is '''"pN
dnucous ON the motion lay the Bland bill on the
table March 81, 1892 Mcssrs byhul' hrc - -,
~ Arkansas: Bpckinriagc, OF KENTUCKY anu '
lin all voted In the negative ana OH 'N''' W.,
motion I'm the parliamentary struggle WIFI" Nv,
in the shelving of that measure they Vo'eu WIN
bland for free coinage The vote on the mo'lo" -
,ov tho hill on thc table tie until the SP'iNci
voted In the necative-a vote which was "noiH "''
necessary except TO show ls sympathy LOT ''c "',
ire That was tho only vote he cast ourih7 NV '''
ole II NAV be remembered that when nc WIS SUI
seouently appealed 20 BY the hccSlVei e"uo'S
HE aid n bring the bill before the House S'co'
,,mo no declinel 10 DO so unless majority OF thc
Der,ocratio members wouh sign petition IN 'ha'
behalf The petition which was c.rcua''u never
ceaved The REQUISITE number Of signatures, aithonsh 1t
,ro, s,rnd nv about a hundred Democrats. IL "ouIu
he interesting to know whether any OF the leaders VI
the aptiCrisp combination wcro among 'hPm'
The paragaph above quoted bears out som" "S'''
rons recen,ly made by one of Speaker Crisps ST'n'
ost ra-tisans IN the House in conversation Win
rr,hnno co-rcspondcnt. In substance, ne SAID
at have reason 10 believe that II Judge CRISP NouC
agree to sacrifice Of the men VINO supporter n'
IN his first contest and promote certain men WHO "V
then among his mot active ana llt'ef oppo"''"'
evervthinc would be lovely and we should near ITO
more q, nm attempt 10 defeat his reelection For OK
ample n he would agree TO place Mr.. McMiihh. d"
Breckinridge OF Kentucky, at tie head OF 'he N"HS
md Means Committee, or give that charhiahe'lP
Mr. McM,llin and the craftsmanship of Appropriations
to Mr. Brecsnridge; and II In addition 70 'hat h'
would pledge himself 10 place MIR. Bfecklhrluge, "
Arkansas: Mr. Bynum and Mr.. Warner OF Ncw-lorN'
I'm the WAYS and Means Committee: displace NJ
Bland from the chairmsnslap OF me .Oinesr Nr
tee and give that place 10 Mr.. Tracey appoint ar; W.
Mc{reary OF Kentucky, chairman OF ihc ,onl'H ~
on Fora ion Affairs give the craftsmanship OF the ooh
Tittee ON the District of Columbia 10 N.Y. Johnson Vi
Ohio and so on, think there would pe no mon NON
trouble | do not believe that MT. 'lc"iah' VIII
lend himself TO help the personal ambitions OF Score
of members Of the House by giving conncnance " ~
attempt no defeat Judge Crlsp's Te-eiecton 10 'nt
Epeakership: and II he should do 50, am cohh"n'
ftas the attempt would be failure. am !n'l a.
strmg Cleveland man as any oil,2r member "a ms
House even II do not proclaim II on every OCCASION
in season and out OF season; and ShChn ne NIN
sorry 10 see him attempt 70 dictate as 10 VINO sh"i.
be the speaker Of the next House OF kepreseh'aN'S