Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-19
ihumb1ail Sketch OF

or 'sp' eN-Speaker and present lead
~ y ~ 'ne House Democracy. is a natural
$50 Tie comes rightfuuy by the three
''s which mark the rank. Crisp
''e' earnest cunning. and. withaI.
d courage to match his craft There
~ nothing ntermittant in his method.
o'A'ns ht'ul. Given a purpose or a
cause. Crisp becomes the very princi-
l-l OF the incessant. nyeterate. unre-
hitting activity.
" nile his blood is hot with the hunt
Ol'sp win even be cruel to- win. But
O'nef"ise he is of "a good friendliness.
win a soul OF sympathy. He is easy
o- address. familiar Of approach. yet
et 10 The surrender of a native dig
N''S which hedges him like a fence.
Ai men respect Crisp. many love
i- ana never one exists who doubts
his honesty.
o.eneh To- q friend as stanch to a foe,
-e "il coil highland day 10 get at either
20 1eIp the one or hurt the other. He
s-,S quietly, bitterly and with a
mighty c0olress.
iA ms great war with Mills for the
premiership quartet of years gone
crisp through 10 all maintained
D'tiseil as ripplcless as a mirror. Not
q u1s1 of excitement. From the be-
SHINING of battle which reeled
through scores of ballots. where ne was
never behind vet never q handful
ahead, where the prize was the second
sreaJ Office of the world. while candi-
GATE after candidate dropped out and
co1e'uons kept narrowing and closing
between him and Mills TO q death hug
'nereo- Jle Issue to- the last and latest
moment was the essence of doubt it,
SER. while Mills was fury. and froth
ana tune red-eyed with resentment
and excitement. down 20 the very
touch of time which made him the vic
tor. Crisp was the subhmati0u of all
that was kindly and cool and ueasur-
ed. and lusUously even. and calm.
Crisp won the Speakership, and vet
while he fought for it, as when he
grasred it. no one could have Sound in
any word orr look of his the LEASE evil
Cence that the whole stirring time
wasn't the easiest and most evenly ball
ancod hour OF his existence I'm the
word s most rigid and eNacting sense
Crisp is thoroughbrod He Will play
as skiNully and as steadily and with
mo- more of nervous heat when the
stakes are his life. as when they are
nothing at an
N'.S'. "".e Always uuieS' ''' d"
ways ia'r- Tie never sacIlnces an az
,'l'ase 10 {, sentiment. ne heNe. .allS
~. I....,. -
nor GOES ms enl'airS ever Eet oe,.e,u
Jus | 'o ,..p uI,l ul, ne to,.l-lIe -
. o,',' e',.se U1 -, - -
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on '.'e ..,' N.'Sp WIZ '-s'e-. 20 mo ,oile
o'. .ue voice ol success. conquest oe-
comes business men, Victory .raue'
en-. i'"- osloIe me- VIII accent ueieal
is' WIZ snake %" 'iVlh ana SGT up.e
I-ee l,e ,.uu WIN, Cosl ma u, lt
~ ms ~ 10
-Ie FiD'ot can e'"dNS explain hul
where is a solution 70 deteatt
Orisp never ontresses weak IoIN' new
OF being genial. is charitable, magnan-
II ne has been in
jurad by f0ul NEE y his revenge has
no more of bounds. is 20 be no more
satiated than q Jealous woman's.
But whether Crisp Pc at peace or at
war; ln aclIon or lhacli'e' over all is
worn the mantle Of his craft You
must abide with him years to know
him. Tn his ALGEBRA conceolment is y,
and mask is an element In every
Crisp EQUATION
Had Crisp been of the B0U~se he
would have been q bear. While not n
ress,mist he is not by nature q bull
and does best ON down market
Crisp is essentially domestic. He
loves his family devotes himself TO his
wife like knight of the olden time
she, hy the way is much heid ar home
by s'"kness-and holds his children
very dear These latter possess 0hso-
lutte confidence IN Crisp ans never
have O. secret from him. This is
good SIGN.
Crisp is warm and social but liking
neither u0mp nor moos. however much
assorted the -er may oe. ne goes out
little ND so'ie
It Was ll 7.e,.7''' I ,... ,oat
Crisp was porn. ll WIS MS '--,Apldce
NOT because ms pe'D-e were Elsllsn'
bu- because lneN were actors tine
theatres took them to england. Crisp
father and mother were ooth native
Americans.
Forty years ago INe eIdef OrlSpS had