The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-12

said his earliest Washington appear
ancc was in November, IS0I-notc
the date-and that he made his Con-
greSsional debut when he entered the
Democratic caucus to assist in select
ing the party's candidate for speaker.
Their were .dcssrs. Milsl and Crisp. and
Mcmillan and Hatch. and Springer in
the caucus lists The battle began;
MIR Bryan voting for Mr.. Springer
The war ragged for hours; ballot on
the hooks OF ballot Mr. Hatch with
drew in favor OF Mr.. Crisp. Mr.
Springer Withdrew in favor OF Mr.
Crisp MIR Crisp won IN the last OF It
over Mir Mills by two votes, | think
As related, MIR. Bryan voted in the
beginning for Mr.. Springer. After
Mr.. Springer Withdrew, he still voted
for Mr. Springer That gentleman was
himself ont OF the race, and on the
caucus floor voting for Mr.. Crisp. Yet
to the final roll cali. which gave vic
tory by a mcagcr brace oi votes to Mr.,
Crisp, Mr.. Bryan went wasting his
vote
Later. when asked why he thus
threw himself away in a contest where
the second office oi government was At
bay, Mr. Bryan gave as his reason that
Mcssrs. Mills and Crisp were Exon
icdcratcS, and that he (Mr. Bryan
didn't care for the record Of having
supported any gentleman thus distu-
puishcd In short. MIR Bryan. 10
dodge what he thought a danger, threw
away his vote,
The caucus roll, will show | said.
III they be lost then the file, 1T that
days newspapers will show. Mr.
Bryau's excuse was the Confederate
past oi Mcssrs Mills and Crisp II he
contradict the latter statement. let him
give the true reason. Let him tell why
he wasted his vote, in an hour prcg-
naut 81 PrcSidencics and party issues
and mary Giant pubic things besides"
MIR. HRYAN'S INDIRECT REPLY.
That, in word and substance, was
what printed Among others II seems
to have cNCitcu a gentleman, name I'M
known, because suppressed, III Green.
Vile. South Carolina This anony
nous gCri.cm1n. carefully fixing the
caucus as one held IN 1894 when there
was no cHucu, aud avoiding 1891
the date ! had given, wrote MIR, Bryan
asking Il the tale were true, courteous
~ saving a the sane time that he did
not hrljc.c its ii his belief could
ly any pc. sthllity have become import
ant;
Thcrrupou. Mr. Bryan. with inc
strategy, put forward The C"mmoncr,
his paper, which writing through J.
K larr',. Supt." ,pakc VIA the United
States mails, rs follow,
Dear Sir Your kind favor ui juno
40 directed to Mr. " ! Bryan, re.
cciycd While il IS impossible for him
10 make personal reply owing to the
pres ni work, ! be- to say IN his be
half that the charge which YOU mention
has been answered several times Mr.
Bryan voted for Nj Crisp three time,
once IN the caGcu, aud twice on roll
call in the House Tie voted Tor Con
gresham Springer ~ the House, but
he did not refuse To- vote for Mr. Crisp
hccau.r he wa. Confederate He
voted ior MIR Springer because he lived
in his district and bee iu,c he knew him
well
Mr. ~rr niger voted irr MIR Crisp
IN the Caucus aud ne became chair
man ut the Committee on Resolutions
Mr. Bryan not only voted irr Mr.
Crisp, but IN 1903 he voted Tor an cx-
Confederate for Postmaster: Mr.. J y
Calhoun IVES the man and he now lives
nj Tampa. Fla He Was willing To- have
an cX-Couicdcratc run with him IN 1870
and he has on numerous occasions
stated that no question al mans posi-
tiun ON the war bctwccr the States will
be raised a, this time Yours truly.
TUE COMMONER.
by J K. Farris. Supt
lh, stuff, by the Commoncr,
through II, wcll-iul"rmcd "sIpcgintcn.
dent Mr. FarrIS. Is So ill oi foolish
errors aS to be hardly worth attention
MIR Farris. you observe, explains la
horiouSly. that Mr. Bryan Voted for
Mr.. Springer because he lived III his
district when one WAS from Ne
hraska and the other from Illinois --
providing the cheerful inference that
one district At least possessed the
House advantage ni two representa-
tive, He then ada, the unusual piece
at new, that Mir Springer was made
Chairman 81 Resolutions. whatever
that MAY mean " time and place.
too. when there we're no resolutions
and Mo- committee thereon
The well informed Mr. f.. cput.ur
ING for The Commurrr then ynurh
safes the m'rrcstin, information that
m 1893 Mr. Bryan voted iur an cx-
Confederate for postmaster" and so
sets the world t. wondering when the
office of postmaster became elective
IIuwr,rr pnl;lng about IN this rub
hiSh n' mlssl'tcmcnt and m,Siniorma-
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