Evening star., 1937-02-08
CRISP SUCCUMBS
AT GEORGIA HOME
Former Representative and
Tariff Commission Men,
ber Victim of Stroke.
By the Associated Press.

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pired term of his father in 1896 and
subsequently was elected to represent
the third Georgia district 10 consecu-
tive terms, from 1918 to 1888.
He was twice parliamentarian of
the House of Representatives. Fol-
lowing his defeat by Richard B. Rus
sell, jr., for the United States Senate
in 1882. President Hoover appointed
Crisp to the Tariff Commission.
Upon completing his term on the
Tariff Commission, Crisp remained in
Washington for a time as counsel for
q sugar corporation. He came to his
Georgia home year ago after suffer-
ing a stroke. He had shown marked
improvement and only Saturday went
hunting
Committee Chairman.
In 1882 he gained nationel repu-
tation as chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee at a critical
financial period.
During that session he became i'll
from overwork and was forced to re-
tire for a short time. His race with
Russell that year for the Senate was
one of Georgia's most heated political
campaigns.
As a youth he went to Washington
with his father and for many years
was employed in the Interior Depart
ment.
He served as parliamentarian of the
Democratic National Convention in
Baltimore when woodrow Wilson was
nominated.
Crisp was twice married. His FIRST
wife was Miss Lucy Shetheld OF
Americus. The second Mrs. Crisp was
Miss Jennie Hollis, also OF Amerlcus:
A son. Charles F. Crisp, was born OF
the first union. The son is married
and the father of two children.
Charles r. Crisp, except for oriei
snterlude as a practicing lawyer IN
Americus. Ga, was in the public serV-
ice for more than 40 years.
Twice Parliamentarian.
Most of this was in the House OF
Representatives. He was twice parma
mentarian of that body, served one
wear of the unexplred term OF nls
father, the late Speaker Charles F.
Crisp, after the latter died IN 1890,
and was elected to seat by the tniro
Georgia district for 10 consecutlVe
terms, bridging the years from 1919
to 1888. There was opposition to MN
in only two of these compalgns.
He resigned while his tenth term
had a few months to run to accept an
appointment to the Tariff Commis-
sion.
He was genius of parliamentary
procedure and a leader in the major
councils of the Democratic party.
AS acting chairman of the House
WAYS and Means Committee in the
1882 session, he shouldered the task
of putting through the taxation meas
ures which balanced the budget. then
offered himself as a candidate for the
Democratic senatorial nomination IN
Georgia, but was defeated in heated
contest by Richard B. Russell, jr.
Born in 1870.
Crisp was born at Ellaville, Schley
County, Ga, october 10. 1870, the son
of Charles Frederick and Clara Bell
Burton Crisp. His childhood was spent
in Americus. and he was educated in
the public schools there.
When he was 10 his father obtained
q place for him in the Department of
the Interior at Washington. He put
in his spare time reading law, but
studied especially parliamentary pro-
cedure, and when his father was elected
Speaker the 21-year-old son, with the
approval of the Democratic majority,
was made house parliamentarian.
That was at the December session
Of 1891.
In later years the younger Crisp
played major role in liberalizing the
rules Of the House, many OF the pres
ent regulations being his work. His
Manual and Digest Of the Rules OF
the House of Representatives" gained
international recognition as standard
work.
He served again as House parliament
tartan under Speaker Champ Clark,
beginning in 1911. In 1912 ne was
parliamentarian of the Democratic
National Convention at Baltimore,
which produced an historic struggle
before IT nominated Woodrow Wilson.
Favored Balanced Budget.
mo matter what the consequences
may be to me personally" he said, II
am advocating the levying of sufficient |
taxes to balance the budget It means
nothing to the United States whether I
remain in Congress. 1t means much
to the United States Government
that its honor, its credit and its Sc
curity be maintained at par"
The bill went through, but Crisp
had to face a heavy barrage of criti-
cism when he tried few weeks later
for the senatorial nomination. In
seeking promotion to the Upper House
he again was following his fathers
footsteps. The elder Crisp was select
ed as the Democratic candidate for
the Senate in the days before solons
were chosen by popular vote, but he
died before the Legislature met to
elect him.
Shortly after the sons defeat in
the 1882 primary, President Hoover
selected him for the Tariff Commission
to fill Democratic vacancy on the
body. This was the second time Crisp
had been named to such an Office by
Q Republican President. Under the
Harding administration he was q