Show SHALL IT BE the contest on MILLS ACT CRISP LEAD all the candidates confident of success murmurs against immigration washington dec 2 there beema to re practically little change in the speak situation thia afternoon all five candidates continue to express cheerful confidence there is no signs of any withdrawal prior to the airet bailor and nothing as yet to demonstrate the ability of any one candidate tc transfer his strength to another in of his with drawing crisps and mills friends continho con very sanguine of winning and are working for an farby termination of th contest they still say they expect to see a brcak among the supporters of baringer bp ringer mcmillen and Hat chafter tatt ural or second billot at arispa head quarter it is aard two r ahrea votes ara transferred to him from alie doubtful column mills i hopeful accession to his strength to coma between now and saturday there seemed te he a general dispose tion thia afternoon to crisp at present is doing exceedingly well but his opponents lie has reached his limit of strength aad would be unable to obtain a majority of the total vote and springer pay they will keep in the fight to alie end believing between mills and crisp will have no except to tue a choice of another candidate in ft ich event cacti of these gentlemen hones 0 o bi the choice at the caucus H lali has not yet been so m ve in expresses a similar nd hope |