The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-25
CR1fERON IN THE SADDLE.
Getting the Machine Ready to Pull Grant to
tho White House.
From the rhfladei .,hia Times.


From the rhtladc, .)hta Times.
The election of Senator J. Donald
Cameron to tho Craftsmanship Of the
Republican National Committee has
much meaning in it that is Obvious to
all intelligent observers Of political
events. a conference with General
Grant ut Harrisburg, on Monday, was
followed by Senator Cameron hastcu-
lug back to Washington to marshal the
Grant lncn of the committee in line 70
give him the highest command Of the
parry; and the Sherman followers
,ook position in the rear OF the Grant
veterans for the promotion Of the
young Pennsylvania Senator. There
were earnest but fitlul efforts to Or
ganiZc the committee in fellowship
with Blaine, but The result was q
general struggling along the Blaine
line until the contest was practically
abandoned. The effort to concentrate
the opposition to Cameron on Mr..
William l.. Chandler was misven-
turc, as should have been known be-
fore it was begun. Chandler hns
nothing of Zach Chandler about him
but the last name and lower grade
OF unscrupu]ous pariisanship; and to
give him command of the national
organization WOulu have been worse
than blunder. lie is bright. versatile
and handy to have about committee,
but the clothes Of the chief would hang
ritiiculously loose OH him.
The scloctinn OF Sn"~t-. Cameron ~
chairman indicates that the coming
contest is 70 be one of any degree OF
desperation necessary to assure Repul :
lican success. lie is the man who was
first to the front to revise the vote of
Louisiana and Florida afier the cleo
ton of fTilden, and have those Stat s
delivered to Hayes. He was then Sec
rotary of War, and it was his assur-
arce to the southern Returning Eoards
OF the protection Of the bayonct that
cleared The insupcrablc obstacles il,
fhc way OF the fraud, aud Hayes re-
wartlcd tue Cabiuet officer who had
saved him after defeat, by dismissal
aud homily on Civil Service Reform
Senator Cameron is doubtless quite
willing TO repeat the Louisiana and
Florida business whenever and
wherever necessary to succeed in 1880
but we hazard little in assuming thai
hc won't propose to repeat it to take
in such political watcrhaul as Hayes
lie wont stop for prayers when he
should cut across lots and through any
sort or brambles to carry the election
but he docs want to he sure that when
he goes wooling in that rather pcrilous
way, he won't come home shcarcd
lie knows Grant, and he is for Grant
for the reason that something better
than civil service platitudes win be his
reward if Grant is pulled through
lie may prefer Sherman as q second
choice, but he is not gifted in devotion
to second choices in any thing and es-
pccially in politics. With all the gen
tic offices which have passed between
Cameron and Blaine, he doesn't seem
TO incline to let Blaine got in position
where the memory Of Cincinnati might
be revived unpleasantly and fcarfully
avenged. Reading the national conf
mittce by its plainly defined actions,
The selection of SO able and bold par
tlsan Of Grant as Cameron, on the
Grnnt issue, means that Grant shall be
nominated and that no trick shall be
lost to compass his election.