The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-12-31
CdME1ON IN THE SADDLE.
Getting tho Machine Ready to Pull Grant to
the White House.
From the Philadelphia Times.


The election of Senator r. Donald
cameron to the Chai Of the
Republican National Committee has
nuch meaning il, it that is obvious to
all Intelligent observers of political
events. A conference with Gcncrcl
Grant Mt Harrisburg, on Monday, was
followed by Senator Cameron hasten
ing back to Washington to marshal tho
Grant men Of the committee iii line to
give him the highest command Of the
party; and the Sherman followers
took position in the rear OF the Grant
veterans for the promotion Of the
young Pennsylvania Senator. There
were earnest but titful efforts to or
ganiZe the committee in fellowship
with Blaine, but the result was a
general struggling along the Blaine
line until the contest was practically
abandoned. The cilortto concentrate
the opposition to Cameron Oh Mr..
William f.. Chandler was misycn-
turc, rs should have been known be-
fore it was begun. Chandler has
nothing of Zach Chandler about him
but the last name and q lower grade
Of unscrupulous partisanship; and to
give him command Of the national
organization would have been worse
than a blundcr.' He is bright. versatile
and handy to have about q committee,
but the clothes of the chief would hang
ridit ulously loose on him.
The selection of Senator Cameron rs
chairman indicates that tho coming
contest is to be one of any degree OF
desperation necessary to assure Rcpub-
lican success. He is the man who was
first to the front to revise the vote of
Louisiana and Florida pftcr the cleo
ton Of Tildcn, and hava, those States
delivered to Hayes. IIo was then Sec
rctary of War, and it was his assur-
ancc to the Southern Returning Boards
of the protection Of thq bayonct that
cleared the insupcrablc obstacles in
the way of the fraud, and Hayes re-
wardcd the Cabinet officer who had
saved him after defeat, by dismissal
and homily Oh Civil Service Reform.
Senator Cameron is doubtless quite
willing to repeat tho Louisiana and
Florida business whenever and
wherever necessary to succeed in 1880.
but We hazard little in assuming that
he won't propose to repeat it to take
in such Il political watcrhunl rs Hayes.
lc wont stop for prayers when he
should cut across lots and through any
sort Of brnmbles to carry the election;
but he docs want to be sure that when
he goes wooling in that rather pcrilous
way, he wont come home shcarcd.
IIo knows Grant, and he is for Grant
Or the reason that something better
than civil service platitudcs will be his
reward If Grant is pulled through.
lie may prefer Sherman rs q second
choice, but he is not gifted in devotion
to second choices in any thing and cs-
pccially in politics. With all tho gcn-
tie offices which have passed between
Cameron and Blaine, lie doesn't seem
to incline to let Blaine get in position
where the memory OF Cincinnati might
be revived unplcusantly and fcariMlly
avenged. Reading The national COM
mittcc by its plainly defined actions,
he selection ofso able and bold II par
lisan OF Grant us Cameron, on the
Grant issue, means that Grant shall be
nominated and that no trick shall be
lost to compass his election.