Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-03
THE NEW REGIME.
GOSSIP ON THE EVE OF THE
SESSION.
The star Route Farce Played Out
Delegate Cannon I'm HOle-Arthur
and dP0IYgamy-Jack Browns Side
board Open-Less of Politics and
More of Business.

WASHINGTON, December 2.-SpeSking OF
lobbies, there will be one here this winter
which viii be entitled to all the confection-
cry. II will be lobby which has won the
day twice before. Twice has Cannon's seat
as a delegate from Utah been contested,
and twice has Cannon retained his seat. He
has retained It alone by Mormon gold. The
lobby which distributed i, this gold has
been 8 small one. 1t never comprised
more than FIVE persons, including
Cannon. But its work told. Il was
not a campaign Of promises, but
a campaign of prompt payments. That
tAe Mormons should have delegate In Con-
gress has been the strongest point. It gives
thsaa certain recognition under the United
states Avs which per SC carries with 1t an
admission that the government is not down
on Mormonism. The Mormon manage
ment of affairs has always been shrewd-
shrewder than that of any other congrega-
tion Of people in the United States. TneY
have the richest country in the United
States all to themselves, and have been
able and willing to spend any
amount of money to retain it.
And SO far they have been
able to retain their prestige, although 1t has
cost them large sums OF money. Bat they
have expended their funds so shrewdlV and
quietly that but few people have known of
i5. The Mormon lobby has been the most
carefully worked of any that ever appeared
IN Washington. This same close and care
fully worked lobby viii appear on the scene
early in the approaching session. Camp
bell is contesting CaDnon's seat.
Il is of all importance to the
Mormon cause that Cannon should
be retained In his seat. Mormon gold has
won the flush Of the fight. Cannon's name
is on the roll OF the House, but Campbell,
backed by the Democrats, as rule, will
Gratis of the House will espouse his cause.
Already Mormon gold has purchased the
leading papers of Washington. It is i'm
possible 10 get anything in them other than
OF a purely Mormon coloring. From their
richness the Mormons can afford to pay
well to retain their present position. The
Mormon church has sustained itself for the
last fifteen years by the use OF money, and
is willing to pay to keep 1t up. As another
attack is made upon their stronghold
representation in the House Of Representa-
tives-they are preparing, by the use of
gold, to preserve that stronghold. The
Mormon lobby of the approaching
session will not amount to
much, as far as surface indications
90, but 1t will be there, backed by plenty of
the sinews OF war. Il will be the lobby of
the session.
FRUITLEss ENDEAvoR.
There is IN the Treasury Department a
Young man named Myers, who halls from
Macon, Georgia. He is Democrat, and
got his position through the influence of
Senator's Brown and Hill and Representa-
tive Stephens. Col Jack Brown, who is q
cand date for Door keeper Of the House,
went short time ago for the scalp of
Myers. He wanted him bounced be-
cause he was a Democrat. He pre-
sented this reason in detail a
day or two ago to Secretary Folger. Myers
heard of the. fight being made upon him,
and went to the Secretary. He said he was
q Democrat, 1t was true, but thought that he
performed all his duties well. he had never
heard any complaint on that score, he told
the Secrttary. Judge Folger sent for the
officer of the department who Immediately
supervises Myers and asked If the latter
did his work satisfactorily. The officer re-
piled that no fault could be found with him.
Secretary Folger then told Myers that his
politics made no difference SO long as he
did his work well. He also told Colonel
Jack Brown that he saw no reason
why Myers should be removed. The candi-
date for Doorkeeper of the House is thus
minus scalp that he expected to wear at
his belt.
THE SPEAKERsHIP.
It becomes more and more evident every
day that the Speakership is pointed to-
wards Kasson. The other candidates-no-
tsbly Keifer, Hiscock and Burrows-con-
tinue to protest that If not elected on the
fl St they will be on the second ballot. But
protestations do not amount to strength.
There Is also considerable wire
pulling and attempted combinations
10 break Kasson's strength, but they
amount to but little but talk. The election
OF Kasson, which was predicted In the NEWS
some very many days ago, is rapidly being
accepted as a settled fact by the politicians
and Way-of guessers who have bent their
gigantic intQllepta In the suhiect