Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
WASHINGTON.
Statesman overwhelmingly Next Gov
ernOr-ChandIer In "a BOx-The Coming
Collapse of Congress.

Statesman TabOr-K entueISy's Next Gov
ernOr-Chsndler In "a BOx-The Coming
Collapse of Congress.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator Tabor. of
Colorado, is one of the very shortest lived
senators. He only got in two or three weeks
ago to fll Secretary TelIer's uneXpired term.
and goes out on the 4th Of March next. Like
all Of the recent crops of Pacific Slope Sena-
tOrs, he is a man Of bIg money bags. Although
his term Of Senatorial life is but short, Tabor
is exceedingly well known already. He is
noted for wearing $3.50 night shirts. and for
sporting the biggest diamond that the senate
chamber has ever gazed upon, and
now he is branching out in another direction.
He l. giving big dinners. II will show" he
said the other day TO an Eastern senator,
"what kind of a dinner a Colorado man can
give" lie made his first essay in that line
saturday night. II was gorgeous affair.
There were twenty-five guests who sat down
at sin. and whO-such as were able-arOse at
one o'clock sunday morning. 4 band Of
music near by furnished airs TO aid the
appetite. Each cover cost seventy five dollars
The President was there. Tabor says he is
going To give more of the same sort, and
threatenE to wind-up with a dinner to the
newspaper men that will ''paralyze 'em. a"
Certainly these milliOpare Senators from the
booming West are great statesmen.
DULUTH KNOTT FOR GOVERNOR.
from kentucky that there is no doubt what
ever cd Proctor knott's getting the next guber-
Material nomination in Kentucky. When q
man gets the Democratic nomination down
there he has the inYariahle habit of being
elected As the gentlemen with'WhOm have
cOByerscd on the subject are shreYd and OBJ
serving politicians it may be taken for grant
ed that Knott viii ba keDtucky's next Gov
ernOr. Kentucky viii be in lUck. Aside from
being one of the Wittiest men the country has
ever produced, and one OF the best fellows on
earth, Knott Is man OF great ability and
calm, cool judgment.
AFTER CHANDLER.
Secretary Chandler, the only Williamee of
the Republican party. was boldly charged in
the senate she other day with being a lobby
ist senator Mcpherson made the charge
And here is another man Gt l4iQre ability than
Mcpherson, who is making 1t FgtE6F lively for
Williamee. His name IL GOrringe. He Is that
eminent naval officer who so successfully
bfcsisht the Egyptian Obellsk TO this country.
ChaT,iies forced GOrringe TO resign his posi-
tiOn IN the navy The other day by treating
him. without warrant, ~ manner that made
il impossible for him To stay ~ tlls Serylee and
at the same time remain gentleman. As an
officer Of the navy GOrringe's hands were tied,
as citizen he is fOOt-lOOse; and he
is ssipg his liberty by kicking
insulting letters tC l5im while in the navy did
not commence until be flspleased johnny
Roach GOrringe was contemplating an en-
trance into ship building. Tins was wei
known He said that just as soon as he con-
eInJed 10 enter upoa smother field he would
resign his position in the navy, dOhnny Roach
went to Gorrlnge ana wanted 70 ssl plt4 itts
ship yard. GOrringe saw ht 10 decline the
offer Then Chandler wrote the first OF the
series of insulting letters to GOrringe. which
rsss tied in the latter having 10 leave the navy:
1SorTfnes low saws that Roach inspired and
dicS ated Chambers course towards him. lie
saws that il Is We. Enown fact IN this city
C6audler i Johnny kOacts l@hhvlst, and ne
il - TO- Johnny Roach and Chandlc- were
mad with Tscrringe for P1Onounclng Tor tree
ships. They could stand II no longer when ne
refused TO purchase Mhss Esoach haI 70 sen sen
and fheV proceeded TO force hin cut OF the ser
vice Nr. Chandler is q lobbyist. Mr. JEepd-
Ter is Johnny R0aclfs lobbyist. Mr.: Gorrlnge
is a gentleman Of eHlineni RPllty. Hls RECORD
while in the navy was better tlan glai oI any
other officer. OF him il can be said-wFst no
other naval officer ear fiaim-that pc was
never reported for even the slightest lnirac-
tiOn Of the rules ana reg9iatlons OF tltS Aasy
He is a good fighter. and promises TO make y
warm for the willy Williamee. There ls-nOr
co,iId there be-but one opinion among Ialr-
minded aeople OF this matter between Cor
T7nse and Chandler.
THE NEAR END.
Members Of 6ougress are sending their fam
ilies home The HoHsS and senate are slttlng
later in the night. Bills afe r1shed tnrOush
both houses without One-tenth OF trS uiscus-
sion which would be requlreu IN tlS ga,
part OF the session. Conyiylai members OF
both houses are turn4Bg the committee rooms
into banquet halls temporarily ana haNlhE f,a .
good tiTae generally before tney 81 1 1no
Sssdipg clerks sss about worn out. ane tge
Galleries are generally well filed. These arc
the most prominent featUses Of the closing
davs. Debate Is also iiyelier than is generany
49, case except at intermittent Pertodss
The latter fact may be caused by the ban
,..etS in committee rooms. There Is an air OF
rr1sb :. around. The Forty y-seyenth Con
eress is meas Is end. IL can be spared. II
-. j..ns 1iothlna xorfhv OF special mention.
II bss failed in All that y &c expected OF It. II
ihe Democratic majority. ia iise lsext House Is
Si,5 enS IN Wise counsel the contrast betyeen
5es po,t;.eighth and the wholly Republican,
Forty -seyeEsh Congress will be so great that
sIl potiticianS VIII seIl YOU that the party OF
jefferson will write sae9Fy on It's 0aner III
1874 FOFOAASs