Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-24
EMORY SPEER'S CHANCES.
NO WITHDRAWAL OF THE NOM
NATION PROBABLE.

Garland Denies Calling on Cleveland
The Next President Tariff RefOrmer
-Bayard and Garland Looked Upon
as Sure to be ia the Cabinet-Other
Inside Pointers from the News Cor
respondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The President
IS not likely to withdraw Mr.. Speer's
nomination. II Mr.. Speer should be re-
jected he might appoint Nr. Mercer, of
Savannah. 10 the place. The South Caro-
lima Senators are no less vigorous than
Mr.. Colquitt in their opposition to Mr..
Speer's confirmation. Their opposition is
based upon his interference in the South
Carolina election cases. They believe
that his confirmation can be prevented
by delay, If in no other way. Senator
Brown refuses to talk about the case. 1t
is we'll understood, however, in the dele
cation that he wi do all he can for Mr..
Speer. His chief reasons are said to
be-first, that Mr.. Speer is pre-
ferable to any Republican that would
have been nominated, since, being a native
Georgian and p possessed Of social status,
for his family's sake as we'll as his own,
he viii administer his office in a cOnser-
vative and impartial way. Second, that
it is not improbable that within the next
four years Mr.. Speer may become a good
Democrat again.
EVARTS' PRESIDENTIAL BEE.
Friends of Mr.. Eyarts now here say very
frankly that he will not rest content with
a seat in the Senate. He wants to be
President of the United States and he
thinks that his chances of success in that
direction are as good as those of any other
candidate in the Republican party. The
idea entertained by Mr.. EVarts is that by
wise course in the Senate and by a
prudent management of the party politics
IN New York, ne Will in 1888 have the
great majority of the professional pOliti-
clans, and finally go to the National Con-
VentIOn with practically unanimous
party at his back. He thinks that New
York will be regarded by the convention
as the pivotal State in 1888. Consequent
lv New Ork's choice must be nominated.
CLEVELAND'S REGARD FOR GARLAND.
A special from Albany this evening
says: 1.-The dispatches from Washington
concerning the likelihood OF Senator Gar
land being chosen for a Cabinet position
are in entire harmony with the little that
the PTesident-elect has disclosed here of
his intentions. In private conversation
Mr.. Cleveland has frequently spoken of
Mr.. Garland's ability and of his own high
regard for them. He has Lot intimated,
of course. that he has yet formed his resO-
luton concerning the Arkansas Senator,
but his intimate friends certainly look
to see Mir. Garland in the Cabinet.
As far as possible Mr.. Cleveland is
keeping himself in seclusiOn in order to
prepare his inaugural address, upon
which he has already begun work. The
address will state positively that in the
Presidents mind the war legislation must
stand and that any attacks upon it by the
Democratic party VIII not be approved
by the executive.
TARIFF REFORMER.
The friends of tariff reform have no
reason to fear that the Presdent-elect
holds now or will take any uncertain or
ambiguous position with reference to it.
lie has frequently expressed his oppOs-
tiOn TO the abolition Of the internal revenue
taxes and his belief that the customs du-
ties should be reduced. His inaugural
message VIII not show any lack of back
Done on these matters. Personal friends
Continue TO take up a considerable share
OF his time in friendly calls, but the Pres
ident-elect is Withdrawing himself more
and more from intrusion"
GARLAND DID NOT GO TO ALBANY.
Senator Garland, 1t is explained, did
not 20 TO Albany as the gossips asserted,
legged visit to Cleveland fall to the ground.
1t Is generally accepted among well in
formed senators and Representatives that
Messrs. Garland and Bayard will be in
President Cleveland's Cabinet.
Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, referring
TO various publications about an alleged
conference at Albany between himself
and GOV. Cleveland, furnishes an absolute
denial of the alleged visit, and says that
he has not been out Of this city for over
TWO months.
HARVARD's WHITE ALUMNI.
At a recent meeting of the Harvard
Club of Washington. the names of Prof,
Richard I. Greener 1870 and Robert II.
Terell 1881 were proposed for member
ship. These gentlemen are slightly
tainted with African blood, but both are
men of brains. Greener is perhaps as well
known as any cOlOred orator in the cOun-
try Terrell is a teacher in the cOlOred high
school here. Some of the members of the
club met and voted upon the names pro-
sOsed, and Greener and Terrell were both
blackballed. The gentlemen present
at the meeting decline to talk upon the
subject at all. 1t is admitted by one of
them, however, that no one had any OBJ
jectiOns to offer to either of the candidates
that was made known to the committee.
Professor Greener was seen tonight and
subject. He declined to say more than
that the men who met as his social judges
were not true representatives of Harvard.
Among the Harvard alumni who were
not at the meeting and, therefore, not
parties to the action of the meeting, were,
Gov. Long, Senator HOar, Congressman
Collins and Mr.. Belmont. The affair has
created considerable stir among college
men here. The Yale and Dartmouth
Alumni Associations number several col
Ored men among their membership.
Mr.. COLLINS BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Representative Collins, who has charge
of the bankruptcy bill, was asked to-day
what are its chances. He replied: "We
do not give up the fight yet. There is still
Il hope that it will pass"
"Will the meeting of the National
Board of Trade here next month have
any effect?'
NO, | think not. The position of the
National Board of Trade is already well
known, and that organization has done
all in its power to create sentiment in
behalf of the bill.'
'SWhat plan of procedure will you
adOpt?"
I'VE shall try to suspend the rules on
the next suspension day. Failing in that
we will make the last trial during the
last six days of the Sc ssion. Some of the
best parliamentarians are of the opinion
that we can pass it with a simple MAORI
ty during the last day of the session.
SENATOR BROWN COMING HOME.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, goes to At
lanta next week for ten days, on railway
business.
MEXICAN EXTRADITION.