Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-16
THE BAKER DOODLE.
Great Quantities Thrown into the
niS,,i,r 10 Defeat Morrison.


Waterloo. H.. special to the Chicago
r,,,,es saws: The Monroe county Demo
.ra,s are in trouble ever the defeat OF
w. MORRISON. Nobody would believe the
,.ot until Friday or Saturday. Judge
yr;llj,m Erd sits in the cave OF gloom.
~ senator ROener. the Goorkeeper of the
s.aiomstic gallery III the House OF Rep
nIP,,rstiVes is almost persuaded totake to
-, drink. Pete Bickelaaupt has en-
ST! o.. Given up his lifelong study OK pi-
llIssnta and skat; and as for Pete Teller,
~ ysntIeiaan took to his bed on Tues
~ nf5ht ana refuses to be comfovted.
"'3 NJ Morrison does not seem TO be much
oot down over the knockout. ''Its all
vi III onouyh." he said yesterday. 81 did
mink il could be DONE, but 10 was, all
~ same. rhe people around me-my
tr4.ds + fneau-feel worse about the
n.at.er than /. The tight was made
na;rst tariff reform, but the defeat will
90 no SIRE to intensity future conflicts"
The Colonel is not disposed to be rebel
Iious nor does he make use OF harsh, vln-
derive language toward the knights, who
defeated him.
r,rtaYt political event in a Congressional
~ in the last ten years. 1t was not the
"rdinarv tbread0are fight of the nominee
" me marty as against that of another. 1t
a5ae tba battle OF the combined protection
n,ononolists aud aDti-tariH reformers
orainst the recognized champion OF re-
vision. The gentleman for whom seat
In the Fifteth Congress has been bought
cut no figure in the premises. A wooden
man, backed by the same in
easily as he. Jehu Baker was but the
Summv. So far as he personally ia
concerned the victory is barren one. He
was elected: when, however, the inside
facts concerning the campaign OF the
nrotectionists are brought before the pub
liz Jehu Baker will be in any but an en-
yiable position. fight OF precisely the
name character was two years ago made
In the interest of Thomas Is. Needles,
whom Col. Morrison defeated by ma
,ority of over 1000. The Pennsylvania
jron manufacturers gave the Needles
campaign all the financial aid deemed
NECESSARY to insure the success OF the
Republican candidate.
MONEY CAME INTO THE TREASURY
Inv the barrel. The Knights we're not con-
centrated in 1884, and from one-half to
two.thirds OF their members belong to the
Democracy. Col. Morrison, until the
election of Tuesday last, always received
5O npr cent of the vote of the member of
The assemblies, and had every reason to
believe he would not be deserted by them
this time. Jehu Bakers nomination sig
pIfed nothing. He mad been absent from
the district for six or eight years. The
gentleman was in perfect accord with the
Prohbtionsts, and Ia the riots at East
S.. Louis and Belleville year or two ago
Joined Sherih's posse comiGatus, and is
said to have carried gun during the con-
tinuance of the troubles. No Demo rat
Knight of Labor In the Eighteenth dis
trict would, if left to himself, espouse the
cause of Jehu Baker, who is by every as
ISOLATION an aristocrat, and not in SYM
pathy with the workingmen. Morrison
\ entered the campaign with every assur-
ance of success. The Demo Gratis APP
peared to be reasonably well united, and
the lab0rIng men OF St. Clair, Bond ana
Madison counties were not disposed to
4 unite in common war upon the Demo-
cratic candidate. Mr.. MOrrison's meet
ings were well attended,; many coal
miners, rolling mill men, glassblowers
and tOilers Of other trades came long dis
tances TO listen to his speeches. HE SEN
timents upon the questions of the day re-
ceived the unqualified Endorsement of a
majority of the Knights. The masters of
their lodges called upon him, and it
looked, almost to the eve of election, as if
Mr.. Morrison would win with all ease.
JOHN JARRETT,
the tin-msker, slipped into st. Louis. and
opened headquarters at Hurst's Hotel.
be very quietly made stealthy visits to
East st. Louis, Intervening the officers
and leading spirits of the lodges of
knights. Many OF these men were in
duced TO cross the river to St. Louis and
consult with jarrett at his rooms. He
very shrewdly selected a number of men
VINE were set at the task of sowing the
seed OF discomfort among the working
men. Col. Morrison knew all about Jar
reps actions, and for a time felt lust a
little uneasy. 1t cropped out. however.
alter little time, that Jarrett was not
meeting with much success. Many of the
hnlghts refused to support Baker. They
Mad always voted Tor Morrison, and
We're not disposed to leave him now.
1nls TACT served to reassure the Morrison
men, and no Democrat in the district felt
MofTsou to be IN danger until a day or
SWo before the election. On Saturday a
week ago Col. Morrison, in private con.
suilatlon with lifelong friend, said: 81
uolt ike the atmosphere. 1t Is chilly.
ana ieel that something Is wrong some
pisce' Is 1t among the workingmenY'
OD' ~ was the reply. Moth
ing Is wrong. You will get the German
,o'e, ana your usual support from the
nights" 'i0i VIC
ms assurance, coming as it did from |
9 ,ne oil the shrewdest politicians in the |
MsulcI' had the effect OF allaying Col. |
wo.rIson's fears. Subsequent events |
proved Toe ColonePs suspicious to be we'll |
=; n memDe OF one of the lodges OF Knights |
'ue district few weeks ago changed |
az at; I'esluence, removing from this to an |
apJO'nIhk state. The night before the !
ssieotioh ne received a letter addressed to !
S Sm a. us Old home forwarded to him at !
~. .ds ue" place Of abode. The envelope |
.n'a'leo letter from the master OF the |
iaooehoIy TO watch he belonged command
~, ~ nIih 10 vote ticket which was in.
Trtoseu herewith. TIE ticket read: GFor
SSooIIsIessman, Eighteenth district. Jehu
sa% me recI Jlent of the letter, who
sn AZ" ioi years been q friend OF Col MOrri.
S", maze all haste TO his old residence
oc ,Ie PURPOSE OF disclosing the scheme
"Nol' Morrison's friends.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION
vSe hn'SLts said: I'VE do not know who
w, 'U ,' upport-Morrison or Baker; as
iiS,%%e nave received no orders The
Tnoag hnIght brought his warning late
In way afternoon. Col. Morrison was
syo w alerloo election day. and during the
ibo received a dispatch announcing
- ,ose Oh ashington county. Turning
H. s friends, he said: 81 am beaten.V |
VIC went IN Ms ho,,ao A.. - - /