Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-24
NAY BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH,
CHAIRNAN HUGHES GER.
TAIN THAT TENNESSEE
WILL BE SOLID FOR
BLAINE.


WILL BE SOLID FOR
BLAINE.
COY. NIL SAID 10 1919 am ONLY pEMoCEAI
THAT WILL HAVE A FIGHTING CuNACE-
soUTHERNERs NOT PLEASED WITH rRE,l-
DENT CLEvELAND-COL. HUGHES A FIRM
BELIEVER IN sPoms-HIs OPINION OF
RENEGADEs
Especial TO the World)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.-COl. \.
VI. Hughes, ir., of Nashville, Tenn,
Chairman Of the Republican State
Central Committee Of that State, is
now in the city consulting with the
party leaders preparatory to the
campaign OF 1888. "The Republl-
cans will carry Tennessee in the
next campaign he said to World
representative. SIT will be the
purpose of the party to break the
solid South. With the rapid de-
velopment that Is making in the
mineral resources and the increas-
ed number of manufactures, the
protective idea is growing more
rapidly than the free.trade element
have an idea of. All Taylor, the
Republican candidate for Cover
nor. would have been elected had
he not been opposed by his broth
er."
"WhOm will the Republicans Of
the South favor for the Presiden.
tial nomination I"
tennessee will be unanimous
for Mr.. Blaine. ! think the same
sentiment will prevail throughout
the other Southern States. Blaine
can carry Tennessee by larger
majority than Cleveland did in
1884. The Republicans will ask
nothing better than the renOmina-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland by the Dem
OcratS. The only man we Of the
South are afraid Of is David b.
Hill. believe he will be nominal
ed, and IN that event the chances
for Republican success will he Sc
riously impaired. If Mr. Cleveland
is made the candidate the Republi-
cans, feel, can elect their candi-
date no matter who is nominated.
If Blaine is nominated and a man
like eX.GOv. Porter, Of Indiana, for
second place, there is no doubt of
carrying New York and Indiana,
providing that Gov. Hill is not the
Democratic candidate"
"What is the feeling Of the peO-
pie at the South with regard to
Mr.. Cleveland and his Administra-
ton -
"NO one doubts his honesty or
his sincerity, or his efforts to ad-
minister the laws to the best inter
ests of the country, but this, Of
course, would be true of any other
man in the White House. The
Republicans ofthe South are against
Mr.. Cleveland and / have not found
many Democrats who were not in
office or expecting to get office that /
were particularly enthusiastic in
Mr.. Cleveland'S behalf ! should .
think a great deal better Of Mr. .
Cleveland if he were to demand the .
dismissal Of every Republican in /
office. There are still remaining ,
in the departments here some OF !
the most active Republicans J ever
knew, and ! hope, in case the lie.
publicans are successful IN the next .
election, every one will be bounced
from his position in less than
twenty-fOur hours after the inangu-
raj address has been delivered.
want to see such Republicans as
Third Assistant POStmaster-Gener.
al Hazen and that class dismissed
at once. Uazen was as active and
offensive a partisan as could be .
-ouud in the Republican party.
He, with many others, should
nave been turned out months and
months ago, but suppose they are
allowed to hold their positions be-
,auSe they have forfeited Their
manhood and may have promised
o vote the Democratic Mugwump
icket in 1888. 4 man whose poll
les can be purchased for a position
n the Government service is not
he kind Of Republican we want in
he party"
Col. Hughes is young man, per
laps thirty-five years of age.
When a boy he enlisted in the
Confederate army. His father,
Iowever, was a strong Union man.
Ie has been active in Tennessee
,Olitics for the last ten years and
II 1880 was one of the "30G' at the 2
)hicagO Convention. In the last
he cast the vote OF / is
state for Arthur. But is now for
Blaine against all others.