The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-21
SHERMAN HAS A SCHEME.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS AT
HIS BACK.

The Meeting at Washington in His In
terest for Secretary Of State-The
Southern Contingent Hope to Get
Crack at the Spoils If the Ohioan
Wins-Blaine will soon Be On Hand
in His own Interest.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 20 The meeting of
southern republicans held here on Tuesday
night, at which a committee was appointed
to prepare an address for presentation to
Gen. Harrison, touching his policy toward
the south, turns out TO have been thinly
disguised movement in behalf of John Sher-
man for Secretary of State. The leaders of
the movement were the most ardent Sher
man men at Chicago, and were open in
their expression of disgust and disappoint-
ment when Gen. Harrison vas nominated
Some OF them pronounced the nominee a
cold and repeilant man, who would hang as
a weight around the partys neck and sink
it out Of sight.
CONSIDERED DEFEAT CERTAIN.
In their opinion the party, by its reje3tion
OF Mr.. Sherman, had not only invited but
now deserved defeat, and in their own en-
Bit cred way they washed their hands of the
whole business. Mr.. Russell, who is chair
man of the committee in question, went so
far as to withdraw from the race for the
judgeship of the supreme court of his state,
to which he had been nominated by the re-
publicans, and while diplomatic enough in
framing his reasons for the public, was
frank lough in private conversation, and
said that his party had no prospect OF WIN
ming either its local or national contest.
THEIR PRESENT OBJECT.
The present effort therefore on the part
of these men is to maneuver to secure a
| friend in high position at court so that the
| ear of the chief magistrate may IN some
| way be reached. The man they have fixed
| upon is John Sherman, whose battles they
ave repeatedly fought, AID upon whose
| friendship they feel that they can implicitly
| rely With Mr.. Sherman as the premier
their chances for recognition, they believe,
would be almost as good as if h were the
President. Not only would he have many
| important places at his disposal in his own
| department, but his voice would he more or
| less potent in appointments outs de OF his
| department, aud SO in the end they would
b. certain of a substantial share of the
spoils. Tuesday nights meeting, therefore,
was in effect a Sherman meeting.
NOT EXACTLY ANTI-BLAINE.
1t was not an anti Blaine meeting, except
| SO lar as Dlalue ana loDerIuuU, D6lNB Jne
only aspirants for the premiership of the
incoming administration, any movement
int Ided TO boom theo g may be considered
as against the other; but the point sought
| for on the part of these mon is to get their
| favorite in a position where be can serve
them. They will address themselves solely
to that one object Gen. Harrison will
| probably hear preci rus little from them on
the subject of a southern policy, but if he
| will give heed when the committee reports,
he will be speedily convinced that the one
thing necessary to be done t. insure the I'M
qualified approval of southern republicans
is the appointment of John Sherman as
Secretary of State.
| SHERMAN PULLING THE WIRES.
1t is intimated that Mr. Sherman is pull
ing the wires of this movement himself,
and feels that he is fully justified IN begin
ming early. The announcement that Mr..
Blaine will arrive in Town next month, is
accepted as a notice that lis campaign will
be at once opened, and that he himself will
conduct it. Mr.. Sherman's case is being
strenthened by the accession of many
prominent Indianians to his ranks. Still
the little betting here is with the odds on
| HlaiQe