The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26
THE BUzzING OF THE BEE.
mong the President-Mak ers in the
House.
From the WASHINGTON Star.

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there who has a sort of notion that he
might, under certain circumstances, get on
the small end of the ticket. but none OF
them have any notion that there is the least
possibility of attracting the electric fluid
supposed to be generated by the evolutions
of a political national convention. None Of
the members of the lower House have found
1t necessary to take the precaution of hoist
ing lightning rod in the shape of letter
of decination" The science Of political
electricity is not yet sufficiently well under
stood for it to be certain whether such a
''rod" is properly a nOn-coniuctor or
whether in fact it does not invite the shock
PRESIDENT MAKERS.
The candidates are mostly in the Senate,
| assembled together in close proximity, en-
gagged in playing the agreeable and watch
ing each other. If the House has no can
didates it has many candidate-maker he
| earnest workers in the interest of each as
pirant for presidential honors are found IN
the House and most of the actve work in
the cause is done there. The President
makers are there, the men who control
the conventions, deciding who shall be
nominated, and who go among the people
and work up politics. The most active
politicians are elected to Congress by the
popular vote. Yet the number of men who
really have something to say as TO who
shall be the cand dates of the respective
parties is few. Many of the members are
not politicians outside OF their own small
districts, and they have no great influence
| in the national convention. Others are wire
pullers, active statesmen, interested III all
| the political intrigues and schemes. Each
| delegation in the House has one or more
| men of this sort to care for the affairs of
the nation Their friendship is sought and
cultivated by all those who have heark-
ened to the humming of tine quadrennial
bee. AS soon as this patriotic insect gets
Senator'S ear the visits of that Senator to
the House become frequent.
HE HAS LONG TALK WITH THE PREsI-
DENT-MAKERS.
He becomes interested in things that in
terest them. With first one and then the
other, casually and apparently without de-
sign, he becomes confidential, patting them
on the back and in every way showing the
cordiality of his feeling He sits on the
sofas near the lobby on his party side and
makes himself socable and agreeable in
many ways. Sometimes several mon sus-
pected of having the same bee in their bon
nets and the same idea in their heads may
be seen at one time surrounded by little
| groups Of Representatives, each chatting
away with a gracefully assumed innocence
of design and Inconsistencies of pur
pose. They go through the clever little
| comedy with gravity and an astounding
| repoSe of countenance.
AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats, having practically but
one candidate in the field, do not assemble
so many picturesque groups, and for the
| time their political talents are not called
into use. Mr. Springer finds no reason to
weave his subtle influence about party opin-
| ion and work it in the interest of a candi-
date of his choosing.
The "fine Italian hand" of Mr.. Breckin-
ridge has not to brush away the Instructions
in the path that leads through tue conven-
ton. This diplomatic statesman is occupied
| in cutting clear road the other side of the
| convention. They are all working in the
cause Of the one candidate or not working
at all.
REPUBLICAN SKILL.
The greatest skill of tho Republican
makers of Presidents is taxed, and they are
clashing their wits together in friendly
| rivalry. Mckinley and Grosvenor are two
of the most active men. They are born
politicians, and are at present doing much
work in that line. They are weaving a
| very large and tough boom, across the face
of which is the name Sherman. They are
| united in their work, but as different as
possible in manner and in method. Nc
| Kinley is silent workman, always diplo-
matte. GroSvsnor is aggressive and out
| spoken. Each exerts an influence in his
particular way, but each makes his work
| felt in convention.
Mr.. Browne is another who takes a hand
In the making of Presidents. he is Har-
rison man.
Mr. William Walter Phelps, and Mr..
| Milliloen of Maine, are the two Blaine men
in the House who take the most active in-
terest in national conventions. They are
always there, and their fine work is felt.
| They both think that Maine grows the best
presidential timber, and they don't think
| 1t is any the worse for being seasoned
Mr. Bayne of Pittsburg is another man
the Presidential candidates cultivate, He
is always at the convention working for
the good Of the party and the cause of
| friend.
Mr. Reed of Maine, while the leader Of
his party in the House, is not in a position
to influence the convention. State p ide
and the general condition of affairs keep
him from going outside of Maine for presi-
dental timber, and he is not exactly salts
| fled with what he finds at home.
The gentlemen who come over from the
Senate do not neglect to have a word with
Mr.. Morrow, who is supposed to exercise
an influence over the Pacific slope.
| Mr.. Hit is credited with being the best
political worker the Republicans have in
| Illinois, and his friendship at the conven-
1
| AMONG DEMOCRATS.
| If there were several Democratic candi-
| dates i'll the field there would be a rivalry
between them for the friendship of MesSrs
| Townshend and Springer Holman is sup
| posed TO exercise a subtle influence in Demo-
cratic conventions. He and Matson NOW
candidate for GOVERNOR, Bynum and Shive-
| ly, are the active politicians of the Indiana
delegation. Gen. d. b. Henderson and Mr..
Lyman, of Iowa, are spoken very kindly of
by presidential aspirants. Gen. Henderson
has wooden leg and an eloquent tongue.
He is gallant on the charge aud always car
ries the soldiers behind him. As long as
! Logan lived no one else had any hope of
his favor. Now several are hoping to hear
his voice in their favor.
Mr.. Ryan is quiet worker, with great
| influence in Kansas. Kentuckys infuen-
tial statesmen are Democrats and will ion
in the cry for Cleveland Should con
test arise in tho st. Louis convention the
elouuence and skill Of Carlisle and Breckin-
ridge would be a power for the candidate
In whose interest t4ey were raised. Any
candidate before the Chicago convention
would like TO have Mr.. McComas talk TO
the Maryland delegates in his favor Messrs.
Long, Lodge and Cogswell are greatly
| sought after by ambitious Senators aud their
possible candidates. A man who is ambitious
TO carry the Chicago convention seldom ap-
pears IN the House lobby without getting
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