New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-18
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
VISITORS TO HARRISON FROM NoRTH
CAROLINA, TEXAS AND GEORGIA.
PLANS FOR ENCOURAGING PROTECTION pA@o
mArs-A CALLER FROM MAssAoHusErrs
n,rYc.Nmc pop MINOR OFFICES.

PLANS FOR ENCOURAGING PROTECTION DEMO
uArs-A CALLER FROM MASSACHUSETTS,
APPLICANTS FOR MINOR OFFICES
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIscNEl
Indianapolis, Jan. 1.-THE SCUM "pp'ren'N
aoss NOT mean to be overlooked IN 1enefai TART
.ar,s Cabinet or policy. Not day' soeS W now
,,itheut a Southern visitor or two AT one hooes'
.ra n is a dull week that cannon shoio ueie-
,asion from some Southern STATE I'D gorgeous
snrina oyercoats whose pockets arc s'nheu win
Cabinet booms typewriter OF III n"nuSorip"'
To-day the Southerners have E"a 'llns' i",e.S
IN themselves. and General HARRISON n"s nau INC
true political situation in at iease wv" N"'ocS'
North Carolina and Texas, unloiueu W hi"' he
will have chance to spend Few hours WIN
Georgia delegation, headed py Ooionei Aiireu ~
puc,r. Of Atlanta. the chairman OF the hepuohcsn
state Committee. The Georsians got ID 200 ia'e
."s" .,,enine for talk with the President-elect
~,'s aerre with the other Southerners that the
p;rrninebam movement has made great i'm
nression all over the South, and they say that
within feur years there win be reorgarized and
.egressive Republican party in every Southern
State.
Incidentally, the Georgia party viii do what 10
can to pave the way for Cabinet Doom ior
Colonel Buck The Coloners assistants IN TINS
enterprise are r. d. Locke, OF Macon ana IL
n w Arnold. of Albanv, both members OF the
stat. Committee Mr. Locke reached town early
enough N explain to The Tribune correspondent
what, the delegation wanted, and what the mem
hers of IL intended to tell General Harrison.
We are anxious first of all. 10 give the Presi-
aertelect our idea about the distribution OF FED
ersl patronage in Georgia" said Mr.. Locke we
inaorse 10 the fullest extent the so-caled Brming
ham movement. and see in it a chance to build up
suocessful Republican party In our State. we
shall advise General Harrison to select as Federal
cfcers, as far as he can Republicans oil good cnar
actcr and standing in the communities IN which
they i've Where such Republicans are not avail
able. we recommend the choice Of Protection Demo-
Gratis. The Protection issue must be insisted
upon everywhere. 1t is a wedge which will soon
split the Bourbon Democracy in Georgia
us there any chance that the Protection Demo
Gratis will form an organization Of their own =
aYes. and that is a part Of our plan. We want
the Protection Democrats 10 nominate candldates
in every Congress District in Georgia, ana IN
every Legislative DISTRICT as well The hepuDh-
cans will make no nominations, but will vote the
protsctionist ticket In the same way the Re
uubhcans will support Protection Democrats Tor
paign of 800 will be an experiment at fusion III
the fusion is successful. there will be only one
rarity in se2 the Democratic PrOtecticnists beng
absorbed in the new organization, as the old Read
,juster party was in Virginia, in the process OF
amalgamation. We want 10 see the FEDERAL
patronage controlled by the Republican branch oil
the party. If the spalgamation succeeds then
the patronage will be shared too That, think,
is q fair statement of our view Of the case
Mr.. Locke went on TO say that some steps
had already been taken TO further the new move
ment in Georgia. 1t was proposed to start
daily Republican Protectionist newspaper In At
lanta, and to improve the character Of the Repub-
hcan press in the different counties of the State.
There were enough Protection votes outside OF
the Republican organization to turn the balance
of power. The Republican organization had been
maintained although the party vote had not
been polled for several years, and the party
machinery could easily be made as efficient as
ever.
HAS the State Committee or any other Or
ganized body of Republicans declared in favor
of General Malone as the Souths representative
in the Cabinets ?" Mr.. Locke was asked
mo-" was the reply. There has been no
meeting of the State Committee. 1 have not
heard of any Endorsement of General Mshone's
candidacy by any Georgia Republican orgsniza-
ton The General has warm friends in Georgia,
but we prefer to support one Of our own citizens
for q Cabinet place. paper recommending
Colonel Buck to General Harrison as q repre-
sentative Southern Republican and fit man for
q Cabinet Department was signed by large
number Of Georgia Republicans. The Colonel has
also had fattering Endorsement from many
Democratic friends in Atlanta. Henry w. Grady,
the Editor of The Atlanta Constitution got
up a letter about three weeks ago saying kind
word for Colonel Buck, and sent it to General Har-
rison. 1t was signed by Colcrot Howell, of The
Constitution; Governor Goroon, Senator Col
ouitt. al the State and municipal officers, and
most of the prominent business men in Atlanta.
II spoke of Colonel Buck in the highest terms
as o citizen and public officer, and added that
Atlanta would be highly honered by his sclec-
ton for place in the Cabinet. The Colonel
win have the unanimous support Of Georgia
Republicans for anything he may desire"
Colonel Buck was an officer in the Union Army,
and has served in Congress from one Of the
Georgia districts. Mr.. Locke was Confederate
soldier, and has taken an active part in Alabama
and Georgia politics as a Republican since
construction times.
Harrison this afternoon was E. w. Ward of
Inkerton, member of the Republican State
Committee, who was defeated for Congress last
November in the With North Carolina District.
Mr. Ward is a son of General Ward. of the Union
Army, the commander of the division in the
Army of the Cumberland, in which General
Harrisons regiment served. The North Caro-
lima Republicans. Mr.. Ward told the General.
were anxious TO keen out of the fight
among the Southern aspirants for
seat in the Cabinet The Republican members Of
the Legislature had passed resolution favoring
General Malone. but the action had been recon-
sidered- and North Carolina was now neutral and
wished to remain Malone would meet with
neither active support nor active antag0nism.
Mr. Ward saws that the Republicans in North
Carolina would like TO the Federal Offices given
to men Of high character. and at the same time
TO live party workers The Birmingham move