St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
GENTLEMEN FROM GEORGIA
They Call on Geu. Harrison and
Urge the Claim Of Col. Buck for
Cabinet Place.

They Call on Geu. Harrison and
Urge the Claim Of Col. Buck for
Cabinet Place.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Gen.
Harrison's principal callers to-day were
the Georgia visitors, Col. Albert E.
Buck, of Atlanta; DR.. c. w. Arnold, of
Albany. and r. d. Locke, of Macon.
ut may not be discreet for us 10 talk much
of politics. said DR.. Arnold this evening.
"At present our position is somewhat DELI
cate; still team do no harm to state what our
ideas of the needs of the South are. Down
there the one predominating question is that
of race Until that is removed. we cannot
hope for the prosperity which we desire.
The only possible manner OF d1sposlng OF IT
is by division of the white VOTE We think
Gen. Harrison has it in his power to cause
this division If he is given fully to under
stand the situation in which we of the South
are placed. What we'ask is Q. fair represent
alton in its principal appointments We
have MANY able men who are popular and
have the conndence of all parties. and whose
appointment would greatly strengthen the
Republican party@ln the south. These are
not all Republicans Democratic leaders
who have shown themselves worthy OF rec
ognition are not wanting. and they should
not be slighled. 1t will make them and their
followers our friends and at the same time
show them that we are first for the good OF
; Tie country anu Ho' oounu n'.iio"iJ w
party"
Col. Buck was sent for by the presi-
.dent-elect, and his long conference this
afternoon is regarded as very impOr-
tant. He visited Gen. Harrison at 1.
His cOlleagues-Arnold and Locke
held their interview an hour later, and
after they had been clOSeted with Col.
Buck on his return they all expressed
great satisfaction at this visit and inti-
mate that their views on Southern pO-
litical matters are acquiesced In by
the president-elect. DR.. Arnold and
Locke are earnest advocates of Col.
Buck for cabinet place, but they de-
clare
BUCK is NOT A CANDIDATE.
and has not made the least effort in his
own behalf. This statement is borne
out by other Southern delegates that
have visited here. That Col. Bucks
name stands pretty high upon the list
of possible, and even probable, cabinet
appointees is conceded tonight by sew
eral astute politicians, who catch every
political breeze that blows hereabOuts.
Buck had private interview with Col.
John G. New this evening. He would
not be interviewed as to what passed
between himself and Gen. Harrison, but
expresses himself as highly gratified
at the result. There are those who,
think the distinguished Georgian wasl
notified that a great honor might bel
rendered him at an early day. Of allh
the numerous Southern delegates that
have been here pressing the name OF
some favor te son for cabinet position,
it is noteworthy that not one OF them
bad an ill word against Buck. The
Arkansas people, while urging Gen.
Powell Clayton. spoke highly of Buck;
so did the Alabama delegates, who pre-
sented ex-Gov. Smiths name. The
Virginia visitors, who doomed Gen.
Malone, all had something pleasant to
say of Buck; likewise the delegates
from North Carolina. Louisiana and
Florida. 1t thus appears that while
Buck has had no strong delegations
mere urging his appointment, he is the
second choice of very large majority
of the Southerners who have been here.
Col. Buck is native OF Maine. and was
colonel of a Maine regiment. He is
about fifty-two years old, moved South
at the close of the rebellion and was the
first Republican congressman elected
from the Mobile, Ala, district. When
Judge Woods was elevated to the
United States circuit court bench for
Georgia and Alabama he appointed
Buck clerk of the circuit and district
courts, with headquarters at Atlanta.
Buck
HEADED THE GEORGIA DELEGATION
at the Chicago convention, and is chair
man of the Republican state committee
of Georgia. In the state contest he sup
ported the Prohibition movement, thus
cooperating politically with very
powerful and respectable wing of the
Democratic party. Last. but not least.
the colonel is good Presbyterian. so
that if he is invited into President Har-
rison's cabinet, he will be theologieally
as well as politically in accord with the
administration. The GeOrgians leave
for home in the morning. Other visitors
were Hon. w. S. Wentworthy. of Oska-
loosa, To-; &. T. Anthony, of New York,
a relative of the late Senator Anthony,
and Frederick Simon, of Salt Lake, who
wants the new administration to in
augurate holy crusade against poIyg-
amy.