The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03
OUAY'S LITTLE GAME.
uow he IS TO INSURE REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY RULE.

ftlrnS to the EAlBSnCAOS VI sAo OSSc-
sion-southern States Are to Lose
Many of Their Representatives in
Congress
From the Chicago Daily Netrs.
PrrrsBURG PA, April 29.-It was known
chat upon the occasion of the Americas
BANQUET last Saturday night, Congressman
pavne became so exhilarated that he was
Unable to stand upon his feet when the time
came for him to respond to the toast ''The
Wavs and Means" on which committee he
holds a prominent position. The private
sacretary of the pious Wanamaker, who
mas here as the representative of the Post
master General, also gazed upon the popping
,orzs until he became enthusiastic enough
IN figure in pretty stiff Sunday morning
game of poker at the Seventh Avenue hotel,
IN which he met with disaster.
Not until to-day, however was it disclosed
+bst during these hours of reveiry import
snr nolitical secrets were revealed. The
Americus club is emphatically a Quay or
canization, but numbers among It's mem
1ers not few adherents Of Chris Magee, of
whom Congressman Dalzell is the chief. 1t
was with one of these faithful followers of
Mecee-though some other persons were
nresent-that Frank Leach, the private
Secretary and factotum of the chairman of
tbe national republican committee, became
involved in a lively argument some time
alter the close of the banquet proper. In
such company the conversation naturally
drifted upon Quay's leadership of the party.
Then the Magee man became indignant.
He loudly proclaimed that Quay had
sacrificed the organization for the sake of
one victory; that the coming House of
Representatives would surely be over
whelmingly democratic, and that, foresee-
ing the signs of disaster, the chairman was,
according to common report, getting ready
10 resign.
MR.. LEACH UNBoSOMS HIMSELF.
Don't fool YOURSELF" responded Leach
in half angry, Multiplying tone. "Thai
meeting of the republican committee on May
Z is called for different purposes than the
acceptance Of Quay's resignation. 1t is called
to take official action upon plans which have
been perfected by Quay, and some of them
already well under way promise to insure
the permanent control of all branches of the
government to the Republican party"
Leach stopped moment, and then alb
ruptly asked his companions: "Who i:
taking this census, anywayw
Robert 2. Porter and his assistants,
suppose, " was the somewhat surprised an
swer.
Eyes, and you can just bet that it will b.
taken right" was the reply. what Dc
you suppose Quay spent all those weeks il
Florida for-tarpon fishings Well, hardly
Let me tell you," and here his voice be-
came at once emphatic and mysterious, "a
southern negro will have to be very con-
spicuous to be counted in the census thi
year."f..
UINhot do uor, ynaapzu
"Just what l say. The census enumera-
tors will discover very few southern negroes
this year. The negroes will not kick, anC
nobody else will be allowed TO. You car
see in moment the result of this. We ex-
pect to have the census complete by JUNE
20. Thanks to the law on the subject pro-
posed by Sunset Cox the certificate o.
Supt. Porter is all that congress needs t.
take action for new apportionment.
OUR SYSTEM OF COUNTING.
"By our system of counting" continued
the speaker. growing more and more en-
thusiastic, 1--WE expect the southern state
to lose at least eighteen or twenty repre-
Sentatives. If the negro is not counted q
the polls he shall not be in the census. TIL,
northwestern states will gain in just abou
the proportion that tho southern ones viii
lose. Minnesota will get three or four NOR
congressman, and Kansas and Nebraska per
haps a half-dezen each, not to speak Of tn
Dakotas and the rest of them"
But can such action be forced through
congress at the eleventh hour-against al
PRECEDENT exclaimed his listener, il
establishment.
ut can, and easily, too. You see, this
not hasty scheme. 1t was decided upol
as soon as 1t was found that the democrat
would redistrict Ohio The McComa
anti-gerrymandering bill will no
be passed. 1t does not cove
the exigencies of the case. Their
is need for more radical action. Every.
thing that has been done IN congress so ia
has been part of one great plan. Will
Reed and his rules we now have the Hous
III such shape that any measure can b
rushed through whenever and in as short
time as may be necessary.
TROUBLE IN THE SENATE.
1.-THE Senate has still to be fixed, and tha
is why Chandler introduced his resolutio
for the new rules few days ago. Morto
has gone away, and will not be back unit
the battle Is over. With Ingalls, in the chat
and the new rules in force the measure ca
be rushed through if the republicans ar
solid.
Right there is the only stumbling
block" exclaimed Leach, ''There are
few old grannies in the Senate like Ed
HundS, Blalr and EvartS who KICK q
everything which IS not done according
precedent and tradition. But they must b
pulled into line. The salvation of the part
demands it. The apportionment bill is nc
all of the plan, however. Special session
Of the legislature in certain states will
called under directions from the nation,
committee to SO redistrict for congressions
purposes as to make the most of the il
creased opportunities. 1t will be Of no us
ior the democrats to attempt to follow TIL
line Of action, for, with the exception {
one or two states, they will find decide
decrease, and not an increase, to deal will
WHAT DYE THINK
Now" asked the speaker, triumphantly
what do you think about the next col
gresss Of course the same situation az
plies to the electoral votes There is or
state, usually called southern. by the wa,
70 which the caucus scheme does not appll
mat Is West Virginia. 1t is surely reput
4 ,gn in 1892. In the last two years Stev
AlKlns, through his land, coal and railroa
companies, has introduced 40, 900 new votel
INTO INTO the state. 1t was made the first col
luton of their employment that the
sS9ould be tried and true republicans. We
virginia will vote for the next republica
candidate for President beyond all poss
hlity of dispute
That is but one feature Of the plan
oontlnued Leach. 1.-THE actual work of Il
ne4I presidential campaign is already we
s uHuer way 1t looks as though Clevelar
oin De again the democratic candidate, al
quay now has in hic ,,accocciOu r,nrcOn