The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-26
sANAroR oRMAN.
He is Being Talked OF as a Presidential
Candidate.

Candidate.
Senator German, upon whom the ewes of
ali democrats are now admiringly fixed, on
account Of his mastery conduct Of the fight
against the force bill, is gentleman Of so.
of medium size aud quiet manners, says the
New York Star. His face is sun othly
shaven and is pale. He has large and hsnd-
some brown eyes, capable OF great express
sion. Every day that the Senate sits he
walks to and from the capitol, unless the
weather should be very stormy, indeed. HIS
avenue, near Seventeenth street.
Tuele he stays most Of the
time when he is not occupied with his
senatorial or social duties, surrounded by
his wife, his daughters and his son, who IS
about to euter Johns Hopkins University.
The senator's tastes are domestic and lite
rary. There are few better private libra
ries in Washington than his. That he should
have been selected by all the democrats in
congress as tneir leader in the battle against
the republican attempt to rule this country
by fraud and force is simply tribute to the
divine right Of brains. Mr.. German is by
no means a selfSaSsertive tuan. On the con-
trary, he is gu 81 and modest. In the midst of
the battle ne does not make himself CO -
spicuous. Yet his opponents realize that he
has sll the points at command, and that
any error of theirs will be seized upon al
once and made the most of against them.
As an orator, Mr.. German is pain aud per-
sp,cuous. He seems to have horror of
sp cad eagieism, asd prefers TO make his
argument succinctly, in the clearest and
quietest way, and. having stated his case, to
sit down.
Senator German has grown upon the
country by sheer force of merit. It was in
1884, as chairman Of the ca npaign commit
tee of tbs national democratic committee,
that be first made his national reputation
as great political manager. In 1888 he
was also of great service to the party, and
it is not too much to say that to his effective
conduct of the campaign last fall the mag
nificent victory v as largely due. Mr.. Cor
man, in perfect cooperation with
Congressional Campaign Chairman Flower,
paid attention to every doubtful con-
gressional district in the country, awaiting
himself or the condition of public feeling
against the Mckinley and the force bills,
and using all legitimate means to gain votes
on those issues. AS Mr.. German does not
work with brass bands or clamor of any
kind, great many wise people have no
idea to this day of the value of the mis-
sioDary work which Mr.. German caused to
be done in the congressional districts last
fall. But its result was that tie voters
went to the polls fully informed of the
meaning of the Mckinley and force bills.
and of the great injury to the country
which their operation would cause
The republican leaders in congress have
learned to have a wholesome fear of Mr.
German, the highest tribute, by the way,
which an opponent can pay. Gen. James
s. Clarkson, la First Assistant Postmaster
General, and the vice chairman of tho ma
tional republican committee, who naturally
takes a deep interest in the passage
of the force bill, says that Mr.. Cor
man is the ablest political manager
in the country, and he confessss with
sigh that the republicans have not
his equal. This is "praise from Sir
Hubert" for Gen. Clarkson is a man of
ability, and know republican leaders who
estimate him to be an abier politician than
MIR. Quay. 1t is an "open secret" In Wash
tiuential republicans, who are anxious to
get the force bill through, knowing we'll
that without 1t democratic success in 1892
is sure, have endeavored to induce Senator
Hoar to relinquish the charge Of the force
bill to Senator Aldrich, Senator Spooner,
or some one else with more tact and ingsnu-
ity. There was quiet meeting of republi,
| can chieftains not many zig htsngo, at which
it was suggested with honeyed phrases
to Senator Hoar thai perhaps Mr. Aldrich
might be better able, on account of his
younger age. to stand the long strain, but
1t was Of no avail. Hr. Hoar became angry
and refused to give up. The truth is, no is
Jealous of all the younger senators, and they
look upon him as an Old grandma'am. At
3 o'clock in the morning at the famous
thirty-two hour session of last week. Mr.
Hoar got SO discouraged at the admirable
way in which Senator German conducted
the contest for the democrats that he put on
his overcoat aud was going home.