The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11
SENATORSHIPSAT STAKE.
THE FIGHT IN THE NoRTaw EST TO
BE LIVELY.

BE LIVELY.
Republican Leaders Hold Conferences
On the Subject With President Har-
rison-They Decide to Let Nothing Go
By Default-Plenty OF Money at Their
Command.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-President Hsrri-
son and the other republican leaders have
been keeping an eye on the contests over
the doubtful Legislatures OF California,
| Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota. Ne
braska and Kansas just as keenly as Presi-
dent Cleveland and the democratic leaders
When Chairman Carter and the other MEM
bers Of the republican national committee
came over from New York last month the
main topic in the talks they had with the
President was the chances Of getting control
OF the disputed legislatures. President
Harrison, 1t is understood, does not agree
with those republicans Including, 10 70 said.
ex-Seoretary Blaine,l who hold that it is
better for the republicans not TO retain the
control Of the Senate after March 4, but
as one of them expressed il. ''is is best
| to let the tail 60 with the hide
80 that we shall have no responsibility and
shall not have to depend on the precarious
support OF the populists." President Har-
rison has held all along since the election
that the republicans had a good fighting
| chance Of holding the Senate, and that it
| was worth while to make the effort 10 get
republican senator's elected, or senator's who
| would vote with the republicans, in all the
doubtful legislatures in the west. 1t was at
| his request that Chairman Carter left 30
| quickly for Montana, and IL Is understood
that he has sent other agents TO the other
| SERIES cF CONFERENCES.
From time TO time as they have come to
town the President has talked over the de-
tails of the situation in their respective
states with Senator Carey of Wyoming,
| Senator Sanders Of Montana, Senator
| Hansbrough of North Dakota, Senator
Perkins of Kansas and Senators Manderson
| and Paddock OF Nebraska. Within the last
day or two Chairman Clarkson OF the exe-
cutive committee, Treasurer Cornelius N.
| Bliss Of the national committee, Committee
| man Manley, and Others OF the national
| committee, have been In town talking
| with the President on this subject
To-day there were conferences OF the
senator's from the states in the contest and
the national committeeman at the national
| committee headquarters al the Arlington
hotel, and between these leaders and the
President OF the white house, at which the
| announcement put forth In the morning
| papers by Senators German, Carlisle aud
Brice. warning the republicans that the
democrats proposed TO assert their rights
| In the contested states, and the rights of all
lawfully elected members OF the legisla-
ture, was the text OF discussion. After the
| conferences were over tho telegraph wires
were freely used to convey to the repub-
lioan managers at the political eensers in the
states In question the advice OF the party
leaders.
THE DECISION REACHED.
Briefly summed up, as IL is gathered from
what men who were at the conference say IL
was to contest every point and TO rest assured
that they would be supported financially
and In every other way from Washington.
The presence Of Cornelius N. Bliss, Russell
A. Alger and George NJ. Pullman at the
conference enabled the assurances Of hnnn-
cial support 20 be made quite positively. 1t
is said that there was some difference Of
| opinion among the conferees as 10 what
ought to be done, but that the majority
were Of the opinion that the republicans
| ought 70 make the dghs as vigorously as
| possible. At all events it seems certain that
this is the determination reac he'd, although
Of course the conferses are endeavoring to
becloud 1t with the customary denials. all
| Of them insisting that their presence here 6t
this time IL an accidental coincidence and
that their conferences have no political
significance.
The democrats Of both houses were very
much pleased with the announce
msnt made by Senators German, Carlisle
and Brice, believing that OF itself 1t will
give the country the proper view of the
, contests which they think have been gen
orally misunderstood. The republicans
! seem TO 20 take the same view of the impor'
tance Of the announcement in its effect
, upon public opinion and were this afternoon
, preparing a counter proclamation with q
view to getting the country to take the re-
publican Interpretation Of the situation In
the contested states.
ACTIVITY OF THE DEMOCRATS.
: New YORK, Dec. 10.--Messrs. German
Carlisle and Brice, who were appointed by
the senatorial caucus to come to New York
! TO consult with the democratic national
committee concerning measures TO prevent
the alleged steal OF senarorships by the ro-
publicans In Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska
Kansas and North Dakota, were busy this
morning receiving callers at their hotel
, Among those who consulted with the sem
ators was Martin Maginnis, member OF the
national committee from Montana, and who
gave the committee full information about
the alleged scheme 70 defeat the peoples
! will in his state. Chairman Harrity and
other members Of the campaign committee
are expected Monday, when a conference
: will be held between them and the sen
atoFial committee.
MICHIGAN's sENAToRsHIP.
: DETROIT, MICH, Dec. 10-The hght fol
, the United States senatorship, which be-
comes vacant by the expiration of Senator
Stockbridge's term next month. excites
: much attention. Ex-Gov. Cyrus q. Luce II
ma 1inR a strong fight for the place as the
farmers candidate. He has a strong back
J ing among the prominent politicians In th'
1 state,