The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20


much maneuvering is taking place on the
part of the men of both parties who are
managing the campaign.
Cubiue. Gossip.
Washington, December 17.-(Spccial.) j.
President Cleveland will take three mem
bers of his cabinet from the south.
1t is probable that Georgia. Virginia and
Texas will be the favored states.
Strange to say, however, the three men
being urged from these three states are
suggested for the same office. Each one
of them seems DESTROYS of being attorney
general. Virginia is pushing John Ran
doph Tucker, Texas wants David y. Gull
berson. The last man suggested from
Georgia Is Henry G. Turner.
Mr. Cleveland discussed Mr.. Turner's
ability for a cabinet portfolio with several
prominent democratic congressman in New
York q few days ago. While nothing was
agreed upon, Mr.. Cleveland looks upon
the suggestion with a degree of favor and
it is not improbable that MIR. Turner will
be selected.
Mr.. Turner himself has probably made
no efforts to this end, but his friends are
urging him.
The chances of Judge Culberson going
into the cabinet are very good. Strong in
tiuences are being brought to bear in his
favor and Mr.. Cleveland is inclined to
tender him position in his official cabi-
net.
The principal drawback to John Randolph
Congressman John Goodc of Virginia, wants
to be solicitor general and rs it would not
do to select the attorney general and the
solicitor general from the same state. and
as the congressional delegation is divided
between the two men, Mr. fuckers
chances are not so good as the chances of
either Mr.. Turner or Judge CuIberSon
No Money fer Kepubiican Debts
The republican national committee Is i'll
trouble. They are in debt to the extent of
nearly hundred thousand dollars and
have no money with which to pay it off.
Although sufficient money TO pay all
their debts was subscribed, the managers
neglected to collect it and when defeat
came to the party the subscribers declined
to pay up. AS Il consequence circulars
were issued today and sent broadcast over
the country to republican Office holders and
prominent men generally requesting sub
scriptionS of from one hundred to q thou
sand dollars each. The circular is pa
thetic appeal but the indications are that
it will not matcrialize and that the creditors
of the republican national committee will
find themselves the losers to the amount
of their bills.
Hiscocks Successor.
A political struggle, very much in the
nature OF a merry war, Is now raging III the
state of New FORK over the senatorial sue
cessor of Mr.. Hiscock. As is well known,
Senator Hill is committed to Mr.. Edward
Murphy, of Troy, chairman of the demo
cratic state committee. Senator Hill has
come to realize that the opposition to MIR.
Murphys election is not altogether CON
fined to the mugwump element of the dem
ocratic party in New York. lie finds OPP
position ia other directions. ard while he
will not charge it to Mir. Cleveland, even
when speaking privately 10 his friends, he
Goes say that it is very evident that some
one has set himself the task of defeating
Mr. Murphy. Senator Hill invariably closes
this part of the conversation with the en-
phatc statement that Mr.. Murphy will be
the next senator from New York The Hill
men here claim that 4 majority of tie dem
ocratic caucus is already pledged to Mr..
Murphy and that he cannot be defeated eX-
cept by a bolt from the caucus. ard adds
tat If the opposition is not prepared to 30
that far they had better quit the fight.
Those favorable TO Mr.. Murphy say that
should he come to the senate without any
particular trouble he would probably not be
unfaEorahIe to Mr.. Cleveland. This seems
to carry with it the converse proposition that
should there be serious opposition to Mr..
Murphy's election, and he should be elected
in spite OF il, he would make as ugly
q tight a as possible during Mr.. Gleveland's
term. Those who are untavorabie 70 Mr..
Hi and Mr. Murphy are endoavoring to
induce ex-Secrctary Whitney TO reconsider
his determination to remain in private life
and to make Il contest for the sena tOrShip.
Yhey say that should he permit his name
impossible 10 defeat him, and that his elec-
ton would be as satisfactory in every way
10 the Tnmmany organization as that of
MIR, Murphy. There are some Of MIR. HilTS
friends even who are rot so blinded by par
tisanShjp for these gentlemen as not to be
able to recognize the truth of this PROPOSE
ton. Indeed they nave grave fears that if
Il should come to Il question between MIR.
Till and Mr.. Whitney Tammany would
throw IL enormous strength in favor of the
latter. The argument used to induce Mr..
Whitney to stand for the Scnatorship is that
he is personal friend of Mr.. Cleveland. aud
it, in the senate. WOulG be recognized as the
unQlestioneG representative of the admins
tration and leader of its congressional forces
WIZ PURGE Sire tens.oa l.ist.
The Evening News, new paper publish
ell in Washington for the first time this
afternoon, says Mr.. Cleveland is going 20
have something % say in his first message
to congress about pensions and that what
he says will be a great surprise to the c0un-
Try. The News says ii has it upon undoubt-
ed authority that he will recon-
mend Il general purging of the pension list
About half million dollars day is being
paid out by the government in pensions ut
present, and fIr Cleveland thinks the coun-
try cannot stand this continual drain. 1t
is believed that Nr. Cleveland will endcavor
by appointing at the head Il business man.
He viii also see that the examiners Of pet.-
sions are business mriL
When VIE TebruirT Have eivn Sridaya?
The day that almost every one is supersti-
tiou5 about and comes i've times in the
shortest month in &he year.
This may seem like a catch, but it is not.
A learned professor in au Atlanta college
asked this question not long since He
thought none of his pupils would answer it.
bit it was not as hard as he thought His
question was this: How many times will
February have five Fridays between Feb
ruary l, 1898, and February 1, 1913,
period OF fifty years? This is not hard to
answer; it only takes little figuring and
any one that can read or write can figure it
out in a few minutes. The fact is Il little
remarkable that it should have been asked
in IN Atlanta college ana brings forth an
offer from The Sunny South which 1hey
authorize us to make to every one of our
readers. This offer is as follows To the
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