The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27
COLQUITT'S SUCCESSOR.
Gossip About the Appointment By thG
Governor.

/ Not Decided Upon the Man For the
/ Place-A Belief That the Appoint
/ ment win Not Be Long Delayed.
Nearly a Score Of Prominent Geor-
gians Named For the Plaoa In the
| Rumors Ahoat.
! Atlanta. Ga, March 26-Although be-
! sieged all day long by the friends of the
! numerous aspirants to Senator Colquitt's
] place in the Senate, Gov. Northen has
not given the slightest intimation of
whom he will appoint to the position.
All the satisfaction that can be accorded
the applicants is that their suspense will
! not be long The governor realizes the
| Importance of filling the vacant seat with
as little delay as possible. ard win make
| his appointment just as soon as the de-
mands of propriety will permit, which
may be the latter part of this
week. Another thing that seems to
be settled upon by the governor Is that
his appointment will not be influenced by
any political considerations whatever.
He will place his action upon a high
plane, appointing the man whom he CON
siders pre-eminently fitted to fulfill the
important duties of the position. Gov.
Northen has said this much to his friends.
ALL SORTS OF RUMoRs.
There have been all sorts of rumors
| during the day as to the probable or pos
sible appointtee, and many theories show
ing the why and the wherefore of it
| have been advanced for the gov
/ ernor's actions. Combinations and trades
have also been reported, and among the
! politicians who have been coming in from
| every section of the state all day. the
name of almost every public man in Geor-
| gia has been mentioned in connection
| with the appointment
This morning it was freely reported
| that Hon Patrick Walsh, of Augusta,
! had been rendered the appointment but
| had declined it, This created some ex-
| citement, as Mr.. Walsh was in the city at
! the mead of an Augusta delegation, but the
| rumor proved to be untrue, as were sew
eral other similar rumors.
no ONE DECIDED on.
Gov. Northen stated to the MoRNrNG
| News correspondent this evening after
! the last delegation had left the executive
| oftice that he had not only not deter
! mined upon any one, but will not decide
| until he considers that the time for an
| nouncing the appointment has arrived
Several strong combinations are un-
| doubtedly in process of formation to Sc
! cure the appointment and deliver the
| regular term If possible These combi-
! nations have been making for nearly a
| week past. For the sake of propriety Che
| newspapers have not said anything about
| il up to the present, but from the first
| day Senator Colquitt's fatal seizure was
! announced the politicians began drifting
to the capital. They have been holding
| little caucuses daily for a week parfecting
| their combinations ready to be launched
at a moments notice. To-day there were
| many new arrivals, though many returned
| on the next train after visiting the eXecu-
| tive Office. If the politicians could see
| the situation as the governor sees it they
| would nurse their booms at home.
THE GovERNoR's INTENTION.
A confidant of Gov Northen. who
knows his mind on this question. is
! authority for the statement that delega-
| tions and endorsements will go for naught
| in the appointment. The governor is thor
| oughly familiar with the records and
| capabilities of the public men of the state
and without regard to eXtraneous IN
tuences he intends to make his appoint
| ment.
There has been a good deal of specula-
| tlOn as to the effect an appointment would
have upon the governors individual sena-
| torial prospect. IL has been intmated
| that he will, of course, appoint a man
whose appointment would subssrve his
| own aspirations. But there are friends
of the go vernon who say that rather than
| permit his actions TO have a semblance Of
| personal interest in it he will give up the
idea of going to the Senate himself
MEN WHO ARE MENTIONED.
Friends of the senatorial candidates
who have been i'll the field-MeSsrs Gar
rard, duBignon, Bacon and Turner-seem
to think that they will not be considered
in the making of the appointment, but
| the governor has said he will not regard
| politics in his action, and there is, of
| course. chance for one of them though
| the disappointed ones would at once cry
trade" So far the only names
| that have been presented to the
| governor are those of Mai. j. b. Cum
mings of Augusta. Hon. n. j. Hammond
of Atlanta, Judge w. II. Hammond Of At
lanta Hon. A. S. Clay of Marietta. S. NJ
lnman of Atlanta, Clifford Anderson Of
Macon, Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta
Alex S. Erwin, Il. G. Mitchell OF Thomas
vile, Col. w. A. Tuttle of Columbus. j.
w. Robertson of Habersham county.
Several others have been informally mea-
toned to him.
THE SPECULATION AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 26.-The death Of
Senator COlquitt has put into circulation
many rumors as TO his successor. who
will be appointed by Gov. Northen. Every
Georgian who has come this way for the
past ten days has been closely questioned
and every rumor from home is eagerly
discussed. II is assumed that that Gov
NorGhen will himself he a candidate before
the legislature next October, and that,
therefore, he viii not appoint any one
who will be in his way at that time
On this assumption, of course the
names of Messrs. duBignon, Bacon
and Garrard must be left out
OF the calculation. Speaker Crisp
and Hon II. G. Turner are strongly
spoken of, but as both Of them are can
didates for reelection TO the House it is
safe TO assume that they would not give
up their present positions and jeopardize
their prospects for the next House 10 ac-
cept few months in the Senate. Ex-
! Attorney General Clifford Anderson. Of
Macon, is perhaps more confidently
spoken of than any other, though IL is
stated with a good show Of authority that
Ex-Attofney General w. H. Little. Of
Columbus, who is a great favolite of the
governors, was the man whom the gov
ernor had decided TO appoint when Senator
| ColqulJt was first stricken IN July 1892
and it was supposed he would die Then
| N. j. Hammond and James Fl Blount are
mentioned, but the governor is too wise
to start the senatorial bee buzzing in