The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-25
M'KINLEYS VISIT TO FLORIDA
THE GOVERNOR TO he KEPT OUF
OF THE FRACTIONAL ROW.

ference at Jacksonville with
Chairman EaEan of the state Re-
publican Committee-At st. Angus
tine He Meets the Florida Member
OF the National Republican Com
mittee.
ST. Augustine. Fla, March 2L-Gen. Will
liam NJ. Osborne of Boston. Mass. arrived
in Jacksonville last night from Thomas
| willie. Ca. and at noon to-day came over
/ to St. Augustine. He came here as the
advance guard OF the Mckinley process
sion in order to look the field over quietly
and inform the Ohio chief Of the LAY Of
the land" He WAS met in Jacksonville
/ by the Hon. Dennis Eagan. chairman of
the republican state committee OF Florida
and was in Mr.. Eagan's company all the
afternoon.
| 1t has leaked out this afternoon that Gen.
Osborne may possibly advise Gov. McKin-
ley and Mr.. Hanna not to stop over in
Jacksonville at all tomorrow afternoon.
or at least to call of the reception ar
ranged there for tomorrow night. The
reason alleged is that the Mckinley boom
might possibly be run up against a dead
wall in Jacksonville in the shape of a
| fractional quarrel in the republican ranks,
for Mr. Eagan is distasteful to large ma
| jOrity of the white republicans in Jack
sonville. His influence In the party organ
ization comes largely from his closeness
| to Joseph Il. Lee, a shrewd negro who has
a strong pull with the voters of his race,
and the white republicans would prefer a
leader whose strength lies in their own
wing OF the party. 1t is alleged also that
Mr.. Eagan made a deal with a faction OF
the Duval county democracy last fall by
which he turned over to it considerable
number of negro votes in the October cleo
ton, this wing of the democracy being
particularly distasteful to most white re-
publicans there.
There is a strong sentiment among re-
publicans all over Florida opposed to
Mr.. Eagan, and it was for this reason
that some of the leading republicans got
the Jacksonville Board OF Trade to take
up the matter OF entertaining Gov Nc
kinley in order to prevent Mr.. Eagan
from monopolizing him. His official DO
| sition as chairman of the state commit
tee had to be recognized, however, as a
matter of propriety, and he was placed on
the reception committee of the board OF
trade, but he has not been asleep by any
means. for he has. been in daily CORES
pondence with Gov. McKinley's lieuten-
ants In Townsville and has had the ear
| of Gen. Osborne all last evening and
this forenoon, the other members of the
Jacksonville committee apparently not
| having heen apprised of this advance
visit Of the Boston politician.
Gov. Mckinley, however, has been ad-
vised Of this pulling and hauling in
Jacksonville, and may avoid getting en-
| tangled in 1t by coming straight through
to st. Augustine tomorrow night. OF
| course he can't afford to get mixed up
/ with lOpa1 NJ
He is out for delegates to the national
convention, and wants peace at any price
not war.
Gen. Osborne came over 10 ST. Angus
tine this noon and met here Hon. J.
g. Long. the Florida member of
the national republican committee He
will probably return to Jacksonville to-
morrow morning in order to meet the
Mckinley party there in the afternoon
and advise them as to the most polite
course to be pursued in the matter of
stopping over there or coming here
1t is understood that Gov Mckinley
and his party will BIO the guests Of Henry
M. Flagler while at Palm Beach, the in
vitation having been extended long ago
and accepted. This circumstance is sig
nificant, for Mr.. Flagler is a high pro-
tectionist of the most pronounced type,
and of course a sound money republican,
and in all probability he would prefer Mai
I
lican for the presidential nominee in 1896.
If so disposed, Mr. Flagler could exert a
powerful influence upon the Republican
party in this state and thus secure the
| choice of Mckinley delegates to the ma
tional convention, and 1T may be that Gov
! Mckinley will secure this influence before
he leaves Florida. AS a general thing.
however. it has not been Mr.. Flagler's
| policy to NEEDLE with the politics of Flor
ida, but he can help the Ohio governor
very materially without even showing his
hand If he so desires.
The mebers of the governors party are:
Mrs. Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark A.
Hanna of Cleveland, o.; Gen. and Mrs.
| w. NJ. Osborne of Boston, and Joseph p
Smith of Urbana, O., the state librarian
H. H,Kohlsaat, the Chicago millionaire
who is looking for an influential republic
can newspaper in the east in order to
buy 1t up in Gov. McKinley's interest, left
Thomaswille yesterday for Washington
and New York
By Southern Associated Press.
Jacksonville, Fla, March 24.-There was
rumor current tonight that no recep-
ton will be given Gov. Mckinley here to-
morrow night, and that he WIN go 10 ST
Augustine without stopping in this CITY
The trouble is said to be due to fractional
feeling among the republicans of Jack
sonvine. There are some of them Cd
posed to ex-Collector OF Internal Revenue
Dennis Eagan, VINO IS chairman Of the re-
publican state executive committee. ana
they resent the fact that he has been
managing the arrangements for the re-
ception of Ohios governor. 1t is said
tonight that Gov. Mckinley has become
aware of this friction and that in conse-
quence he has intimated that he would
prefer that no reception be held, If it
would result in increasing the factionaI
feeling among the republicans.
Specials conveying the above idea have
been sent out, but the fact seems to have
been overlooked that the proposed recep-
ton to Gov. Mckinley is not a republj-
can, but a citizens affair. The board of
trade took hold Of the matter at its in
ception, and so far have made all the
arrangements. On the committee to re-
ceive the governor are some of the most
prominent democrats in the city, as well
as republicans, and there has not been the
suspicion of politics in the matter. II
Gov. Mckinley shall decide to pass
through Jacksonville it Will not be be-
cause Of any fear that the fight between
the local republicans may be increased
by his presence in the city, for the demo-
Gratis have had as much TO do in arrang-
ing to honor him as the republicans.
TNhOmasVfIle Ca March 24-GOv No