The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12
HARD FIGHT TO BEAT HANSON.
SOUTHERN REr rUBLIcANs IN A RED
HOT AMBLE.


Several Southern States Now out
With Candidates for a Portfolio.
The Rush May shut Dixie Out Alto
gether Kentucky Republicans
Now Pressing John w. YerI<es of
Lexington for RecognitiOn--A Big
Delegation Goes to Canton in the
Interest of James A. Gary of Bal
timOre.
Washington, Dec. n.-There is a dispo-
sition on the part of certain southern re-
publicans to spoil Mr.. Hanson's cabinet
prospects 1t seems to be generallyhun-
derstood that Mr.. Mckinley may go
south for at least one member of his cab
met, consequently every state is trotting
out a favorite son for inspection. Ken
lucky republicans are no longer urging the
selection of Gov. Bradley, but have trans
ferred their affections to John w. Yerkes
of Lexington, and his name has been for
warded to Canton for consideration.
Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee and
Virginia are out with candidates in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Hanson. This dog in the
manger spirit may keep southern man
out of the cabinet.
.NdnlOu W, Lee. LIZ OllOWlUS Jn6 6A-
ample of the Michigan friends of Gen. AL
ger, representatives of the friends of
James A. Gary of Baltimore, in the south
to-day, sent large delegation to Canton
to formally ask the President-elect to con-
slider him as cabinet possibility. This
was the second delegation to call in the
interests of a cabinet candidate and the
-k,INI Itch,
ed.
At the head of the delegation to-day was
Senator-elect George l.. wellington Of
Maryland. The other members were: A. T.
Wimberly of Louisiana, National Commit
teemen George e. Bowden of Virginia,
William Youngblood. of Alabama, James T,
Hill of Mississippi w. P. Brownlow of
Tennessee, Congressman Sydney Mudd,
Isaac A. Barber, w. S. Booze and William
B. Baker of Maryland; Judge Long of
Florida jeremiah Connolly of the District
of Columbia, Col. Fred Bracket, g. B.
Hamlet and w. J. Feager of Baltimore;
Myron M. Parker of Washington, d. c.
and j. M. Lyons of Georgia.
Maj Mckinley received his visitors cor
daily and listened with marked attention
| to what Senator Wellington, who spoke
| for the whole committee, had to say. Mr..
Wellington said he and his associates
| came not to urge the appointment OF MI
| Gary, but to ask the President-elect to
| consider him as a possible cabinet officer
| in case he decided to choose one of his ad-
visers from the south. '"The south is be-
| hind Mr.. Gary" said Senator Wellington.
| His state is solid for him and we think
| Maryland worthy of recognition If any
state in the south is. A majority OF the
southern states have representatives here
| to-day to say that Mr.. Gary's appointment
would be highly acceptable to them. He is
| the one southern man who practically has
the republicans of the whole south behind
| him."
Maj. Mckinley said nothing that could
be construed as promise. The feeling Is
that if a southren man is appointed to the
cabinet he Is likely to come from Mary
| land or West Virginia.; though H. Cay
Evans Of Tennessee is a good deal talked
| of, and there is frequent mention OF j.. f.
Hanson of Georgia. Nathan Goff of West
| Virginia is thought by many to be
| strong possibility.