The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-22
RlNDED TO DOWN JOE BAILEY
,,.,nE OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMIT
TEE FIGHT.

THE Wen He Defeated IN the M
for the Democratic Nomination
,I,, Speakership Bent on Elect
chairman Unfriendly to the
,,,r Leader From Texas.
whites Refusal to Run Against
rocl,reII at the Last Moment Gave
Tbem n Big Scare.
washington. Jan. 21.-There is a good
,.,l more in the election of Senator White
~ california as chairman of the Demo-
,t, congressional campaign committee
i .,ar appears on the surface. The cleo
'ian of the Californian comes as the cll-
nav of a heated contest that has been
,,ing on in Democratic Congressional cir
o,,s for control of the committee, and it
e. o distinct victory for the friends of Jo-
sscb Bailey. There is bad blood between
i tbe Democratic factions. This is no new
hing but in reality dates back to the
contest for Democratic leadership at the
4 extra session of Congress, when Mr.. Bailey
NIT a damper on the ambitions of Ben
ton NcAIiuin and several other gentlemen
hv capturing the young element and get
ting a good majority of the votes for thc
sneakership nomination. The bitterness
of feeling that was developed in the pro,
ceedings following this event made the
H Democratic leadership of the House SUBJ
4 iect for newspaper paragraphers and crit
4 icsms The old members who were turn
ed down by Bailey have never forgiven
him, and from the day of his nomination
bv the Democratic caucus his enemies
H began planning to down him. There has
n been a constant play within Democratic
ranks for positiSa- The men who are af-
ter Bailey set out early to make a deter
mined effort to capture the Congressional
campaign committee. with an idea of us
ing that more or less useful institution
This committee would, they figured
be in position to control newly elected
Fl members Of Congress and the Democrats
4 fOndly looked for heavy gains. They rec
ognized that among the present Demo-
Gratis, Bailey had a good majority, and
they saw that their only chanve would,
B therefore, be in capturing the new men,
Mr. McMillin has been regarded as a
3 certain competitor of Bailey until he en-
tered the contest for the senatorship now
on at Nashville. Since then the two men
n who have come to the front in that capac-
ity are Mr. Richardson of Tennessee and
Mr. DeArmOnd of Missouri. There is no
cash between these gentlemen or their
friends. They are together in a common
se,and they have acted together in their
play for control of the congressional COM
mlttee. The real reason Buck Heinrlchen
was beaten for a place on the committee
was because he was regarded as a friend of
n Bailey Serene in the belief that he was
M to represent Illinois on the committee,
M Helnrlchen had gone quietly ahead secur
NJ ing pledges of support until he had a
majority The Bailey men began to do
some growing about that time, but they
. Ielolced too early in the game. They were
dealing with men who knew thing or
Two ABOUT politics. 1t was this anti-Bailey
crowd that turned the trick that put Old
man Hunter on the committee in place
OF the redoubtable Heinrichen Altgeld
had nothing 10 do with it, Hunter was
p promised a fat committee place if things
worked out all right Campbell was against
ileIurichen Tor personal reasons and his
@ O@1golr,aUoh was neatly accomplished. The
# eyes OF the Bailey men were opened
AuouJ thls time came the announcement
Vi lhe candidacy of Tom McRae of Mem
pms Ior The chairmanship of the commit
'ee' ana the line Italian hand Of Mr.. Jones
VI arkansas, chairman of the National
NJ, 1GomIHl1lee' was discovered in the anti
palley manipulations. He assumed
."aIse OF the campaign, whose object was
w. 'aHd some one of the anti-Bailey men
80 u5 Jhairmanship. Mr. McRae was pre-
NJ because OF his bitter antagonism to
W.T. BAILEY and because Chairman Jones
CIu CUuIu rely on him al all times. 1t was
% tualLn man Jones who had those gold sena-
VIZ hepI on the committee He knew he
BM SGiU rely on them to vote against Mr..
n -Eoy' VINO is unpleasantly aggressive on
ne sIiNef question, and who does not hesi-
him, 40 cIllIcise when the notion takes
ri it'L MesSrs. Faulkner and Smith. Muir
lev, anu al slItchell We're all against Mr. Bal
n [c S, 80 chairman Jones kept them on the
men. A0'es'S Vi the SILVER
es 81, Il. '.ilS ms 'ime the Bailey men were at sea
4 bor, u-elr candidate. They talked of Os-
n bYt ~ VI wyoming and Mers of Indiana.
ina, 1e t opposltlon captured Miers by agree
@ 10 TO- make him secretary of the commit
From, ne me- suggestion of Senator White came
FL loo5i,,-- ~ MADDOX of Georgia, who was
vas 80 s[5,,'g log compromise man. Mr.. White
corii,. ana found to be all right, ac-
not iiu7 10 the Bailey standards. He could
,y,. We % used against Mr.. Bailey. and that
or l"c ueSlderatum. This was but a dav
Two before the caucus.
| PaiIo, " me was so strong that the anti
toS crowd decided at the last moment
reu oe e,e ,, coup and make Senator Cock
Mr. Bollssour the candidate instead of
N# kno7Li. anu tnat coup came very near
S tho the Bailey plan in
III had sr Head' The Bailey men
t5, 3o an intimation of the purnose Of
re1 ',ntr t crowd to spring old man Cock
|# "a thu t,'n,, u' tney were hardly prepared for
cor,,gi.t. lhings took in the meeting of the
the -l,,ee. The CockreI men iumned to
y1ra -'Gul i,l at once as soon as NOMINATIONS
4 Mr. r oIoer and put the senator from
Armonds state in nomination.
ra,e5 5i''rule after Mr.. Osborne had nonl-
le,. ~. w White he and the other Bal
the d5 uad their breath knocked out by
dor n( grafton of their nominee that un-
didst, WI Cumstauces would he be can
irr Nv, 'sa'nst Senator Coc<reI. In Glow
sers.o.7 &c he painted the virtues of the
cIim9y rom Missouri and capped the
pogsi1 ~ declaring that It would be i'm
vort, ~ lor MIN to give the time to the
Tbs @ .le committee that it REQUIRED.
ma, u. laiey men were aghast. They did
ecb,n,l whether this was a gold brick
+ them or what had hit them some of
him hurried to Senator White and told
+ doUr ','al ,S ne just couldn't throw them
. tba, c'."' way, and then they demanded
of tba tutor White be considered as one
er me- i9IAinees before the meeting Aft
1 Viii Nole had been taken. and senator
RI To n WAS found elected by a vote of Is
\ entb1s,1eue California senator made an