The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-14
DEAL WITH PENNsYLvANIANS.
MAY PREVENT CUTTING OFF THE
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION.


southern Republicans Want TO HOLD
ON 10 All They Have in the Nation-
al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Has Com
frmed All the Georgia Supervisors.
Effort to secure Berth for PIedG-
er-GOvernment's Future Policy ms
TO Cuba.
Washington, Dec. 13.-A deal has been
made between the Pennsylvania people
who are pulling for the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention and the Southern menu
bers OF the National Committee. by which
In return for votes for Philadelphia, the
Pennsylvanians viii cast all the votes they
can control against the Payne propositions
to reduce the Southern representation in
the national convention.
United States Marshal Walter johnson
who has been here several days, has been
working on this In conjunction with Ma
tlonal Committeeman Lyons Of Georgia
and Youngblood Of Alabama and other
Southern members Of the National Com
mittee It is believed that the work that
has been done insures the defeat OF tho
Payne proposition, or any similar one.
Census supervisors.
The Senate to-day confirmed all the cen-
sus supervisors for Georgia. There ls ona
OF these for each district as follows:
First Dlstrict-Henry Blum, Jr., Of sa-
vannah
Second-ff w. Hopkins, OF Thomasville.
Third-Henry Wetteroth, of Americus.
Gourth-M, L. Coyingtoh, OF Carro!iton.
F'ifth-James w. Anderson. of Coving-
ton
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Seventh-George d. Anderson OF Cobb.
Eighth-E. L. Campbell, of Jasper
Ninth-John II. Witzel, OF Blue Ridge.
Tenth-E. d. Smythe of Augusta.
Eleyenth-Alexander Aurman, OF Dubs
lin
Two presidential postmasters were ap-
pointed to-day. They were George L.
Walker at Toecoa, and Lizzie Hamilton.
at Buford.
Senator Bacon to-day introduced Mr..
w. +. Hnl of Atlanta to the Supreme
Court and Mr.. Hill was admitted to prac-
tlce before that court
PIedger ON the List.
One reason for Marshal Johnsons visit
to Washington at this time was to find, IL
possible a good place for Col. Bill Pledger.
johnson and Register Lyons called on the
President to-day and urged that Pledger
be made paymasier in the army. The
President said there was no vacancy, but
be would bear Pie3gar In mind. He has
been bearing the colonel IN mind for some-
thing like three years now, and that is as
far as he has got towards appointment
Mckinley seems to have a little list OF
those who were for the Reed-Quay COM
bne.
Policy as 90 Cuba.
Whatever form of government Is pro-
vded for Cuba, at the present session oe
Congress, great care win be taken to see
10 IL that American interests in the island
are fully safeguarded. The most imports
ant American interest Is that the island
shah never pass into the possession or con-
troll of any government other than that OF
the United States.
The Republican Steering Committee has
been very careful in the selection of the
newly created committee, which is to have
charge of Cuban affairs. Every member
Of It has been sounded on the subject, and
It has been found that none win agree TO
any scheme Of government which entire-
ly relieves the United States from the re-
sponslbnity of protecting American inter-
ests and at the same time prevent the in
habitants from ceding the territory 20 any
other natioD In case of insurrection or res
bellion. In other words, the sentiment OF
The new committee is to establish a pro-
tectorate over Cuba, be the proposed new
government of military or civil form.