The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-26
THE ALABAMA SENAToRSHlP.
MORGAN DECLINES TO GET OUT avn
HUSTLE FOR VOTES.

and AnimOsities-CIay and Isscop
ITO BE Their own SLiIIets."-- Otber
Gossip From the National CaDitaI
Washington. Dec. Ex-senator MORGAN
who is in the midst of a hard fight for re-
election, manifests the supremes indfffer-
ence to the requests of his CLOSE friends
that he used all the methods, known "a
modern politics, and that he get close"
10 the boys back in the differ ant counties
of Alabama. Senator Morgan turns a deaf
ear to all such entreaties. 'grhe people of
Alabama know me-" he says, "and thav
know whether have served them well. I
am wiling 10 leave it to >them. have
never yet asked man to vote for me, and
1 am too Old dog to be learning new
tricks of that kind" The old Senator re-
mains quietly in Washington attending to
his duties as senator while his opponent.
Gov. Johnston, is doing everything in his
power to encompass Morgan's defeat
Johnston is essentially a practical polite
ian He has built around himself a ring
which he believes viii prove invincible
and in the primary contests that have
been held so far, his ring has been very
powerful. The Morgan men say the whole
Thing could be easily turned in favor of
The Senator if he would but do some cam
paigning-if he would send few personal
letters into the several counties and arouse
,.he men who are normally his friends: but
he can't see il that way He has been in
The Senate twenty-five years without ask
ing a man 10 vote for him; he has done
his duty as he sees it; he is willing to
leave the decision with the people. con-
Ident that they will give him the well
done good-an d-faithful-servant verdict
without his catering to their votes
Morgan Doesn't "Keep Books"
1t is pretty safe TO say that Senator
Morgan is the only man in the Senate
'Nho does not keep books" as the saving
goes The men who can keep coming to
the Senate by posing as statesmen are few
and far between these days. A senator
has to do lot of running about for his
constituents just as a representative has.
I'm fact, the senator representing the state
vt large has a far larger clientele than
the member and has just that much more
work than the individual congressman.
lie has not only to look after the thou
sand and one requests that come to him
personally, but much of his time is spent
in going with the members of Congress-
90 attend to their matters The reason
COR this is that the senator has the prompt
entree at the White House and in all the
departments where the representative IN
less he be the exceptional man, viii be kept
waiting like other visitors; and a further
reason is found in the mact that a sena>
torial recommendation is of much greater
value than that of a mere member of the
House. The practical senator does all this
work uncomplainingly, but he keeps a
record of everything he does for a man.
and at the proper time calls on that man
TO Teciprocate. His secretary is kept busy
keeping these books and keeping up the
correspondence attendant upon this sys-
tenn. 1t is rare that the two senator's from
a state run partnership in these matters.
Both are politicians and neither is will
ing to entrust his affairs to the other. In
many cases where the senators are per-
sonal friends, they are political rivals; and
even when they are the closest kind of
friends each keeps his own books and his
own secrets.
Friendships and RiVaIries.
Morgan and Pettus are close friends.
Both are old men and neither could be said
to be a politician, but Gen. Pettus has
an advantage over his colleague in pos
Sessing a son who is a very shrewd poll
dcian. Jones and Berry of Arkansas are
personal friends, but they are not politi-
Galiy close, although they agree on all is
sues. California mas but one senator, and
is very unanimous. Teller of Colorado re-
CARDS Wolcott as a traitor to silver, and
has swept him and his people out of pow
er. Plat and Hawley of Connecticut are
not at all close. Kenny of Delaware has
as easy time getting agreement as has
Perkins of California; there is only one
OF him The two senator's of Florida, NAL
iory and Taliaferro represent antagonis-
tic elements in. ehe Democratic party, and
il is expected that Mallory will be beaten.
Bacon and Clay of Georgia are closer
than many senators, but each, in the clas
sic language of the Cracker state, totes
mis- own skillet Shoup and Heitfeld rep
resent different political parties, Shoup be-
ing Republican, while Heitfeld is a
Popuiist. Cullom and Mason of Illinois,
though both Republicans, are as far apart
as TWO men we'll could be. The Indiana
senator's, Fairbanks and Beverage are
members of the same party and near
heighbors in indianapolis, but they are
not politically close; Beverage had to de-
teat Fairbanks ring in order 10 get the
senatorial nomination. Senators Gear and
AiIlson of Iowa are Republicans, but
neither is wrapped up in the political for
tunes OF the other The Kansas senators
are political opponents. Baker a Republi-
Gun, ana Harris a Democrat. Lindsay of
kentucky is a gold Democrat, while De-
Doe is a Republican. Caffrey of Lousi-
ana Is another of the Indianapolis Palmer
ahd-Bucknerites and will lose his seat,
WHile his protection Democratic colleague.
I@ilely, Is with Inc powers IN cOntfut
IN that state
some Senatorial Antagonists.
Frye and Hale of Maine are Republicans,
out they are far apart in all matters of
personal politics. Wellington and McCo-
mas OF Maryland are Republicans, but
race each other in politics with drawn
uaggers. Hoar and Lodge of Massachu-
setts represent distinct wings in the Re
publican party of that state. Mcmillan
ana Burrows of Michigan are closer than
is the rule. Nelson and Davis of Mime
sofa are friends, but they do not work
very closely together in the smaller details
OF politics. Money aud Sullivan of Missis-
slpp have never been. close political
lrlends; they live in the same end of the
state and would be- in a sense, rivals, If it
We're not that Sullivan's successor has al
ready been elected and Money has an
nounced that he will retire at the end of
ms term. Vest and Cockrell of Missouri
are very fond of each other. although per-