The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
REPUBLICANS ARE LIVELY.
BUSY LAYING WIRES AND FIXING
FENCES.

The National Convention the Goal
for which the Leaders Are Aim
ing-The Mckinley Band Wagon
OyercrOsded and Some Doubt az to
Who VIII Obtain the Front Seats.
Col. Deveaux Mentioned for Dele
gate Mt Large, While Capt. Doyle
Is on the Slate for the District.
The District Factions Are Endeav-
orine to Arrange Compromise.
Republicans Way Name Walter
Johnson for Governor.
The Republican politician are fixing UP
their fences, getting things in shape gem
orally and incidentally whetting their
knives for each for the approaching politi-
cal campaign. 1t is a national election
year, and although the Republicans may
not cut much figure when the returns go
up from the state in November, the lead
ers. both large and small fully realize
the importance of cutting a figure in the
party conventions and before in order that
their Importance may be realized when
the time comes for the distribution of the
spoils.
All the leaders are of course footing Nc
Kinley horns. They fully realize that Nc
Kinley will be the nominee OF the party.
and they are equally as confident that he
will succeed himself at Washington This
does not necessarily mean, however, that
those who are now enjoying the favors of
office will continued to enjoy and that
everything will be ailowed to remain in
statu quo simply because the same man is
at the helm. Those in office realize That
they must give undoubted evidences of
their fealty if they expect to retain their
present comfortable positions, and .uose
who failed to land in the former distribu-
ton are making extraordinary efforts to
get prominent places in the band wagon
in The hopes that their services will be rec
osnized in the next quadrennial distribu-
ton
Hence all the Republican leaders are
laylhg pipe and pulling wires as assidu-
| ously as if they fully expected to carry
lhe state and every congressional district
IN It, The important places of vantage. of
course, are the seats in the national con-
Venlion, which meets in Philadelphia next
June. and every Republican of prominence
Is determined 10 be there either as dele
/ gate or alternate if unlimited work and
wire pulling will land him. Hence the
great activity a present among the Re
puolcan politicians and The numerous
conferences ana caucuses which are being
held Ihere are several in this district
VINO would like 20 enjoy this pleasing,
prominence in national politics and hence
the scramble that is being made. 1t is
said that the difference between the rival
honors.
Collector Deveaux is spoken of as a dele
gate from the stale at large, but there are
TWO district delegates to be named and
It IS safe to say that Capt. NJ. j. Doyle
| VIII be one of them. Capt. Doyle has been
d member OF several conventions, and likes
to meet his old friends at these gather
! ings.
! The fight in this district will evidently
| be as to whether the Doyle faction shall
nave both of the district delegates or
| whether the faction headed by L. NJ
rleasah's' and with which Collector De-
| Veaux and Census Supervisor Blum are
/ understood to be allied, shall be given A
! showing, Some efforts are being made ~
compromise. which probably explains
why the two factions have not yet called
| their district conventions
/ A report comes from Atlanta that the
! Republicans may put out a state rholsAt
and Walter II. Johnson is mentioned rs
/ likely 10 head the ticket for Governor.
/ Mr.. johnson is the United States marshal
! Tor the Northern district of Georgia. and
Is chairman Of the Central Executive Com
mittee of the state. The mantel of Col
T. A. Buck, now in Japan. seems to have
/ fallen on his shoulders and he is recog-
! nlzed as power in Republican politics ia
| the stale. As ii is a national election wear
| the Republicans would Ike to make a
/ good showing in Georgia, and johnson
may be nominated.
johnson is a strong man and would
/ poll the fun Republican vote" said Post
! master j. f. Doyle yes terday. 'I would
! ike TO see him make the race"
The Repub lean State Convention is call
! ed 10 meet at Atlanta in March, and it is
not unlikely that a state ticket will be
put out at that time OF course. neither
Mr.. johnson nor anyone e.se who may be
nominated on the ticket viii have any
/ showing arainst Gov. Gambler, but the
| prestige gained by making the race would
! doubtless be of value when il comes to
! shaking the national plum tree
| Several of the district CONVEX lions have
! already been called, and a cau for the
! First District Convention Will probably be
! sent oat at an early date. If the two
! factions can reach an agreement there
Will be one convention. Otherw Sc there
will be two, each Gaining to be the only
! genuine