The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-19
REPUBLICANS SEEK HARMONY.
DOYLE AND DEVEAUX FACTIONS
TRYING TO GET TOGETHER.

Lively Conference of the Leaders
Held Yesterday at the once of
Collector Deveaux-NOthing Def
mite Accomplished and the Con fer
ence Adjourned to Monday After
nOOn-The Temporary Chairman
ship the Bone of COntention-A
Candidate May BE Placed In the
Field to Oppose Congressman Les-'
ter.
The Republican factions of Chatham
county are trying 10 harmonic their diff
ferences and get together for the coming
campaign, which they seem to regard as
a very important one A meeting of the
leaders of the factions was held at the
office of Collector ]. H. Deveaux in the
custom house yesterday afternoon.
There was quite a gathering of the local
Republican politicians. and the meeting is
said to have been a very interesting one.
Among those present were Collector j. Fl.
Deveaux, Postmaster J. F. Doyle, Census
Supervisor Harry Blum, w r. Leak
EN-, Esq, Rev. E. K. Love. President r.
R.. Wright of the colored college, l.. NJ.
4 iOea7eAitSS Nhdli man VI OIlG VI tLt IiNhi
committees; Capt. ]. C. Simmons and
others.
AS a harmonizer the meeting was not a
success. There was a very free discussion
Of the rivalries and antagonisms which
nave kept the Republican leaders apart
for the last four years. The discussion
is said to have been quite acrimonious at
times and personalities were INDUCED in
which might have led to blows. but for
the discretion Of the cooler heads. The
old Doyle Blum rivalry for the pos mas-
tership, the appointment of Mr. Blum as
census supervisor without the approval of
the district leaders and other jealousies
all figured in the controversy In fact
the conference was not a love feast by
any means.
Speeches advocating union and harmony
were made by Mr. Leaken and Rev E.
X. Love and doubtless he'd some effect
as Instead of breaking up in set-to the
conference adjourned to Monday after
noon.
So far as could he learned The raprese1-
tatives of both factions We're agre tHat
it would be a good thing for the two fac
tons to set together. but how this should
be done was the troublesome point The
bone of contention is the Craftsmanship OF
the district convention which is to be C IL
Nh al an tdilS ia Nt ~ NAM uelHRa eS 10
the national convention and Gran oct otl-
er business, including the combination Of
a congressional candidate. if such q sep
should be deemed advisable. AT presen;
there are two rival district comm tees in
the field one headed by l.. NJ peasants
and the other by j. r. Delegal, each
claiming to be the only genuine
The point of vantage which Is now be-
ing contended for IS The temporary chair
manship of the district convention. As
the temporary chairman will direct the
orgapization of the convention the pest
is a very important one. especially as
there are certain TO be rival delegations
whose claims will have to be passed upon
by committees to be appointed by the
chairman. The Peasants faction pro-
posed that the convention should be call
ed to order by Peasants as temporary.
chairman and that the convention couh
then exercises its own choice in the selec-
ton Of permanent chairman The Doyle
faction would not agree to this and Rev
Z. X Love proposed that there should b.
two temporary chairmen, one from each
side. This proposition was rejected by
the other side as likely 10 lead TO confu-
sion The conference accordingly adjourn
ed to meet again Monday afternoon when
the discussion will be resumed.
Mr.. Leaken who was seen after, the
meeting, was asked his interest in the
matter. MY interest is purely from the
standpoint of national politics" said Mr.
Leaken. Il have never taken any hand in
local Republican politics and am not al
He'd with ilher faction, nor am ! seeking
any Office at the hands of the politicians.
As a national Republican l feel that the
two factions in the district should har-
monte their differences and get together
in order to present a solid front. l at
tended the NEE ling and urged that the
two factions should cease their chickering's
INIT fa~ ,rN1 ha M
of the party
There is no reason why the factional
fight should be continued" said Mr..
Leaken. There are no rival candidates
for The presidential nomination on the Re
publican side of the house. MIR. McKin-
ley's denomination is accepted as a fore
gone conclusion, and all the Republican
leaders here are satisfied that this should
be So There is no particular anxiety on
the score of the vice presidential candi-
date No barrels are being opened and
there win be no inducements offered to
walking delegates this year. AS the ma
t!onal convention will he a formal affair,
there is no reason why there should be
any scramble for delegates places. This
being the case there Is no reason why the
rival factions should not get together, and
it Is important that they should do So
Asked why il was important that the
parry in the district should be united, Mr..
II
Tain that a candidate would be put in the
field to oppose Congressman Lester. Just
who this candidate will be has not been
decided, he said.
I'VE may not put a straightout RepuO-
lican in the field" he said but with
good sound money Democrat of protec-
zionist principles we could make a strong
fight. with chance OF electing our man,
Col Testers well-known devotion to free
silver has caused the gold Democrats 10
become lukewarm towards him, and the
right man on sound money platform
would receive a large vote in Savannah.
There is also a considerable protection sem
tment in the district, owing to the num-
Der Of Industries peculiar to this section
which are benefited by protection"
There is some doubt as TO the ability
of the two factions to get together While
the conference of the leaders has been
adjourned until Monday afternoon, the
two factions viii have a chance to try
their strength at the meeting of the Coup
ty Executive Committee which has been
called 10 meet al the Harris street hall