The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-02
LONGS SUNDAY SCHOOL" /"
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN LEADER
EMULATEs SENATOR PLATT.

At the Behest of John G. Long, r. e.
publican National Committeeman
and Lender of His Party in the
State, Leaders of His Cohorts Gath
cred at Jacl<souviIIe-They Will
Hold Their Jobs-LonR Looks for
Division of Sentiment in the South.
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept las cor
rect fac-simile of the gatherings which
take place at this season of the year
at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan
Beach, known as Platt's Sunday school,
the aggregation of prominent lights of
the Republican organization who met
at the Hotel Aragon to greet National
Committeeman John G. Long on his re-
turn from Cairo, Egypt, was without
reproach
Judge Longs arrival had been an
nounoed beforehand, and the knowl-
edge that his stay here would be brief
no doubt had much to do in bringing
together Republican officials and lead
ers to bid him welcome and in many
| instances to learn from him if il would
| be we'll with them when the matter OF
| reappointments came up for, consider
alton. In the majority of instances, at
least, anxiety regarding their tenure OF
office was relieved and the number OF
changes in federal appointments will
likely be very few.
Among those who had the pleasure
of greeting their leader. were: Henry
| S. Chubb, chairman of the Republican
| State Committee. and receiver of the
United States land office; w. 6. Rob
inson. the great sea island cotton buy
er and expert: also United States Land
Register. John w. Stillman, collector
| of the port of Pensacola; ] NJ. Che
ney, ex-census supervisor, and a prom
| inent lawyer of Orlando; E. E. Skip
per, cattle king and fruit grower Of
| Barlow; Postmaster Dennis Eagan, OF
this city; Collector of Internal Revenue
| Joseph E. Lee, and his fidus achates,
w. H. Lucas, collector of this port;
Henry w Bishop of Eustis. j. N.
Coombs. the great lumberman of APP
alachicola; T. r. McGovern of Pen
sacola, Mark White, the colored leader
of the same town; j. w. Howe, of Fer
nandina: o. S. Farr of Tampa, and
numerous postmasters and members OF
the State Committee from various Sec
tions of the state.
The fact that Judge Long has stood
| in the closest relat with the admin
| istration and has been in the conf
dence of President Mckinley ever since
he clasped hands with Senator Hanna
at Thomasville. in 1895, and pledged his
| aid to the nomination of Mckinley.
makes him a potent factor in the Re
| publican organization OF the state. He
has been enabled to subdue the war
ring of the factions in his party. so far
as the organization is concerned. and
| what dissatisfaction there may be is
impotent to effect result.
| Judge Long, however, is not building
any air castles, or expecting any de-
cisiVe change in the political conditions
| in this state at present. The fact that
the redistricting of the state so as to
| create three congressional districts
has rendered it possible for a Republl-
can candidate in at least one district to
make a respectable showing in the
rext campaign, does not blind his eyes
to the extreme improbability of his elec.
ton.
He is hopeful, however, that the diff
ferences of opinion among Democrats
on matters of public policy in various
Southern states will have the effect Of
awaking a sentiment in Florida tha
will eventually cause diversion from
which his party will be a gamer
Il am watching with a great dea
of interest" he said, 1.-The outcome oi
the contest now going on between the
two senators from South Carolina. A
| far as actual results are concerned, ]
think that it is conceded that Senator
| McLaurin is not in position to win the
| fight, as far as he is personally con-
cerned. But the position he has taken
is calculated to have an effect OH the
minds of the people that will, be felt
all over the South. 1t is the entering
wedge that will make discussion OF
public questions popular and result in
a sincere division Of the public mind
which Las been held together so long
on dead and bygone issues. 7 rely
more on the rising tide of commercial
| prospe .itv in the South TO create a
healthy division of opinion, than on any
other source. This opinion will find
honest expression at the polls. By this
mean that the time is soon at hand
when the people of the South
ern states will vote as they
| feel and not be bound by
| sentiments that fetter their judgment
| The time will soon pass away--irl fact
think that it will not occur again
when the business men of the South
will submit to the humiliation of vot-
| ing for one presidential candidate
while inwardly praying that his oppo-
| nent will be successful.
'One OF the strongest illustra tions OF
| the change which is taking place and
an object lesson which is having a
marked effect is the fact that of the
| five surviving major generals who
served in the Confederate army from
Virginia, four of them were delegates
to the Republican State Convention
recently in session.
"There are at present no surface in
dicatiUns of any great change in the
political situation in Florida. But / am
satisfied that the Republican admins
tration has more friends in the state
than ever before"
Judge Long declares that the organ
izaton was never in better condition
than at present, and that harmony
prevails.
MRS. NATION ARRESTED.