The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.
Warning Republican Factions Abuse
Leaders of Each other.

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Leaders of Each Other.
The perfect peace that passeth all
understanding does not brood over the
Republican party in Savannah and
Chatham county. AS a matter of fact
peace between its opposing factions has
not been declared for number of
years, but now there is even more
acerbity than is usually manifested at
any time other than the eve Of cam
paign.
There is yet some Federal patronage
to be distributed and the contention
over this is responsible for the compli-
ments that are now being exchanged
between representatives of the warning
factions. Col. John H. Deveaux, collect
or of the port of Savannah, and secre-
tary of the State Executive Committee
of the Republican party, had some of
these pleasantries SHE'D at him yester-
day. They were contained in a broad
side that had been printed at the in
stance of some one who does not love
him, and were scattered over the
streets.
In large, glaring headlines the broad
side announces that it contains, News
For the Public" 1t continues:
"Only one county in Georgia that has
a Republican club that is doing any
effective work Think of it. The Re-
publican leaders in Georgia for the last
twenty years have done nothing to set
a. prestige, but sending delegates to
the National Convention. Think of it..
A man who would stay secretary of the
Republican State Central Committee
for nearly quarter of a century, have
a newspaper of his own and through
whose endorsement millions of dollars
are paid to office holders and yet
there is not enough money in the
treasury.
mo campaign to make a prestige
that the party is filled with vitality
and energy. There is thousands or
white Democrats in Georgia who would
come into the Republican party for the
benefit of their family. This has been
proven in 1896 and 1900, but on account
of the lack OF active work with some
of the present officers, the life is kept
out of the party.
ANY one can see from a glance that
John H. Deveaux, Secretary OF the
Ae0IfdI
there by unfair ballot and not to the
will of the Republican party in Geor-
gia. First, He has not done his duty.
Second, He having failed for the time
that he has been there shows incom-
potency. Third, In the way he is kept
in as Secretary of the State Central
Committee shows he is unpopular with
the people. Fourth, AS secre-
tary of the said committee. ne
finds out If the delegate is aginast
him before he goes to Atlanta TO elect
state officers and national delegates
from the state at large, and If the del
egate he knows would oppose his cleo
ton as secretary, he at once seeks 10
get another representative who ne can
control. Fifth. When man is al
ready in office and will seek these pro-
modious ideas to stay in, showing he
is afraid of the will of the people.
I'VE only say watch the signs of the
times. Whenever a good man dies there
is another born. The brain of Georgia
in the q. o. P. must be heard, IL not
the earth will shake and stone build
'ings will fall a crumber to the earth
some of the words in the last para
graph of the broadside are bit I'M
usual. and some of the statements II
makes a trifie vague and difficult of
cornnrehension. 1t is evident. however,
that the prophet is endeavoring to pre-
dict that unless there is an immediate
amendment to the ways or the present
collector this section of the state VIII
he visited by seismic disturbances, In
comparison with which the storm pre-
6jcted bv Prof. DeVoe would appear as
a mild zephyr on a summers day or
be "as moonlight unto sunlight as wa
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