The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-03
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THAT much-talked of Tammany din
ner which is to be given in honor of
Mayor Mcclellan in New York Mon
day night is going to cause revival
of the Cleveland presidential boom"
said Maj. Malcolm Page of New York,
at the De Soto last night. THE old
man is down on the programme for the
first speech, and 1 have heard it whis-
pered around among the prominent
Democrats of New York city that the
ex-President will make the effort of his
life. He has always had the good for
tune to know just what to say and
when to say it. His friends have never
put much faith in his denial, and they
declare that Mr.. Cleveland did not
write the McKelway letter until after
he realized that it would be impossible
for him to land a fourth nomination.
But there is no denying the fact that
Grover Cleveland is the most popular
man in the United States to-day. and
if the Tammany dinner causes a re-
vival of his boom 1 believe that he
will be the nominee of the party and
the next President of the United States.
There would certainly be much re-
Sage of Princeton should again reach
the White House. He is the only man
the Democratic party can nominate
who can defeat Roosevelt"
1.-THE people up in my section of the
country are shouting for Senator Cor
man for the presidential nomination"
said Mr.. H. w. Connolly prominent
business man of MOrganton, N. c., at
the Pulaski Hotel last night. Nine
out of every ten Democrats that you
meet express preference for the
Maryland senator, and, too, there are
many Republicans in North Carolina
who declare that they would much
prefer to see Mr.. German in the White
House than to witness the reelection
of President Roosevelt. These are
principally the large cotton mill own
ers who left the Democratic party in
1896 and voted for President Mckinley
and who have since, under the leader
ship of the Hollis and the Williamsons,
taken a very active interest in Repub-
lican state and county politics.
There is certainly no mistaking the
fact that the North Carolina Republic
cans are opposed to the denomination
of Roosevelt. Aside from the federal
officeholders, the white Republicans of
the state favor the nomination of Sem
ator Mark Hanna, and, in my opinion,
will make a desperate fight to elect a
delegation to the Chicago convention
which will be Roosevelt. This ele-
ment of the party is lead by National
Committeeman Robinson, who refused
to dine with Judson Lyons at the re-
cent Republican banquet which was
given in Washington to the members
of the Republican National Executive
Committee, and that element of the
party which deserted the Democracy
in 1896 and 1900 and Joined the Repub-
leans.
1.-THE Democrats Of my state would
not be so much concerned. in the re-
suit of the presidential contest this
year if Senator Hanna should be the
Republican nominee. The Buckeye
senator is extremely popular in our
state, and the cotton mill owners and
the business men generally have all
the confidence in him, but they view
with great alarm the possibility or
Roosevelt occupying the White House
for another term"
''The telegraph companies are acting
wisely in making a change in their
messenger service" said prominent
business man last night at the De Soto.
THE white messenger boys were be-
| coming entirely LOU ulIluoIW my oAlO
could not be depended on for reliable
| service. The companies should be able
to secure more satisfactory service
from men, and it makes no difference
if colored men are employed, If they
give satisfaction to the patrons OF the
telegraph companies. l notice that the
change is being made in great many
cities The Western Union is now em-
ploying colored men exclusively in At
lanta, and as result an official of the
company told me a few days ago that
the company had been able to give Its
patrons a much better service, and that
there are now very few complaints be-
ing made on account Of the poor serV-
ice of the messengers. When white
messengers were employed the patrons
were constantly filing complaints. The
boys do not seem to take any interest
in their work, and have been Impress
ed with the idea that the companies
were forced to employ them regardless
of the unreliable service rendered. IL
will teach the messenger boys a much
! needed lesson to lose their positions to
colored men, and probably in few
months they will be willing to give the
telegraph companies more faithful
service