The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-14
LoNGSTREET TO GET LEFT.
WADE HAMPTON NOT TO BE OUsTED
FROM HIS BERTH.

FROM HIS BERTH.
Secretary Sherman Sends the SOuth
CaroIinian the Good News as an
Olive Branch to Patch Up an Ola
Observation-Disclosures Protests Flied
an the Augusta POstInastership
Ffsht-The Failure 20 ReOrgnnizc
the senate Committees Playing the
Mischief with the Appointments 20
POStmnstcrships.
washington, April 13.--PresideCt Mckin-
lev has no intention of removing Gen.
Wade Hampton from the office Of coin-
missioner of railroads. This statement
was made at the white house to-day, and
1t is said the President proposes to con-
tinue South Cardinals grand old man
in his present position without limit. This
will be gratifying news to the friends OF
Gen. Hampton, but, all the same, it will
be a disappointment to Gen. Longstreet
of Georgia. who had hoped to succeed his
old comrade-in-arms.
The determination of the President to
continue Gen. Hampton in office upseJs
the calculations of a large number OF
who have had their eye on the railroad
commissionership ever since President NC
Kinley's election.
1t is understood that Secretary Sherman
was selected as the medium OF commu-
nicating this pleasing intelligence to Gen
Hampton. 1t appears that the relations
between Secretary Sherman and Cen
Hampton have been somewhat strained
for many years past dating back as far
as the late war.
A few DAYS ago Secretary Sherman sent
word to Gen. Hampton that the new ad-
ministration does not propose to make any
change in the office held by him and ten
dered his congratulations accordingly. 1t
is said that Secretary Sherman strongly
urged the retention of Gen. Hampton.
Postmaster General Gary is not ready
TO decide the Augusta postoffice contro-
versy, and the indications are that no ap-
pointment will be made for several weeks
Senators Bacon and Clay called at the de
partment this morning and went over the
subject with the Postmaster General, and
entered vigorous protest against the Sc
lection of Lyons. The Georgia senators
filed a formal protest, signed by many of
the leading citizens of Augusta, and in ad-
dition letter signed by Senators Bacon
and Clay, stating that it would be in
high degree impolitic to appoint any one
postmaster who would be personally disa-
greeable TO the business community of
Augusta.
at is republican influence and not dem
ocratic agitation that causes us to try
and reorganize our committee" remarked
a leading member Of the republican steer
ing committee to-day while discussing
the proposed Encouragement of the Senate
committees.
''The fact is" he continued. "the heavi-
est kind of political pressure is being
brought to bear upon us by republicans
in the House of Representatives to con-
firm the long list of presidential post
masters now pending before the postoffice
committee. AT present that committee
is without a quorum to do business, and
all the nominations for postmasters are
held up pending the reorganization of that
committee. The President, realizing that
no nominations are being reported from
that committee, has shut down upon
Presidential postoffice appointments.
When members of congress go to the
white house or the postoffice department
TO urge the appointment of a friend to fill
a vacancy or to supplant a democrat, who
has been in office four years or more, they
are told that it is useless to make any
further appointments until the Senate
committees are in good working order
such state or aIalfs, ne ADDED, Is
very distressing to those members and
senators who are haunted night and day
by APPLICANTS for postofice appointments.
There is hardly a day passes that Repre-
sentative Grosvenor or some of the other
friends of the President does not come
over to the Senate and beg us for God s
sake to break the deadlock that is hold
ing up the postal appointments The po-
htical situation in Ohio and in some of
the other states is such that further delay
IN delivering up some of the postoffices
IS dangerous from a partisan point and,
therefore, we are compelled 10 push up the
committees"