The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-26
HAINES WILL SERVE HIS TERM.
WILL HAVE BEEN POSTMASTER
FOUR YEARS SUNDAY.

Differences I'm the Republican Ranks
Likely to Extend His Term stiII
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Doyle in
| Washington Fighting TO Prevent
MIR. BIun's COnfrmatiOn-A story
That the Latter's Appointment
Was Sent TO the Senate by Mistake.
Mr.. BIun's Friends Say This Is a
Fairy Tale.
Mr., George s. Haines' four years term
| of service as postmaster of Savannah win
expire next Sunday. His commission is
dated April II. 1894. but he did not take
charge OF the Office until May !.
Strictly speaking, Mr. Hanes' term of
service was up on April II, but the pros
pect is fair for him 10 complete his fun
| four years of service with the government.
| In fact. all the indications are that he will
| spend some time longer in the postal SER
vice than his full four years. It is some
times unprecedented for a Democratic
postmaster to be allowed to serve more
than fun term under a Republican adj
mlnistration, but such appears likely to
De lne case IN TINS instance.
Mr.. Haines' probable good luck cannot
be attributed In any way 10 the appre-
citation by the administration Of the eff
cient service which he has rendered as
postmaster, though this is certainly due
him. The simple fact of the matter is
that 1t is due to the struggle among the
Republicans for the job. The nomination
Henry a stated
time since in the Morning News, is still
hung up in the Senate, with the prospect
of confirmation as remote as ever. Sena-
tor Clay is understood to have Mr.. BUNS
nomination in his pocket, but he would
be compelled to produce in case the Re-
publican members of his committee should
call for it. In fact, there is no reason
to believe that the Georgia senators will
make any opposition to Mr.. Buns APP
pointment. They simply desired that
Postmaster Haines should be allowed TO
serve out his full four years term as
matter of justice to man who could
not be removed for cause, notwithstand-
ing every effort to accomplish this was
put forth by parties here who are I'M
friendly to Mr.. Haines.
The situation is as stated some time ago
in tho Morning News. Ex-Postmaster
Joseph f. Doyle is in Washington using
every effort, it is said, to prevent the con-
6rmation of Mr.. Blum and incidentally Sc
cure his own appointment. The Doyle plan
of campaign is said to be to prevent the
confirmation of Mr. Blum until the adj
journment of Congress, which usually &C.
ours in July. The President will then be
at liberty to name an ad interim appointee
who would serve until the next session Of
Congress, when as a matter of course,
his name would be sent to the Senate and
he would become the regular appointee for
the full term
In justice to Mr. Doyle it is claimed for
him that he was promised the postoffioe
appointed by President Mckinley in
case he should not be appointed to the
collectorship. His friends explain Mr.
Blun's nomination by the President in
way that Is both interesting and startling.
II is true, they say. that Mr.. Blum was
agreed upon as postmaster at the confer
ence at which Col. Deveaux was agrsed
upon for collector The President
afterward reconsidered, however
and decided to give the APP
pointment to MIR. Doyle, but he failed to
notify the Postmaster General of his
change of heart. The latter supposing
the matter to have been settled sent Mr..
Blun's name to the Senate along with
lot of other nominations, and in this way
Mr.. BUNS name was brought before the
Senate without the Presidents being
aware of it. 1t was too late when his
attention was called to the matter to with
darw Mr.. Blun's name and so 1t was quietly
agreed that the confirmation should be in
definitely delayed with the result that Mr..
Doyle should receive the Office a little la
ter.
This is the story with which Mr.. Blun's
opponents have been explaining the delay
in his confirmation. 1t is not Senator
Clay's opposition, but the wish of the Re
publican leaders in Washington, which
prevents the name of Mr.. Blum being pre-
scented by the committee they say. As the
delay simply gives a Democratic postmas-
ter longer tenure of office the Georgia
senator is not supposed to be particularly
interested as to which one of the Repub-
lican applicants gets the plum.
Mr.. Blum has declined to discuss the
matter, but his confdantes say the story
of his nomination being sent in by mistake
is a fairy tale, pure and simple, Originate
ing entirely In the Imagination of the
Doyle people.
"Mr. Blum is not worrying himself"
said one of his friends I'VE were on to
the movements of the Doyle people before
they had any idea of It, and scotched their
game long ago. Mr. Doyle is simply vast
ing his time in Washington. MIR. Blum.
was assured of his appointment by the
President, and has received further assur-
ances since, which show that the nom.na-
ton did not slip in without the Presidents
knowledge. MIR BUNS nomination is la
bic to be brought before the Senate any
day now, and when II is 1t will be prompt
ly confirmed. Mr Haines will serve very
little beyond his four years term. He win
hardly get in another month. Even should.
the nomination not be confirmed by the
Senate for any reason, you can rest as
sured that Mr.. Blum will receive the ad in
term appointment