The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13
FUN BREWING IN G. o. P. RANKS
CLAIMED THAT LEADERS BROKE
FAITH BY INDORSING BLUM.

pointed Republicans Don't Like
Losing the Prestige 400 Enumerat-
Ors Would Bring to Their side.
DeIeEaI Faction Says Peasants
Committee and All Who Endorsed
Mr.. BIun Violated "a Resolution
Passed at the Last Meeting of the
State Central Committee, which
Says Candidates Must First Be In
dorsed by Their District Orsaniza-
lions.
Turmoil hovers over the Republican
ranks in the First congressional district
as result of The appointment of Mr..
Henry Blum, Jr., as supervisor of the e3ev-
enth census AS the deed is done there
seems TO be no redress for the irate mem
bers, but there is every reason 10 believe
that the chasm between the two factions
of the party will be widened and that
trouble win break out anew.
While the appointment would have been
fought by those believed 70 be responsible
for the present dissatisfaction, it is not
now unders God that airy effort viii be
made against the confirmation by the
Senate of the appointment of Mr.. Blum.
Those who expressed themselves since his
appointment was announced, agree that
better one could not have been made, and
that the prospects for an able and accu-
rate taking Of the census in the First dis
trict is amply assured under Mr.. BUNS
supervision.
What the Republicans are smart!ng over
is the alleged excess of authority of those
al o~ he
ship in opposition TO the resolution adopted
at The last meeting in Atlanta of the state
central committee to the effect that the
party would not endorse any applicant for
office who had not first secured the en-
dOrsement of the district organZat on. This
was not done, ii IS claimed, in Mr.. BUNS
case, but it is probably due to the fact
there are two chairmen and two secreta-
rieS who claim TO have been regularly
elected Mr.. Blum had the endorsement of
l.. NJ. -Pleasdnis, who has been serving
along with J. r. Delegal of Dorchester,
Liberty county. who is also claimed to be
the regular chairman. Del gal and his sec
retary Warren Of Waynesboro seem not
to have been brought into consultation
with Mr.. Buns friends. The Delegal
forces are understood TO have favored the
appointment of Prof. Il. r. Wright of the
Georgia Industrial College. and were pre-
1t is claimed that while the DelegaI
faction slept, or before they anticipated
anything would be done about the APP
pOintment, the Peasants faction got in
its work, regardless of the state commit
tees resolution. The disappointed faction
Is stirred up because the biggest Plum
| handed this way in months has fallen from
their grasp. \ supervisor with a good
salary, and, with power to appoint about
100 census enumeratOrs throughout the
district, whose emolument win be abou,
$40 each, is something TO lose With this
prestige the defeated faction realizes that
IL could have done much in establishing
| itself As it fully expected the pie to
fan TO one who would make an equitable
distribution, the severity of the loss to
this faction is strongly felt
Chairman Delegal and Secretary Warren,
employees in the iaborlng department at the
pOstoft1ce, and Prof r. r. Wright for 4
time applicant for supervisor, We're togeth-
er yesterday They We're circulating with
prominent Republicans, and while nothing
as to their plans was disclosed, it IS be-
heVed move is on to proceed in some d.
rection against those who have been influ-
entail in bringing about the present ap-
pointment. They do not propose to make
any fight on Mr.. Bun believing his appoint
ment as good as confirmed. but they have
it in for his indorsers, including a large
wing of the Republican party in this dis
tIiCt- among those maze the subjects OF
attack, and who freely admit they
endorsed Mr.. Blum are Mr. W r. Leak
en-, Col. John II. Deveaux and Chairman
l.. NJ. Peasants of the district committee
Walter Fl. johnson, chairman pro tenn
of the state central committee Judson
Lyons, national committeeman from Geor-
gia and other Republicans are mentioned
| in connection with the alleged perfidy
TO the resolution.
I'VE are not Waging any fight now on
Mr.. Blum" said Chairman Delegal, but
our grievances are against the Republi-
cans who endorsed him after voting for
the resolution providing that applicants
for office should not be endorsed unless
they had first received the endorsement
of the party organization of the district
from which they apply We have a copy
of This resolution, which was passed az
the committees last meeting at Atlanta.
Its terms are clear and could not have
been misunderstood and how Mr. BUNS
endorsers could have proceeded regard
less of it is something
cannot understand. ] regard the resolution
binding on all Republicans in this district
and mai il will continue to be until it is
rescinded. As We have not come to any
decision about the Steps We shall take. if
any, there is nothing further to say This
failure to consult all Republicans before
asking that an appointment be made is
not calculated to bring the present fac
tons of the party any closer together"
The reticence of leaders on the stir
caused by Mr.. Buns appointment, makes
il difficult TO discover who are complain
ing. one leader yielded with reluctance
to say that prominent among those ar
rayed against the crowd that scooped in
the superVisorship. are Capt. NJ. J. Doyle
Mr. r. F. Johnson, J. NJ. Whiteman. S
b. Morse ard others. Morse was a dele
gate 10 the national convention that nom
mated President Mckinley.
The reasons it seems President McIIin-
ley must have had for the
appointment of Mr.. Blum would
probably have made it difficult for his
opponents TO have accomplished much in
bringing about his defeat Since the con-
fusion over the postmastership, to which
Mr. Blum was first appointed and then re-
lieved il is believed the President was
put in a position which caused him to
make the present appointment. with the
satisfaction he was to some extent repair
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