The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-21
GAMBLER ON SENATE FLOOR.
TOLD STORIES TO CHAUNCEY DE
PEW AND OTHERS.


There to Meet with Committee to
Arrange for Celebration of Capt.
tails Centennial AnniVersary-Ba-
con and Bartlett Are silent as TO
Edwards Letter-President VIII
Not Regret the Scnate's Failure to
Confirm Him.
Washington, Feb. 20-Gov. Gambler spent
a very enjoyable hour to-day on the floor
of the Senate. Under the cAre of Senator
Clay, the Governor was presented to all
of the leaders on both sides of the cham
ber, without regard to politics.
AT one time Georgia's chief executive
was sandwched on a sofa, between Chaun-
cey Depew, Senator's Lindsay of Ken
lucky, Cockren of Missouri and Jones of
Arkansas. The laughter emanating from
their corner Indicated that the Governor
and Depew were swapping some very good
stories. The former evidently scored
hit, for at the conclusion of one Of the
Georgian's yarns Senator Depew threw up
both hands and laughed loud enough 90
he heard all over the chamber. Good-na-
tured Senator Cullom was reading a speech
on Hawaii, so the levity on the back
benches was not officially noted.
The Governor is here to take part in
preparing the programme for the celebra-
| ton of the centennial anniversary of the
establishment of the seat of national gov
eTnmont in this city. Governors of several
states, together with special committee
composed of senator's and representatives
for the general committee, are in charge
of this celebration of Washingtons CEN
tennial.
During their stay in the city. the gov
ernors are the guests of the District and
the federal government. At the close of
the session, which begins at the Arlington
Hotel tomorrow morning, the committee
is to be entertained at luncheon by the
members representing the district. On
Wednesday evening a reception and din
ner. in honor of the Governors of the
states and territories and other members
of the committee, Is to be rendered by the
Washington Board of Trade in the BAN
quet hall al the Hotel Arlington. II is ex-
pected that the celebration of this CEN
tennial will be on a scale in keeping with
the dignity and greatness of the United
States. As indicated by the composition
of the committee the celebration Is TO be
participated in jointly by the national
government, the state governments and
the government of the district of Column
bia.
Edwards Chances Seem Slim.
Neither Senator Bacon nor Judge Bart
lett have anything to say for publication
about Harry Edwards letter published in
the Constitution in which their position in
opposing his confirmation as postmaster
at Macon is criticised. The general i'm
preston here is that Edwards has GER
tainly not done his case any good by the
character Of his letter. 1t is a part of the
gossip about this case that the President
will not regret at all the failure of the
Senate TO confirm Edwards. This gossip
comes from Republican sources and ought
to be straight for it is traced right to the
White House.
II is we'll known that all of the organi-
cation Republicans in Georgia were
against the appointment of Edwards and
that in their opposition they have had the
sympathy of Senator Hanna and the ma
chine here. This led to some embarrass-
ment frc m which Mai Hanson might have
saved the President IL he had not insisted
upon holding him to that early promise
that he might name the postmaster at
Macon The Major insisted, however on
naming Edwards although Walter Cor
bett and Col. Locke were both preferred
DN lue Olu llllt itttlubltdHS mere anu III
Georgia. The President felt that he had
to stick to his promise to Maj. Hanson
but it is understood that he has intmat-
ed very strongly that he will not be sorry
if the nomination fails of confirmation.
A Soldier Discharged.
Speaker John Little of the Georgia
House has succeeded with the aid of SEN
ator Clay and Congressman Adamson, in
securing the release from the army of a
young man named Boyd, who is the son
of one of Mr.. Little's constituents. The
young man ran away from college to join
the army and got into some trouble. All
this has been cleared away. however, and
his discharge from the army has been Sc
cured.
Mrs. I<arow in Washington.
Mrs. Edward Karow, daughter of Repre-
sentative Lester, arrived here this morn
ing from Savannah to attend the meeting
of the Daughters 81 the American Revo-
tuition. of which she is a member Mrs
karow is the guest OF Col. and Mrs. Lester
at the Hotel Cairo.