The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01
now CRENSHAW MISSED 1T.
HAVE GOT THE WARDEN
suIP of THE ATLANTA PRISON.

.atic Politicians Dropped Him.
what the People i'm Washington
Are saying About the Phiiadei-
,hia Municipal Struggle.
washington, June SO.-h Is pretty
.z.o,l-esta blished fact that if Hon. /. c.
r,-.rsbaw had been content with sitting
ID, IN the boat and had not come out
- those letters of Endorsement OF Sena-
.or NrcI.aurin of South Carolina, he would
10 been appointed to the wardenship
che southern federal prison. which has
zone 10 one of the Republican constitu-
ants Of Senators Elkins and Scott Of
West Virginia
pefore Col Crenshaw allied himself
WITH the McLaurin movement so promi-
nentlv. he had some very strong support
eor this position. 1t was Democratic
s,rrort. and it came to him through and
beoause of his long association with the
Democratic politicians of Georgia. Col
.-renshaw some time ago put in an APP
rlica+ion for a consular position in Cuba,
and because of their friendship for him,
certain Democrats with considerable in
auence here in Washington gave him
.heir Endorsement. Col. Crenshaw saw
.ho President in the interest of his candi-
dacv for this consular position, and 1t
ms ,inon the occasion of one of these
,,sits 70 the White House that the Presi-
dant himself made the suggestion that
this prison wardenship would soon be dls-
nosad of. and that it might fit in with
Col Crenshaw's desires.
The President has all the time said
that he would like to appoint Georgian
10 This office When the suggestion was
,1ada 70 Col. Crenshaw it struck him
very favoraby. The friends who were
arvious to help him secure the first de-
sired position Joined in indorsing him Ior
the Wardenship, and it looked Tor time
as if it was all settled
The thing was worked very quietly and
the insinuations which appeared in the
papers at the time brought forth those
careful denials which are characteristic
of men who are after office, but don't
want it known.
After that came the McLaurin letters.
It would, perhaps, be unjust to say that
these letters made any difference in the
narsonal relations of the gentlemen who
had been supporting Col CrenshaW, out
it is unquestionably true that their erect
was to stop any efforts that might nave
been made in Col. Crenshaw's behalf. The
washington so distinctly a Republican
movement that Southern Democrats
Ceorgians, as well as South Carolinians
have been careful to refrain from ally
ing themselves with 1t.
II may be merely coincidence, but 1t
is a fact that active efforts in Col Cren-
shaW's behalf ceased With the appearance
of his enthusiastic Endorsements of Sena-
tor McLaurin.
II probably makes no difference to Col.
Crenshaw one way or the other, but 1t
Is a fact that at one time the cards had
been very cleverly stacked in his favor
and that the failure of this good thing to
come his way may be traced directly to
his own action.
PhiIadeIphia's Campaign.
The municipal campaign in Philadel-
phia is attracting much attention in and
out of administration circles here. 1t has
come along at a time to divide honors
with the Evans-Sickles controversy to
add little spice to an otherwise dull
season at the National Capitol.
The action of Postmaster General
Smith in coming out with strong en-
dorsement of the independent movement
!n that city has been construed as the
endorsement of the administration, but
the Postmaster General declares there is
no warrant for the assumption that he Is
representing anybody - but himself. he
declares that there is no national poll
tics whatever in the efforts to overthrow
the disreputable Republican machine at
Philadelphia-that the Quay and anti
Quay question does not enter into 1t at
al-but that it is simply a reaction of the
better elements of Philadelphia against
crowd which has made the fair name of
the city stencil in the nostrils.
1t is, however, a fact that the men back
of this anti-machine movement are for
the most part the men who have been
prominent in the past, in the various
and sundry efforts to overthrow Senator
Quay; and it is also a fact that Mayor
Ashbridge and his fellow machinists are
the men who have in the past been most
closely allied with Senator Penrose and
the Quay end of Pennsylvania politics.
In sense this is sure to discredit the
reform movement but things have reach
ed point in Philadelphia where revolt
seems inevitable.
Philadelphia Republican newspapers
like the Press. which have heretofore
devoted most of their attention to criti-
clslng alleged frauds in other sections of
1he country, have been compelled to turn
their attention to home affairs. They now
acknowledge that the situation in Phila-
oelpha is worse than that in any other
city in the country. Republican organs
''4Nh III the past nave mace mucn pO-
Htlcal capital out of the evils Of machine
RUE IN other cities-that is where the ma
creme happened to be in Democratic con-
trol as in New York and Chicago-are
now compelled to admit that as compared
win the corruption of the Republican
gang in Philadelphia, the corruption in
we" York and Chicago is mere childs
pay The rammany corruptionists are
Here amateurs as compared with the cor
.upuonlsts who have control of the
municipal affairs of that staunch Republi-
0ah City of Brotherly Love
some Of the strong machine Repubn-
vans Identified with the Mckinley admin
.s.rstlon are disposed to criticise Post
master General Smith for his letter en-
SoIs sing the reform movement which they
oeciare to be slap at the local Republi-
on administration, and IL is among the
possibilities that an effort will be made
70 eau on the Postmaster General There
= httle likelihood of this receiving any
encouragement at the White House. how
EVER President Mckinley has the highest
Seard Tor Postmaster General Smith and
"clned to believe that the Postmaster
nsral Is better acquainted with the
eon1llons In his home city than are his
StI'cs' Indeed President Mckinley is
Sle,ured as being distinctly sympathetic
"4ln the Philadelphia reformists. He has
ery little love for Senator Quay. about
q. little as Quay has for him: but beyond
.lls ne feels that the Repuhllcan marty