The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-09
LATIMER SAYS NOT
HE WANTS TO RUN FOR SENATOR
HIMSELF.
THIS SPOILS JONES' PLAN.
HE WILL NOT GET OUT OF WAY
FOR HAMPTON.

Congressman Says That Col. Jones
Has Good Thing Already and
Can Afford to BE MagnanimOus.
Does Not Approve of Dragging
Gen. Hampton Into the Political
Arena i'm the Evening of His Life.
He VIII Not Consent to the Propo-
sitiOn-Newberry Postofice Fight
Narrows Down to "Cousin, Stew
art and MIR. Scott.
Washington, Oct. S.-Representativ
Latimer, who is an avowed candidate
for the Senate to succeed Senator Nc
Laurin, refuses to consider seriously
the magnanimous proposition of State
Chairman Willie Jones, who is also an
aspirant for senatorial honors, that all
of the candidates withdraw in favor Of
that grand old man, Gen. Wade Hamp-
| tom
| There is no man in South Carolina,
said Mr.. Latimer to-day, who has
greater respect for Gen. Wade Hamp-
| ton than 1 have, and would go as far
as any other man to make his declining
years comfortable and happy, but I
cannot agree with Col. Jones' sugges-
| ton to drag Gen. Hampton back into
the excitement and turmoil of politi-
cal life. 1t is very well for Col. Jones
to invoke sentimental and patriotic
motives in behalf of Gen. Hampton. 1t
has a magnanimous flavor which may
appeal to the sentiment of number
| of people who are not entirely ac-
quainted with the actual conditions en-
| tering into the senatorial fight in South
Carolina.
Jones Is on Easy Street.
"Col. Jones has an assured position
| which pays something over $4,000 a
year, and he doubtless realizes that
he can hardly make the senatorship in
| the pending contest, so, in burst of
sympathy and zeal for Gen. Hampton,
he proposes that all of the other can>
didates, who have already stripped for
| the fray and have commenced their
canvass, shall step aside so that Gen.
| Hampton MAY be induced to come out
of retirement and again take up the
trials and responsibilities of politics.
l am frank to say that l will not give
my consent to that proposition, and l
do not believe Gen. Hampton and his
best friends sanction the move made
by Col. Jones'"
Representative Howard of Georgia
| and Mr. Latimer were at the Postof-
| flee Department to-day iooising after
the free delivery service in their re-
spective districts. Mr.. Howard is in
terested in several additional routes
| established. and it is understood his
| request will be granted.
Rural Delivery in the south.
| During the last three or four months
| the South has shown great evidence Of
| interest in rural free delivery. Super
intendent Mahen said this afternoon:
| ''Of the number of applications filed
| for free rural service during September,
| North Carolina led the states in the
union with fifty, while Georgia came
| next, with forty-five applications.
The contest over the Newberry post
| office appears to have narrowed down
| to cousin" Stewart and John Scott
Messrs. Purcell and Davidson who have
been here for several days have, 1t Is
said, thrown their influence to Scott
and gone home. Scott is receiving large
additions to his list of endorsements
and he is confident that he will event
ually pull off the prize.
| At the postoffice department 1t is
said that the postmaster general de-
sires to find a good clean Republican,
but failing in that a Democrat may
have to be selected. In the latter
event, Cousin Stewart is a promis-
| ing possibility.