The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-13
THE SANGER CONTROVERSY
il Conference Regarding Mr.. Mel
klejOhn's Successor Arranged.
Senator's PIntt and Depev to Consult
With the PRECEDENT With View
of Bringing About "A sntisfac-
tory Settlement of the Matter

of Bringing About sntisfac-
tory Settlement of the Matter.
Arrangements have been made for a
conference between the President and the
New York Senators regarding the pros
pective appointment of Col William Ca
rey Sanger as Assistant Secretary Of
War to succeed Mr.. Meikleiohn.
1t is said that the conference was asked
for by the President, who is DESTROYS Of
gratifying Secretary Root by making the
appointment, but does not wish to an
tagonize Senator Plat
The opinion prevails that the President
VIII simply state TO the Senators that the
nomination has bsen decided upon and ask
Messrs- Platt and Depew TO Withdraw
their opposition. Already Senator Piatt
has given indications OF surrendering in
the fight and permitting the nomination Of
Colonel Sanger to be confirmed by the
Senate. 1t is regarded as doubtful if
sufficient number Of Senators would be
willing to oppose the President and reject
the nomination, even If the New York
Senators should continue their opposi-
ton. Neither Senator Plat nor Senator
De2ew wishes to antagonize the Admins
tratfon TO such an extent that break
would result as it did in the case Of
President Garfield and Senators Conkling
and Platt many years ago, and for this
reason it is said they viii accede TO the
Presidents wishes.
The New York Senator'S have several
local appointments which they desire to
have made and it is probable that scne
sort OF compromise viii be effected
colonel Sanger arrived in Washington
from New York last night This IS Col
oneI Sanger's second visit to Washington
within week Among War Department
officials the appointment of Colonel San
ger is now regarded as certain One Off
cial said today that the President has the
whole matter before him ard that both
Senator Depew and Senator Platt viii Of
fer no objections to Colonel Sanger.
what the President has been waiting for
IS Mr. Meiklejohn's resignation. The re-
ports from Nebraska regarding Mr. Meik-
lejohn's chances Of election TO the United
States Senate encouraged the President
and Secretary of War to believe mat Mr..
Meiklejoin would recognize the proprietv
of offering his resignation 1t is under
stood at the War Department that Colo
mel Sanger's visit to Washington It this
time is partly for the purpose Of giving
whatever assistance he can 10 Secretary
Root IN the organization of the new ar
tillery corps. Secretary Root expects to
have him, if appointed, devote olrsidera-
BILE attention &c the organization of the
new War College and the development Of
the militia organizations.
There has been a good deal of mis-
resentation of my position in this mat
ter" said Senator Depew today, referring
to his attitude toward the appointment
of Colonel Sanger, 'and there is an in
stance OF this In a story published in q
New York paper this morning. In that
paper I am represented as saying that I
would fight this nomination to the bit
ter end and take whatever consequences
might come 1 have never used such Ian
guaSe- What I do insist on is that the
constitutional provision regarding Sena-
toriai prerogatiye in these cases Is ex-
plicft and it gives the Senators certain
rights regarding Federal appointments
from their States
1t has been assumed by some persons
that the President would appoint Colonel
Sanger at the instance Of A1r. Root with
out regard 20 Senator Plat and myself
1 wish to say emphatically that I believe
yes, I know-that IL has never been the
intention Of the President and Secretary
Root to carry this thing through without
reference to the New York Senators. I
am sure the appointment Will not be made
until after consultation between the Pres
ideut and both Senators