The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-01
WILL VISIT GEORGIA
.rsIDENT ROOSEVELT so DE-
CLAREs HIMSELF.
COURTEOUS TO GEoRGIANs.
CONGRESSMAN GRIGGs AND MIR.
HODGES CAL LON HIM.

u,rou, south Carolina Given the
and His Gang for Prestige over
the McLaurin-CapersC Combine Not
encouraged Gen. Longstreet
socks Reappointment as Commits
sioner of Railroads, but Gets No
DeHnite Assurance.
washington, Sept. 30.--It is becoming
q daily occurrence for President
Roosevelt to find a Georgia or a South
Carolina contingent awaiting him
when he enters his reception room. To-
day both of these states were repre-
scented among the presidential callers.
The venerable Gen. Longstreet. who
claims to have been among the first of
those who wore the gray In the war
of the states to be converted to the
Republican faith, called to pay his re-
spects and at the same time inquire
what the prospects are for appoint
ment as United States Commissioner
of Railroads, position paying $1,000
per annum, with duties insignificantly
light He was appointed by the late
President Mckinley to succeed Gen.
Wade Hampton. Gen. Longstreet is
growing old and infirm, and President
Roosevelt may desire to increase the
duties of Railroad Commissioner and
select a younger and more vigorous
person to carry out his railroad policy.
Just a Frinedly Visit.
Representative Griggs of Georgia,
Inx.a n
department work, called at the White
House again this morning 10 present
William L. Hodges, who represents
Hart county in the Georgia Legisla-
ture. AS the two Geoi gians had lao
requests to make, President Roosevelt
rave them greater consideration than
was shown to some of the 9th ,r visit
ors, who had axes to grind. The
conversation reverted to Georgia and
Georgia people. The President again
declared his intention of visiting ms
mothers home in Savannah at the first
convenient opportunity. He also spoke
in a friendly and in an inquiring way
of Senator Clay, and alluded to the
pleasant relations they had formed
during his brief term in the Senate.
He repeated that he desired Democrat
ic congressman to feel that they are
at perfect liberty to consult him about
federal appointments, for it is his earn
est desire and intention to select none
but clean, honest men for public Office.
TO accomplish that end he says he
will heed the advice and counsel of the
representative men of the various sec
tons of the country.
Blacks VS.. Lily Whites.
A Republican delegation from South
Carolina, which called later, did not
have such an. agreeable scene with the
he doI
E H. Deas, the colored Duke of OAR
lington," deputy collector of internal
revenue, who aspires to the leadership
of the Republican organization-in the
Palmetto state, vice E. A. Webster, de-
ceased. He was accompanied by E.
Scriven of Columbia and w. H. Wheel
err of Charleston, who were formerly in
the internal revenue service, but re-
Gently retired to private life. Their
mission was to impress upon President
Roosevelt that they represent the reg
ular Republican machine In the state
and they propose to hold control of
the organization, despite the efforts of
Senator McLaurin. with the aid of
District Attorney John c. Capers, to
control all of the federal patronage
in South Carolina.
During their brief interview Deas
endeavored to tell the President how
Mr.. Capers, who Is at present a regis
tered voter in Maryland, is trying to
be appointed member of the National
Republican Committee from South
Carolina, by virtue of his recent ap-
pontment as district attorney. He
aiso protested against the appoint
ment of Loomis Blalock as collector
OF internal revenue, to succeed Web
ster' on the ground that Blalock's APP
pointment would mean that Senator
McLaurin will practically have con-
trol or about twenty internal revenue
appointment in South Carolina. He
urged the promotion of c. H. Higgins,
the present deputy collector.
The President Was Not Pleased.
The President was evidently not ia
VofaDly Impressed by the personnel of
the delegation, for he disposed of them
as quickly as he could, saying he was
not ready to take up the subject of dis
trloutlng federal patronage in South
carolina. The members of the delega-
uon seemed quite crestfallen as they
left the White House, and Deas has
concluded after hearing from Senator
hanna that Webster's place on the
National Committee cannot be filled
until three years hence, to give up
seeking that place, and retain his DO
sltlon as chairman of the State Repub-
hcan Committee.
LOOMS Blalock, who is to be appoint
eu 10 the vacant collectorship, is here
looking after his interests.