The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-10
ooKlNG FOUR YEARS AHEAD.
GOV. M'M1LLAN WISHES A SEAT IN
THE SENATE.

,..,-s the Seat of Senator Bate
xvo,,ld About Fit Him--what is
u.inr said of Roosevelt's Ambi-
.ion TO BE President-Some Facts
.,out Georgia Postofiices.
washington, Aug. 9.-Gov. Benton
.,.ATiIan of Tennessee does not at
.or,nt TO disguise the fact that he is
nahitious to occupy a seat in the Unit
- states Senate. The Governor has
.oar here for several days to adjust his
occounts with the Treasury Depart
ut in connection with the expenses
Incurred by him and his staff in at
tsnding the washington centennial SER
,.ices held here last winter. Provision
nos made for defraying the expenses
IF the Governors of states and their
rosrective staffs, and the Tennessee
oontingent received something like $3.50
per man.
Tn casual conversation with his per-
sonal friends, Gov. Mcmillan confessed
mat the great political ambition of his
life is to occupy seat in the United
states Senate. He hopes to succeed
he venerable Gen. Bate, whose term
exnires in 1905. Gov. McMillan's long
experience in the House of Representa-
lives where he was one of the recog
nized Democratic leaders, would enable
hin, to divide honors with Senator Car
mack in representing Tennessee in that
hodv. While Gen. Bate is highly es-
teemed at home, he occupies in the Sem
ate what might be termed negative
position. His past record is without
ba dc
from his colleagues on both sides of
the chamber. AS a matter of fact, his
age. together with his natural modesty
or diffidence, prevents him from WELD
ing the influence in public affairs that
a Younger or more progressive man
might acquire. Those who know Gov.
Mcmillan appreciate the fact that he
is both amiable, aggressive, expert
enced and we'll equipped to work in
double harness with Senator Carmack.
Roosevelt in the West.
Vice President Teddy" Roosevelt is
causing no end of trouble in the Re-
publican household in the Empire State.
| met recently a prominent New York
politician who is very close to Easy
Boss" Tom Platt, who Informed me
that the Boss does not like the meth
DDS employed by Vice President Roose-
Il
to all who are familiar with the situa-
ton in New York that Senator Plat
does not favor Vice President Roosevelt
as a presidential candidate in 1904. All
of the political favors which MIR. Roose-
welt has received since he became thor
oughly identified with the Republican
party have been obtained contrary to
the wishes of Boss" Plat. Mr.. Roose-
welt is fully aware of the fact that he
hn al m nd
port of the Republican organization in
New York when the presidential con-
test formally begins. Realizing the
strength he has in the West, he is
taking advantage of the situation thus
early in the game to get in touch with
the boys who run politics In the West.
Advices have been received here with
in the past three days from reliable
sources to the effect that Vice President
Roosevelt is quietly. Systematically
organizing a following in the North
west and the Far West which is cal
culated to upset the calculations of
Boss" Plat and those who are figur-
ing on snuffing out Mr.. Roosevelt with
Gov. Odell. Western Republicans as
sert that Roosevelt is more popular in
that section than Senators Foraker,
Fairbanks, Spo0ner, or any of the
other Western possibilities. They as
sert that if an Eastern man can mus
ter the combined strength of the West
and deliver the goods at the next Re
publican convention, the nominee of
the Republican party in all probability
will be Vice President Theodore Roose-
velt
Rural Free Delivery.
The Postoffice Department has ad-
vices from it's inspector for Georgia
rural free delivery, that the latter has
had conference with Congressman
W. G. Brantley in regard to the estab-
hshment of services in his district and
particularly in Montgomery county.
There has been quite a good deal of
complaint from some of Mr.. Brantleys
constituents as to the failure of the
establishment of rural free delivery
when petitioned for in the regular way.
The Postoffice Department has always
replied to these complaints by saying
that the conditions there do not war
rant the establishment of services.
Now, however. the people of Mount
vernon in Montgomery county, have
heen so persistent in their appeals for
rural service, that Mr.. Clarke the chief
special agent in charge of that terri
tory has authorized the inspector to
make some thorough, If possible, ex-
animation into the conditions in the
SAID district and the department will
endeavor to comply with the wishes Of
Mr.. Brantley's constituents in so far as
is possible. The agent, will probably
report to Mr.. Clarke the result of his
conference with Congressman Brantley
ana await instructions before he be-
gins the surveys and examinations.
The following postoffices in Georgia
snow such a gratifying increase in
postal receipts that the department
mas ordered their advancement from
the fourth class to third class:
Greensboro Millen and Montezuma. In
each of these offices the postal receipts
now are $1,100. very gratifying in
crease from those of last year.
postofflce has been established at
6!aphlte, Clay county, Alabama, with
VIM X. Ray, postmaster.
On Aug. IA, the special service route
from Portland to Ignomar, Dallas
county, Alabama, will be discontinued.
Il. Il. Higginbotham has been APP
pointed postmaster at Concordia, FL
pert county, Georgia. H. j. Black
STOCK has been appointed postmaster
AT McLendon, Russell county, Ala