The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-14
AT THE PIE COUNTER
NOTHING DOING FOR BARTLETT
THERE NOW.
GEORGIA MAN SEEMS SORE
MR.. BEvERIDGE AND THE PREsI-
DENT ARE CRONIEs.

The Young Senator From Indiana
Goes Horseback Riding With the
President and Gets n JndEeship
Appointment Ahead of His Senior
CoIIeague-DemOcrats Will Make
No Fight ON Confirmation of At
torney General Knox.
washington, Dec. 13.-Representative
Bartlett of Georgia, who was a fire.
ouent visitor at the White House dur
Ing the Mckinley administration, and
often came away with a fragment from
the political pie counter" does not
fancy the Roosevelt style of doing bus
mess. One of his colleagues remarked
to him to-day:
"Charlie, what are you doing for the
good of the cause? never see you at
the White House or in the depart
ments, where you once spent so much
of your timer
'There is nothing doing with me just
now" replied the Georgia congress
man, dolefully. ''It is useless to go to
the Postoffice Department to look after
the postal matters while the Postmas-
ter General is chasing around the
country making after dinner speeches.
and I do not care to go to the White
House. because the President wants
everybody to hear your business, so l
have quit"
Senator Beveridge, the youthful
statesman from Indiana, is feeling very
comfortable since he outpiayed his
colleague. Senator Fairbanks, for that
Indiana judgeship. Senator Beverage
success in impressing President Roose-
welt favorably is said to be due to the
friendship which originated during
their FREQUENT horseback rides togeth-
err 1t is we'll known that the Pres
ident is an enthusiastic horseman, and
Senator Beveridge is also fond OF
brisk canter, with a good stopper un-
der him. During the past few weeks
the young senator from Indiana has
frequently accompanied the President
during his afternoon rides, and 1t is
presumed that they discussed the IN
diana judgeship as they logged along
the country roads adjacent to the
Capital City. Senator Beverage prides
himself upon the ownership of one OF
the finest saddle horses in Washing
ton, and the President finds him a
very congenial companion either In the
saddle or at the White House.
Some of the friends of the young
Senator assert that Senator Fairbanks,
in addition to being an avowed can
didate for the presidential nomination,
is lacking in sporting blood and there
fore not as attractive to the President
as Beveridge. However, Beverage is
stepping lightly, smiling brightly ana
apparently on excellent terms with
himself by reason of his success in
pulling off the judgeship for one OF
his personal friends, in addition to his
popularity with the President.
No Opposition 10 Knox.
Attorney General Knox will be con-
firmed as a member of President
Roosevelts cabinet whenever Senator
Hoar chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, calls up the case in executive
session. The delay in the confirma-
ton of Attorney General Knox is IN
no way a reflection upon MS ofhclal
or moral status. Neither Democrat nor
Republican has ventured to interpose
even a suggestion of opposition to his
confirmation 1t has been rumored
at the Capitol that Senator, Jones or
Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, and Senator Pet
tus of Alabama, member OF the
Judiciary Committee, were actively oP~
posing the confirmation of Gen Knox.
The statement is made upon the high-
est authority that there Is no foun-
dalton for such a report Senatpr
Jones and Senator Pettus VIII vote
for the confirmation of Gen. Knox
whenever his nomination is taken up
for consideration.
II there has been any unnecessary
delay in the consideration OF the nom-
nation of Attorney General Knox II
has been due entirely to the desire OF
Senator Hoar to allow the opponents
of the confirmation to be fully heard.
Thus far a printed statement from
an organization calling itself THE An
thrust League" Is the only statement
filed with the Senate in opposition 10
the confirmation OF Attorney General
Knox. The same statement prepared
by the same person was freely circulat-
ed when Mr.. Knox was first mention
ed for membership in the Mckinley
cabinet and again reproduced when
Mr.. Roosevelt succeeded to the pres
idency. The statement contains broad
and sweeping charges against the At
torney General and accuses him of
being the legal representative OF the
steel trust.
A Lot of MeddIers.
In addition to fling copies Of these
printed charges against Attorney Gen.
eral Knox with each member of the
committee. copies have also been sent
to individual members OF the Senate.
Investigation has demonstrated that
the so-called AMT Trust League" is
a self-constituted organization without
authority or influence, and their petit
faon viii receive only such considera-