Evening star., 1901-10-03

Alabama case and the appointment from
South Carolina is likewise undecided The
oid,iine republicans In South Carolina are
making a hight on the new element of the
party to prevent the collectorship going to
the latter Loomis Blalock, who has the
oest chances for the collectorship Is COM
paratlvely recruit to the party, but rep
resents class of strong men in the state,
VINO are more independent in their political
views than they have ever been before
Mr. Blalock is wealthy and is the head OF
large cotton mill in his native town.
The Delaware Situation.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt also has opportunity
In the Delaware republican complication
for developing a policy in appointments
The situation in that state has for years
peen hard one for the national admins
tration to handle. The Addicks and anti
Addicks factions have steadily and fiercely
fought each other, and President Mckinley
was always placed I'm embarrassing po-
sltlon as to what to do in appointments
FOR several years neither faction had been
permitted to fill the federal Offices and the
postmasters were named by the representa-
tives, whose right to do that is recognized
Representative Ball of Delaware saw the
PRESIDENT today, but did not touch upon
appointments, simply paying his respects
What President Roosevelt's attitude to
Delaware appointments will be is not
known, but there is suggestion that he
has no exceeding friendly feeling for Mr.
Addicks. An important appointment in
Delaware that will show Mr.. Roosevelt's
attitude must be made some time. 1t is
that of collector of the port at Wilmington.
The position is still filled by DR.. Cooper a
democrat, who was appointed by President
Cleveland. The factionai strife has pre-
vented the position going to a republican,
although President Roosevelt has it in his
power to take the situation in hand and
name just whoever might suit him, regard
less of the faction to which the appointee
belonged.
The Days Visitors.
The number of visitors today was heavy
and the President was busy up to the
Senators Cockrell and Proctor, j. c. Rose
and George Bird Grinnen. Senator Burrows
will take dinner with the President this
evening. Col Russell Harrison had long
talk with the President this morning by ap-
pointment. Col. Harrison was secretary
and treasurer Of the Montana Stock Grow
ers' Association when President Roosevelt
lived in the west, and Mr.. Roosevelt was
member of the executive committee of
the association. The two men talked over
old days in the west but no mention was
made of Col. Harrison's case before the
War Department
The other callers during the day included
Senator Foraker and daughter, Justice
Bradley of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme Court, Representative Maddox of
Georgia, Representative Fox of Mississ ppi.
Prof Langley of the Smithsonian Institute
ex-senator Cannon of Utah, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs NJ. H. Walker and L. H
Farnsworth of Salt Lake; Representative
Never of Louisiana: Maj. Church Howe
United States consul at Sheffield; Park
Agnew. Robert Blair and John Blair of
Virginia; w S. Odel of the District, ac-
companied by DR.. A. NJ. Strong L. E.
Strong and Alfred Mccoy of Indiana. \