The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-26
ROOSEVELT AND M'LAURIN.
South Carolina Junior Senator APP
pears to BE in Favor With the New
President

south Carolina Junior Senator APP
pears to BE In Favor with the New
President.
Washington, Sept. 25.-President
Roosevelt is alleged to be in friendly
accord to a certain extent with the
theories of Senator McLaurin of South
Carolina dealing with Southern poll
tics. Senator McLaurin was among the
callers at the White House to-day and
1t is known that he had a private con-
versation with the President on that
subject. When Senator McLaurin ar
rived at the White House the Presi-
dent was engaged with many congress-
ional and other official callers in the
large office adjoining the cabinet room.
The junior senator from South Caro-
lima waited until all the casual callers
were disposed of, after which he was
invited into the cabinet room, where
alone with President Roosevelt, the
subject of 'McLaurinism in the South"
is said to have been discussed. At the
conclusion of the interview Senator
McLaurin declined TO make any state
ment concerning the conversation he
had with the President further than to
say that his talk with the President
was strictly confidential, and, therefore,
could not be repeated either in detail
or in substance. 1t is understood how
ever. that Senator McLaurin has had
considerable correspondence with
President Roosevelt on this subject,
prior to the death of President
mckinley, and their relations
are such that more than a month ago
Mr.. Roosevelt. then Vice President, in
vited Senator McLaurin to visit him
at Oyster Bay and talk over the South
ern situation. 1t is claimed that while
the relationship between President
Roosevelt and Senator McLaurin may
not be as close, nor the understanding
between the two men as complete as II
was with the late President Mckinley
Carolina, the status of Senator Nc
Laurin with the. present administra-
ton will not differ ma
terially from that which pre-
vailed while President Mckinley
was alive. Some of Senator McLau-
rims friends assert with great pos
itiveness that he has assurances from
President Roosevelt that the present
administration is disposed to follow
the course marked out by Mckinley
| in dealing with political affairs in
contention a new collector of internal
| revenue for the state of South Caro-
| lima is to be appointed within a few
| days whose principal sponsor is Sem
| ator McLaurin.
1t is authoritively stated that Loom
is Blalock a prominent business man
| of Newberry, has been selected to sue
| coed the late r. A. Webster, who died
| the same day President Mckinley was
| shot. Webster was the Republican
| boss of South Carolina and was a
member of the National Republican
| Committee. Since his death the Repub-
! lican machine in the state has been
| striving to have Deputy Collector Mer-
| rill appointed to fill the vacancy, but
| 1t appears that the influence of Sem
ator McLaurin and the commercial in
| terests back of Mr.. Blalock outweighed
that of the regular Republican or
| ganization in the palmetto stote. Sem
ator McLaurin, although extremely
reticent on this subject. as also with
| regard to his interview with President
| Roosevelt, showed by his cheerful man
| ner as he was leaving the White House
| that his reception had been both cor
| dial and eminently satisfactory.
Senator McLaurin leaves Washing
| ton tonight for his home in South
| Carolina, where 1T is understood he will
| confer with his political friends and
| resume his contest for reelection TO
the Senate now going on