The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-27
BARTLETT SEES ROOSEVELT.
THE PRESIDENT REPEATS HIS AS
SURANCEs.

lie Feels quite n Kindly Interest in
This Section-He Inquiries After
Postmaster Edwards of Macon
Marion Erwin Sees the President
About the Carter Case-He Has
Tied Up $35O,OOO of the StealaGe'
Mr.. Leaken StiII in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 26.-Several prom
inent Georgians were among President
Roosevelt's callers to-day. Representa-
tive Charles Bartlett, who is here ac-
companied by Mrs. Bartlett on their
way home from a Northern summer
resort, stopped over to pay his respects
to the President, and also to look after
some departmental business. Repre-
sentative Bartlett had brief interview
with President Roosevelt during
which the latter made friendly refer
ence to his mothers relations in Geor-
gia and a general way repeated in sub
stance what he has already said re-
garding his interest in the South gem
orally.
The President also made inquiry con-
corning Postmaster Edwards at Macon,
err the administration of the Macon Of
fee was giving general satisfaction to
the patrons of that office. Representa-
tive Bartlett said he would not under
take to discuss Southern politics with
the President, but merely exchanged
greetings and indicated desire at
some future time to talk about one or
two army appointments in which he Is
particularly interested
From the White House, Mr.. Bartlett
went to the War Department to make
inquiry concerning two young men in
his district who are applicants for APP
pointment in the regular army. One of
his friends who is an applicant for a
staff appointments according to the War
Department officials. is beyond the age
limit for entry into the staff, and
therefore it is useless to press his claim
in that direction further. He also call
ed up the case of young man who de-
sires to be appointed as a second lieu
tenant, but just now no new appoint
ments are being made in the line. so
Mr. Bartlett appreciated the fact that
1t was useless to press that case at this
time. He expects to leave for his home
in Macon tomorrow morning.
Still Chasing Carter Funds.
United States District Attorney Mar
ion Erwin, accompanied by Bank Ex-
aminer z. I. Johnson, who, together,
are engaged in locating and recovering
some of the money which Capt. Carter
Is alleged to have stolen from the gov
eminent, also had a short interview
with the President. Afterward, in re-
ferring to the Carter case, Mr.. Erwin
remarked: Capt. Carter stole about
$720,000 from the government. He in
vested nearly all of it in unregistered
railroad bonds that have since been
converted into cash. We have tied up
$350000 of this sum and hope to have
it turned over to the government. We
have also traced another $4,000 and
are going to file a bill for its recovery"
Assistant District Attorney Leaken
is still here and was in consultation
with District Attorney Erwin at the
Department of Justice to-day Register
of the Treasury Judson Lyons paid his
respects to President Roosevelt to-day,
but did not have an opportunity to dis,
cuss Georgia politics from the Republi-
can standpoint. Under the Mckinley
administration Lyons was considered
the Republican referee in Georgia mat
ters during the absence of Minister
Buck in Japan. He will seek an early
opportunity to discuss politics with the
President.