The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-07
MAY APPOINT HIS COUSIN.
ROOSEVELT MAY DO THE FAMILY
A GOOD TURN.

Hot Fight Is wagins for the New
berry, $. c., Postmastership and n.
o. stewart, said to BE Relative
of the President, Stands a Fair
show of Getting the PIum-The
south Carolina Republicans Are
Making Life a Burden for the
President-Loomis B1alocIx's APP
pointment Now Seems Uncertain.
Washington, Oct. 6. President
Roosevelt may have to appeal to one
of his distant relatives, a cousin sew
eral times removed, to save him from
further annoyance in connection with
the settlement of the controversy over
the Newberry. S. c., postmastership.
The fight for that juicy plum, with a
salary of s1,700, including allowances
aggregating about $500 annually, has
become so fierce that in self defense it
is said the President may make the
appointment next Tuesday. Those who
profess to be familiar with the inten-
tions of the President and the Post
master General in this matter assert
that r. o. Stewart, who is distantly
related to President Roosevelt, has
been selected as a compromise between
the various factions still struggling
for the prize.
Former Postmaster Fair, who has
been here for several weeks, seeking
to have the charges which resultd in
his rmoval set aside, has givn up the
task in disgust and goes home tonight
denouncing the system prevailing in
the Postoffice Department. which adj
mits of no redress from report of the
postoffice inspectors. He says he has
been informed that the Presidents
cousin is to be appointed and declares
1t Is but a waste of time for the other
applicants for the Newberry office to
linger around Washington.
At the White House or postoffice de-
partment, 1t is not possible to get
positive confirmation that President
Roosevelt is going to inaugurate mis-
policy in connection with appointments
in the South with an exhibition of
nepotism by appointing Cousin" Stew
art. When your correspondent discuss
cd the subject of the Newberry office
with Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith yesterday, the latter said
that although no appointment had then
been made, good man would be Sc
lected. He further stated that the gen
tleman who was being seriously con-
sidered for the place is named Stewart.
1nlS is dS near Il continuation OF the
cousin" report as is obtainable.
-Four Lively Applicants.
Mr.. Stewart is here now and his trail
is closely followed by j. r. Davidson.
John Scott and c. j. Purcell, all appli-
cants for the Newberry office. One
does not make a move without the
other three is not ready to charge some
deep, dark conspiracy. All of them are
lowering around Senator McLaurin try
ign to induce him to come to their aid.
He says he has refused to take any
part in the struggle, preferring to keep
hands off.
Nevertheless 1t is said that he is not
unfriendly to Cousin Stewart John
Scott, who claims to have the best
commercial backing for the place. Is
also strongly urged by Senator Deliver
of Iowa. Mr. Scott is a native of Ohio.
but has lived in South Carolina for
twenty years, and has always been a
Republican.
He is putting up a strong fight with
the organization behind him and there
is talk of all of the other applicants
combining their forces on him with the
hope of defeating Stewart. 1t is a very
hot fight and several other delegations
are expected from Newberry to- NOR
row to join in the conflict.
Representative Latimer has been
urged TO come to washington to use
his influence at the postoffice DEPART
ment to defeat any man whom Senator
McLaurin may favor. but he is not
disposed to get mixed up in a family
row in the Republican party.
BIaIock's Appointment Uncertain.
The longer Loomis Blalock's appoint
ment as collector of internal revenue
for South Carolina is delayed, the more
doubtful becomes his final selection.
His enemies are spreading some dead
ly political poison around the treasury.
and the White House with the inten-
ton of bringing about his defeat, and
the other applicants for the Office are
here taking advantage of every oppor-
tunity to press their claims for recog-
milton.
Deputy Collector Merrick, who de-
sires to be promoted and Mr.. Gates
of Greenville, are both here with
strong Endorsements, so that the Pres
ident has two very interesting South
Carolina rows on his hands.
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