The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-01
Mr.. M'LAURIN'S PROSPECTS.
TRYING To CONVINCE PRESIDENT
THAT HE CAN BE CONFIRMED.

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Friends In the Senate on Both sides
Are Helping Him Out by Their
Personal Endorsements-It Is a
Custom They Have of Taking Care
of Retiring Members-Even Senator
TiIIman May Permit the Nominal
ton to Pass.
Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Nc
Laurin is just now engaged in the an
noying occupation of trying to con-
vince President Roosevelt that he can
be confirmed as judge of the Court of
Claims, should such a nomination go
to the Senate. 1t has been freely stat
ed at the Capitol that Senator Tillman
and other Democratic senators would
oppose the nomination of Mr.. McLau-
rim should the President conclude to
appoint him to, life position in the
judicial branch of the government.
1t is understood that the President
has formally rendered an appointment
to the Court of Claims to Senator Nc
Laurin, but with the understanding
that there must be no protracted con-
test over the nomination. To that end
certain senators, who are personally
friendly to the junior senator from
South Carolina, have received an in
timation that letter to the President
from them in behalf of Senator Nc
Laurin's appointment would be con-
sidered as partial guarantee that his
selection would be acceptable to his
senatorial associates. 1t is taken for
granted. of course, that the Republi-
cans are unanimous in their indorse-
ment of his appointment 1t is
said that friendly letters, setting
forth Senator McLaurin's legal and
personal qualifications for a place on
the Court of Claims bench have been
written to the President by Senators
Morgan and Pettus of Alabama, Bailey
of Texas, McEnery of Louisiana, Nc
Laurin of Mississippi, Taliaferro of
Florida, and one or two others have
indicated an intention to do likewise.
1t has been the custom of the Sem
ate for many years for senators on
both sides of the chamber to make
unanimous request to the President to
take care of popular senators who are
about to retire from that body,
through no cause of their own. A no
table instance was the case of Gen.
Matt Ransom of North Carolina. After
his state had been captured by the Re-
puDllcanS, senators on both sides of
the chamber Joined in a request for his
appointment to the Mexican mission.
A more recent case of senatorial friend
Illness was that of Senator Bill Chan
dler of New Hampshire, who is now
holding the position of chairman of
the Spanish Claims Commission. To
the surprise of many persons, who
doubted Mr.. Chambers personal pop
ularity in the Senate, he doomed up at
the White House with a petition signed
by every senator, Republican and Dem
ocrat, urging his appointment. I'm
der the circumstances the late President
Mckinley could not ignore such re-
quest.
Would Confirm Humans View.
1t is doubtful whether Senator Till
man would go to the extent of joining
in unanimous request to the Presi-
dent in behalf of his young colleague,
but those who have talked with him
on the subject of the McLaurin APP
pointment have been impressed with
the idea that he would raise no seri-
Gus objection to such a choice by the
President. 1t is contended that the ap-
pointment of Senator McLaurin to