The Washington bee., 1902-06-07
McLAURIN'S FEDERAL REWARD
From the Columbia 5. c. State.

From the Columbia -. {. State.
K. NJ. LarReT, the veteran Washing
ton correspondent Of the Charleston
News and Courier, writes TO his paper:
Thus far President Roosevelt has
not had very good luck with the APP
pOlntmentS he has made in South Car
olina at the instance Of Senator Nc
Laurln. In Tins connection it is said
that there might be some doubt about
Senator Mel urln'S confirmation by
the senate if the president should ap-
point him to an Office requiring the con
CuTrence OF the sen te. IL IS believed
mat Senator Illlman would not heSi-
tate TO invoke senatorial courtesy to
pTeVent his confirmation. Senator Till
man does not hesitate to assume the
responsibility tor holding up the nom
inatiOn of left Richardson, appointed
postmaster at GTeenVille. lie is also
credited with preventing action upon
the appointment of Internal Revenue
Collector Koester.
II there is any credit to be attached TO
The holding up of the KOeSteT nOminAs
tion ! 90 not believe il should go en-
tirely TO Senator Tillman. have
heard him say repeatedly that, while be
does not like koeStcr, he would rather
see him collector than to have the Of
fce filled by "nigger." AS between
DeaS, The Duke of Darlington" and
Rooster, the senator playfully says
that he is for KoesteI every time. AS
q matter of fact il now looks as though
Mr.. Rooster cannot be confirmed. His
best friends here admit it and it is not
due to any opposition Senator Till
man may have interposed.
Tn, republicans are afr id 10 take
the responsibility for confirming him,
in view of the CiTCumst tanCes surround
ing that lynChinR bee" in which Koe
ster was implicated. DeaG is here
FLOATING over what he terms his effect
i've work TO defeat Rooster. Through
his age ICY il is saId that coloTed re-
publican associations north. south, east
and west. have flooded the Republi
can senators mail with "StOck" resO-
lutiOns protesting against Koester's
confirmation as a menace TO the calOT-
ed Republican party.
II is understood that the Republi-
cans would likefo have ii 90 out that
Senator Tillman's recent speech on
the race question, in connection with
the Philippine bill, is largely RESPONSE
bic for the CT rtain rejection OF Rooster,
but those on the inside assert that his
rejection was determined upon some
time ago by the Republican leaders,
who are now looking with friendly eye
upon the colOrsi Republican vote. II
is under stood that the recent MCLau
rim Gates "mix-up" in a local hotel
grew out OF the kOeSteT case. II
seems that prior TO meeting Senator
McLaurin in the hotel Mr.. Gates. with
DeaS and several other South Carolina
Republicans. who hope 10 have yaice
in selecting the delegation to the next
Republican national convention. had q
long conference with Senator Hanna,
during which il was asserted that the
colored Republicans all over the cOun
tTy would resent the confirmation Of
KoeSter. The Tesiden, is inclined TO
stand by Koester, Notwithstanding the
| failure of the senate 10 confirm him.
The matter of McI.auTin!s s cOnhrma
tion II apDointed by the president TO :
| federal poSitit as 4 reward for his
apostacy / IS not heretofore received
much thought. 1t is quite conceivanie ,
and, indeed. very probable, thst llii-
maa would, as Mr.. Lar: erS2ys. inSoke
senatorial courtesy against him no
thus succeed m preventing his cOnhT-
nation. In view of the relations re
Gently and now existing between the
tao senators and the still unTetTacted
tntiunation of fTiliman that his colleague
had been bought by the Republican
administration. il is most natural to
assme that the senior senStof Woulc
resist the rewar ding Of the junior sno
his fellow senators wOuld recognize
the logic Of his position and find 1t ou'
courteous to yield to his wishes II
the matter. Both on personal and OF