The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-02
STILL IN The AIR
BLUM AND DOYLE REMAIN IN sUS.
PENSE.
HANNA FRIEND OF DEVEAUX
PRESIDENT GIVEN A POINT IN POL
ITICS.

Mr. Gordon on Hand and Hopeful
but His Chances Appear to BE Nil.
President Goes to Annapolis To-
day and Nothing Expected to Be
Done Until He Returns-C0Ilector-
ship Settled So Far as appointment
Goes, ana POstmastership Between
Blum and Doyle.
Washington, D. c., May 1.-Cuyler
Gordon is here to press his claim to
the Savannah pastmastership, in the
event of the President turning down
both Blum and Doyle.
Although the latter contingency may
not arise, Mr.. Gordon is eager to get
into the flight, and he is anxious for
the Georgia senators to present his
case to the President.
Mr.. Gordon called upon Senator Clay
to-day and requested him to go with
him to the President. He said he had
been urged to come to Washington
from this end of the line, and he was
confident that if he had an opportun
ity to present his case to the Presi-
dent it might result in his appoint
ment.
The Georgia congressman are reluct-
ant to mix up in a Republican family
row. unless invited to do so by the
President. Thus far the latter has not
consulted any member of the delega-
ton regarding the postmastership fur
Their than to intimate. in casual
way, that he had concluded to appoint
either Mr.. Blum or Mr., Doyle.
When Mr.. Gordon called upon Sen
ator Clay to-day the Senator told him
frankly the position occupied by the
Georgia congressman. He said he
would cheerfully present Mr.. Gordon
to. the President, but he was confident,
from what had been stated at the
White House and the Postoffice De-
partment, that the race is between
Blum and Doyle.
To confirm this judgment, Senator
Clay telephoned to the Postoffice De-
partment and asked if the application
of Mr. Gordon would receive consider
alton at this time.
He was told that no other candidate
would be considered, as the race had
narrowed down to Blum and Doyle,
with the advantage in favor of Blum.
Under the circumstances Senator Clay
said it was useless for him to press the
claim of Mr.. Gordon.
Discussed at Hanna's Table.
The fact developed to-day that Fed
eral appointments in the South were
discussed by the President. Postmas-
ter General Payne. and Senator Han
ma, at the latters breakfast table
yesterday morning. 1t was an unus-
uai thing for the President to go out
to an early breakfast to talk politics,
but such appears to have been the
case.
During the conversation the Geor-
gia appointments came up. Senator
Hanna and Postmaster General Payne
agreed with the President that there
was no good reason advanced why
Deveaux should no the reappointed.
They claimed that If the Republican
party is to be kept up in the South.
colored men will have to be given
some of the offices. Thereupon the
nomination of Deveaux was sent to
the Senate.
The Savannah postmastership was
also discussed. the President expressed
a personal preference for Blum, but
the Postmaster General and Senator
Hanna frankly told him that from a
political standpoint, the selection of
Doyle would be of greater benefit to
the party. The President now has the
opinions of these two pastmaSters in
the art of politics, and it remains to
be seen what he will do with it,
The President goes down to Annapo-
lis o-morrow, and no action is ex-
pected during his absence. In the
meantime Blum, Doyle and Gordon are
equally hopeful.