The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
And Inquired Of Then, Witt
Are His Chances Of De
feating Hanna. .53ss5
THE DEMOCRATS WISH .,s.SE
I. TO %lNv,EsTlGAT'E E: E FuLLN1 | 1 y
Led by German, They Are De-s
tcrrnincd to Force Congress-.
to go Into Postoffice Scan n
dals-Rcport That Go
man GlVillSNot Run Not
Absolutely Confirmed, ssI

Absolutely Confirmed.
5s (From Our Regular Correspondent)y ] ss9i isSS9i3 i
WAsHINGTON.kD D. 4 c.. Dec. s.ThafI
Republican rnombers OF \ Congress- fronnl
Ohio are outspokenly wrathy II with Nthal
fairs in that State, The latest causst
fot wrath is his having to dinner yestersII
day former I.eutenant t Governor Gots ~
dom OF Ohio. who resigned his positioHl
/ to become president Of the Board Of iAls}AA
dermen OF that city, The President siss
said to have questioned Gordon closelY}:
regarding tho situation in S that State L
especially MS to owhether he could carry
Iit as against Hanna. A II The representa-iE
itjves charg II the for some time "
Roosevelt has been alling In out tsiders. my
ins they term other I han n,ernb bors of
Congress, and questioning thems along,
$the lines OF those put to s38 Mr.. Gordon.I
That they3sdo not like It n Is putting 3itl N
mildly. There has not 4 been heard sanYsSSS
party crli cism Sof Mr.. RI oosevelt 6asIbi vi
tor as thatathe Ohioans are ind lgtng sinsa
1 Object to- Cord don. aSs
4 They say that Gordon Is not the lnana
TO keep the President In formed conc cerllsss
Ing political conditions Ia /. thess Buckeye
Slate. and thatIa thermo ore isiSd Sde-ssl
scldedly tnlprope for he Frcsid lent sto shqs
making Inquiries sas to the possib ib
his beatl 5ena tor eili St
latter is expected toy III hes can sss
help Mr. Roosevelt carry the stnt ms
the general elections N s.y
MI. oosevelt course this 81 matter i! @
Is thoroughly Roosevelt tia n
Nbo, To- tOf fo
the leadership Of Senator G sorman ;Ss 70 ,Sss
to have the Congress 90 iritp a
IN Investigation ocsthe scandals In tho &
,rostoffice Department. The speech !, az sS
Mr.. German III the Senate vest erday on
this question thoroughly disc osed the at t-S4S
tttude OF he minority nd the flsh VII
ho3 kept up to-day. ~ Senator German ha 49,
notified the minority members OF tz thes a
Postoffice Committee hat he eXpeotySS
II en- all to speak on the resolution to-$iSi
day, 1t opportunity perm Its. III This m cans
that they will fight TO the last ditc1rs;;sSsg
to have Congress take the ini itiativa 4inf1 III
the lnyestlga ton Of thefs higher officials
Senator German alluded to the fact that VI:
charges had been made against Fourthd s
Assistant Postmaster General BrlstoWs itss55
who nstigated the heinvestigntton Of offs ~
Gals under HIM. which resulted In tho Il
discovery OF fraud greater than had been cen s
dreamed of befores N aturally enough,
the question Is being asked by the Demo- ls
Gratis and tho public generally who y lsi
to Investigate Bristow: The Dem ocrats Sss:
say that Congress should do so. M gl,3as y 4B
A But the Republicans are going to reSj sl
slst every attempt made to have anY- 8Sss
thing l4ae n thorough cong gresslonaly in-lI} ~
qrlry into postal affairs. They are very isSSg
tired Of tho whole, mess, ana as }tne pres
idential election draws near rer II hey s ara tis
even more determined than evcrs to l,avsl 3 3.SSa
It NIL done with. & 4s /, ss55;3 y, sl5 S.t
Rumor About German. 81
The rumor In circulation In this city 8
last night, to which attention was called 81
III this correspondence, that Senator Gor- x 5s
man would In a short time issue q, state s
ment in which he would declare that .ha;; 6s5
is not and would not bet candidate for.; &i
tho Democratic nomination for the spresi- Gss
dency, is not absolutely confirmed by thsf sSs
friends OF the senator, Senator Gorman
will not discuss his cand dacy for pub !SSS y
cation. # Az 4s 5iSSY YsS SsS
A representative from one OF the South. ssSS
ern States, who lssvery close to Senator sT
Gorman, says to-day that the ruMor siH i3ss
perhaps founded onHthe very recent h I38Es gs
10 several OF his friends that he did not Sss;
propose to lift his hand In behalf OF his 4 sss
Ile said emphatically that iSSa
lbs would not take tho slightest action
looking to the turtheranceT OF MS own t3y
Interests; that he thought the nomna.S
tlon should not be sought, and that l,e S5 sS
tood rendy to give the heartiest support s
to tho nominee tof his party. The repre- IA S
to whom I have referred said NJ
l,e thought the Srumor had It's origin 81
In this statement Of Senator Gormnp 's,S II
Two distinguished members Of tho Sen as1S
ate from the minority, neither OF them II 1s
from Virginia, are authority for tho q N
statement that 1t Is the purpose OF Sena- Sgs
tor Gormnn to Issue a formal declaration hA jss4
10 the effect that lie Ii not a candidate
They are still Of the opinion that he will n
take this action There appears to be! I'll
some truth In tho report, 4 4. ssfsF9
Mrs. Hoge Fails,
Mrs. .Hoge, widow Of the late j.. IgamntpH
loge who Was q candidate against Coy gS
rnor Montague for election to tho gov
Will not be appointed post
master at Rlacksburg. for which posi- w IS
Ion she Is an applicant, Mrs. Hogs. 6 AM
vent to SEQ the President to-day. This 81 sS8
csuit Of tho call could not have been
satisfactory to her, though twas to MI. ~
Temp who has recommended that Post Il. ksl
Master Elliott he reappointed, u It was n Essl s
ot thought that tie appoin tnent would Ss3Sl
q made for some days, but II Is updey.s aessEE
TODD that It will he announced very
oon. {.l u RI S9 ,i 15e sS ssSSlSt&
There was something of n fight over AZ
he place, 1t was thought by many or
he friends OF Mrs. Hoge that she $
hould have the position In WV ots ths II
cryices rendered the Repub lean party II ss3s
/, Virginia by her husband, but she Lead s39s
RI OF the party In the Ninth District did ssNR