The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-20
CRUM TO BE APPOINTED,
President VIII Name Him Collector of
Charleston Immediately After
Special Session.
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of Hope" to the white citizens OF
Charleston, and will appoint DR..
William ID. Crum. a colored physi-
clan, collector of the port of Char
lesion as soon as the special session
OF the Senate adjourns.
Notwithstanding one adverse re
port on the nomination Of DR.. Crum
by the Senate committee on com
merce several weeks ago, and an op-
portnnity for a second adverse re-
! port last Thursday, Of which the op-
position refused to take advantage,
the appointment of Crum is assured.
There is not the slightest possibili.
ty of vote being reached OH his
nomination during the present special
session. Tho disposition of the canal
and the Cuban treaties, and q few
other routine Il. atters will occupy all
the tlme the Senate expects to remain
| in session.
Several feeble efforts have been
made to carry out the President 8
desire to force roll call on the
nomination of DR.. Crnm. AS a mat
ter Of fact the Republican leaders of
the Senate have no heart in the fight
the President is trying to force on
behalf Of DR.. Crum.
| STAND OF THE DEMOCRATS.
| On the other hand, the Democrats
are determined that 50 long as the
Republicans fear to vote their per
| sonal convictions in this case, which
would result in the rejection of Dr..
Crum, they will prevent any purti
san vote on this subject.
The opposition to confirmation is
solidly united and Democratic Sena-
tors are prepared to discuss the mat.
ter indefinitely. They take the posi-
ton that, after Crum had once been
rejected for appointment as postmas-
ter Of Charleston by Republican
Senate during the Harrison admins
tration, it was unwlse and iniudici
| GUS for President Roosevelt to infiict
the same man upon the white citl-
zens of Charleston as collector of the
port. Besides, it had been clearly
| demonstrated to the President that
the selection of DIR. Crum is not
popular with the members of the
Senate, as many of the loading Re-
publicans have urged him to with
draw the nomination since it was ad-
versely reported from the committee,
of which acting Vice President FRY
is chairman.
THE PRESIDENTS oBsrINAcY.
Tho President, however, is deter
mined that DIR. Crum shall be collec.
tor of the port Of Charleston, unless
q majority of the members of the
Senate place themselves on record
officially against his confirmation.
IT IS SOME CONSOLATION.
1t appears that tho only consola
tion the white people of Charleston
can draw from this peculiar condi.
ton of affairs, which is practically a
case of the executive branch Of the
Government overriding the Senate,
will be the general effect the Prcsi
dents action will have in national
politics. Republican Senators dc
not hesitate to say that they are
forced by executive strenuousncss tC
support the administration if II vote
it taken. Ga the other hand, the
Democrats contend that it is gooC
politics to place the President in tho
attitude OF appointing a man to 1
purely commercial Office who is con
fessedly without experience in bnsi
ness matters
Mark Hanna, Of Ohio, and j OH
Kean, Of New Jersey, is tho lates
Republican ticket launched on tn,
political sea by the self f.constitutoc
President makers in the Senate.
Chaa. M. Schwab, accompanied 10y
his wife, has returned from hi
European tour. Ho says he is il
excellent health bnt will say nothing
Of his Intentions before consulting
his friends.
Mrs. james Strowbridgo, Of Penn
Yam, N Y, in passion Of fronz,
on Tuesday, killed her aged mothe
and her grown daughter, and thel
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