The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-04
ROOSEVELT BEATEN FOR ONCE.
After a Five Hours Executive
Session Republican Leaders
Come to the Conclusion
That The Game is Not Worth the Candle
ard crum Case is Allowed TO Go
Over to the Next Session.

Washington, April 27.-After five
hours in executive session the Repub
licans gave up the fight to confirm W.
D. Crum, the negro collector at
Charleston. The Republican Senators,
with not one exception, were indifer-
ent Ci. the subject, and when they saw
that the opposition was determined
they notified the President that they
had done their best and agreed to press
the nomination no further this session,
as it was evident the Democrats were
united in their opposition.
President Roosevelt made a politi.
cal display today when he inspired a
statement given out at the White
House, threatening to call an extra
session of the Senate if the Crum
nomination was passed over during
the present session. Republican Sena
tors are not very enthusiastic in be-
half of Crum, and the alleged attempt
on the part Of the President to
frighten the leaders in the Senate to
ratify what many of them consider a
political blunder, n making national
issue of the Crum case, had the effect
Of arousing a feeling of resentment,
! instead of friendliness, for either the
| President or the negro collector.
There were q few Of the personal
friends of the President who insisted
upon having fight, so the doors were
closed AID the executive session decks
cleared for action.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, who aspires to be chairman of
Eop1h1ioop oo,,, ffoo
fred the first gun in support of Crum's
confirmation. He recited the various
obstacles thrown in the way of con-
frmation by Senator Tillman and the
opposition to Crum.
Senator Latiner replied with con-
siderable vigor, explaining why the
white people of South Carolina opposed
the confirmation of Crum. Senator
Latimer also explained Senator Till
mans course in opposing the case, and
| convinced the Senate that Senator
Tillman's absence from Washington at
this time was unavoidable.
There was considerable sparring all
along the line as the hours passed, and
it was apparent that the Democrats
were prepared to sit up all night, if
necessary, to prevent confirmation.
Senator Gallinger grew impatient
and demanded to know if the opposi-
tion intended to filibuster for an in
definite period. He was informed that
there were twenty-seven Senators who
desired to be heard against confrma-
ton, and they were prepared to con-
tinue the discussion to the exclusion
of all other business if the majority
insisted.
Senator Clay, on behalf of the
minority, showed conclusively that the
pressure for Crum's confirmation was
for political effect.
Senator Gallinger read petitions
from alleged sponsors of Crum in var
ious States.
Senator Clay took Up petition after
petition, and, after reading them,
asked the Senators from the States
! mentioned in the petitions to identity
the signers. The Senators thus in
terrogated confessed ignorance on the
subject, justifying the claim made by
Senator Clay that they were goblin
petitions, manufactured for political
effect.
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Aldrich tried to convince the minor
ity that they we're threatened with an
extra session of tho Senate. He urged
the confirmation of Crum in a half
hearted manner.
1t remained for Senator Spooner to
lose his temper and launch forth in a
bitter sectional speech, in which he
denounced the white people of the
South and defended the negroes.
His utterances were intemperate and
extreme. They were like pouring oil
on a smouldering fire.
Senator Daniel was not slow in de-
| Tending the white people of the
South from the violent attack Of the
| Wisconsin Senator.
The Republican leaders were not
prepared to follow Spooner i'll his
ATTEMPT to resurrect sectional animosi-
ties at this stage of the session, and
| while Senator Daniel was bombarding
Spooner's position with telling effect
a truce was declared and the fight was
suspended. News and Courier.
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