The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
SENATE FAILS ID CONFIRM w. J, CRUM President is Indignant at the
 Action. IS HIS PET APPOINTMENT Rumored Int He May Gall a Special Session for the Sole Purpose
 of Confirming
 him.
IS HIS PET APPOINTMENT

Washington, April 2-(speciaL)-At the executive session of the senate to- night the case of w. D. Crum came up for consideration. The democrats an- nounoed that 1t was useless for the re- publieans to try to secure the confirma- ton of the negro collector. That being the case, Senator Gallinger withdrew the nomination. President Roosevelt is said to be highly indignant at the failure or the republicans to make a show of fight.
 It Is now reported that the President wants to call an extra session to confirm his friend Crum. It Is hardly likely, however that the President will stretch his selection for Crum to that point. The administration organ, the Star, this af- ternoon said that if the nomination fail- ed, as 1t now has, the President would consult republican senators about the advisabillty of an extra session.
 At the conclusion of arguments by Senators Gallinger, Spooner, Hale and Aldrlch for confirmation, and Senators Daniel, Latimer, German and Clay against confirmation, Senator Cockrell suggested the senate proceed to the leg islative business and the suggestion was adopted.
 Talk of Senatorial Courtesy.
 After the doors were closed Senator Gallinger, who had charge of the nomina- tion. called attention to the several times the nomination had been sent to the sen ate. and the long period 1t had been pre- vented from coming to a vote. Senator Latimer and Senator German discussed the question of senatorial courtesy. say ing Senator Tilman, who Is opposed to the nomination, is now Ill at his home in Charleston and unable to be present.
 Senator Spooner then contended that the republican party should not be asked to surrender it's convictions as to the right of man; that the negro is held to be a citizen and as such is entitled to participate in the government He said the negro had been a good citizen, had not been lacking in sodery or In any form of defence of the country and that 1t is asking too much of the republican party to put 1t in the position of aban- doning the policy of civil liberty, which he said was the chief significance and the foundation of the party.
 In reply Senator Daniel declared that the appointment of negroes to high polit- lcdl olHceS, Suen as that 10 WDlcn Cfun had been named, sets the race dreaming of rights inconsistent with the position of negroes in society and infiicts more harm than good on both races. He said such appointments tend to make the ne- gro arrogant and offensive In bearing and inflames the race prejudices In the south and all places where the negroes reside in great number.
 Question Is Difficult.
 At this point Senator Cockrell said 1t was apparent the question IS a difficult one, but he doubted not that the good providence eventually would point the way to a solution consistent with the desires of the whites and the interest of the blacks. That time, he said. had not arrived, however and he proposed, and the senate decided to resume legislative session, and to take up the pension call endar.
 The Crum nomination dies with the adjournment of the present session, but the action of the democrats in taking position which republicans term "a filibus- ter" they argue, will warrant the Presi- dent in again making q recess appolnt- ment