The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-28
CRuM ONCE MORE
LOSES IN SENATE.
NEGRO is NOT CONFIRMED
AS COLLECTOR. OF THE PORT OF
CHARLESTON.

Republican Senators, Obeying the
Mandate of Roosevelt, Sought to
Secure Confirmation of the APP
pOintment and Made a Five-HOur,
Though HaIf-Hearted, Fight in
Executive acknowledgements De-
feated Their Effort.
By R. NJ. Larner.
Washington, April 27.-After five
hours in executive session the Repub-
Hcans gave up the fight to confirm w.
D. Crum, the negro collector at
Charleston.
The Republican senators, with not
one exception. were indifferent on the
subject, land when they saw that the
opposition was determined, they noti-
fed the President that they had done
their best, and agreed to press the
nomination no fruther this session, as
it was evident the Democrats were
united in their opposition.
ROOseveIt's Miscue.
President Roosevelt made political
misplay when he inspired statement,
given out at the White House to-day,
threatening to call an extra session of
the Senate if the Crum nomination
was passed over during the present
session. Republican senators are not
very enthusiastic in behalf of Crum,
and the alleged attempt on the part
of the President to frighten the lead
ers in the Senate to ratify what many
of them consider a political blunder in
making a national issue of the Crum
case had the effect of arousing feel
ing of resentment, instead of friendli-
ness, for either the President or the
negro collector.
There were a few of the personal
friends of the President who insisted
upon having a fight so the doors were
closed, and the executive session decks
cleared for action.
GaIIinger for Crum.
Senator Callinger of New Hampshire,
who aspires to be chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, fired the
first gun in support of Crum's confirma
ton. He recited the various obstacles
thrown in the way of confirmation by
Senator Tillman and opposition to
Crum. Senator Uatimer replied with
white people of South Carolina opposed
the confirmation of Crum.
Senator Latimer also explained Sem
ator Tillman's course in opposing the
case and convinced the Senate that
Senator Tillman's absence from Wash
ington 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
to prevent confirmation.
Senator Gallinger grew impatient and
demanded to. know if the opposition in
tended to filibuster for an indefinite
period. He was informed thAt there
were twenty-seven senators who de-
sired to be heard against confirmation
and they were prepared to continue the
discussion to the exclusion of all other
business if the majority insisted.
Clay showed They Were Bogus.
Senator Clay took up petition after
petition from Crum sponsors, and after
reading them asked senators from the
states mentioned in the petitions to
identify the signers. Senators thus
confessed ignorance on
the subject justifying the claim made
by Senator Clay that they were COB
lin petitions, manufactured for politi-
cal effect.
AS the fight waged warm, Senator
Aldrich tried to convince the minority
that they were threatened WITH an
extra session of the Senate. He urged
the confirmation of Crum In a half
hearted manner.
SpoOner ViIIihed the South.
1t remained for Senator Spooner to
lose his temper and launch forth in a
better sectional speech, in which he
the white people of the
South and defended the negroes. His
were Incorporate and ex-
treme They were like pouring oil on
a smoldering fire.
Senator Spooner contended that the
party should not be asked
to surrender its convictions as to the
rights 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 soldiery or in
any form of defense of the country and
that it is asking too much Of the Re
publican party 10 put * & 81 sssse position
Of abandoning the policy of civil
liberty, which, he said, was the chief
and the foundation Of the
party.
senator Daniel was not slow in de-
Tending the white people of the South
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