The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-22
Senate MayNot Confirm
/ the COlleCtOrat New
port News.
CHARGE OF CIVIL
SERVICE VIOLATION
Promoted Certain Inspectors Be
cause They Were Republicans
and Dismissed Others Be
cause They Were
Democrats, the
Allegations.

from Our Regular correspondent)

(From Our Regular Correspondent)
s WASHINGTON, y. C., September 21.-t
1t Is probable that there will be q strong
fight made against tho conflrma tlon by
the Senate OF the appointment OF Cap
tain Jeb stuart to tho position Of coll
lector of customs OF the port Of New
port News. 1Ie was confirmed as mar
shall OF the Eastern District Of Virginia
to succeed Marshal Morgan Treat. but
his transfer to the position Of Newport
News collector was made too lato to
admit OF action by tho Senate last spring.
Opposition to the confirrna ton OF Cap-
tain Stuart will be based upon his recent
action In promoting certain inspectors
under him who were Republicans and
dsmissing others who were Democrats.
It was alleged against him that the
Ifavorltism shown the inspectors who
were promoted was due to their politics,
and that the inspectors who were dis
missed from the :. service were fired. !"
The Civil Service Commission investl-.
gated these charges. and the findings OF
the commission reported to the Presi-
dent. The result was a good, hard, call
down for the collector from President
Roosevelt hirnself. $5! N
Civil Service Violators
Opposition to tho confirmation will
be grounded on "flagrant violation Of the
civil service regulations at tho very
outset Of his official career. 1t should
be borne in mind that the opposition Of
one senator to tho confirmation OF an
appointment Is sufficient. to defeat IT.
or at least to prevent It for an indefl-gg
5nito time. Solid opposition from tho
Democrats OF the Senate would make
confirmation impossible. Senator Mar
tin is the second ranking memebr OF the
Committee on Commerce, to which the
nomination OF Stuart will be referred
nThc Senator has never, been captious
IN any measure concerning oppost tion to;
sthe effconfirmntion Of Republican ap-l
gpointees though t wa sS% his b opposition
that was chiefly responsible for the long
delay in tho confirmation OF #the@negro
who was made collector OF the port OF
Charleston, s. G..
Senator Martin Silent.
Senator Martin declined to discuss his
probable course regarding the appoint
ment OF Stuart when asked to do SO to-
day. He said he preferred not to state.
his position until he had investigated the
matter
n Senator Martin reached the city late
last night, accompanied by Mrs. Martin.
They will remain until to- o-norrow. This
was the first visit Of the Senator to the
capital since his nomination 70 inc sen
ate, and he could scarcely get around IN
the departments, being kept so busy re-
cevIng tho congratu tulatons of friends
Once he was surrounded by a group OF
friends on f Street and had to hold an
lmpromptu reception. at which express
sons OF congratulatory nature were
heard In profusion
e Representative Flood. who was here
a day or two, went away yesterday, He
was not feeling at all we'll. and did not
know that he would be able to III an
apoplntmentE to make O speech at War
renton next Monday