The Appeal., 1906-01-27

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has been superseded in. the office of
the United States district attorney for
the district of South Carolina the
President sending to the Senate the
names OF Ernest F. Cochran to he his
successor. Capers did everything
IN his power to prevent the appoint
ment of Dr.. Crum as collector of the
port of Charleston and was an all
around enemy of the race.
For the first time in the history of
the Congress OF the United States the
othcers and leaders of that body have
lnterceded in behalf of a member who
is threatened with defeat. The unique
spectacle was witnessed this week of
the circulation of a petition of appeal
TO the voters OF the Eleventh Ohio
district, urging them to stand fast and
send Charles H. Grosvenor back to
Congress.
Ihls petition recites the great ser
vices Gen. Grosvenor has performed in
behalf OF the Republican party not
only in his district and his state, but
the nation at large It calls atten-
tlon to his influence in the House, a
position won after years of experience
and service, and declares that to de-
feat him would be to impose national
loss upon the Republican party.
This appeal to the voters will be
circulated in Gen. Grosvenor's district.
Whare the primaries are to be held
this year earlier than usual It is an
unusual procedure, and indicates the
popularity Of the old Ohio Republican
Wheelhorse with his associates in the
House.
Applicants for the position of deputy
collectors Of internal revenue are ac-
tive these days in pushing their claims
1or appointment because of the belief
that the Attorney General will soon
hand the President his decision de-
claring that the Office of deputy collec-
tor OF internal revenue is within the
civil service law and therefore subject
to classification.
Howard H. Williams mas filed a pc
tition in bankruptcy. His assets are
placed at $1,000, and his liabilities at
$10C.829 Williams was a director of
the defunct Capital Savings Bank now
in the hands of receivers and alleged
to be insoIvent.
Senator Camm Patteson has intro
duced in the Virginia legislature
a Dill providing that the levies for
public school purposes collected from
white people shall be apportioned to
the white schools. and the levies col
lected from the Afro-American popu-
lation to the Afro American schools.
1t may be stated that there is no
breach in the cordial relations between
Senator Cullom and Senator Hopkins.
newspaper reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding No decision has been
reached and nothing will be done un-
til after Senator Cullom's return from
'Florida. Whatever is done will be the
result of cordial agreement between
the senator's
According to the best information
to be had, the President will reappoint
James S. Clarkson, formerly of Iowa,
as surveyor of the port Of New York
1t was stated at the White House
Tuesday that no official announcement
had been made there that Gen. Clark
son would not be reappointed, nor
had even a hint of that kind been Civ
en-. The services Of Gen. Clarkson, it
is stated. have been satisfactory and
his record good
1t is stated at the White House that
the story that the Afro-Americans
would not be given any more federal
appointments is untrue. According to
White House reports. the race will
not suffer any loss of the patronage
it now holds. There are eight or ten
holding first-class places in southern
cities and towns, and some of them re-
ceived their places after bitter objec-
ton son the part Of the white people.
DR.. Crum, the collector of the port of
Charleston, is one of these men. An
other is Robert Small, who has played
part in republican politics in South
Carolina for forty years, and now
holds the small job Of collector of the
port at Beaufort S. c.. Amony the
others are Henry Rucker. collector of
internal revenue at Atlanta; John H.
Deveaux, collector Of customs at Sa-
Vduudu. duu y. r.. buSu. receiver OIL
public moneys at Little Rock Bush
has just been recommended to the
White House for a third term. and it
is understood that he will probably
be named.
1t is given out authoritatively that
John C. Dancy, recorder of deeds of
the District of Columbia. will be re-
appointed.
The thousands of employees of rail
roads all over the United States will
hold Senator Cullom in grateful re-
membrance for his work in drafting
Lsnd securing the enactment of the
law providing for the equipment of all
interstate commerce lines with safety
appliances for the coupling and un-
coupling of cars.
Senator Burton wanted to collect his
mileage for the fifty-ninth session
The rate is 20 cents mile each way
To draw mileage a Senator must ap-
pear at some time during the session
in the Senate Chamber, and the money
is paid on the oath of the Journal
Clerk that the Senator has been in
attendance. NBurton appeared in the
republican cloakroom, as he frequent