The sun., 1909-02-04
LONG FIGHT OYER DR.. CRUM
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S SEEK 10
DEFEAT ms CONFiRMATION.
Senators TIllmsn ana McLaurin Lead the
Opposition -Tillman Tells OF Ills Con-
tro,crsics WIN Roosevelt and Me-
Laurin Tells Some Negro Stories.


LaurIn Tells Some Negro Stories.
WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-~lf II takes the
Senate four hours to digest South Caro-
lima Crum, how long would it take the
Senate to digest Georgia Crackeri' That
was the interrogatory comment OF Senator
Clay of Georgia on the discussion In yes
terday's session Of the Senate over the
nomination OF DR.. W. ID. Crum to be
Collector Of the port Of Charleston, s, C.
The Crum case came before the Senate
again to-day and YVES considered behind
closed doors for another four hours. When
the Senate adjourned. through lack Of
ability TO muster a quorum. the process
of digestion had not been completed.
II was made evident to-day that Senator
Tillman Of South Carolina and some other
Southern Senator's are determined to pro-
long discussion Of the Crlim nomination
until the end of the present Congress.
Should they succeed in this the nomina-
ton would fail. The Southern Senators
who are opposing DR.. Crtm are hopeful
that if he is defeated President Taft
will not appoint another colored man
to tho Office Of Collector at Charleston.
Perhaps they are a little hopeful, also.
and there appears TO be some reason for
this supposition that il Crum's nomina-
ton should not be confirmed President
Taft would be placed in an embarrassing
position In attempting TO carry out his
policy Of breaking the solidty Of the
South in the interest OF the Republican
party.
1t ia contended that should Mr. Ia ft
renomnate Dr. CrIim or nominate
another man with negro blood in his
veins for the colleCtorship he would
estrange the prominent white Demo-
Gratis Of Taft convictions upon whom il is
said he expects to depend in carrying
out his effort 10 gain Republican votes
south of the Potomac. Or continuing
the contention. il he nominated white
man, this course might anger negro
voters and he construed as a slap at Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who has stood stanchly
by Crum. ~
To-day's discussion of the ClrIm case
made it evident that a real hlibuster is
on in the Senate. Senator Tillman is the
leader and he was assisted ably to- day 10y
Senator Moiaurin Of Mississippi. They
did most Of the talking Mr. Tillman's
remarks. while not regarded by some Of
his hearers as Of any sreat value. were
extremely interesting and held the at
tention Of his colleagues. He devoted
most OF his speech to an effort 10 show
that President Roosevelt had nominated
Crum to get even with Mr. Tillman on
account Of various little difficulties which
they had in the last several years.
Mr.. Tillmsn gove review Of his troubles
with Mr.. Roosevelt and Senators foun d
IL worth while listening to him. although
they realized that Mr.. Tillman was en-
gagged in the gentle art of talking against
time. The South Carolina Senator told
how Mr.. Roosevelt had affronted him
by Withdrawing the invitation which
Mr.. Roosevelt had issued to Mr.. Tillman
to attend the dinner given by the Presi-
dent at the White House to- Prince Henry
OF Prussia, the brother Of Emperor Will
lam. Mr. Tillman did not fail TO refer
TO. how his nephew. Lieut.. Gov. Jim
Tillman of South Carolina. got even with
the President for this afrront to the Till
man family by refusing to present to
Major Micha Jenkins OF the Rough Riders
the handsome sword which his grateful
fellow South Carolinians had arranged
20 give to him. Nor did he neglect to
tell how PresideHt Roosevelt came back
at the Tillman family by going to South
Carolina in person and handing the sword
himself 10 MajorJenkins.
Nr. Tillmsn, told too about the contro-
versy in which he became involved with
the President while Mr.. Tillmsn was
trying TO put through the railroad rate
bill, one OF the Presidents measures.
He gave his version Of the story that he
and Senator Bailey of Texas we're in
cahoots with the President in the rate
bill fight, with former Senator William
E. Chandler of New Hampshire as the
Intern ediary between them. Senators
who listened TO Mr.. Tillman to-day did
not need to be reminded Of that inter
esting time when Mr. 1illman told Of what
was said to be going on between the
President and the Democratic leaders in
the Senate which resulted In the election
Of MIR Chandler 70 the Ananias Club by
Nr. Roosevelts decree and bitter denun-
citation of the President ny MIR. Iiliman
and Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Tilman cnntanded that in nomi-
mating Dr. Cun President Roosevelt was
sduGted by spirit of revenge toward
Mn Tilman. He asserted that the Presi-
dent had been working hand in glove
with Mr. Ttllman's enemy. and former
colleague, ex-senator Mol.aurin OF South
Carolina, and rather rubbed 1t in on the
President in the light Of William Randolph
Hesrst's allegations that Mclaurin while
in the Senate was mixed up with the
Standard Oil Company.
senator MoDaurin OF MlSsissippi who
should not be confused with the South
Carolina McI4aurin. helped Mr.. Tillman
along by telling some good negro stories
to illustrate that people in the South
treated the negro better than did white
people in the North and West, OF course
Senator McLanrin was talking against
time, but his hearers were glad enough
to sit there while he drawled out funny
yarns and gave the real thing in the way
Of negro dialect.
One Of the stories Mr.. McLaurin told
was about a negro carpenter from Bran
don, Miss. who went TO Kansas with about
all the other negroes Of his town to test
John j. lpgalls's assertion that the negro
would receive good treatment and be
prosperous in Kansas. Sir. McLaurin
said that these Mississippi emigrants
Jared so badly that all Of them died OF
consumption except the carpenter, who
when he found his savings reduced to
the sum Of $l.50 decided to return to
Mississippi. Az he did not have enough
money to pay railroad fare he went
afoot At every house where he applied
for work he was told politely that there
was no employment TO give him, but that
ho could have something to eat. In
variably. however, he was charged four
bits for each meal and in the course of
two days found himself without means
and very far from home. After sleeping
one night in an clubhouse he rose cold
looking residence near by to ask for food.
In response to his knock the door was
opened by white man who cried out;
What are doing knocking at my front
door, you black rascalS'
.Iwant somethinp 10 eat said the car