The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-05
EFFECT OF HANNA'S LETTER
Many Republicans Inclined 10 Lamp
Take a Practical View OIL 1t.
COL. BRlDY'S CASE NOT Yet CLOSED.
The Civil Service Commission VIII Wai'
ON tho President In Whom -hey Have
Their Only Hope-McKluley Drives
Awsy Many Southern Adheren,s.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-SpecIal.-The
Republican Convention which meets in
I.ynchburg tomorrow under the auspices
OF deposed State chairman Lamb, will be
watched with some interest. very natural
~. by politicians in this political centre,
but the result has been discounted by all
well-informed people. Many Republicans
here were inclined to take Colonel Lambs
side until they read National Chairman
Mark A. Hannas letter to State Chair
man Park Agnew endorsing the Agnew-
Bowden- WaddilI faction. II is assumed
OF course that AIr. Hanna knew his busl-
ness, and If he saw tit to support the anu
Lamb organization and approve the poll
icy OF not running n gubernatoral ticket
It must be All right. Siill there are mfnv
intelligent Republicans who are free In
expressing the opinion that the powers
that be, have made a mistake in not put
ting up ticket for the purpose Of main
tanning party discipline.
BRADY'S REMOVALS.
talked with the Hon. John r. Proctor
President OF the Civil Service Commis-
sion TO-DAY anent the status Of the Internal
Revenue Deputies. who We're dropped by
Collector James ID. Brady. He told me
that the matter was still I'm statu quoj
that no action would be taken. he thought
until Secretary Gage and Commissioner OF
Revenue Formahn returned 10 the city.
The commission will wait on the President
this week and discuss Collector Brady
action. Mr.. Proctor is a Democrat, but ne
IS a civil service advocate first. last and
all the time lie has been making Wig
orous fight for the ex-deputies, but / am
hot
near, that the opinion OF the Assistant
Attorney General. practically sustaining
Colonel Brady, in his position, viii not
be lightly disregarded
A SINGLE HOPE.
The only hope left for the civil service
side is that President Mckinley having
committed himself so firmly 20 the policy
Of the merit system" will require his
Apprentices TO hew to his line; that Is to
say to govern themselves according TO
the spirit OF the civil service law, no mat
ter what the department Of justice and
the courts may rule. II Brady's action
effected only his own internal revenue dis-
trict, the question at issue would attract
very little attention here, but when II Is
remembered that this is test case winch
Will decide the collectors right to remove
deputies without cause or refuse 10 retain
the deputies appointedby his predecessors
The matter Is one of national Importance
Most Of the collectors emboldened by the
opinion OF the Assistant Attorney General
are following Brady's example,.
NEGROES IN OFFICE.
Isaiah II. Loftin, the prosecuted negro
postmaster at Hogansvile Ga. who Is
reported to have resigned and 10 be on
his way TO Washington on the invitation
OF the President to accept position IN
one OF the departments. had not put IN
his appearance up TO a late hour this az
ternoon. While no upholder Of law and
order will undertake 10 defend the action
Of those citizens OF Georgia who nave
taken the law I'm their own hands and
done bodily harm to the Hogansville ne
gro postmaster who received the appoint
ment Of postmaster from the Republican
administration. the unfortunate atalr
may teach the President lesson. MT.
Mckinley should have known from the
start that the white people OF the South
Will not quietly submit to the appoint
ment OF negroes to offices like those or
collector and postmaster.
A CASE IN POINT.
well known citizen Of Staunton va,
I'm discussing the Loftin case and the case
of the collector at Atlanta, said: Il had
been Democrat all my lie. but last
wear | voted and worked for Mckinley.
when my Democratic friends upbraided
me and asked how was going 10 get
over the negro question, the Old force
bill issue, &c. replied that there was no
longer any danger OF negro rule or force
bin politics Now. however. since Nc
Kinley has shown so little regard for
Southern prejudice, since, in fact he has
bundered I'm n way that shcool boy
would hardly be guilty OF laundering
am done with voting for Republicans.
81 know Of hundreds Of white men IKE
myself. diseus,ed with Bryan, who had
intended going permanently into the Re
publican party, but just this thing OF ap-
pointing negroes in the South VIII ruin
penub,lcan chances In 1900 so far as the
Southern states are concerned
DIR. HOGE.
Rev. Dr. Hoge, who had been at the
Metrouolitan Hotel since last Thursday'
Ieft for home to-day He did not preach
but attended the services YESTERDAY lhe
Doctor is looking well and strong
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