The age-herald., 1900-01-26
Republican Leader Returns from
 Washington Greatly Pleased.
SURE OF HIS REELECTION
Will Exercise Duties of Office as Chair man of State Committee Without Interference-Sarcas Ref
 erence to Youngblood

committee of the republican party, return
 ed yesterday from Washington, where he
 had been for the past two weeks off,
 cial business and incidentally to feel the
 pulse of the adminis tration regarding party
 affairs in Alabama. His home coming has
 been anxiously awaited by republicans in
 general, especially by his friends, who have
 contended that as a result of the visit MT.
 Vaughan has been recognized the leader
 of the party in this state, and his con-
 ident air would seem to indicate that "all
 is we'll" The factional fight that is being waged
 within the party has developed into a bit ter warfare between what is known as the Vaughan and Youngblood factions. Julian H. Bingham, internal revenue collector for Alabama, and a supporter of Colonel Youngblood, is making the fight against MT. Vaughan for the chairmanship of the state committee, which practically carries 1 with it the patronage.
 According to press reports sent out from Washington Colonel Youngblood, who oc- | cupies the position of third auditor of the
 treasury has been ordered to give his en- 1 tire attention to the duties of his office,
 which is taken to mean that matters re- l 1 will be looked after by some else. It l is known that the Alabama delegation l headed by MT. Vaughan was given an au- l dience by President Mckinley on Cabinet | Day" an unusual occurrance, and that the 1 conference which was of more than an | hours duration was amicable and entirely | satisfactory to the delegation.
 l It is also stated that Mark Hanna was | fn tha aln inn | said things about Col Youngblood which l would indicate that the colonel was not
 in high favor in administration circles 1 Seemed Greatly Pleased 1 MT Vaughan chatted pleasantly with an | Age-Herald reporter regarding his trip, l and seemed greatly pleased. He expressed | himself as being confident of his re-elec- | tion as chairman of the state republican l committee and seemed to have little fear | on account of the combination formed l against him.
 l MT Vaughan was asked for an expression l with regard to the reports sent out from l Washington to the effect that Colonel l Youngfoood would be requested by the ad- min.stration to withdraw from pol.ucs in l Alabama in so far as federal patronage l goes. He said:
 l .L-r, Youngbood in my opinion, In future | W.. mot intenfere quite as much in mat | ters of federal patronage as he has been | dolng in the past. do not believe he will l be able to get any appointments without
 my concurrence in the future.
 | ''l am the chairman of the republican l state executive committee and purpose to l exercise the functions of the office in the | Fullest degree. l know Mir. Youngblood has l been pretending to be the whole thing for l six months, but he Gnas about as many of l his own matters on hand as he will be able 1 to take care of in tine future.
 1 ''The administration wants peace and l harmony in the republican party in Ala | bama. I have not in the past been dis l turbing factor in the party>s progress, nor l do I intend to be thereafter, but MT. Young | biood does not and shall not own the | publican party, nor shall he, without my I protest, continue longer to bulldoze repub- l lican office-holders in Alabama into doing | his bidding"
 Administration With Him
 Speaking of the attitude of the adminis- | traitor towards himself, MT. Vaughan said:
 Any statement that the administration
 at Washington is against me which may | | lutely certain that I will be elected chair
 man of the state committed.
 The statement has recently been made | that MT. Vaughan is ineligible for election
 to the chairmanship of the republican com- | mtttoe. This statement was based on q
 resolution adopted by the republican con- 1 vention of Alabama in 1896 to the effect
 that no chairman of the executive commit |
 Referring to this matter, MT. Vaughan | said: Each state convention is supreme,
 except when it attempts to violate party 1 law as laid down by the national convention
 or the national committee. No state con- l vention has the power to control a subse- | quent state convention, and any man who | can think knows this to be true.'' Referring to the report that he and his | supporters had made effort to secure ! Col. Youngblood's removal from the treas ury department and from the national com qnittee, Mir Vaughan said: NO effort of | that sort contemplated by any of the gentlemen who Were in Washington with l me, so far as know. MT. YoungbIood's
 successor as national committeeman will l have to be elected at Philadelphia The l president appointed MT. Youngblood third l auditor of the treasury, and I would not | fight an appointee of the president. His | commission is for four years, and with his l personal matters I have no concern. I did not begin the-p political fight against him in l this state have I asked him to cease 1 his fight on me. If he sees fit to continue l this warfare any longer he must exercise | his own judgment in tine matter. The con- test in this state is between MT. Young l b.ood's and my friends. and I trust that
 my supporters will be fair, dignified and | firm, and I do not fear the result'' "Mr Hanna has always been so pleasant l and so cordial with me, and has aided me | so often in helping deserving Alabama l rublicans" continued Mir. Vaughan 'that I ann sure no one could be more friendly to another. I believe MT. Hanna to be the l greatest living politician. and he has never ,1ef heen known to throw oyer a political