Smyrna times., 1901-10-09
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND
THE DELAWARE FACTIONS
INTEREST MANIFESTED AS To HOW HE
WILL SHOW HIS HAND.
So Far lie Has Been Entirely Too Busy
With Matters of Greater Importance 10
Even Give Delaware Consideration.

SO Far he has Been Entirely Too Busy
With Matters of Greater Importance 10
Even Give Delaware Consideration.
One of the questions that will prob
ably come before President Roosevelt
for settlement in the very near future
says the, Philadelphia Times, will be
the political contest in Delaware.
Owing to a very bitter factional fight
between the two elements in the Re-
publican party in the State, there has
been no representation from Delaware
in the upper branch of Congress, and
the Federal appointments have like
wise remained unsettled. During
President McKinley's lifetime he was
at times placed in very embarrassing
position as to what to do in the matter
OF appointments in Delaware. Dele
cation after delegation would call at
the White House and lay their claims
before him, but nothing would every
result from their interviews. They
would return to their native State only
to find that the contest was being
waged with even crater vigor For
several years neither faction had been
permitted to fill the Federal offices.
and the postmasters were named bv
the representatives, whose right to do
that is recognized. President Roose-
velt will have an opportunity in the
Delaware Republican complication for
developing a policy in appointments.
May Not Recognize Neither Faction.
Up to the present time Mr.. Roose-
velt has not had any conferences with
leading Delaware Republicans, al
though Representative Ball of Will
mington, called during the week to
pay his respects. The question of ap-
pointments, however, was not men
toned. While it is little too early to
venture prediction as to what course
President Roosevelt intends to pursue
in Delaware, the general opinion in
Washington to-day is that he will
neither recognize the Addicks nor the
Dupont factions in making the ap-
pointments. He realizes that Della
ware is very small State, and cannot
possibly cut very much figure IN the
politics of the country. What he will
probably do will be to serve notice on
the warning factions in the State that
they must come together to receive
the appointments. If they cannot do
this, then he will proceed along
conservative lines, examine into the
situation and conditions existing in
the State and make his own selections
regardless of what the party leaders
may say. While he will not antagon-
ize either faction in Delaware he will
offer change to heal differences, and
failing in this, he will be compelled to
take the initiative and select the very
best men, in his judgement, for the
Federal positions in Delaware.
Eyes Now Centered on Collector of Port.
A suggestion has cropped out that
President Roosevelt has no great
friendship for Mr.. Addicks, but if this
Is the case, he has not given any lndi-
cation of it. He has been entirely too
busy with matters of greater import
ance to even think about local condi-
tions existing in the various States,
and until he has time to take up the
different contests and sift them to the
bottom no action is expected from him.
A rather important appointment that
will show Mr.. Addick's attitude
towards the Delaware politicians must
be made sometime soon. The position
Of Collector of the Port at Wilmington
is still filed by CleYeland Democrat,
DIR. Cooper. The factional fight for
the last four years has prevented the
position from going to Republican.
This is one of the most responsible
positions to be filled by the Chief Ex-
ecutive, and it remains to be seen
whether or not the contest, which has
been waged with such fury, will end,
and a man agreeable to the Republican
leaders appointed to succeed DR..
Cooper.
GUILT WITH SEVEN THOUSAND PIECES.