The age-herald., 1901-11-30
Has No Intention of ReSigning the Office of District
 Attorney
MIR. ROOSEVELT SAYS NO
Story From Washington That Under. wood and Richardson Were Told By the President He Would
 Not Reappoint Him.

United States District Attorney Vaughan said yesterday that if he was removed
 from office it would be at the request of
 President Roosevelt. He said he would
 not resign.
 It is also stated just as positively by
 politicians who should know that Presi-
 dent Roosevelt will not continue MT.
 Vaughan in office. story has reached
 here that Congressman Underwood and
 Congressman Richardson called on the President several days ago in the inter est of MT. Vaughan, The President told
 them emphaucally that he would not
 continue the present official in office. out | lining as his reason that MT Vaughan
 had been too prominent in the Republi-
 can factional fight in Alabama
 Among those mentioned in connection
 with the place are Judge Thomas E.
 Roulhac of Sheffield, Hon. O. R. Hundley
 of Huntsville, Hon. Wint Smith and Hon.
 Charles c. Ferguson, circuit solicitor of
 Birmingham.
 | In discussing the report that he would
 resign District Attorney Vaughan said
 yesterday:
 He Will Not Resign.
 q am not in the habit of resigning, and
 if am removed from the office of United States district attorney it will be at the
 request of President Roosevelt. I know
 nothing of my reported resignation except
 from what I have seen in the newspa-
 pers and 1t can be put down now that
 will not leave my office by that route. If
 MT. Roosevelt sees fit to remove me or
 appoint eone other person I will good | humoredly step down and out. Whatever
 the President decides to do will be satis
 factory to me, for I believe he will do
 what in his judgment Is best for the State
 q have had no intimation of the Pres
 ident's probable action regarding my ap-
 pointment as I have been unable to go
 to Washington on account of sickness.
 But if he deems 1t inadvisable to send
 my name to the senate for confirmation | 1t will not be on account of an unclean
 record. There is not a spot on my of ficial record and MT. Roosevelt has prac-
 tically said so himself If there are other
 reasons why I should not continue in the
 service of the government I will be
 content to accept the result. | Several months ago 1 received a let
 ter from MT. Griggs, at that time Att
 torney General, saying that my record was clean and honorable and that he would do what he could to secure my
 reappointment If I desired it. In the l Iaff ha
 lamented Mir. Mckinley notifying me of
 my reappointment two months before the
 expiration of my term of office. Un-
 derstand me, I say MT. Mckinley, not 1 Mir. Roosevelt. I have served about sev- l en months since but according to custom | the new President must again appoint me or send my name to the Senate. | This is not entirely necessary but is l customary"
 | As to Other Offices. MT. Vaughan said he knew nothing of | the reported inclination of the President to remove Marshal Cooper and the | probable candidacy of Hon. Frank P. | OBrien, Democrat for the position. Captain o'Brien said last night that he
 knew absolutely nothing about it. Ru- | nor says, however. some of Captain | O Brien friends have suggested his name to the President without his knowl- | edge. | All of the local Republicans are at sea regarding the report that Postmaster
 Hughes would be removed with District Attorney Vaughan. pr. Hughes says he | has received no notice of such action by | the President and his friends insist that
 the rumor. is without foundation. Sev- 1 eral Democrats expressed the opinion
 that Dr. Hughes would be retained as 1 postmaster. ,r,
 The United States attorney general has ipsued a circular letter which it Is said l emphasizes the views of the President l as to office-holders in that depai tment engaging in political' broiIs
 Gives Presidents Views.
 Departure from the principles outlined | in the letter is said to have Jeopsrdized | District Attorney Vanghans chances for reappointment.s The letter follows: "Ofice of the Attorney General, | '.washir gton, D. C., November 2 1901. ITO All Officers and Employees of the Department of Justice.
 Your attention is directed to a circu- | lar of this department. issued August | 20, 1900. in which section of the civil service act of January 1s 1883, forbid | ding any executive officer employe. | among others, to solicit or receive politi- cal contributions from any officers or eni- | ployes of the United States was quoted. and all persons serving under this de- pertinent were required to observe strictly | the prohibitions of that law, ana were recommended to refrain from service on | political committees charged with the | the coIlee ton and dis birrsement of cam paign funds now repeat the injunctions of that circular, and add the following further directions on this subject: Rule of the civil service rules pro- vides that no person in the executive civil service shall use his official authori- ty or official influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or controll- ing the result thereof. The spirit of the civil service laws and rules renders it highly undesirable for federal officers and employees to take an active part in politi- | cal conventions or in the direction of other parts of political machinery. Per sons in the government service under this
 department should not act as chairmen of political organisations nor make themselves unduly prominent in local political matters. It is expected and re-