The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-10-07
President Roosevelt's Policy
of Gratifying the South.
FORMER ALA. GOVERNOR
Jones Selected for Federal Judge in
That State.
SoUTHRoNS EXPRESS PLEASURE
Opinion That the Policy VIII Fill
Most Offices In the South
With Democrats.


Washington, Oct. a. The selection by
President Roosevelt Of former Governor
Jones, of Alabama, for appointment as a
United States district judge in that state
has brought forth many expressions of
qualification from prominent southerners.
said Hilary "A. Herbert, former secretary
OF the navy:
Governor Jones is known at home as a man
OF sterling integrity, strong courage marked
Independence and great ability He is re-
garoed as one OF the best lawyers in our
state. Like Judge Chambers, who is my can
didate for the federal judgeShip. Governor
Jones Is sound money democrat His views
on the money question were known when he
was elected governor, and his administration
was exceptionally successful. He was vigor-
Gus in the enforcement OF the law, and on
several occasions ordered out the militia to
prevent the lynching OF prisoners. He was
outspoken in his opposition to Bryan in 1896,
and Relieve he also was in 1900 In the
recent constitutional convention he was a
conservative and opposed to extreme meas
ures He fought against the article on suf-
frage in the shape In which II finally passed
While would prefer to see Judge Chambers
appointed, think the people OF Alabama will
approve Governor Jones selection l do not
n y
federal office in the south will have any ma
terial effect upon the present organizations
The best people OF the south will applaud the
appointment Of the best men available to fill
the federal Offices there and either Judgs
chambers or Governor Jones would give more
Satisfaction 70 the people than any republican
the president could have found IN the state.
Representative Meyer, OF Louisiana 4
democrat, in discussing the appointment of
Governor Jones, said that he did not see
now the president. if he sought to fill the
IeueraI onces in the south with competent
men, could do otherwise than select demo
Gratis. He added:
Ihere are some good. reliable respectable
competent white republicans in the southern
states, out probably not enough to go round
We nave In our state the lilly whites. +" sugar
planters who joined the republican organiza-
ton Tor business reasons, and there are scat
tered In other states a comparativeIv faw
whites who are republicans for revenue only
II II too early 70 say at this time Just what
me enect would be upon the democratic ~
ganizatlon OF policy of the president 70 sa-
Iect the best men available for appointment IN
FEDERAL vacancies without regard to party.
such a policy would. in my Judgment. neces-
sarily result in most OF the federal offices he
Ing filled by democrats To this the neonIe
would not object. 1t also would make Presl-
dent Roosevelt extremely popular In the
southern states. ..--.-. --
Jones Duly Appointed.
Washington, Oct THE president to-
day appointed former Governor Thomas
Goode Jones, Of. Alabama, United States
district Judge for the northern and middle
districts Of Alabama, to fiji the vacancy
caused by the death OF Judge Bruce.
The president also appointed Charles
Hartzell, of Colorado, secretary of Porto
Rico to fill the vacancy caused by the pro-
motion Of Secretary Hunt to the COVER
norship OF the island.
It was announced authoritatively to-
day that President Roosevelt has selected
Loomis Blalock as internal revenue col
lector for South Carolina to succeed the
late E. A. Webster. The appointment
will be announced shortly