Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-14

According to the Washington cores
pendent of the Brooklyn Eagle, II Pres
ident Roosevelt succeeds. he will succeed
himself" In other words, his chances for
second term depend on how he pieases
his party during his first term, OF else
upon his ability to make his admnlstfa-
ton so popular with the people that the
party bosses will be afraid to interfere
with him.
But according to this same authority,
President Roosevelt is not worrying about
the political effects of his acts. He Is
simply possessed with but one idea, and
that is to successfully administer the nm
portant office which he has been SUM
moned to fill. In filing the offices, he
wants pure men. north and south''-Re-
pubIfcans preferred, but Democrats II
necessary.
This statement would seem to be borne
out by his appointment of Ex-Governor
Jones to the Alabama Federal judgship,
which was announced in Mondays jour.
nal. The Brooklyn Eagle man was con-
I WINGED that the appointment would go
| to Democrat but was under the impress
| sion that Judge Anthony d. Savers, OF
| the city court of Montgomery, would be
| the appointee.
Mr.. Sayers is a neighbor of Senator
| Morgan, was strongly urged, but Presi-
dent Roosevelt preferred to take the older
man.
The Brooklyn Eagle correspondent
says:
THE president has apparently been I'M
moved by the protests that have come up
| from the south, in his determination as
| TO the appointment of Federal officers
without great regard to their past party
afiliation. The best men available are to
| get the offices, and several southern ap-
pointments are soon 10 be made that will
| give the president a chance to show that
he proposes to stick to this rule.
| M'LAURIN MAN TO BE NAMED.
/ "In South Carolina it is virtually settled
| that the vacant eollectorship Of Internal
! revenue is to go to Colonel Blaylock, the
/ candidate of the MeLaurin Democrats.
| Mr.. Blaylock is now regarded as a Repub-
: lican, though he was a Democrat in good
i standing a few years ago. He was not
| Senator McLaurin's first choice for the
| vacancy, but the senator will be content
I with his selection. Mr.. Blaylock Is cot
! ton manufacturer and a man OF high
! character. He does not care for the Of
! fee. but it is understood that he will &C
cept If asked. His appointment would De
: quite in line with the new policy which
the president has adopted, and would
stand as another proof to the people OF
I the south that the old days of ONCE
huckstering have come to an end
"Of course, the old organization Repub-
| licans of South Carolina continue their
efforts to prevent BlaylOck's appointment
/ and to secure the Office for one Of their
| associates. President Roosevelt has said
/ to some Of his callers who talked to him
about this matter that it is his duty to see
| to it that the best men are chosen for
/ all Federal offices in the south, as else
( where. Their political afiliation is of sec
\ ondary importance. Primarily, his object
| is to reform the, public service. to appoint
/ none but men who have the confidence OF
| the people. If any good political results
| follow, of course they will not be unwel-
come.
] 1T is evidently the presidents policy to
| call to the white house as many senators
and representatives, of both parties, as
| can be had.
| FAIRBANKS NOT NOW A CANDI
DATE.
! 1t is likely that for some time to come
| there will be little or no presidential talk
| in behalf of the half dozen men who were
more or less prominently mentioned in
this connection a couple of months ago.
Every one will lie low and wait the de-
velopment of President Roosevelt adj
ministration.
1t is pretty generally agreed on ell
! hands that il the president closes up the