Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-05
Patronage Of SOUTH
Party Men Alarmed Over An.
nouncement Of Roosevelt's
Southern Policy.
President. However. Not Likely
to Make Many Radical
Changes.
Only Good Men Will Be Ap.
pointed to Office in the
Future.

lican leaders in the southern states, and
they have come to Washington to learn
the LAY of the land"
1t may be said with absolute truth
that so far as a statement having beer
made by the president is concerned
nothing of the kind has been done. He
has, however. not hesitated when dis
cussing appoin tments with members OF
the senate and house. to state that h,
will attempt to do what President Nc
kinley strove so hard for-to Obliterate
the color line in southern politics ano
establish new lines in the southern
states. Many politicians believed that
these limitations from the presiden;
meant that the organization of the re-
publican party in the south was to be
ignored. 1t is not believed that the pres.
ident will go to this extent. He will tell
I'LL visitors from the south, just as he
has done repeatedly since his brief oc-
.upatlon of the White House. that hi
seeks only to appointment of high char
,lcter and unimpeachable integrity. This
WAS what number of callers from the
south were told today. This was tht
information Which was given to Clark
Howell recently. when he called upor
The president. There Is to be vacancy
in Georgia in the Office of collector of
internal revenue. The place is now filled
by colored man. Some question has
already arisen as to whether he should
not be displace d by white man. The
president asked as to the present coll
sector's record. and was told that it was
excellent. He was informed that the
collector was considered a good bust
ness man, upright and honest. but there
was feeling against his color. Other
southerners who were at the Whits
today and saw the president, Included
Congressman Maddox, of Georgia. and
Congressman Fox of Mississippi, and
Congressman Meyer. OF Louisiana.
President Roosevelt's policy asito APP
lpointments in the south will soon be
manifested as there are several import
ant vacancies In that sectionSto AL. The
most prominent among them is the fed
oral judgeship of the middle district of
Alabama. The vacancy was caused by
The recent death Of Judge Bruce. AM
other appointment is that of a collector
OF International revenue for South Car
DINA. in which state the growing liber-
illity in political sentiment Is led by
Senator McLa,lrin.
4 Ex-Represcngative Willis Brewer, of
Alabama. saw President Roosevelt to-
day regarding the vacancy on the fed.
sral bench Of that state. Mr.. Brewer
recommended the appointment OF Judge
Anthony D. Siiyers. of the city court
pf Montgomery. Judge Sayers is a dem
ocrat and q nephew of Senator Morgan.
He was at one time president Of the
Alabama state senate. and Is spoken of
as one of the most brilliant and able
lawyers In his state.
4 President Roosevelt has not taken up
the Alabama case. and the appointment
from South CAROLINA lie likewise unde-
cIded. The ,,ld-line republican, in
South Carolina are making a fight on
the new element OF the party to prevent
the collectorship going to the latter.
Eoomis Blalock, who has the best
chances for the collectorship is COM
sparatively recruit to the party. but
represents class OF strong men in the
state who are more independent in their
political views than they have ever
been before. AIR. Blalock is wealthy and
It's the head Of large cotton mill in his
native town.
There were 6. number of other callers
ut the White House during the day.
President Gompers OF the American
federation of .abor, called with Ralph
:M Easley, of the National civic feder-
iition to talk over labor matters with
The president. They want him to de-
vote portion OF his first message to the
labor question. They want the terms OF
Chinese exclusion act extended for an
other term of ten years or more, ana
they want the national establishing
the eight hour day.
Congressman Babcock, member of
the ways and means committee, who is
the author of The bill proposing radical
tariff changes, and was also at the
mansion during the morning, but de-
MED that he talked tariff matters with
the president
( The guests of the president at lunch
today were Senators Cockrell and Proc
tor, j. c. Rose and George Bird Grim
nell. Senator Burrows took dinner with
the president this evening. Col. Rus
sell Harrison had long talk with the
president this morning by appointment.
The two men talked over old days in
the west, but no mention was made of
Col. Harrison's case before the war de-
,partment
The other callers during the day in
,luded Secretary Hitchcock, Charles
tNagel. of st. Louis; Senator Foraker
and daughter; Justice Brewer, of the
United States supreme court; Profess
sor Langley. OF the Smithsonian institu-
ton; Ex-senator Cannon, of Utah. ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. HtWalk-
er and l.. H. F'arnsworth, of Salt Lake;
Mai. Church Howe, United States con-
sui at Sheffield: Z. L. Strong and Al
fred Mccoy. OF Indiana.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, is ex.
pected to arrived In Washington either
tonight or tomorrow. 1t is said that he
has been summoned for conference
with the president. The nature of the
conference Ii not generally known.
Henry Pinclsney, colored, who came
to Washington with President Roose-
Welt. has been appointed steward at the
White House, to succeed Sinclair, who