The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-25
FROM THE CAPITAL
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ingtOn.
lto'nupni rt.,t
" ASHtNGTCN.
Oct. DIST. ll0l.

As was to be expected >Mit
has come between tile President
and Senator Hanna Wuilctdo,r
who had the best interests Of tar
party at heart wished thar t1e~r
two gentlemen might Get alopo
together, they had little -raaud
on which to base any such hopes
Mr.. Hanna had so long exercised
a dictatorship authority over the
party and had so carefully laid
his plans to secure thr uomima
ton for himself at the next Ma
tional Convention that the sue
ceSSiOn of Mr.. Roosevelt was a
severe blow to his ambitions.
Mr.. Roosevelt with his positive
disposition, his iron convictions
and his forceful method of put
ting them into execution was al
most bound to run counter to the
feelings of the Ohio "huSs" even
if he had no ambition for a see
ond term, which he certainly has.
During Mr.. McKinley'S admins
tratiOn Mr.. Hanna had complete
control of all appointments III
the South and had so used them
as to cement together IA solid ma
chine which would stand bound
to do his bidding at the next
convention. President RooSe
welt has upset all this good work
and proposes to make all the
Southern appointments to suit
himself. The appointment of ex
Governor Jones was a direct set
back to the Hanna machine and
more will follow, therefore Sen
ator Hanna is Sulkiug and talk
ing Of reSigning, Il threat which
will not have the slightest effect
upon the President.
Mr.. RooSevelt'S first bad break.
which came sooner than it was
looked for, is still the principal
topic of converS alton in Wash.
ington. The more his followers
try TO excuse his having enter
tanned Booker I. Washington at
dinner, the worse they make the
thing appear to those who oppose
anything even approaching social
equality between the whites and
negroes. They cite the time
President Cleveland entertained
negroes, but they have to ac-
knowledge that every such oc-
caSion was an official entertain
ment, and that the negro or ne
groes present were there iii their
official capacity. There was moth
ing official about Mr.. RooSeVelt'S
entertainment of Booker Wash
ingtOn. Booker holds no official
position, and he was doubtless as
much surprised as the country
was when he was invited to dime
with Mr.. Roosevelt, at the White
House. That Booker had too
much sense to expect that sort Of
thing was shown when he arrang
ed to have President Mckinley
entertained by prominent white
citizen when he went to TuSkegee
to talk to the students Of Bookeg'S
school. There, is of course, no
law against white man enter
tanning a negro at dinner, and
Mr.. Roosevelt can do so whenever
he pleaSeS, but the average white
man, whether from the South or
any other section. will have his
opinion, and ne need not he sur
priSed if many express their
opinions bluntly. How the break
iSregarded by prominent Repub
licanS may be judged from the
fact that not single one has
publicly said "a word in its de
fence, while lots of them have
fully expressed their disgust
priv ately of course. Mr.. RooSe
welt mas many official favors to
dispose Of Ii Mr.. Roosevelt will
do "A little thinking during his
visit to Yale, to participate in
the bicentennial this week, he