The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08
THE POLICY
 IS PRAISED The Selection Good Omen
 for the South. .ALABAMIANS ARE PLEASED Satisfaction in Every Quarter
 of the State. Appointment of Governor Jones to Federal Bench Believed to Mean Better Conditions in Repub-
 lican Politics.
ARE PLEASED

Washington, Oct. 7-(special.)- formal announcement today of the ap- pointment of ex-Governor Jones of Ala bama to be District Judge for the North ern and Middle District of that State. was favorably received by the Southern Congressional representatives in wash- ington. They are unanimously delighted with the selection. and say that such acc ton will make President Roosevelt ex- tremely popular in the South.
 Representative Thompson of Alabama is pal ticularly pleased and says: ''This one act of the new President will place him in the same high esteem of the South that President Mckinley enjoyed
 Mir. Thompson declared that the Presi- dent remarked to him today. in discuss ing Federal appointments in the South. that he intended to select the best men available, and that If he could not find Republicans of the desired calibre, he would appoint Democrats. President Roosevelt added with emphasis that it was his determination to make Southern Hers respect the Republican party.
 Governor Jones is commended in the highest terms by all the Southern men here. It is said that the negroes will welcome the appointment because Gov ernor Jones had strongly opposed some of the suffrage clauses recently adopted by the Alabama Constitutional Conven- ton. It was stated that Booker T. Wash ington, the negro leader, would be par ticularly pleased.
 Representative Thompson said Govern or Jones was not only one of the ablest lawyers in Alabama, but one of the most prominent and highly esteemed citizens, a pure, high-toned and fair minded man, and will fill the position with honor and credit.
 Speaking of Governor Jones, Represen- tative Thompson said: He has always enjoyed a great reputation as a military man, and was known In Alabama as the military Governor. During the civil war he was the youngest officer on General Gordon's staff, and won distinction as a Confederate soldier. Though Confed- crate and a Southern Democrat, he has always been a strong supporter of the United States. and, as a member of the recent Constitutional Convention, he was a leader of the minority of the Franchise Committee, which opposed the grandfa- ther clause. because he thought 1t was in conflict with the Constitution Of the United States"
 President Roosevelt has decided to ap- point Loomis Blalock, Collector of In- ternal Revenue in South Carolina. Bla- lock is a white Republican" though formerly a Democrat. The old Webster organization in South Carolina has also been turned down by Chairman Hanna of the National Republican Committee in the appointment of MT. Capers as the new member of the Committee from that State. Capers was a Democrat until 1896 The administration and Senator Hanna have an understanding as to the Southern situation.
 Henry Payne of Wisconsin, author of the plan to reduce Southern representa- ton in the Republican National Conven- ton, was at the White House today. MT. Payne says the plan will now be adopted with the approval of President Roosevelt.
 Walter Wellman.