Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-10-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. Dist. 1901.

AShANUiON, Wv. Slst, lJOl.
As was to be expected split has
come between the President and
Senator Hanna. While those who
had the best interests of the party at
heart wished that these two gentle
men might be able to get along to-
gether they had little ground on
which to base any such hopes. Mr..
Hanna had so long exercised a die
tatorship authority over the party
and had so carefully laid his plans
TO secure the nomination for himself
at the next national convention
that the succession of Mr.. Roosevelt
was severe blow to bis ambitions.
Mr.. Roosevelt with his positive dis
position, his iron convictions and
his forceful method of putting them
into execution was almost bound to
run counter to the feelings of the
Ohio "boss" even if he had no am
bition for second term, which he
certainly has. During Mr.. McKin-
ley's administration Mr.. Hanna had
complete control of all appoint
nients in the South and had 80 used
them as 10 cement together solid
machine which would stand bound
to do his bidding at the next con-
vention. President Roosevelt has up
set all this good work and proposes
to make Southern appointments to
suit himself. The appointment of
Ex-Governor Jones was direct set
back to the Hanna machine and
more will follow, therefore Senator
Hanna is sulking and talking of re
signing, a threat which will not
have the slightest effect upon the
President.
President Roosevelt started out
with the determination to build up
a Republican party in the South,
and by his first appointments, but
even. more by his expressed senti-
ments, made most favorable i'm
preston. So impressed by the state
ment of his plans was old Col.
Howell, of Atlanta, that he ex-
pressed himself as believing that
the President would succeed in
building up quite a respectable
party, but he concluded with the
sage advice that Mr.. Roosevelt and
his party must stalk protection and
let the negro alone" This, unfortu-
nately for Mr.. Rooseyelt's ambi-
tons, he could not do, aud with that
love Of the spectacular which led
him to appear at the National Con-
vention at Philadelphia in his col
onel's uniform, he invited Booker It.
Washington to dine at the White
House. Washington came aud as he
demolished the Presidents viands
so he demolished his popularity in
the South, and today all the good
that has been accomplished by the
appointment of Ex-Governor Jones,
DR.. Clayton and others has been ex-
tiDguished, and the Southerner feels
that Mr.. Roosevelt is no better than
any other Republican President and
that the first act of successful
local Republican party would be an
attenpt at his humiliation by the
exaltation of the negro.
Mr.. James Mitchell, of Arkansas,
was in the city recently and ex-
pressed himself as confident that
Senator Jones would be reelected.
He said: "The people of Arkansas
are Ia favor of Senator Jones for two
reasons: he is recognized as worker
in Congress and he can be depended
upon to look out for the interests of
his own State" Mr.. Mitchell spoke
in complimentary terms of ex-Gov-
ernor Clarke, but is sure that Sena-
tor Jones will be elected.