The daily Republican., 1902-11-25
BYRNE GAVE
SATISFACTION.
Therefore President Cou Id Not
Do Otherwise Than R cap q
point Him to Office.
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS.
Felt However, That Union
Faction Will Be Recognize 7.
ed When Other Appoint
ments Are to Be Made.

Washington Nov. 25.-The news.
paper comments upon the Adm in
istrations recognition of the Unio n
faction in Delaware provoked the
following reply from the White
House:
On his return to Washington, the
President found that some misappr8
hension existed as to the reappoint-
ment of the United States Attorney
for Delaware. and authorized the
following statement regarding it:
Mr.. Byrne was originally appoint
ed United States Attorney for Della
ware by President Mckinley. Presi-
dent Roosevelt knew him personally.
In the opinion Of the President he
had rendered excellent service for
the public good in more than one
direction, and he had been staunch
supporter of the President when he
ran fer Governor and afterwards
He was reported by the Department.
of Justice as a fit and competent
District Attorney, and the President
had entire confidence in his ability L
and integrity. He accepted the nom
ination for Congress. Other District
Attorneys and Marshalls had ac-
cepted such nominations without
being requested to resign; but in
view of the factional fight in Della
ware, the President thought that
Mr.. Byrne should resign, which he
accordingly did. When the election
was over, the President reappoint-
ed him, without having given him
the slightest previous indication
that such was his intention. He
would have been reappointed with
out regard to the ci rcumstances
under which he ran or the faction
with which he was allied. "a
SOME REASONS FOR SURPRISE n
While the Presidents statement
of bis reasons for the reapp ointment
Is, Of cour sc, considered final, so far
as Mr.. Roosevelt is concerned, much
surprise Is felt that his intimate
friend and political manager POST
master General Payne, should have,
80 completely misunderstood the
Presidents action in the case.
Shortly before the President went
away on bis Mississippi bear hunt
there were rumors that the Union
faction was to be recognized. and
Mr.. Addicks himself was summoned
here 10 confer with Mr.. Payne. who
is the official to whom all purely
political question are delegated. Mr..
Payne. for instance, had charge OF
the removal Of Internal Revenue
Collector Bingham, of Alabama, al
though Mr.. Bingham was an en-.
ploye Of the Treasury Department.
and it was the Postmaster general
who gave out for publcaAon the u
Presidents S reasons for making -tsssSe
removal. Secretary Shaw said not hing
about it.
MR.. .PAYNE's MISUNDERSTANDING, f.
Mr. Addicks told Mr.. Payne that
he felt his faction should be recog-'s,
nized and Mr.. Byrne reappointed,
because at the recent election in
Delaware the Union people cast 49,
900 votes, whereas the antiAddicks,
or Regular, Republicans cast only
5000. Mr.. Payne was impr essed
with the force of Mr. Addicks' argu-
ment, and said rs IS IS to s SO were
the reasons for recognizing the
Union faction to those for re-ogniz-
ing the anti-Addicks faction.
The next day Mr.. Byrne was re-
appointed, and semi-otficial state
ment from the Administration gave
as the reason for the reappoint-
ment the same one which had been
given by Mr., Addcks in conference e
with Mr.. Payne and subsequently,
by Mr.. Payne himself namely, that
the Union faction had established
their claim to recognition by vote
Of l3 to s. After this Mr. Roosevelt
went away bear hunting. His state
ment on his return gives, no doubt,
his real reason for the appoint-
mept.