The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-08
BY PATTERSON srEALEY.

Washington, D. C., October 7.-(Special) The President tonight announced the ap- pointment of Judge Thomas R. Roulhac for the Birmingham district attorney ship.
 At a conference participated in this morning by the postmaster general, James c. Clarkson, surveyor of the port of New Yorl, who Is in charge of the Presidents southern delegate interest; W. I. Wellman, chairman of the Alabama re- publican executive committee; National Committeeman Dimmick, and ex-Con- gressman Aldrich, the Alabamians were informed that the President had decided to appoint Judge Thomas R. Roulhac of Sheffield attorney of northern Alabama to succeed William Vaughan, removed. The announcement came as quite a sur- prise, as the understanding at the at Hundley would receive the position. It seems. however, that yesterday when the matter was brought to the attention of the President, Clarkson gave it as his opinion that Roulhac would be the better man to appoint, and the President, in view of the fact that Hundley's candidacy was receiving such strenuous opposition, concluded to appoint Roulhac.
 Judge Boyd Responsible.
 Roulhac's appointment is largely due to the efforts of Federal Judge James B. Boyd of North Carolina, who has been in Washington for severfal days in Judge Roulhacs interest. Judge Boyd saw the President and General Clarkson for Judge Roulhac and has also been able to bring to bear considerable inside in- fiuence. Boyd and Roulhac were old col lege friends and last year when Judge Jones was appointed Boyd came near securing the position for Judge Roulhac It was only through the fact that Book CT T. Washington in response to a re- quest from the President telegraphed that he considered Jones better judgeship ma terial than Roulhac that the President appointed Jones.
 The appointment of Judge Roulhac, who is understood to be a gold democrat. having voted for Mckinley in 1896. is in that nature of a complete turn down for the republican organization of Alabama. The organization, so far as can be learn ed, had indorsed no one for the position, but was believed to be favorable to the candidacy of J. W. Davidson of Bir- mingham.
 Ignored Smiths Request.
 The President not only did not consider Davidson's candidacy at any stage of the proceedings, but went so far as to conn pletely ignore the request of the repub- Iican gubernatorial candidate, J. A. W. Smith, that no appointment be made un- til after the election. Not little indig- nation is expressed among Alabama re- publicans over the Presidents action. It is evident that the new organization is as distasteful to him as the negro office holding combination, and as an Alabama republican put 1t tonight, there Is only one party in Alabama which gets the of ncesand that is the democratic party. For" said he. 'Roulhac is only a repub- ucan on the dead nlorey issue. and as far as basic principles are concerned Is prob afly as good a democrat as there is in Alabama
 One thing is evident from the appoint mtnt of Rouhac, and that is the Presi- dent is looking for no favors from the Alabama republicans and 1t is immateriaI to him what the leaders think about 1t.
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