The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-13

has built this year at Thomas 200 or more bringing it's oven plant at that place up to 910.
 Coke is now selling here for s45O to s5.50 ton.
 originally opposed to re-appointing MT. Vaughan. but the district attorney came to Washington in very poor health and pleaded his cause with such good effect that the attorney general changed his mind and aeked the President to send the appointment to the senate. The re- moval of Vaughan has already given rise to many reports to the effect that the former district attorney was dis liked by the President simply for the reason that he is known to be one of Senator Hannas close friends in the south, and the President feared he would be able to send to the next national re- publican convention an anti-Roosevelt delegation.
 Drag Net Charge.
 MT. Vaughan's friends here point out that neglect of duty is a charge of drag net nature which can be made against any federal office holder, no mat ter how efficient he may be. It is re- ported here that MT. Vaughan has re- quested the attorney Generals office to send him a statement concerning his neglect of duty" and this will probably be done. It is presumed that there will be no objection to MT. Vaughan making public this statement in Birmingham, though 1t is intinated that MT. Vaughan Is already in possession cf information which would considerably clear up the mystery surrounding his removal if he so desired.
 When an official Of the department of justice was asked if the removal wes made because of MT. vaughan's failure to prosecute the debenture cases he declined to reply, saying that under no circumstances would the details of the case be given ont aers at the present time. Mir. Vaughan, 1t Is stated, Tailed to carry out certain instructions from the attorney gen ,ral which lsd to his removal It is possible that ire instrun- tions related to -hs prosecution of the debenture cases, but there is no official verifcation for it.
 Oscar R. HundIey of Huntsville today wired the department of justice that he is A full hedged candidate for MT. Vaughan's place. MT. Hundley will be strongly endorsed as he was last Jan uary when MT. Vaughan was re-appoint- ed. With MT. Roosevelt in the White House. however, no appointment is cer- tain until 1t is made and announced. The President has quite a penchant for changing hls mind, and any applicant is A winner with him until he appoints some one else.
 It is also stated that Judge Thomas R. Roulhac of Sheffield will be a candi- date for the place, and that he would be strongly endorsed by the democrats of the Eighth district, as well as democrats from all parts of the state. No candidate has been announced from Birmingham.
 It is said by the friends of Joseph c. Manning of Alexander City, that he had sumthing to do with the removal of Mir. Vaughan.
 The following letter was received from MT. Vaughan last night with reference. to his position:
 MT. Mannlng's Letter.
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The dismissal of William Vaughan, I-nited States district attorney means a repudiation of tn methods of the Vaughan -Dimmick- Bingham federal of- fee holding combine It means that tine old office holding machine will not be permitted to line up in solid phalanx to beat back those who may oppose their policy for perpetuating themselves In of fee.
 If The Age-Herald wishes to publish the facts, it has them in this signed statement. The present administration had knowledge of the political situation in Alabama and of the methods employed by office holders to control the state re- publican convention and to coeree repub- lcans to support w. l. Wellman for state chairman President Roosevelt knows how office holders banded together at Montgomery ito spike Manning's guns" They endeavored then and there to suuelch a movement to organize republi- can clubs and then pretending friendship for the movement but were abusing me. Soon they discovered an organization al- ready in existence. Isn't it great that A. c. Negley and his clubs should exist without their knowledge and their sup port? Why their recent activity?
 In my opinion there are others "to go the route, anu llltl hol'l bdt- uuet will be like the feast of old. The handwriting will be on the wall. Vaughan has seen his in the sky. It was an electric flash! Don't put in off on Booker Wash ington nor William Youngblood. They have had nothing to do with it. In the strenuous effort "to head of Manning they have lost their own heads. and my prediction that cloudburst would awaken the combine before Septonber f6 has been verified.
 l think the Brminghans Times stated one J. c. Manning would be removed. What about 1t? Has there not been show down. JOSEPH C. MANNING.
 HundIey Endorsed.
 Alexander City. September 12 1902.
 The following special to the Age-Her- ald from Huntsville was received last night:
 Hon. Oscar R. Hundley, who is an ap- plicant fer the United States district att torneyship, has received assurances of support from all parts of the northern district today He has been unanimously endorsed by the Huntsville bar. Judge Thomas R. Roulhac of Sheffield is also reported to be an applicant. He Is dem- ocrat."