Evening journal., 1902-11-25
STATEMENT MADE
BY PRESIDENT
AS Was Stated by the Even
ing Journal Yesterday He
Will Not Interfere
WAS SOME MISUNDERSTANDING


William Michael 6Yrne Would Have
Been Named Regardless of Faction.
No Recognition Of Addlcks.-wash-
lngton Correspondents Comment
President Roosevelt issued an offl-
cial statement yesterday in which he
said that the appointment OF William
Michael Byrne did not mean that he
would recognize the Addicks faction in
Delaware.
In his statement given to the press,
he said that the naming Of Mr.. Byrns
was simply a personal matter.
The Evening Journal told this story
yesterday and the statement simply
verifes yesterdays news story.
The statement follows:
On his return to Washington, the
President found that some misappre-
! hension existed as TO the reappoint-
ment Of the United States Attorney for
Delaware, and authorized the follow
! ing statement regarding IT,
Mr. Byrne was originally appointed
United States Attorney for Delaware
/ by President Mckinley. President
Roosevelt knew him personally. In the
opinion of the President he had rem
Idered excellent service for the public
good in more than one direction, and
he had been a staunch supporter Of the
President when he ran for 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 and integrity He accepted the
nomination for Congress. Other Dis
trict Attorneys and Marshals had ac-
Cppted such nominations, without be-
ing requested TO resign; but, in view of
the factional fight in Delaware, the
President thought that Mr. Byrne
should resign. which he accordingly
did. When the election was over, the
i President reappointed him, without
, having given him the slightest pre-
yi0us indication that such was his in.
Z tentlon. He would have been reap
= pointed without regard to the circum.
[ stances under which he ran or the fac.
- tion with which he was allied.
J. NJ. Carson, the Washington CORE.
spondent of the Public Ledger. in re.
ferring to the matter, says this morn
ing:
I while the Presidents statement Of
d his reasons for the reappOintment is, o.
course. considered final, so far as Mr.
= Roosevelt is concerned, much surprisl
L is felt that his intimate friend and pc
L fFI q W ~
l Payne, should have so completely mis-
understood the Presidents action II
the case. Shortly before the Presiden
went away on his Mississippi beai
hunt there were rumors that the Ad
dicks faction was to be recognized, anl
Mr. Addicks himself was summoned
p here to confer with Mr.. Payne who Il
the official to whom all purely politi
cal questions are delegated. Mr.. Payne
fer instance had charge of the remova
OF Internal Revenue Collector Bing
ham. of Alabama, although Mr.. Bing
ham was an emplOye of the Treasur.
Department and it was the Postmas
ter-General who gave out for publica
tion the Presidents reason for maxim
the removal. Secretary Shaw sat-
> nothing about il.
=, Mr.. Addicks told Mr. Payne that b
felt his faction should be recognized
and Mr.. Byrne reappointed, because q
y the recent election in Delaware the Ad
y dicks people cast 13 900 votes. wherea
10 the anti-Addicks, or regular" Repuh
licans cast only 5000. Mr.. Payne wa
. impressed with the force of Mr. Ad
- dicks argument, and said as 13 is
! s. so were the reasons for recognizin
"a the Addicks faction to those for recog
'r nizing the anti-Addicks faction.
lg The next day Mr. Byrne was rear
r pointed and a semi-official statemer
20 from the Administration gave as Oh
j. reason for the reappointment the sam
a one which had been given by Mr.. Al
az dicks in conference with Mr. Payn
Is and subsequently by Mr.. Payne hin
IL self. namely. that the Addicks tactic
by had established their claim to recogn
1t ton by a vote Of 13 TO 8. After tn
Ut Mr.. Roosevelt went away bear huntin
Nv His statement on his return gives. I
rs. d-ubt, his real reason for the appoin
g ment, and shows that the POstmaste
ut General was mistaken in his suppos
ng ton"
nd Mr.. Carson attempted to explain Il
d position of the President and NJ
he Payne once before and now makes III
rd explanation. It was suggested th
is morning that Mr.. Carson, Mr.. Pay.
and President Roosevelt may all ha
IL been mistaken.
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