Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27
!. WHY THE PRESIDENT
APPOINTED BYRNE
A Story That II Was Due Entirely to the
Suggestion and to the Desire
Of ]. Edward AddickS.
HUM TO DISPENSE PATRONAGE
AddIoks Said This Plan Would
Elect Two Senators.
SITUATION THOROUGHLY REVIEWED
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Washington Special to New York World.
Washington, Nov. 25. President
Roosevelt's personal explanation yes
terday as to why he appointed William
M. Byrne, a known Addicks man,
United States district attorney for
Delaware, leaves Postmaster-G General
Payne in an embarrassing position.
Shortly after the recent election Ad-
dicks came to Washington and had
long conference with Payne. Addicks
told Payne that his faction should in
all Justice be recognized in future
Federal appointments in the State
because that faction had poiled 13 900
votes in the State to 5000 polled by
the du Pont faction. Payne was inn
prsssed.w /.
Addioks then saw the President and
repeated his argument. Byrne was
appointed. A semi official statement
from the administration said the
reason for the appointment of Byrne
was based on this preponderance of
Addicks votes.
After the appointment was made the
President went South, and whom he
returned he found that his action in
appointing Byrne had been severely
criticised, not only by the inde-
pendent press, but also by some of the
leading papers Of his own party. He
thereupon yesterday issued the state
ment of his reasons for the appoints
ment of Byrne and stating that those
reasons we're personal and not bcau5e
Byrne was allied with any faction.
Postmaster General Payne refuses to
talk en- any phase of the matter, but
one of his closest personal and political
| friends tonight made this statement:
"Before the last election Addioks
| told the President of the efforts he
was making in the campaign, and mott
| fed him that If the Republican party
was defeated in the State the RESPONSE.
4 biIity would rest upon the Federal
| offeials who were allied with the
Democrats to defeat the Republicans.
After the election, in which Addiokf
| got 1900 votes to 5000 votes for the
other Republican faction, he came tc
| Washington on the suggestion of Post
master General Payne and saw the
/ President.
"The President went into the cleo
tion results with Addicks very thor
oughly and asked him If he thought j
would be possible to elect two Republi
can Senators from Delaware at the
coming session of the newly elected
Legislature.
'FAddicIts said two Republican Sena
tors could be elected provided th'
President or the administration woult
refuse to allow DR.. L. III. Ball, tn,
Republican Representative in Congress
from Delaware, or any person represent
ing the minority Republican faction
to use the Federal patronage to figh
the Addioks or majority Republical
faction, thus dividing the Republican
strength in the Legislature.
1.-THE President told Addioks bluntl
that he could not ard would not reoog
/ niEe him in any way, but he also de
clared he would not recognize DR.. Bal
or any representative of the Republioa
minority faction.
''Then, as solution of the question
he asked Addicks if his faction woul
be willing to trust the present governo
of the State, John HUM, who is RI
! publican. Addioks said he and his fo
; lowers had confidence in the governor
"The President was pleased with thi
reply and after again emphasizing tb
fact that he would not recognize Al
dicks, said he had determined that th
patronage of Delaware should hereafts
! be distributed on the recommendatio
of Gov. Gum.
! "Addicks again said this would |
perfectly satisfactory to him. Aft
, some general conversation the Pres
j dent asked Addicks whom be though
would be the proper persun to appoir
, United States district attorney. A,
} dicks replied that inasmuoh as ByrI
} had resigned from this place to ru
: for Congress and had been defeated
: thought Byrne should be reappoints
} to his old place.
1.-THE President made no comment {
! this, but later GOV. HUM recommend,
3 the appointment OF Mr.. Byrne, ar
, Byrne was appointed.