The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
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Washington, August 23.-Seldon has the
casual conversation oi a president with q
state committeeman produced such wide
spread commotion as that OF Mr. Roosevelt
with Cctil Lyon Of Te1as on Wednesday
afternoon
George T.. Roberts, the director Of the
mint. who was with Inc president when Mr..
Lyon called and has stnce returned 10
washington, says t4ut an exaggerated no.
lion of the incident has gone out, and one
unjust TO Mir. Lyon fp so far as any specific
ceAsure OF aim IS cUlccrned. Mr.. Lyon had
come up FROM IeSai to see whether IT was
tlue' as the men wlso are lighting him nave
alleged, that the president was against him
ana vas behind their battle. AIr. Roose.
Welt, when this faaionai disturbance was
brought anew TO his attention. gave vent
rather tprclbly TO some ideas ON tbp South.
eiH republican situa4iOu which he has lone
been kupwn 20 hold. He ls disgu.ttl bs'
You'd measrre with H. and Lyon merely
came 10 WIN the rest In receiving this eyi.
uvnce pT the uVesidGut's ulsulcasure
AS often happeue a single effective ,tttap-
ahce al the physiological moment las a
greater Aheung effect thau "a ioUs series
~ routine ~'setat4nus on The same line
rms moment IN Southern lpuuhllrunIrfn had
evidently arrived The decision of the re-
pllheau managers IN Virginia 10 make no
nomination IN majority az The districts
AAd similar exhibitions elsewhere that the
real purpose ~ the organizations was "a
control and divide Federal offices IA ther
than 10 elect republicans "a congress ware
fresh in eyorybodyR mind Even ns for
North as Missouri, IL is declared by com.
petent observers, the Old time renuhlico n
managers prefer not to see republican rem.
resentAtives elected who would thereby
divide with them the honors Of the dlstribu-
tion Of offices
The presidents recent utterance mas besn
accepted by the republicans Throughout tne
south as evidence that he Is aware of their
scheme ana purposes to break IL I'D, be.
slowing his favors hereafter not upon
those who secure prominence IN the close
corporation known az the republican organ.
2auon, mlt rather upon those who in a
practical way contribute to republican
success either by the election of repub.
hcans 20 ofhce or by so strengthening the
responsible electorate
At the democratic conTrv ssIonai head
quarters reports received indicate that the
presidents Lttcrance viii make decided
dlneronce In their campaign plans Tney
learn that in n number or Fstrlcts where
no opposition nominations had been ex-
pected the republicans viii now 20 into tnc
night and give their opponents something
10 90, nrccsSitatlne the Issuance of demo
cratic literature and perhaps keeping their
orators 81 home for local needs I'm Mt
least one Virginia district this change OF
program had been reported. The disrran.
chisement or the negro has been carried so
completely In the South ieitvlng In n state
Ike Alabama less than 800 registered. that
mere would seemingly be some opportunity
Tor the development OF a white republican
party II that thing were ever 10 be posi-
bic
The trouble In carrying out such policy,
as II has appealed to President Roosevelt s
predecessors and many OF his present party
associates comes In the difference between
q presidential nomination and an election
for nomination purposes aaIy The present
arrangement In the South suits the aspiring
politician better than would any other II
IL comfort 10 him 10 have - large n
block OF the delegates to National con.
ventlon where they can he so readily "un-
derStood. II has been the tacit acknowi-
edgment OF this hy National leaders. ac-
companied by feeling that Southern eIec
torRl votes In November were unnecessary
and beyond the border States unobtainahle.
that has permitted the continuance so long
OF these conditions.