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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT APPOINTS
SEVERAL DOWN SOUTH FOR
COMPETENCY
PARTY MEN PROTEST IN VAIN
Senator Hanna Went Personally TO
Plead for Southern Workers,
and the President Named
More Democrats.
EXECUTIVE IS NOT DoDG1NG
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,

Washington, ID. c.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The disposi-
ton of the president to take Democrats
in preference to members of his own
party for federal offices in the South is
still perplexing a good many politicians.
The appointment of one or two Southern
Democrats in the early days of the new
administration did not attract so much
attention, but since the president appears
to have adopted the policy of naming as
many Democrats as Republicans, COM
ment is heard on every side The Re
publican national organizati ton is not TAX
ing kindly to the new policy. During the
last national campaign good many
promises it is said, were made to men
in the South who have tried to hold
the Republican party in that section to-
gether, and it is embarrassing to the
men at the head of the national organi-
zation to find that they are unable to
make good all the obligations entered
into.
Last week Chairman Hanna, of the ma
tional committee, spent an hour at the
White house talking over the situation
f. and trying to impress the president, it
is believed with the Importance of rec
ognizing the working Republicans of the
South. 1t was announced after the con-
ference that Senator Hanna was simply
fulfilling a promise to say a word in
favor of the claim Of the Southern Re-
publicans for recognition.
RooseveIt,s Qnick Reply.
That the president was not prevailed
upon to change his mind is shown by the
appointment of Robert E. Lee, a sup
porter of Bryan, to be United States at
torney for Mississippi, and Edgar s.
Wilson, another sound Democrat, to be
United States marshal for the same state,
two or three days after the conference
with the national chairman.
At the time these appointments were
made it was announced that James Hill,
cOlored, long a member Of the Republic
an national committee from Mississippi,
was to be turned down" Hill is now
register Of the land office at Jackson.
He is to be succeeded by Frederick w.
Collins, a Republican, but not one who
has been actively Identified with the
party in the state.
Within the last two or three days there
has been some quiet talk to the effect
that the senate might express its dis
pleasure of the presidents course by
refusing to confirm one or two Demo-
Gratis, but evidently no one cares to lead
such a fight, and so the prospect is that
all the nominations viii be confirmed
promptly.
The Democrats named are OF the presi-
dents own choosing. Democratic mem
DerS OF congress from In6 SOuIu nave
been called to the White house in order
that the president might question them
about the men under consideration, but
no formal recommendations 1t is said,
have been made by any of 9Ie minority
senators or representatives.
Southern Republicans May Rebel.
1t is pointed out by the politicians that
if there is to be political erect of such
a policy the president is the person that
will feel it. If the sentiment now pre-
vailing should govern the Southern Re-
publicans in 1904 they would hardly be
inclined to support the president for re-
nomination. 1t is said that some of the
presidents advisers have pointed out to
him the risk he was taking in offending
the organization in the South; but from
all accounts he indicated that he was
| willing to take the responsibility
The president has said in explanation