The Washington times., 1903-09-11
Declares President Had Re
port on DeLaqUare Case Be
fore Issuing Order for In
beStfgation.
PRACTICAL POLITICS MAY
CAUSE SPLIT IN CABINET
More Explanations of Miss
Todd'S S Ren1oUaL-ReguLars
Claim Three Other InCun1-
bentS Were o4Lso OuSted.

A Washington dispatch 10 the ''Phila-
delphia Record" says today:
a break between Postmaster General
Payne and President Roosevelt is today
more imminent than ever, because of an
apparent disposition to make the head
OF the Postofiice Department the scapc-
goat in the Todd case in Delaware. The
Postmaster General does not intend to
accept this view of the situation.
This became evident when his atten-
tion was called to inspired statements
given out at oyster Bay. saying that
the President had called for a report
on the Greenwood postoffice case. The
Postmaster General was much wrought
up over the matter, and promptly de-
clared that the President knew all about
the agreement between Senators Ball
and Alice TO divide the Delaware pat
ronage.
Says President Had Report.
He admits that the President called
for the report and that it was forwarded
10 him three days ago. so that he claims
it was going out of the way TO gain
some credit for himself when the Presi-
dent announced that he had ordered an
investigation. when. in reality. the find
ing in the case had already been placed
in his hands.
The Official Statement.
Postmaster General Payne, in his re
port, informed the President that the
two Senators had agreed regarding the
patronage OF the State and that agree
ments of that nature were common prac-
tice with United States Senators.
Senator Alice preferred charges
against Miss Todd. whose Office came
within his division of the spoils. He
claimed that she had taken an active in
terest in the election for the State Leg
islature. supporting a fusion candidate,
who was opposed to him
The fusion candidate, with 300 votes,
was defeated by the regular Republican,
who received 500 votes. The result OF
the election. Senator Alice claimed.
showed clearly that Miss Todd did not
have the support of the community. His
request for her removal was granted by
the Postmaster General. and the candi-
date named by Senator Alice given the
place.
Senator Ball claims that the agree
ment for division of the patronage OF
the State between the two Senator'S did
not mean that offceholders who were
opposed to Senator Alice politically
were TO be removed to make room for
Addicks men, but that as the vacancies
naturally occurred they would be filled
according to the agreement
Violated His Own Ruling.
Regular Republicans were very much
pleased with the Presidents request for
a report on the removal OF Miss Todd
from the Greenwood Postoffice The
Regulars propose TO call the attention
OF the President TO the rule made by
the Postmaster General and printed in
the -'Postoftice Guide" that fourth-class
postmasters are not 10 be removed un-
less charges are. preferred against them
The President will also be reminded
that three other postmasters of fourth
class offices were ousted by Payne at
the same time that Miss Todd was re-
moved. The Regulars are hoping that
Miss Todd will be reinstated. Addicks
Republicans still continue 10 talk little
about the matter Mr. Addicks' paper
said that the Union Republicans would
await the decision OF the President re-
garding Delaware matters with "calm
confidence"