The San Francisco call., 1903-01-26
ALABAMA STARTS
! HANNA BOOM
Lilly Whites" Favor Him
for the Presidential
Nomination.
Roosevelt's Course Toward
Negroes lArouses Anger
of Southerners.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Jan "a
Hanna boom has been started in Alabama.
The lilly whites" have never been we'll
pleased with the actions of President
Roosevelt and his recent course in con-
nection with negroes has made this feel
ing the more marked.
w. j. Davidson, who is chairman of the
convention that met in Birmingham in
September and eliminated negroes, Is
strongly interested in the Hanna move
ment. The removal of political Office
holders after that convention added to
the feeling Of resentment toward the
President
Davidson said to-day: president
Roosevelt announced just after he as
sumed the Office of President that he
would carry out the policy of Mckinley.
but in this respect he has failed abso-
lutely.
81 think Mark Hanna Is the greatest
American statesman and should be noni-
mated and elected to the Presidency. 1t
would guarantee four years of the great
est prosperity and happiness in the his
tory Of our country
IF he is a candidate IS per cent of the
Republicans of Alabama will be for him
first, last and all the time.
II know that the rank and file of the
Republicans in Alabama will not be for
the nomination Of Roosevelt for President.
but will readily rally to Hanna as the
most available man.
I'm fact, the Republicans of Alabama
have not now the same feeling for Roose-
welt as they had when the convention
met last September. 1t can be safely said
they. are ready to rescind the action in in
dorsihg Roosevelt and indorse Hanna.
1sNI
but there are many Republicans who were
opposed to the exclusion of negro dele
gates who are heart and soul for Hanna
for the next Presidential nominee"
q O
complished in the last twenty-four hours
BY this time the London, Berlin and
Rome Foreign Offices are In possession
of Bowens third proposition. stating the
nature of the guaranty he is prepared to
offer for Venezuela if his initial request
is complied with and the blockade raised
at once Strict reticence is maintained
by all of the negotiators as 10 the nature
of this guaranty, and until the joint re-
ply of the powers is received this will
not be discussed.
Count Quadt has been advised by the
German Foreign Office of the reasons for
the bombardments of the San Carlos fort.
The explanation agrees with that cabled
from Berlin.
Minister Bowen and also the State De-
partment are greatly impressed by the at
titude of the representatives in Washing
ton of the allies throughout the present
negotiations. While acting at all times
under instructions from their Foreign Of
fees, they have expedited matters great
Iy by their straightforward manner OF
dealing with Venezuela's representative
This fact has especially appealed to the
Washington officials who, while not par
ticipating in the preliminaries, necessar-
lily are vitally interested in their results.
Although Germany is sending a special
envoy here to o-conduct the negotiations for
her Minister Bowen has taken occasion
to express his absolute satisfaction with
the manner in which Count Quadt has
| represented his Government.
Tomorrow there will be conferences
between all the negotiators but no definite
action is expected regarding the blockade
before Tuesday or Wednesday. 9
Throughout his negotiations Bowen has
dealt separately with the foreign ENJOYS
While they have kept In constant touch
with one another. there has been no joint
action on their part.
The important fact was developed to-
day that the triple alliance against Vene-
zuela was far more comprehensive than
was supposed at first The agreement be-
tween Great Britain, Germany and Italy
involved only joint initiative action for
the collection of their claims, but each
of the three powers pledged itself to lift
the blockade simultaneously. This fact
was learned tonight from a European
diplomat who is acquainted with the de-
tails of the alliance and explains the
fruitless efforts made by ambassador
Meyer at Rome and Henry White, the
American charge at London, as we'll as
by Bowen, acting for Venezuela, to secure
the consent of at least one of the allies
to lift the blockade. The ironclad nature
Of the alliance already has been COM
municated to the State Department by
White, and it is this fact which was re-
sponsibe for the grave apprehensions
heretofore felt regarding the outcome of
The dispute The reply of the powers
| therefore necessarily will Nbe joint A
! favorable answer to Minister NBowen's last
! proposition--and 1t is the belief of all the
! regotiators tonight. as we'll as of the ad-
ministration, that the answer will be ia
vora bIe-wiil mean the immediate with
| drawal of all the blockading ships, while
a declination to accept the guaranty of
| fered by Bowen must result in the con-
tinuance of the blockade by all three
| aIIies-Great Britain, Germany and Italy,.
Minister Bowen feels very optimistic to-
night He adheres to the belief expressed
in the statement he gave out at midnight