The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-13
BLUFF BY ROOSEVELT
Recommends Appointment Of Negro
TO Small Office al Boston.
TRYING TO APPEAR "FAlR."
If Bostonians Don't Like II District
Attorney Will Get Blame.
THE PRESIDENT IS DISTURBED
Over the Row He Has Raised and Is Try.
Ing to Justify Himself
THE TEXAS BOSSES MAY MEET SOON
Lyon, Green ard Hawley Are to Hold a
Conference in an Effort to Agree on
the Appointments
Over the Row He Has Raised aud Is Try.
Ing to Justify Himself
THE TEXAS BOSSES MAY MEET SOON
Especial to Tho Post.)


Washington, January 12.--It So said today
that both Republican state Chairman Lyou
and u. II, H. Green Of Texas will be IN
Washington before the end Of the present
week, In as much as National Com
mitteomau Hawley is expected TO return
here from New York tomorrow or next day.
It Is supposed that the three leaders VIII
hold conference regarding the existing
patronage situation In Texas, Assuming
that this supposltlon. is accurate. color is
lent to the report current on Saturday last
that the president had informed Mr. Hnw-
ley that all pending Texas appointments
would be held up until the triumvirnte
agreed.
There is no Doubt In the minds OF we'll
Informed people that the Southern situa'
ton is which Texas Is nguring SO promi-
uently Just now, is approaching crisis
The president ia disturbed and Is showing
IT, Ever since he commenced 10 realize
the amount OF censure that was being ap-
piled TO him as result OF his appoint
ments Of the negro Crum Mt Charleston and
the closing Of the Indianola postotfice be
has been casting about for some means Of
at least partially Iustifying himself In the
minds Of the Southern people One Of the
results Of his efforts IN this direction was
placed In cviderce today when II was an
nounced that he bad decided TO direct
Horny +, Moulton United States attorney
for the Hoston district, 70 appoint negro,
Willlsm r. Lewis by name, as his nssist-
ant This is told under prominent head
lines 10 todeys Evening Star, the local
administration mouthplecp and an effort Is
made to dlsguiso the fact that the Office
Of assistant district attorney is not presi
Dental.
| This action on the part OF the presi
dent u.s. OF course. intended 10 meet the
criticism from those who have contended
that he would not appoint negro to gr
important Office in the North, and II Is
plain that the criticism can stili Justly be
made, for the office OF assistant district at
torney Is not particularly important and
| even II 1t were. II Is not literally within
the power at the president to NIL. In other
words, II there Ia any criticism from th'
! people OF Boston on account Of the appoint
ncnt, the blame viii be placed on the dis
trlct attorney who actually selects the ne
gro and not on the president, who simply
suggests the mattor. When Mr.. Roosevelt
appoints n negro 90 some important post
mastershlp cocctorship, attorueyshIp OF
Other Federal office. II viii be time enough
for the people Of the South TO begin to be
lieve that he wishes 20 treat all sections
alike.
II Is understood that the president con
tends that negroes should not be appointed
to office IN the North because the negro
population is not sufficiently large to war
rant such representation, But. for thai
matter It has been shown that so far AZ
the matter Of population Is concerned Their,
was not the slightest warrant for the ap
pointment Of the negro Crum.