The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
MUST FISH
OR CUT B. BAIT A II
y ~. s--------------------
President Alleged to Have Said
this III Regard to Ohio
Senator.
"A SEMI OFFICIAL Of {; I DENIAL Al
It Carries Little Conviction and
Most People Credit Mr.. Roose-
welt With the Remark.
SEMI OFFICIAL.
frrom our Rcyulur correspondent)

(Trom Our Regular correspondent
,tyASIIINGTON, y. c., Jan. l6.--Some
or tho newspapers published q story this
week to tho effect tfnt President Roose-
volt had said that l,e was tired OF the
continued doubt as to whether Mr.. Hanna
would be candidate for tlse presidential
nomination. and the refusal Of the scnn-
tor from Ohio to Say whether he would
accent tho nomination. or whether nc
would make 81 fight to get IT.
..Whcn Senator Hanna returns here he
v,iy have to fish or cat bait, were the
exact words the President was reported
Ly some Western trlends TO have used
In Ind icattng his intantlon Of making
the c)hioun declare hts inten tons.
,rhe star. an avowed admins tration or
3, gan, comes out this afternoon with an
a,rarently White II ouse inspired state
mcnt In which It rs denied that NE
J, President ever used such Language. or
spoke to such an effect. The article says
Il further that those who know the Prcsl-
dent best know that It is not his nature
tt boast. and that a remark OF This char-
acter Is SO entirely unlike him that It could
rot hav,, been believed by any one at AL
familiar with HIS character. The funny
rart of It is that me remark was pc PC
L lcycdtto have been made by Mr.. Ioose-
%eit by ncar;y everybody who heard
OF It. I. &.
Thc white people II y beaufort, 8. g.
ere making q desperate effort to rid
themselves or negro woman8as post
master. Representatives Croft called on
the President to- day and presented peti'
Ton signed By nearl2 all the business
men Of the town, cp:esentng bolh par
tics askng that tho woman, whose name
Is Bomfield be suprinnted ny a man MAJ
ramed I<ilborn. who, though Renubli-
can Is OF white skiil The poEtmaster's
hus band Is collector Of the port OF Beau
fort. and tho Republicans OF tho town
are said to be strongly OF the opinion
that one good office in the family Is
enough in these days when Offices are
rather scarce anyway.
The President was quick to ask the
x REPRESENTATIVES II the race question entered
y into the matter, and was Informed that no
vas not officially informed that 1t did.
,rhe womtln's father Is Representative
!. SmaIIgeat one time The black and tan
leader IN South Carolina, and still tho
dominant figure In republican politics
IN the state. The Republicans who are
i.kinE for her removal when her, term
y expires, In d few days, say that they
\ IRE tired OF Smalls iong continued domi-
ration OF Republican politics in South
Carolina.
Ex-senator Marion Butler OF North
Carolina. caHed on the President IN
tho interest of Mrs. Russell, the wife OF
es. Governor Russell and candidate
& fer appointment to tia postmusterstip
nj Wilmington, In the place OF Miss
I,arby. whose term IS about to expire.
Mrs Russell has the hackng Of the State
organization and II Senator Butler. 1t
Is therefore. believed that she WIN GUST
Miss Darby. though chg IS not a resident
III the county In which Wilmington Is
located, residing On the opposite side
of the river.