The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-02
WHY EL|HU ROOT
 CANNOT ACCEPT. Is Leading Counsel for Northern
 Securities Company Nh VAROAMAN POSTOFF|CE
NO VAROAMAN POSTOFFICE
Roosevelt and Payne Decide That the Mississippi Governor Cannot Be So Honored--Immigrant
 Coming to the South.
BY PATTERSON srEALEY.

BY PATTERSON STEALEY.
 Washington, August 1.-(Special) )-One reason advanced for Elihu Roots declina- tion to allow his name to be placed on the official ballot as a candidate for gov ernor of New York In order to l strengthen Roosevelt" Is that he Is the leading counsel for James J. Hill in the | Northern Securities company litigation out of which case the President Is trying to make antitrust capital.
 As the personal friend of President Roosevelt and closely identified with the administration, Root, 1t is claimed py
 many, could not afford to head the re- publican ticket in New York. With Pres- ident Roosevelt receiving praise ana en- l oomiums for attacking the merger on the one hand and MT. Roots appearing as counsel for the merger and its man. agers on the other situation would de- yelop that would require some explana- tions.
 Making Campaign Material. 1 The bureau of statistics division of the department Of labor and commerce, which has been working overtime for several years past in juggling statistics for the benefit of the republican party. announces that it has produced a new campaign document which will show that since the financial depression of 1894 to 1S97 rates of wages In this country have Increased in a greater proportion than has the cost of living, after wading through a mass of tables. 1t is declared that the increases of the retail price of food has been, from 1896 to 19os 15.5 per cent, while the increase of wages has been during the same period 16.e per cent"
 Just why the excess Is placed at l;lo rer cent instead of 5 or 10 per cent Is not Eexplained. It is on it's face suspiciously close figuring.
 The document was prepared by direc- ton of Secretary Cortelyou, and will be extensively circulated by Chairman Cor telyou.
 The democrats have decided in New York City to non mate former Senator 1owne of Minnesota, now of the metropo- lis. for congress in the Fourteenth dis trict Bourke Cochran will also be re- nominated, s3 in congress Tammany VIII have about the two best orators In the house.
 sentative w. R. Hearst may not be al- lowed a re-nomination. The reason IS largely in the attitude of the Hearst newspapers attacking Mayor Mcclellan and Leader Murphy. and the indifferent support being given to Parker and Davls.
 Banner Day at White House. This was a banner day at the White House for Colonel Roosevelt Governor Burdie who became lieutenant colonel or the Rough Riders when the President was made colonel. called. Business at the White House came to tull stop, hil though of finding a way to get mixed n in the beef strike was dismissed. The President gave senators. members of the house and department officials just as little time as possible In his haste to get to Governor Burdie and fight San Juan hill again. Representative Hull or Iowa, vice chairman of the republican congressional committee had a long speech prepared with a table setting forth the certain Roosevelt electoral votes, but the President was too busy battling to get towards Colonel Burdie's end of the loom to inspect it.
 MT. Hull places New York in the doubt fui column, but" explained MT. Hull, "the outlook is no more favorable to the democrats than to us.'
 fiull. with other republican prophets, say l., osevelt can be elected without New York The democrats at committee head quarters say he's got to. After the Pres ident rid himself of his callers he carried Governor Burdie to the White House lib- rary where the two colonels went Into ecstaoies over a memo sword, relic pre- sented from an officer in the army of the Philippines.
 Payne Objects to Name.
 Postmaster General Payne has written a letter to the Mississippian who peti- toned him to name new postoffice War daman," after the governor of their 1 state stating that some other name must | be selected.
 | The postmaster general gives no ex- | planation of his cuorse, but there Is no doubt that his action was inspired by the President, who has been severely criticised by Mississippis governor. The President is said to be especially incensed | at Vardaman because he constantly re- fers to him as "The political boil weeviI' and 'The national peril"
 l It seems that when the request first reached the postoffce department 1t was referred by one of the clerks to the post | master general This course was very | unusual as the clerks who handle routine 1 affairs of this nature are given authority to allow the postoffice to be named any thing the community desires so long as the name does not conflict in the same state.
 President Is Opposed to Name.
 The postmaster general at once carried the matter to the President, who decided that Governor Vardaman's name should not be handed down to posterity through the files of the postoffce department. | It Is. of course. needless to say that 1t Is pretty small business for president and postmaster general to indulge in. In fact. it is about as ridiculous thing as can be imagined. There are thirty three postoffices In the United States named directly and indirectly after the | President. Three of these are in the state of Mississippi. Ted ''Theo," and Roosevelt" It Is reported today that in order to even things up, the white citi- zens who are served by the three post offices may petition the department to change the names.
 The postal guide shows the following | postoffices named after the President: Ted. Mississippi. Ohio; Teddy, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. West Virginia; Theo, Alabama. Georgia Mississippi. Texas; l Theodore. Alabama, Minnesota. Tennes-