The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-29
President Roosevelt Urges
Them to be "PerniCious-
ly Active"
TEDDY is a LITTLE AFRAID
President is Deeper ling on Govern.
ment Employees to See That
Roosevelt Del" ,ates are Sc
lected for Convention.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The recent an
nouncement of Postmaster Gen eral
Payne that he lInC ws of no reason
why postmasters and other govern.
ment employees should not go as del
egates to the republican state and
national conventions has special bear.
ing upon the delegates to the national
convention from the southern states.
Whether intended to be such or not,
1t is construed as an order from the
administration politicians for the
southern otficeholders to 90 in and
control the convention i'll the inter.
est of President Roosevelt.
Some time ago tie intimation was
thrown out that President Roosevelt
dld not want nomination at the
hands of a convention packed with Of
1ceholders, but since the revival of
mamma talk he seems to have permit
ed himself to be persuaded that the
only way to secure southern delegates
Who can be counted upon is to- have
hose selected who are riveted to his
cause by official salaries. To this end
are all energies now being bent.
Delegates from Georgia.
The state convention to meet at
Atlanta will select the four delegates
at-large from Georgia. From present
indications at least three Of these, and
probably all four, will be holders of
federal Offices.
United States Marshal johnson will
doubtless mead the list. Judson LYONS
4 fglster Of the treasury, will almost
erl ts:nl. bc sevond..-. fieiny Ruc1er,
-Nslector of internal revenues, John
LeVeauE collector Of customs at Sa-
vannah, and Henry Lincoln Johnson.
OF Atlanta, are three other prominent
colored republicans who are being
groomed for place upon the big four.
DeVeauX may shorten the list. of as.
pirants by going as a delegate from
the first district.
But e"en with this change, the trou-
Dies of the republican bosses of Geor-
Sla are Lot at an end, for it Is on
tie adr1 nistration cards that Post
master larry Edwards of Macon, Shall
be a dtlagate to the Chicgo conven-
ton AM the only way to accomplish
tlis en- is to pull him on the big
four.
oppoeei ny Sixth District Leader.
For s).ne reason not clear the ele-
Dlents Which usually control the con
vantions N the sixth district are oppos-
ed to Mr.. Edwards. President kOose-
Velt, however, is a warm admirer of
tlat gentleman, TO whom he has i'm
Larted part of the responsibility OF
assing upon the n, ior PATRONAGE OF
tae stat >, and has G. reSSed the 4esirc
which IS law to party leaders,
that MIR. Edwards a member ii the
Georgia delegation. ihe fitness OF his
seloctloI as one the big for" is
generally rccognizl but some O the
CID line republican,, particular. in
ilacon, do not taho indy to the sug-
estion. Because this olpo. lion
1T his nGme miss mary work is be-
ing done III his b. ali by the cog
LIKED lv ders in other parts OF
the state with a view to maNng him
cne Of the deiegaJts at large. ney
nope 10 affect Sol compromise by
which all ambitions may be satisfied
so as u prevent tght in the state
convention. MIR. Edwards, i under
stand, las no personal ambitions i'll
his direction .3ut he is an earnest
supporter OF Presto mt Roosevelt ana
The adnluistratlOn political mana gers
are ANXIOUS to see him On the Gale-
IdLIOu,