The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
LOOKS LIKE POLITICS
IN ROGERS' REMOVAL
Talley Likely to Be Made District Attorney.
Republicans Planning Big Fight. Charges IN
Made Against Fairbanks.

lie had In Roanoke. It may be tho pleas,
Surc OF his visit was added to BY ASSURE
}ances or very strong indications that tnaj
delegation to the next national conyen>;
ton IA would be for Leslie Nj. for thai
White House nomination.. Ell X X III IA Ets
a& The Fairbanks boom Is going to find !,
the road rather rough. IT Is receiving!
some rude buffcts these days. and they !
come In part from men who arc sup, 4!
posed by those on the outside to- be- |
friendly to the lndlanian. but tho ViceA /
President hns enemies In his own stateri
who, 1t seems may be relied on to lea6l
d bitter fight against him. IA 4
Fairbanks S Nepotisrn. Y;
The nepotlsm Mr. Fairbanks has dls49
played during his official term Is being
discussed openly by those who do not
want to see him nominated Mr., Fair4l
banks on tho day hs was sworn lin a4S
Vicc-Presidentl appointed his son h to tho
position of private secretary at salary
OF $4,000 a year. Three hours after Mrt q
Fairbanks, sr., took the oath Of Vice.
President, his son was indicted into the &
good otlco he now holds There was .ndSs
time lost In starting the salary. The n
son has been travelling with his father
worry extensively this summer, while the 4
work Of tho Vice Presidents office hera
I'm Washington has been done by a. mes<
scnger a a salary Of 81. 400 q year.
President has had two of tho members 4
Of his household staff on the governments
roll One q young woman from Southern
Indiana, who draws a salary In the n j
Department.. where she was secured 9 D
place by Mr.. Fairbanks, performs ths 4
stunt Of social secretary for NJ rs. N FAIR
banks and receives no private compen sa-Ig
ton. Tho secretary does this work outs
side office hours. so that, while nothing
us being taken from the government 81 In
8the form or either money or service, the q
people of Indiana think somebody ought \
Ito be receiving pay for the last men-E
toned job And there are plen ~ q 5vyo-5 4
men In Indiana who would be glad 10 VI
have the salary which should attach ito 4
1.-the position OF social secretary to the i
wife OF the Vice President Of tho United I
States. Isl t{4 5a 3 y f5sS:. hi s5
(. But there, is still another case similar
TO the one last mentt toned. 1t seems
l2tnere is n negro who draws n ga larry as
a messenger In tho Bureau Of Engraving
ana PrintIn Tho position was secured
for him by the Vice President ! his.
| dnrkey acts as IL servant in the ce-s5
President, = household Ion nights ~ and
mornings and after %pons. 7 Is wonder
ed whether he receives compensa ton from
Mr.. Fairbanks. ~, s.S
Though these do not look likc matters intt
OF much Importance, they are going to 4
DO exploited blythe opponents OF M
Fairbanks in the fight fol. the president
tIal noninnlon. And, It Is snid there
arc some other things which will come
to the fore and be kept there until after
I the convention has adjourned. Mr. y air. air
banks Is the chairman Of the, conGrrte IS
sIonnl commission appointed to settle the
Alaskan boundary dispute. Fifty thous--5
and dollars were appropriated to defray,3
expenses Of the commission. The bounds
airy settlement was effected by a CONS
mission composed of Senator Lodge,
Secretary Root and ex-senator Turner.
Tho Fairbanks commission has met sey-55
eral times, but has not acted on a singte
ono OF the several questions which were
referred to It. But the nppropriatlons
has been exhausted. 1t isSE understood
that Congress- will BIO asked to inyestt-5
gate the entire matter and Learn what
the commission really did do that caused 4
the expenditure OF nfty thousand d tlIll;7.