The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-26
TEDDY'S SCHEME.
His Name May be Only One Pre-
sented at Convention.-Alaba-
ma Already Pledged.

at the report which has gone forth
in certain directions to the effect that
the president has issued an order
that no federal oficeholders Will be
allowed to go to tne Republican con-
ventio1 pledged to vote for Roose-
velt. Il means only that no federal
offieeholdel, such as postmasters, dis
trict attorneys, collectors Of internal
revenue and marshals, will be allow
ed to 60 at ALL Roosevelt does not
intend that there shall be repetl-
tion Of the Minneapolis convention
of 1892 when Harrison was nominal
ed for second term by his own ap-
pointees. 400 of whom sat in the
convention and voted for their chief
: and official creator. Mr.. Roosevelt
does not want any sucn a pltlful
performance as that, especially
since he has announced that "under
no circumstances VIC Id he accept
another nomination. And for that
reason those who have federal jobs
will stay away from the convention.
But-they will be expected to
work like beavers of the most siren
uous type to get men as delegates
who will be for Roosevelt.
The circumstances Of the propaga-
tion Of this idea that the president
had issued this order to the captains
of the clans throughout the states
through their great general and gen.
eralissimo, Frank H. Hitchcock, are
peculiar. They are peculiar to the
master manipulation in the White
House. Some three four Of the
chosen few among the Washington
correspondents were called to the in
ner sanctuary day or two ago.
What was said in there was not for
publication, and no man on the out
side was privileged to know; but
the chosen correspondents came out
with their coats buttoned up in front,
their gloves carefully stretched and
their chests a little bit extended
They had been taken into the conf
denee Of the mighty and they pro-
ceeded to tell to an awaiting public
which reads their papers, and on the
side to some Of their newspaper
friends who do not enjoy the conf
dence of the inner sanctuary, how
it all is, stating that they have it
"upon the highest authority" The
president wanted to get the impress
sion abroad in a quiet and unofficial
way, so he could deny it if necessary,
that he was dead set against third
term and that any man on the pay
roll Of the federal government who
owes his appointment to the presi-
dent or any Of his underlings wao
should be caught working for third
term for Roosevelt would forthwith
and peremptorily lose his job. That
is very good thing to get abroad, es-
peeially when it comes con the high-
est authority' without being irrevo-
cable or deaiable. The fact is, and
this is learned upon authority more
reliable if not quite so "hgn," that
no such order has gone forth as tnat
federal oficeholders must not go to
the Republican convention pledged
to vote for Roosevelt; not as. yet,
anyway. No such order, it is safe to
say, is going forth. An "under-
standing" may be handed up and
down the line, but these fellows who
came out Of the presidential sane
tuary, after which they wrote stor-
les 'upon the highest authority
have an understanding" quite diff
ferent from the ones the pcstmasters
and other federal oficeholders have.
These latter are expected to keep up
the Roosevelt shouting and: on the
q. t., they are being coaxsd by ons
of the abiest ief;enants of tile tina
: 20 do more than mAe shouting, hut
to get actual pledges.
In Alabama it is all fixed up. The
delegates have been chosen, and
:ncs az out and out Roosevelt; mcn,
who are going to vote the name Of
Roosevelt in a loud and dramatic
voice when the first name on the roll
is called at the convention. When
the first state on the roll votes for
Roosevelt, the stampede will begin
right then and there and the other
states will follow suit. Those who
know the real situation and have not
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