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.
Washington cor Columbia State.

HhSlflHs, toli, NoF' AI.--NO.lc OIL Tile
Roosevelt rooters need be alarmed
at the report which has gone forth
in certain directions to the effect that
the president has issued an order
that no federal officeholders will be
allowed to go to the Republican con-
vention pledged to vote for Roose-
welt. It means only that no federal
olticcholdci, such as postmastcrs, dis
trict attorneys, collectors of internal
revenue and marshals, will be allow
ed to go at all. Roosevelt does not
intend that there shall be a repeti-
tion of the Minneapolis convention
Of 1892 when Harrison was nominat-
ed for second term by his own ap-
pointees. 400 Of whom sat in the
convention and voted for their chief
aad official creator Mr.. Roosevelt
does not want any such pitiful
performance as that, especially
since he has announced that "under
no circumstances" would he accept
another nomination. And for that
reason those who have federal jobs
will stay away from the convention.
But-thcy will be expected to
work like beavers Of the most strcn-
uous type to get men as delegates
who will be for Roosevelt.
The circumstances Of the propaga-
ton 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 II. 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What was said in there was not for
publication, and no man on the out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 little bit extended.
They had been taken into The conf
dcnce Of the mighty and they pro-
cccdcd TO tell to an awaitin% public
which reads their papers, and on the
side to some Of their newspaper
friends who do not enjoy the conf
dcncc 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 tho pay
roll of the federal government who
owes his appointment TO the presi-
dent or any Of his undcrlings wno
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-
pecially when it comes con the high
est authority" without being irrevo-
cable or deHiable The fact is, and
this is learned upon authority more
reliable if not quite so "mgn," that
no such order has gone forth as that
federal officeholdcrs 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
cc:rc cut of the presidential sane
tuary, after which they wrote stor-
les "upon The highest authority'
have an understanding" quite diff
fercnt from the ones the pcstmasters
and other federal oflcehnlders have.
These latter are expected to keep up
the Roosevelt shouting and: on the
q. t., they are being coaxsd by on,
Of the abicSt ieficnants Of tile timo
10 do more than m&c shorllng, hut
to get actual pledges.
In Alabama it is all fixed up The
delegates have been chosen. and
:nrl a:a out and out Roosevelt; mtn,
who are going to vote the name Of
Roosevelt in Il 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