Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-26
ALL EFFORTS FAILED
Roosevelt Lieutenants Cannot
 Get Solid South.

Washington, June 26.--All efforts to put the solid south in the anti-Roose-' welt column in the republican national convention next year appear to have utterly failed, and 1t now looks as if every single southern state will send Roosevelt delegation to the next convention, made up of delegates who will absolutely be at the bidding of the president or his managers.
 By skillful work, Frank H. Hitch- cock, assistant postmaster general, the I man who dishes out post0fice patron- age to hungry southern republicans, l has succeeded in patching up nearly | all the weak spots that threatened the president. His last work in that di- | dection was when he showed the presi- dent that an injustice had been done | John G. Capers, of South Carolina, l when he was not permitted to hold his position as United States attorney in that state. The president person. l ally investigated the case of Mir Cap l CTS, frankly admitted that an error had been made in his case last year, and offered him good position abroad. On declining this, Mir Capers was made commissioner of internal revenue until Pearl Wight, of New Orleans, comes here, in December next to assume the duties of that of 1 fee. It is even probable that Wight l will never take the position and that l MT Capers will remain where he Is. MT Capers naturally appreciates the square treatment he received from l the president and there is little doubt that he will not only have charge of his own state delegation next year, but do much work toward securing and holding the delegations from other southern states.
 Kentucky is about the only one Of the southern states that is at all doubtful now. The controlling spirits | in the state-State Chairman Ernst John W. Yerkes are inclined toward | yice-President Fairbanks and if they l have their way a delegation for Fair | banks will go to the convention. The Roosevelt people, however, ex- pect to control the delegation through | Secretary Taft, who has strong back I ing. John w. Yerkes was, until May 1st., commissioner of internal reyen- | ue, and got out of office to practice law: likewise to be free to work for whoever he desired for the republican presidential nomination.
 In Tennessee the organization is entirely at the disposal of the presi- dent Newell Sanders, state chair | man, was one of the first to come out for third term for the president H. Clay Evans, the most popular republican in the state, is working with Sanders. Representative Brown low, who was thought to be arrayed with the opposition. has been swat ted so hard fin patronage matters that he Is badly crushed. Sanders and Evans will control every dele gate from the state, with. the assist ance of Representative Hale, of Knoxville, who is one of the element now in control.
 Representative Slemp, of Virginia, the only republican in the house from that state, and his son, Basconl Slemp. republican state chairman. are expected to be in line for the Roose- welt people. They are getting all they ask for ip patronage. Representative Slemp did have a soft spot for ex-Sec- retary Shaw, but he Is said to see the way things are drifting, and his son will be asked to keep the old man In hand while the real work is being done for somebody else.
 The North Carolina machinery Is declared to be perfectly oiled and ready to turn out Roosevelt delegates. State Chairman Adams and E. c, Duncan, republican national commit teemen, dispense the patronage, have 1t all in their own hands, and are with the administration In whatever it wante.
 | There Is an anti-Roosevelt organi- zation in Georgia. but the two patron. age referees in that state-Harry Stilwell Edwards, postmaster ai Macon, and Walter H. Johnson United States marshal-are said to be sanguine of doing up the oppo- sition with the greatest ease.
 J. O. Thompson. collector of inter nal revenue in Alabama. and Charles Scott, republican national commit teeman, have no grievances against the administration. and report to Washington that they can handle all the fight there Is on the other side.
 It Is the same thing in Florida, where II S. Chubb and J. \. Coombs, all office holders, dispose of the pat ronage and will pull the machinery that will bring the proper delegation to the national convention.
 Mississippi Is controlled by coloneI Moseley, who Is loyal to the presi dent, while Louisiana Is under tht thumb of Pearl wight. the republican national committeeman. and wealthy business man. The delegation iron
 those states will be with the admin
 istratlon.
 Cecil Lyon. national committee man from Texas Is the persona
 friend of the president and dominant
 political being in the state. He con trols the organization with ease. h Arkansas. the old Powell Clayton or
 ganization Las no fault to find witl