Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14
HUGHES men OBJECT
Complaint of Political Activity of
0fficehoIders.
WANT THEM CALLED OFF
It is Said That the President Will Be
Notified.
SIMILAR SITUATION IN OHIO
Claimed That the Chief Executive Is
Ignorant of This Violation Of
His Expressed Wishes.

riieHus oI IOV. f1ugneS are reported to
be preparing to call the attention of the
White House to the active participation in
politics in that state of a regiment of fed
eral officeholders. This move of the
Hughes people follows the recent meeting
Of the republican state committee, at
which resolutions favoring Gov. Hughes
for the republican nomination for Presi-
dent were voted down by large majority.
While the Hughes people did not ask for
or expect such an Endorsement at this
time and had no idea that resolution of
the sort would be introduced, they are
anything but pleased according to inside
information coming here, over the fact
that the principal opponents Of such q
resolution were federal oficeholders. To
the Hughes people the irritating part of
the New York situation is that the state
committee, which constitutes the organiza-
ton in the state, is composed in large num-
bers Of men holding government positions.
The committee Is known as Roosevelt or
ganization.
The Presidents Reform Policy.
The attention of the President is to be
directed to his policy at the beginning of
his administration and for a few years
afterward Of hands off, on the part Of
men who draw salaries from the treasury
Of Uncle Sam. It is recalled that the Presi-
dent went SO far, few years ago, as to
dismiss from on1ce number of men who
had taken offensive positions In political
fights and in every department he had
stringent orders issued forbidding federal
employees to participate in the management
of campaigns or do more than cast their
votes as citizens. In a number of instances
he required men either to give up their po-
sttions or to resign membership in state
or other committees.
country, including ex-President Cleveland
heartily applauded the position taken by
the President, and passed Mandatory resolu-
lions when IN meeting assembled. In New
York few days ago one Of the organiza-
tons expressed its regret at the increase in
political activity on the part Of the office
holding class.
Complaint Of Foraker People.
One of the bitter complaints of the For
aker people in Ohio is that everywhere and
on all sides they encounter the active oppo-
sition of men on the pay rolls of the gov
eminent. These officials. 1t is asserted, are
loudest in their. criticisms of Senator For
aker and foremost In leadership of the peo-
pie who are fighting him. There is little
recourse for the Foraker people, but in the
case Of Governor Hughes he is in position
what he feels. Instead of asking for help
in his own fight, through the political pat
ronage of the national administration, he
would prefer, 1t Is claimed, to have the adj
ministration call off those who live from
government pay rolls and act as they think
the administration would have them act.
The Presidents friends claimed that he
has probably pail little attention to office
holding strenuosity, but when he finds that
the charges are correct he is likely to take
quick, sharp action that will be consistent
with his Official and private views. Long
before he held federal Office he was in per-
feet harmony with those citizens who MAIN
tanned that the federal official should be
seen and not heard in politics, but that his
business was to serve the government faith
fully and assume q non-partisan attitr in
his political course.
Situation In the South.
Complaints are coming from the southern
states that the patronage class there is now
doing the hardest sort Of work to line up
the south with the Roosevelt support that
is to be so important in the next national
convention. This class is at work, 1t is
claimed, under the direction of Frank H.
Hitchcock, assistant postmaster general. In
every southern state the President has