The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-23
ROOSEVELT KEEPS
UP POLITICAL WAR
POT Is BOILING MERRlLY WITH
STORM CENTERs IN SOUTH
AND IN NEW YORK.
BALM FOR THE NEGROES
Is Furnished in the Form of Pos.
office Appontments-Taft Still
the Favorite Although Hughes
Gets Some Boosts.

/ Washington, April 22--Moves o
the national political checkerboar
came thick and fast last week an
this activity was manifest In both 0
the leading party camps.
The president continued as tn
leading player on the Republican sid
devoting his attention for the tim,
being to the New York situation ant
looking after hostile development
against his nomination in the south.
| In Ohio the absence Of Secretar,
Taft in the West Indies caused post
ponement Of any definite maneuvefs
| in his contest with Senator Foraker
but the Democrats in the Buckeye
state kept theings going by trottinf
out new presidential possibility in
the person Of Judson Harmon OF Gin
cinnati, attorney general in Cleve
lands second administration
Bryan Fears Roosevelt.
There also was a well authentl
Gated st0iy brought to Washington By
several Congressman. delegates to
peace conference, that William Jen
nings Bryan had stated at a private
dinner in New York that in III vnt
Mr.. Roosevelt was selected as the re
publican candidate he would retire
from the field
This story Is being emphatically
discreditedby the Bryan men at the
capital, their version of such a de-
velopment In the Republican camp
being that nothing would please Mr..
Bryan more than to have the presi
dent accept third term nomination.
They claim that such a course by the
president would make him the most
disirusted man in his party and the
large following he now has would
leave him In disgust. The Bryan men
claim Roosevelt would be the easiest
man that possibly could be selected
to beat in the next campaign If he
should attempt TO so counter to the
third term precedent laid down by
George Washington.
South ResoIs; Causes Anxiety.
At present the plans of the adminis-
tration TO land tn next Republican
are moving along salts
factoriIy in Ohio, New York and other
Nor hern states, but are not doing so
well in the South. The Georgia situa
tion is causing the most trouble, as
the president fears that II the oppo-
sition wins there ii will encourage his
political enemies In other states TO
a tempt 10 do likewise.
The presence OF First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock in
Georgia is taken as being in the d
rect interests of the administration
political plans, though it has been
given out that the postoffice official
Is there strictly on departmental busl.
ness. Mr. Hitchcock is one of the
presidents most trusted younger lieu
tenants and he has had considerable
experience in the political game as a
result of the work he did in the last
as assistant secretary of
the national committee under Sccre.
tary Cortelyou.
The significant feature of Mr..
Southern trip is that he
Is the first high official of the post
office department to so TO the South
Da departmental business, and the
direct control he has had OF the ap-
pointment of postmasters addds fur
her To he belief that he might do
some effective political rolling While
here
Dictated by Politics.
While Secreary Cortelyou held the
Two positions OF postmaster general
md the chairman Of the Republican
lational committee. he. with his as.
,istant. Mr. Hitchcock. dispensed
most of the patronage in the South
hat came under their department.
rhe administration is mol wasting
my of its patronage and every ap
)ointment that is now being made
,nywheIe I'm the country Is made
,nly with a view to strengthening its
lDSlttou III BBittitdt WAY MS -
PARTICULARLY trne in the South, where
he president believes he has los
avor with a large part of the negro.
Republicans for his course in dis
the troops OF the Twenty
ifih infantry for the alleged shooting
~ OF Brownsville.
Last week the president called in
". r. Vernon. the negro registrar uf
he treasury. together with two of the
eading bishops OF the African Mctho |
list church. aud discussed The atti- /
ude of the race toward the admins
ration because Of the Brownsville 1
flair II = understood that they
we're assured by fhe president that /
iis course ia discharging the bat
alion Of the Twenty fifih infantry /
vas not done because they we're ne
roes. and that be would have taken
he same course had the soldiers IN
n1asffan been white. JudsOn ".