The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
MEN AND THINGS.
onIy one frem the south.

AFAA<1N ZALNO AAl S0kys
Only One from the south.
President Rooseveies appointment Of
Ralph ". Tyler, Of Ohio, to the important
position OF Auditor fcs the Navy Depart
ment, succeeding in that position a con-
stituent of Senator penrose. has called
attention to the fact that he now has IN
Office in Washington only one negro from
the south-Daney, OF North Carolina,
register of deeds Of the District Of Co
lambia. About a year ago he supplanted
JudsOsl Lyon, q Georgia negro, with ".
Z, Vernon. a Kansas negro politician, as
Register OF the Treasury. Tyler is one Of
the leading negro politicians Of Ohio, ana
the President some time ago thought Of
appointing him to an important Federal
office in OhiO-to the internal revenue col
lectorship either at Cincinnati or Cieve-
land. Earnest protests from both fac
tons Of white Republicans In Ohio, and
especially from supporters of Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth. in Cincinnati,
are understood to have dissuaded the
President from putting Tyler In Office in
the Buckeye State. II is expected, of
course. that the Presidents selection OF
Tyler for an important Office in Washing
ton viii have weight in the fierce factional
warfare now opening in Ohio. Judson
Lyons c0lored friends IN Georgia. by the
way, are said to be much displeased with
the Presidents treatment Of him.
WRttersOn's Pct Column.
Reporters ia Washington who have
worked on "Marse" Henry Watterson's
courier-Journal in Louisville say the
Kentueky's great editor when at home
more carefully the work of the
reporter assigned 10 tine hotel column
than that Of any other member Of the
STAFF. Contrary 70 popular belief. "Marse
Henry pays very little attention TO the
work OF his editorial writer's just Sc
they follow the policies he sets. he seems
TO care nothing for the subjects they
choose Or their treatment of them. lie
leaves to his managing editors judgment
the character and amount Of
news printed each day. He never inter
feres with the work of other of his chiefs
)f departments But woe betide the aspir-
ng young journalist who Is assigned 10
The hotel column. This "Marse Henri"
scans with critical eye every morning
II is his pet column in the paper. II a
single misstatenent Of fact creeps into
lne OF its paragraphs and Sir. Watterson
5nds ia out. the reporter responsible is
'orthwith called "on the carpet" by the
5tar-eyed Goddess protector and raked
As never ne was before. other mistakes
he win excuse. just so they are not in his
hotel column" But after be has finished
his roast of the lUckless reporter 'Marse
Henry usually takes him out and buys
lim a good lunch, warning him thar il he
gain make a blunder he must look for
lob elsewhere.
4 journalistic Hatchery.
The destruction the other day by IRE
If the building and plant of the Rome
Ga) Tribune Is a reminder that that
one Of the oldest dalies in
he South has furnished 90 that section
icme of its most widely known and in
luential newspaper men. Henry Grady
got his start on its STAFF. He was fol-
owed on the Tribune. soon after he built
Ip the Atlanta Constitution, by John
Temple Graves and Frank J.. Stanton,
Eho worked on the paper at the same
ime. stanton went 10 the Constitution
with Grady, and is there yet, writing his
luaint and tuneful melodies, "Just from
Another journalist OF national
distinction who worked ou the Tribune
was Montgomery Folsom. whose poetry in !
he big magazines of the country q few
ears ago took high rank. Mr.. Folsom I
s now dead. John Temple Graves IS
citing an afternoon newspaper IN At /
anita, and u was he who startled the na- /
ion a Few days ago by advocating. az /
lanquet in Chattanooga al which William /
ennings Bryan was the guest OF honor. /
hat Mr.. Bryan rise in the next Demo 1
ratic national convention and nominate /
'heodore Roosevelt for President.
Evans and the "BoOzerz."
Admiral Robley p. Evans-''Fightine I
3ob'-is now the St. Patrick of the
american navy He Is fighting the demon /
una and its snakes. and determined 10 /
an them of every war ship that flies 4
he stars and Stripes The enlisted man
7ho violates the rigid rules he has estab- /
shed for the conduct of the big feet /
he doughty admiral is commanding by |
srrying long at the wine cup when on 4
hore leave IS given the limit of punish /
lent-and then some-when he returns
o his ship The officer. regardless of /
ank, who shows signs Of overindulgence
7hen returning from shore gets dress
lg down from the fiery admiral that
viii not soon be forgotten. Admiral
lvans is said even 10 have gone so far
s TO prohibit officers from keeping IN
heir lockers whisky of all kinds under /
he ancient and amiabie deception Of
sherry Ever since the law prohibited
he keeping or drinking of whisky aboard
nip officers have made it a rule 10 keep
bountiful supply of sherry" TO the
nd that they might give their guests a
racing snifter Of the real stun before /
inner. and the naval authorities though
ware of this, have not inteTfered. But
dmiral Evans has taken the matter I'm /
and SO far as his fleet is concerned.
nd now the officer under his command
'ho desires TO keep sherry in his locker
lust follow the Missouri law and show
he admiral that it IS sherry sure enough.
Varner's Heavy Mail.
Senator Warner. of Missouri probably
as a heavier mail to attend TO than any
her member of the Senate. Frequently
receives 800 letters a day. and rarely is
e number less than leo. The unusual
ze Of his mail is due to the fact that he
the first Republican Senator from Mis-
.uri for more than thirty years. and to
he further fact that he was at one time
of the Grand Army