The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-18
MUST GET ON TAFT'S WAGON To Hold Their Federal
 Positions. TACTICS BEING ADOPTED Fight on for Postmastership at
 St. Louis. All the Washington Papers Printed Sketches and Cuts Yesterday of Senator Joseph F. Johastsn
 sf Alabama.
nY ALFRED J. STOPPER.

Washington, Dec 17.-(Special.)--A decided game of politics is going on here over one of the big postmaster ships--that of the great city or st Louis.
 The Postmaster General had about made up his mind to recommend the reappoiritnent. of Frank Wyman, brother of Walter Wyman, Surgeon. General of the Marine Hospital Ser vice. but Senator Warner and some or the Republican Congressmen and Mis- sours State officials have had the mat ter held up at the White House. It is charged by these Republicans that wyman is, not much of Republican. and that he is too thick with the lead- ing Democratic managers of St. Louis.
 It is also alleged. as is charged against Referee Joe Thompson of Ala bama. that he hasn't shown political sense enough to mount the Taft band wagon since President Roosevelt nip ped the movement to force another nomination upon him.
 These Missouri Republicans are adopting the tactics of Referee Scott of Alabama by letting it be known they are simply wild for Taft since they can't get Roosevelt, and the party generally in the State look upon the big, jolly Secretary of War as the next choice, and will raise a rumpus if the Missouri delegation to the Chicago Con- vention is not instructed for him.
 Scott was an early bird after Roose- welt eliminated himself. He got ahead of his fellow referee and had Barker appointed postmaster at Anniston be- fore Thompson could catch his breath, much lehs find out which way the cat was going to. jump, as President Roose- welt expressed it. during the converse tion related in last nights dispatches to The Advertiser. If wyman is turn ed down in St. Louis. it, will be a pointer for Southern Republicans who are hesitatfng about exerting their in- fuence for the administration candi- date.
 There is not the slightest doubt that the President intends to force the nomination on Taft if 1t is in his pow CT. Some neople begin to see that ping Federal ofiice holders from elect ing Roosevelt delegates. but not much If anything is heard about preventing
 In the Senate today MT. Culberson tTex.l in announcing the committees to which Senator Bankhead was as- Jude to the latter's illness which caus. ed his absence.
 Senator Clarke .tArkansasll saye il was an accident that he landed oo the Commerce Committee which handles the rivers and harbors appropriations. First Mir. Foster Gouisiana) was press ed for the place and he was entitled to it by right of seniority.
 There was strong pressure also to assign Colonel Bankhead there. on &C., count of his long and active service on the House Rivers and Harbors Com mittee, but that would have broken all precedent and relegated to the rear, older Democratic Senator's But finally things were shifted so that Senator Foster got on Appropriations. and that made room for Senator Clarke and he's overjoyed. for the people of his State fAr h fG Int ant
 All of the Washington papers printed sketches today of Senator Johnston because of his appointment as a new member of the District of Col umbia Committee. Good pictures Of him were also published.