The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-17
SOUTH IS OUT IN
ROOSEVELT FIGHT.
GEORGIA LEAGUE TO SEND AN
INSTRUMENTATION DELE
CATION TO CONVENTION.
MAY SELECT FORAKER
Instead Of President OF His Choice
White House Said to BE Hard
Pressed to Recoupe Recent
Losses.

Washington, April l6.-A chilling
blast came to the White House today
from Georgia which shows that the
latitude of Senator Foraker on the
negro has made capital for him
again Roosevelt in the Southern
states
The Georgia Negro league has de-
cieed to send an anti Roosevelt dele
cation to the next Republican coSven-
tion and it is easy to see where the
delegates will cast their fortunes.
Senator Foraker has declared that
the Roosevelt cabinet does moi con-
tain a single man that represents the
south, and this contrary TO the prac-
|tlce OF all the politicians since the
time Of Lincoln The negroes are not
APT to accept Attorney General Bona
parte as a representative Of the Re
publicans Of the South.
The fires which was lighted III Gepr-
gia, according to the dispatches III.
dsvsis bound To spread The~presls
dent evidently saw some weeks ago
that he was losing ground in the
South and appointed Ralph Tyler, n
negro, 10 position n the treasury
department. 1t was too patent, how
ever, that he had appointed Tyler, not
from any regard for the negro. but
for the confusion of Foraker in Ohio.
The scheme has evidently gone
wrong.
Negro Republicans in Majority.
The most that can be expected now
for Roosevelt In the South is that he
will be bale to hold In line the white
men he has appointed TO office, but
there are not enough OF them to
make up the full number of dele
gates to the convention, and as a
matter of fact, the delegates are
usually appointed by a state conven-
ton at which the negroes are in the
majority at least ten to one.
The president appears to be hard
put TO find new issue on which 10
reeoup his loss of personal prestige
which has occurred lately by reason
Of the Hartman affair. He apparent
ly has only one enemy in sight AMI
that is Foraker As for the other can
ddates he is for all and each OF
them. He is booming Taft in Ohio
for few days at least
It is said. however, today he be
licves C. p. Taft had done lot of
blundering by precipitating a fight
during the fall, but of this he could.
of course have warned C. p. Taft
when he had the long conference
with him some weeks ago. G. 7. Taft
went back 10 Ohio presumably full
of the Presidents political schemes
fol Ohio. The president. il is said. is
now trying to put the blame ON Taft,
but other people think he is only try
ing to find some excuse To get rid of
the impossible Taft and land on Cor
telyou.
AT Things to All Men.
He has said nothing against Can.
non Of Illinois, nothing against Root
OF New York. nothing against Fair
banks Of Indiana. Noi even any
thing did he say against Shaw of
Iowa. In fact he is all things to all
men and the politicians are beginning
60 ilnd out what Foraker found out
first.
The president has been wanting an
excuse 10 say something about
Hughes Of New York for some time
ana found his opportunity today.
using Henry W. Taft as a mouth
piece. Mr. Taft called on The presi-
dent today IN the interest = his
brother but when he got out Of the
White House he had nothing 10 say
about Taft but good deal 20 say
about Hughes.
The president did net say that
Hughes would be a good president
but he said that he. Roosevelt vas
with him in his legislative fight and
ali that kind Of thing That was said (
for the purpose OF jollying Hughes.
II Hughes should develop any /
: rpnafh the White House will claim 1