The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-17
THOMPfoN IS N0z<N FAVOR. Roos SA Speaks Out For Taft. :. OFFlCEHOLDERS MUST BOW Scott Was Fortunate in Getting
 Right.
 Rumpus Among Alabama Republicans is Looked For Before the Chicago
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BY ALFRED J. STOPPER.

Washington, D. C.,.Dec, 16--(SpeciaD It may be stated on the highest authority that President Roosevelt has dumped Joe Thompson as an Alabama referee. and for the time being at least Charles H. Scott is the whole thing in the state with the administra- ton.
 The President before leaving for Hampton Roads to see the fleet off for the Pacific unbosomed himself very freely to we'll known public man about the political situation in khe South. First, the President haH no hesitancy in saying that he wants Secretary Taft nominated to be/his suc- cessor in the White House. H doesn't mince words in telling hi$ visitors when the matter is discussGd. that he is going to do all in his power to bring about Taft's nomination at the Chicago convention. If Hughes, Cam non. Fairbanks, Foraker. or Knox. were to knock down the persimmon ated and the .reactionaries" would be placed in the saddle,
 The President, indeed, is known to have declared that Referee Thompson did not have political sense enough to find out when here while the National Committee was fin session which way the cat was going to jump. Tn Otner WOTQS ne IS Of the OpInlOn that Thompson ought to have had sumption enough to have hoped right mp on the Taft band wagon as did Scott.
 Some weeks ago the President was beginning to sour on Scott, but the lat ter Is now known to be in high favor with him, and Scott stock jumped up since his advice was listened to in the appointment of Barker as Postmaster o n ct a ct WaHnaEHav
 Referee Thompson evidently wob- bled about too much to suit Roosevelt when he came up from Alabama to find the lay of the land with reference to the presidential contest
 Before the, thing is settled there Is bound to be grand rumpus in the Alabama Republican camp.
 It may also be stated on good authority that the packers of Senator Foraker are going to do missionary work among the Alabama Republicans with view of capturing some of the delgates for the Ohio Senator. They think that the Taft boomers are not supreme in Alabama.
 Berths for Alabama Senators.
 Senators Bankhead and Johnston have fared much better than the aver age new Senators in securing commit tee arrangements.
 As foreshadowed in The Advertiser dispatches. Colonel Bankhead did not land on the Commerce Committee, which handles river and harLor appro- priations. That desirable position was claimed for another by right of senior ity. However. he goes on two leading committees which will enable him to accomplish much for his section. They are Agriculture and Postoffices and Postroads.
 He also takes the place of the late YA-A TN-t. tions. Colonel Bankhead's other as- signments are on Education and on Railroads.
 Senator Johnston goes on two com mittees on which the late Senator Nor gan served for many years. Inter- Oceanic Canals and Indian Affairs. He Is also on Philippines.
 Two of these committees, at least, will give him plenty of work and prominence, as the Panama Canal is a live question. and the Republican lead CTS will again try to put through the Philippine tariff bill which passed the House in the last Congress but was buried in the Senate committee.
 The omission of Representative Fay the House Appropriations Committee. as announced today. indicates beyond doubt that he is slated for Rivers and Harbors in accordance with the re- quest of the Alabama delegation, back ed by a general demand in several Southe States.
 A bill was introduced today by Rep- resentative Wiley which has been stren- uously advocated by the Farmers Union and many members of the South ern Cotton Association. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treas(rry to issue $3, 100000 in Treasury notes, to be known as emergency currency, and provides that holders of cotton may de- posit the same in any warehouse to be designated by the Treasury and to draw fropl the Government out of this emergency fund 75 per cent. of the market value of the cotton.