The Washington times., 1909-12-10
Situation Different Than
During RooSevelt's
Term.
APPOINTMENT HELD
UP IN DEPARTMENT
Revolving Members Declare Thev
Are Given But Scant
Consideration.
By ]. c. wELLIvER.

Dy J. -. W ELLlN Ek.
The insurgents in Congress have de-
hnitely decided that they are. as a
group, non grata at the White House.
They have been slow 70 acceptance
and realization Of this conclusion; but
recent developments have forced Il upon
them.
Some months ago announcement was
made that Maurice d. O'ConneII. Solici.
tor OF the Treasury for some twelve
years. and resident Of the home city
Of Senator Dolliver. in Iowa, would be
retained IN office That announcement
was made before RLr. Dolliver became a
leader Of insurgency at the tariff ses-
Sion Recently II has been announced
Mr.. O'Conneli is 10 go, and the accepted
explanation is that the position is too
. coed to be conceded 10 an irregular
Not long ago Western insUrgent
member of Congress went to the Post
office Department to urge the appoint
ment of postmaster whom he had rec
commended The department was dis
posed to retain the incumbent, on The
ground that he had been a good Of
6cial.
The Congressman objection was
based on the fact that the incumbent,
q standpstter. had supported the Demo
gressional election.
When he urged this view the official
with whom he was talking looked up
quizzlcally and inquired:
do understand that party regularity
Is SO highly prized by member OF the
House who voted against the party's
caucus nominee for Speaker" q
Calls It a Joke"
That was a center shot, for the Con-
support Cannon for Speaker. The mem
Der. SO the story goes, promptly replied
if he was 10 De punished ln patronage
matters, for failing 10 vote for Cannon,
ne was glad to know il thus early, and
then he started out, only to he called
back and assured that the observation
about party regularity was just harm
less joke.
Perhaps it was: but the number Of in
SurEents who are expecting to have the
patronage employed to their disadvan-
tage, is increasing daily, Senator la Fol-
lettes experience with a district attOT-
~neyEhip IN Wisconsin Is pointed Out as
evidence In the same direction The
Senator recommended a man for the
place about six months ago and no ap-
pointment has Yet been made, but Wis
consin politicians have been assured
that the man named by the Senator will
not get the place. The Senator refuses
absolutely 20 talk about the matter, and
II Is not known whether he will make
The census patronage Of Wisconsin, ac-
cOrding 70 people from that state wa S
largely taken away from the delegation
and turned over 10 the chairman OF the
Republican state central committee,
who is one Of the anti-La Toilette lead
Crs- Under all the circumstances, there
fore, some point Is given to "a story from
the White House that Senator La Fol
lette recently called there, and found a
number or other statesmen in the recep-
sh room ahead OF MIN. one Of the
sBesidents secretaries said To the Wis
COusin man:
THE Presidents time is all taken and
Be win not be able To see you today
He can see you next week some time
WhereupOn the Wisconsin Senator I.
went out with the observation that he
would see the President when the Presi- /
dent sent for him.
Delivers Experience. (
And the like experience is credited 20 I
Senator Dolliver. who called on the
President and wasn't able TO see him.
being assured the President was too
Busy. The Senator went away with
the observation that when he called
again it would be on the invitation OF
the President.
The uncomfortable situation Of the
insurgents is In truth not a remarkabIe
matter They were the people most wei
comed at the White House under the
Roosevelt Administration. but at thai
s1me the Aldrich-Hale type OF statesmen
were not In high favor there
The White House is now making n .
policy Of regularity, President Taff
believes the most effective Nav
TO get results rs through the organfza-
ton and the regular channels III isn't
possible 70 maintain the best Of re1a- I
lions with both crowds: Mr.. Roosevelt
couldn't do it. and Mr.. Taft is hardly
10 be expected TO do Il.