The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-03
WILL ''RAILROAD"
CENSUS TAKERS
Senate Not to Have Chance
to Confirm Appoint
mentS.
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mitted to the Senate. when it ASSEMBLIES
and that the Senate can disapprove II
if II sees fit. It is very rare that a re-
cess appointment is disapprOved or
abrOgated by the Senate. This, there
fore viii result in the Presidents ap-
pointing the supervisors and special
agents and putting them to work 50
that, when the Senate reassembles, II
men who have bgun their work and
become important factors in the taking
Of a correct census.
Durand on-Committal.
Mr. Durand was rather backward to-
day about expressing. his views on how
the appointment of supervisors would
be effected in the South. Democratic
Senators and Representatives who have
been to see him since he was made Di-
rector OF the Census. have bewailed the
fact that he did not give them assur-
ances what would be done, one way or
the other. They wanted to know Wheth-
er their commentators OF men for
the positions would be accepted as des-
ignating the best men in their districts.
The most they got out OF Mr.. Durand
was that their recommendations would
be given serious consideration. He
told others that he would have TO see
the President about the matter.
Today he said he thought il would be
safe TO say that he would select the best
men of every community for the posi-
tiCns, irrespective of whether they were
Republicans or Democrats, but he add
ed. explanatorily, that the Republican
referees of The Southern States would
also have commentators, and that
these recommendations would get all
the attention possible.
Southern Appointments.
That a large majority of the appoint
ments in the South will be Republicans,
was indicated by hin very strongly
when he said that Some of them will
be Democrats, for not all of them will
be decided by the Republican referees"
This will be sad news TO the Southern
Senators and Representatives IL It Is
backed I'D at the White House. As a
sible that II Will be supported at the
White House. The President has found
ed his Southern policy on his deter
minatiOn TO secure officehOlders there
who shall not be Republicans unless
they are the best representative citi-
zenS Of their communities. Shortly be-
fore the appointment Of Mr. Duraud
as director. Mr. Taft said his policy in
regard TO the men who WIN take the
census in the South will be the same as
his policy toward the other officehOlders
in that section. and that the appoint
ments viii not be dominated by the old
viii Hold to Pledge.
IhlS poHcy, IN DfieI, IS 10 select Tor
Federal offices Republicans when Re
publicans who represent the highest ele-
ments of a community can be found
there. but otherwise TO select DemoCrs Is
without hesitation. That he win carry
cut this policy. which has been made
as a pledge 10 the people Of the South
by the President, there is no doubt.
It is for this reason that friends OF
the Administration believe Mr. Durand
has not get come TO a clear understand
ing Of what the President wants in re-
gard to these Southern appointments,
Cor at present the new director seems
10 think that the Democrats who will
get places in the census work in the
South will be few and far between.