The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-03-18

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y by James Calthbert Campbell. ~
Washin8t Ma1ch 16.--The, odd
Ship of State with President Taft'st
new administratlon >pennant fiutter-{
Ing boldly from this mainmast;' is now
we'll under Way The New Chief
Commander has taken a firm grip
upon the affairs Or the Republic and
struck out conFageouslyt upon. his,
course. rWith&calH seas and the un-.
reserved support, OF a loyal people,
the beginning of President Taft,s
administration = IT, moving. along: se-.
renely and satisfactorily towards an:
ideal termination ~
Washington has sifted out the
great thropg which came to witness:
the Inauguration. sIeaving with us.
only the. poiitieianh,an Office seek
ers% who refuset tttos4be sifted. The
faithful and ;.unfaithful and all who.
have any ideas that they should have.
public onacer are hafe, or have repre-
sentatives here, and the daily: charge
upon the. White fspuse is not alto
gether unlike a Well matured and
healthy college raaRlx but. Just now oigg
tsssh J5obs~aaS pss Isaseuttve
Mansion are not IA complete har-
mony with THAT famous Bi blical in
junction. which saysc. ,"KDock and
the door shah; be opened unto you,
seek and ye, shall find.
Mr.. Dickinson, the last member Of
the Taft Ca binet to arrive In Wash
ington, has entered upon his duties
completing the Administrations Off.
cial family. The first bomb creating
CONSERVATION and pandemonium in.
the camp Of that imaginary BLACK
h abinet"-a designation very inap-
Ipropriate and offensive-was explod-
ed last Friday when Senator ,Cullom
| asked President Taft to make John
r. Marshall, of Chicago, Recorder
| of Deeds, disp1acing John G. Dancy,
of North Carolina the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Dancy has occupied
this position during the past seven
or eight years and 1T has generally
been conceded that the first attack
upon the lineup Of the coIored office
holders will be made upon him, Col.
Marshall is putting up strong and
determined fight for the berth Of
M: Dancy, and is claimed to have
| ho IL In AP ~;
Illinois delegation in Congress, be-
sides the most potent Influence of his
state. He has for many years been
colonel of the eighth infantry, IlIi-
fhois National Guard and prominent
among the politicians of HID state.
1t was reported that Mr.. Dancy gave
lit out to many of his friends who
were here during the. inauguration
that his continuous service under
President Taft's administration was
practically assured. It. is claimed
that the Recorder was emphatic in
statement that he was not worried
over the rumors concerning his re-
Eurement from office. Col Marshall
Is the first candidate for Mr.. Dancy's
place, whose cause has been intro
duoed at the White House and after
the. discussion which associated his
name with the RecordershiD was CIV
en- out, an effort was made to locate
MI Dancy. He was called over the
phone. the response coming back,
that he was out Of town.
| 1t Is stated that the conversation
the President had with Senator Gull
1lom upon this occasion concerning
| the candidacy of Colonel Marshall
put at rest all doubt as to what his
lpolicy was to be regarding appoint
ments of colored men to Federal off,
ces In the South. 1t Us stated that
Mr.. Taft let it be known that the
professional southern eoIored poll
itician, officer holder and ofFice-seek-
er who has held and wishes to hold
office by right of color wo2ld be han
ded no pie" during MS reign. The
big Offices in this section are to 20
to white Republicans and ~plums''
from the administrators patronage
tree which colored men are to share
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