Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
Three Hundred and Thirty Named,
Sixty Commissions Signed.
DISAFFECTION IN THE SOUTH
Republican Leaders Object to Pro-
posed Division Of Patronage
With the Democrats.

secretary Nagel of the Department of
commerce and Labor. Postmaster Cen
: erai Hitchcock and l.. Dana Durand di-
rector or the census. President Taft ap-
proved the appointment of $50 super
fisors of the thirteenth census The
list had been prepared in Washington
| for the President. and the qualifications
of every man inquired into There were
some vacant districts in Kentucky.
| however. when the cabinet officers and
the director of the census arrived in
| Beverly yesterday afternoon and these
| We're put up to the President for settle
j ment
| President Taft signed the commits
slons Of some sixty-odd supervisors in
! dinerent sections of the country, and
/ the names of these appointees were made
| pubic by Mr.. Durand at the conclusion
OF the conference The task of going
over the lists and making out the COM
missions Of other supervisors will be
continued this afternoon Secretary
! Nagel and Postmaster General Hitch
cock and Director Durand will remain
| until the work is completed. Appoint
ments in several districts have been held
up temporarily.
The Approved List.
| The appointments announced last
night are az follows:
Maine-First district. Morrill, n
Drew: second district, Elmer H. Spot
| ford.
Observation-Disclosures +. Gettemy.
Rhode Island-George II. Webb
| New Mexico-Paul A. f. Waller.
Arizona-Franklin +. Towle
| Florida-FirSt district Henry w
Bishop trepublican): second district. X.
NJ. LIE Sueur Gavlden republican,: third
district, Thomas David White demo
| craft.
/
Docklin. democrat: fourth district, George
w. Parsons democrat: fifth district. Will
liam p. Cobb. democrat: sixth district,
Simeon T.. Wright. republican: seventh
district, James J. Curtis, republican:
eighth district. Thomas p. Wood, repub-
lican: ninth district, John I. McEniry. re-
publican.
| Oregon-First district. Robert j. Hend-
Wyoming-Homer Merrill, republican.
| Utah-Hugh A. McMillen. republican.
| Delaware-Lewis Hesler Ball, republic
can. former United States senator.
| Ctal-GeOrse B. Russell
Tennessee First district Samuel
Thompson: second district. Alfred Jeffer-
son Agee: third district John H. Early:
| fourth district. Deese Q. Lillard; fifth dis
trict. John B. Strong: sixth district. Har-
ry A. Luck: seventh district. Marion
| Richardson; eighth district. Sydney Z.
Murray; ninth district. Vincent Atkins
Biggs: tenth district. John William Far
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| Kentucky-First district, John r. Jones:
second district, Alexander Hamilton An
derson: third district, Andrew Johnson
Oliver: fourth district, Pilson Smith: sixth
trict. Louis L. Bristow: eighth district,
Nathan D. Miles: ninth district. j. Terrell
| Pauley.
| Oklahoma-Fifth district. Charles C.
Chapelle.
Missouri-First district, John s. Newton:
second district. Charles w. Reeves: third
district. John +. Frost; seventh district.
John Whitaker; fourth district. Eibert II.
Lloyd: eleventh district. Simon G. Nipper:
twelfth district, Henry 8. Wilson: thir-
teenth district, George A. McCanz; four
teenth district. Harry Clymer.
Discomfort in South.
There has been marked discomfort
among some southern republicans over
the decision of the President to divide
| solid SOUTH"
Col. Cecil Lyon, republican national
committeeman, came all the way from
Texas to tell tile President that he would
rather have the state put in charge OF
one superviSor-a good republican, OF
courSe-,than to have to divide the
congressional districts with the demo
Gratis. Col. Lyon said the declaration of
| this policy on his part held good for all
of the states. Oklah oma he declared
| had been included with Tennessee Ken
| lucky, North Carolina and Missouri in
| the list of nearly doubtful states that
| had been set apart from the other south
| ern states for full list of republican
| supervisors
IF Oklahoma is a northern state de-
| clared Col Lyon. Il am in favor of NOV
| ing Mason and Dixon's line still further
south to let Texas in
Extent Of Census Patronage.
When it is considered that each census
supervisor will have tremendous field
force of cnumerators under him the ex-
tent of the census patronage may be
readily realized. Each of the supervisors
will receive salary of $1,000, and their
work will extend over eight or ten
months.
The enumerators will not have so long q
service. The states where the supervi-
sors are divided equally between the
democrats and republicans are Virginia.
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama. Mississippi. Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas.
In most of the states supervisors are
appointed in each congressional district.
This system does not prevail in New Eng
land Maine, for instance. has but two
supervisors, while Massachusetts, New
Hampshire. Vermont and Rhode Island
have but one each.
Director Durand said today that he
hoped to have the supervisors actively at
work by the middle of October. He said
that today many of the SUPERVISORS APP
pointed by the President have received
the Endorsement of business ORGANIZATIONS
in the communities in which they live. and
have been selected more for their capa-
bilities as officials than for any active
part they have PLAYED in politics.
President Taft Dictates.
In fact. President Taft. it Is said, laid
down the rules. especially in states where
u division has been made between demo-
Gratis and republicans. that supervisors
Shall not be active partisans and that no
att. mpt should be made to build up poiiti-
cal machines out OF the census patronage.
Director Durand has personally inquired
into the standing of every candidate rec.
commended foi office and has prepared a
little biographical sketch Of each super
visor named by the President to show
exactly what the man has done 10 de-
serve MS place in the public service
Messrs Nasc, Hitchcock and Durand
were TO have seen the President this af-
ternoon. but in motoring to Beverly from
Boston they got lost on the road,
were delayed at the Boston ferry termi-
nal and did not arrive at the summer
capital until after the President and Mrs.
Taft had gone out for their late after
noon automobile ride Assistant Secre-
tary McHarg of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor did not come with the
party, as had been announced from Wash
ington.
The conference at the Taft cottage did
not begin until nearly O'Clock last
night 1t continued until late hour.