The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
MANNING, WEDNESDAY, AUGUSTUS 1909
POOR Bill TAFT
The Wicked Hitchcock Said to
be Plotting to

UNDO ALL HIS PLANS
To Break Solid sout., BY Giving
Weak Kneed Democrats Chance
At tho Republican Pie Cow IL
Exchange for Their Support Of tht
TAFT Program
President Tat..s wel!-d!!ected et.
forts IN fixing his policy towards the
South are threatened with rupture
II rot destruction as the result o.
tho political games beias played IN
eonaectka with tho appointment o!
eeasus supervisors. ssys P. Il. NEG.
the Washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier.
He says up to . few days ago II
looked as though the appointments
20 these places would be made BY
! Director Durand. Of the census bu-
-eau. With the Presidents approval.
Now. however. i, has been learned
,ha: the real powe, behind the
throne Is none other than Frank
H. Hitchcock. aided By the Republi-
can referees tron the various Dem
oc-atic S:atss.
Il has been Known IN Weshinstcs
for several days that 50 Tar as South
Carolina was concerned no appoint
nent as supervisors would be made
without the approval OF John G..
Capers and Leunas Elalock. and
tha. in Virginia. another rock-rib-
bed Democratic State. Congressman
S:enp and Alvak Martin would be
consulted before anything definite
would be announced IS to the sp-
poiutnents.
In addition to this It was Learn
ed that Cecil Lyon. the hesd OF the
Republican machine IN Texas. has
been here for several days holding
conferences with M. Hitchcock and
that everything :: now cut and dri-
ed Sor naming at least ten Repub-
i!caa supervisors IN tho Lone Star
State. which sends to Congress q
delegation OF sixteec Democrats.
That at least ten Of the sixteen su-
pe.visors will! be Republicans is
practically settled. and it IS possible
that even q greater division may be
made
1t Is learned. too that Judge
Spencer Adams. the recognized
boss Of North Carolina Republ.-
can politics. has also been talking
over matters with Mr.. Hitchcock.
When seen and asked what would be
done in general way regarding
these appointments. Judge Adams
knew nothi2g about them except
what he had heard or read In the
newspapers. AID hardly knew that
there was such . nan as Frank
Hitchcock. But. being on to him.
il did not take Washington cor,e-
spondents who haunt the Dosto@ce
department long TO figure out just
what his business might be here.
North Carolina has three Repub-
l!can members OF Congress and sew
en- Democrats. and as President Taft
has already indicate: that he would
appoint more suprvisors OF the lat
,e. party in States IKE North Caro-
lima. Virginia. West Virginia and
Missouri. whe.e there IS maraked
Republican tendency, 1t IS probable
that IN the division North Carolina
will get about six or seven Repub-
l!cans and tt-ee or four Democrats.
Though Georgia has no Repuoli-
cans in Congress. It Is understood
.ha: six Republicans will be appoint
&C there, leaving room for ave Dem
ocraes. In Florida. Alav4na and
ether Southern States. where the
delegations are sol!dly Democratic,
and there Is 20 be a supervisor for
the Congressional district. the div!-
s!oa will be made equally between
the Democrats and Republicans e1-
eept that where there IS an odd num-
Der Of Representatives the odd man
will be from the Republican ranks.
II Is known that nothing can be
gained by the appointment OF a few
Republican supervisors in any OF
the Southern States. and in those
sections Overwhelmingly Democratic
1t would probably be Mr.. Taft's de-
sire 70 give the places to the Demo
Gratis. but for the pressure coming
from the Hitchcock machine foc a
division TO be made strictly along
party lines with most OF the pie OF
the Republican side and what may
oe split 20 go to hungry Democrats.
These appointments are sna!!
things within themselves. and 1t is
known that Mr.. Taft would gladly
let the Southern people have them.
but for the reasons Just given. and
jus, here the in!cui,ous work OF the
eye--ready machine begins to be ap-
parent. The appointment OF Repuo-
!ican supervisors naturally means
the appointment Of at least a limit
ed number Of negroes. according to
D!recto, Durand. IS ecunerators.
and that Is just where many South
e-o people may part company with
Mr. Taft. The appointment Of ne
s,oes to once anywhere and under
the cordi,!ons-espec!ally in the
Sou.h-savor. strongly OF carpet
bag tactics.
1t seems-el! things considered