The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-12

BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. 12--Tomor-
row viii be a busy day POLITICALLY TOT
.dr. Taft. He expects to be n consulta-
ton throughout the afternoon ana
evening with Secretary NagtI and AS
sistant Secretary Ormsby McHarg' OF
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor; Postmaster General Hitchcock. ana
Director of the Census Durand. II may
be that he will have time to finish with
only two of these gentlemen and VIII
have another conference on SATURDAY
with the otter two.
The principal subject for discussion
viii be the appointment of 300 superVls-
ors to take the next census. 1nesC me"
win be named by the process OK re-
cess appointments and will nave 70 Do
confirmed by the Senate IN the next
session of Congress. It is therefore re-
Rarded as important by the AoiiiiiiIS-
tration to pick men who VIII meet 'ue
wishes of the Senators IN so far as tIlae
is possibIe, as it-would be almost as
astrous to the census work 10 STAR VI
the work with men who Hdght Iatet
have to step out and De sucoeeoeu %
other aDpointees because they uldh
meet the appreciation Of the conhrnlhs
body.
one interesting development Of the
census appointments is that senator
Burton of Ohio win control all tne su-
pervisorshfps of that State. ms y
another big bit of evidence that senator
Dick of Ohio has been marked lot
slaughter, and that Burton is the Dig
boss In the distribution OF the eucKeye
States patronage
This coming census VIII be Of the
greatest import to the Southern Sena-
tors and Representatives. Upon the
final figures VIII depend whether there
is to be a redistricting Of the southern
Statee Congressionally. II the census
shows that the population does nor war
rant as many Congressional districts as
there are now in existence, the legisla-
lures will have to redist-ict the States
so that there viii be fewer Congress
men OF course, this Work viii be done
BY the legislatures which are Demo
cratic, but it viii result in cutting down
the strength of the Democracy in the
House of Representatives. It has been
recently learned that the South has a
representation in Congress beyond the
number justified by the population OF
that section and the Democrats, while
denying this emphaticany, have said
they feared the census figures. If not
looked after with the greatest care,
might bring on the feared result
OF Great Importance.
There is no doubt that the appoint
ment Of the supervisors is regarded by
The Administration as an event of great
political importance Mr.. Nagel and
Mr. hitchcock. when the list is laid be-
fore the President. win take up with
him tne Importance of giving his o. *.
to il as they have prepared it. Mr.
is the political manager OF
this Administration and he IS a good
one. He IS keenly alive to the advantage
which may be derived for Mr.. Taft by
putting out these appointments in such
shape that they viii not give offense
10 the strongest interests in any State.
He also wants the appointments in the
States Of Tennessee, North Carolina,
Kentucky, and Missouri, the only South
ern States where all the supervisors
viii be Republicans. to be Of such q
character that they will add great
strength to ths Republican organiza-
tons.
one Of the reasons why former Di-
rector North OF the Census was reliev-
81 Of the office was because he would
not heed the commands Of the Seere-