Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19
COL. LYON SAYS TEXAS SHOULD
BE IN THE SAME CLASS
AS OKLAHOMA.
TAFT APPROVES SUPERVISORS
Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi, Arksn.
sas, Louisiana and Texas APP
continents are Divided.

Beverly, MaSS.--At an extended con.
ference with Secretary Nagel of the
department of commerce and labor.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and L.
Dana Durand director Of the census,
President Taft approved the appoint
ment of $50 supervisors of the thir-
teenth census. The list has been pre-
pared at WashingtRl for the president
and the qualifications of every man
inquired into. There were some va.
cant districts in Kentucky, however,
when the cabinet officers arrived i'm
Beverly and these were put up to the
president for settlement
There has been marked discomfort
among southern Republicans over the
decision Of the president to divide the
census patronage in the states of the
solid south"
Lyon Objects to Texas Democrats.
Col. Cecil Lyon, Republican national
committeeman. came all the way from
Texas to tell the president that he
would rather have the state put in
charge Of one supervisor-a good Re-
publican, of course-than to have to
divide the congressional districts with
the Democrats.
Col. Lyon said the declaration of
this policy on his part held good for
all of the states. Oklahoma, he de-
clared, had been included with Ten
nessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and
Missouri in the list Of nearly-doubtful
states that had been set apart from
the other southern states for a full
list of Republican supervisors.
IF Oklahoma is a northern state"
declared Col. Lyon l am in favor of
moving Mason and Dixon's line still
furthern south to let Texas in"
When 1t is considered that each
census supervisor will have tremend-
Gus field force of enumerators under
him, the extent of the census patron
age may be readily realized. Each of
the supervisors will receive a salary
Of $4,000 and their work will extend
over eight or ten months. The enumer-
ators will not have so long a service.
PIums Divided In Solid South.
The states where the supervisors
are divided equally between the Demo
Gratis and Republicans are Virginia,
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana and Texas.
Director Durand vaid that he hoped
to have the supervisors actively at
work by the middle of October. He
said that many of the supervisors APP.
pointed by the president have re-
ceived the Endorsement of business
organizations in the communities in
which they live and have been selected
more for their capabilities as officials
than for any active part they have
been played in politics. In fact
President Taft, it is said laid down
the rules, especially In states where
division has been made between
Democrats and Republicans that
supervisors shall not be active
partisans and that no attempt should
be made to build up political
machines out of the census patron
age. Director Durand has personally
inquired into the standing Of every
candidate recommended for office and
has prepared a little biographical
sketch OF each supervisor named by
the president to show exactly what
the man has done to deserve his place
In the nubliC service