Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
Pres. Taft Has Approved the
Choice Of Sec. Nagel and Post
master General Hitchcock.
SOME Discomfort SHOWN
vouthern Republicans DO Not Like
Division Of PntrornEe--CoI Cecil
Lyon Of Texas One Of the
Kickers-A Long Confer
ence Held Mt Beverly.

Beverly. Mass. Aug. 13-At an extended
conference tonight with Secretar, Nagel
Of the department OF commerce and labor.
Postmast err General Hitchcock and l..
Danan Duran. director OF the census,
President Taft approved the appointment
Of $50 supervisors Of the thirteenth census.
The list had been prepared at Washington
for the President and the qualifications Of
every man inquired into. There were
rome vacant districts in Kentucky. how
ever, when the two cabinet officers and
the director Of the census arrived IN
Beverly this afternoon and these were
put to the President for settlement.
There has been marked discomfort
among some southern republicans over
the decision Of the President to divide
the census patronage in the States OF the
"sclid South"
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
rharge OF one supcrvisor-----a good
republican Of course-than to have to
Aivide the congressional districts with
che democrats. Colonel Lyon said the
declaration OF his policy on his part
held good for all Of the States. Ok
ldNOmd, ne declared, nau neen lnCIOd
ed with Tennessee. Kentucky. North
Carolina and Missouri in tha list of
nearly doubtful States that had been
set apart from the other Southern
States for a full list of republican SUI
pervisors.
III Oklahoma ia northern state"
declared Colonel Lyon to-day. IL am
in favor Of moving Mason and Dixon's
AAlfN
In"
The States where the supervisors are
divided equally between the democrats
and republicans are Virginia.. South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida, Alabama
Mississippi Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas.
In most Of the States supervisors are
appointed In each congressional district
This system does not prevail in New
England. Maine for instance has but
two supervisors. while Massa chusetts
New Hampshire. Vermont and Rhode
Island have but one each.
Director Durand said to-day that he
hoped to have the supervisors actively
At work by the middle OF October.
The conference at the Taft cottage did
not begin until nearly nine o'clock to-
aight and continued until n late hour
APPOINTS A NEW MARSHAL.
President Taft to-day appointed
Charles A. Overlook Of Douglass. Ariz.
- United States marshal for that Terri
lory Mr.. Overlook succeeds Ben +.
Daniels. a Rough Rider appointed by
President Roosevelt 1t was thought for
time that Mr.. Daniels had been added
20 the Rough Riders who are rapidly dis
appearing from public office but 1t was
Sound later in the day that the ex-mar-
,hal had been provided for. He has
been appointed as sort Of superintend-
mt or chief OF police OF the Indian res
Irvation at Menominee Wis.
Mr.. Overlook, the new marshal Is a
business man has mining interests in the
territory and ls well to do.
Coincident with the appointment OF tho
Arizona marshal. the President received
m invitation to visit Douglas on his
forthcoming trip. The invitation was
beautifully engraved on a copper plate
and was sent by the hands Of Post
master General Hitchcock.
It came from the Douglas Chamber
Of Commerce and mines and was signed
BY all OF the officers and directors OF
that institution.
President Taft to-day received n COM
rnittee from the Boston Chamber Of
Commerce and accepted an invitation to
attend their annual banquet In Boston
the evening OF Tuesday, September a.
John Hays Hammond. president of the
National League OF Republican clubs
has accepted tho Presidents invitation
TO accompany him on the entire western
and southern trips.
SHOULD SEE MORE OF TEXAS
Colonel Lyon does not think President
TAFT Is going TO see enough Of Texas ac-
cording to the present itinerary. Fur
lhermore. the Presidents trip as planned
carries him through three congressional
districts where cattle raising Is the chief
Industry and free hides are not popular
and through two districts devoted to
humber which was reduced to 8. IS on the
tariff list
Colonel Lyon told a story Of President
Roosevelts last trip through Texas. His
}oute lay through the little town of Tenn
pie. Mr.. Roosevelt wns invited to stop
lhere but wired that he couldn't possibly
DO Il. Thereupon the city council was
salled In special session and passed an
ordinance declaring that no train bearing
Q President Of the United States could
10 through Temple without stopping five
minutes. The railroad people were In
formed and Mr.. Roosevelt made speech
1T Temple Colonel Lyon was not ready
10 say that all OF tho cities which he
wants Mr.. rnft to visit them will go as
far ~ this. but he declared the people
were anxious TO see the President and
that he ought to 20 through the most
populous sections OF the State.
FOUR OF THE SUPERVISORS.