Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
Half Places in Solidly Democratic
States GO to Democrats.
IERIT BASIS OF SELECTION
Most of Men Are Endorsed by Com
mercial Bodies.
PROTEST FROM COLONEL LYON
Texan Objects to Chasing His state
with solid South-CherIes A. over
lock Appointed United states
Marshal in Arizona.

BEVERLY. Mass, Aug. 13-At an eN-
tended conference tonight 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 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 some
vacant districts In Kentucky, however,
when the cabinet officers and the director
of the census arrived in Beverly today and
these we're put up to the president for
settlement
There has been marked discomfort among
some southern republicans over the decision
Of the president to divide the census patron
age in the states Of the solid south"
Colonel 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
supervlsor-a good republican, of course
than to have to divide the congressional
districts with the democrats. Oklahoma,
he declared had been included with Ten
nessee. Kentucky, North Carolina and Mis-
!
that had been set apart from the other
southern states for a full list of republican
surveyors.
| III Oklahoma is a northern states" de-
clared Colonel Lyon today IT am in favor
of moving the Mason and Dixon line still
further south to le' Texas in.
when it is considered that each census
supervisor will have a tremendous field
| Of Inn fba
tent of the census patronage may be
readily realized Each of the supervisors
will receive a salary of 5000 and their
work will extend over eight or ten months.
The enumerators will not have so long a
service.
The states where the supervisors are
divided equally between the democrats
and republicans are Virginia South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Missis-
sippi Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
Work Begins in October.
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 appointed
by the president have received the
dorsement 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 played In politics. In fact, President
Taft, it is said, laid down the rules, es-
pecally in states where division has
been made between democrats and repub-
licans. that supervisors shall not be active
partisans and that no attempt should be
made 10 build up political machines out
OF the census patronage. Director Durand
has personally inquired into the standing
of every candidate recommended for Of
flee and has prepared little biographical
sketch of each supervisor named by the
president to show exactly what the man
has done to deserve his place in the pub
lie service.
, Messrs. Nagel. Hitchcock and Durand
were to have seen the president this after
5 noon but in motoring to Beverly from Bos-
ton they got lost on the wrong road, were
: delayed at the Boston ferry terminals and
e did not arrive at the summer capital until
after the president and Mrs. Taft had gone
4 out for their late afternoon automobile ride
5 The conference at the Taft cottage did
not begin until nearly o'clock tonight and
continued until late hour.
Golf HOOdOO Disappears.
On this Friday, the thirteenth day Of the
month President Taft's golf hoodoo dis
appeared. Under damp and dsrksome skies
Mr.. Taft and John Hayes Hammond got
their revenge against Adelbert Ames and
w. ]. Boardman of Washington by win
ming today's presidential foursome on the
links of the Essex Country club, by up.
1t was the first time the president had won
a game this week.
r Tomorrow the president Will play 1T Essex
5 against his brother, Charles P. Taft OF Gin
cinnati, who. with his wife. will arrive on
the North Shore tomorrow morning to
= spend a week with the Boardmans at
, Manchester-by-th y-the-sea.
Beverly took on much OF the aspect of a
2 zeal summer capital this afternoon with the
arrival in town Of Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Nage Postmaster General
0 Hitchcock and (. Dana Durand. director Of
I the census.
POstmasteFs Appointed.
Mr., Hitchcock took up with the presi-
E dent the appointment OF several postmast-
2 ers whose selection will be announced
later. The postmaster general plans to re-
i turn TO Washington tomorrow. He is going
to spend his vacation in the far west and
= hopes to be in the saddle most OF the time
he Is away from his official duties.
Secretary Nagel will return tomorrow 70
Marion, Mass where he is spending the
summer Mr.. Durand will stop over sun
day at Rock Point Mass. returning to
Washington early next week TO continue
work on plans for taking the census.
Colonel Lyon does not think President
Taft is going to see enough OF Texas, ac-
u cording TO the present itinerary, which
/ takes him to FL PasO San Antonio, Corpus
! Christi Houston and Dallas. Furthermore,
d the presidents trip planned carries him
= through three congressional districts where
i cattle raising is the chief industry and
~ free hides are not popular and through
p two districts devoted 20 lumber, which
70 was reduced 10 yl25 on the tariff list.
a Two Appointments Made.
y President Taft today appointed Charles A.
.e Overlook OF Douglas, Arlz., as United
d States marshall for that territory. Mr.
y, Overlook succeeds Ben F. Daniels, a
byy