Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-21
Dixon Would Prevent TaftS
Appointments From Be-
ing Confirmed.
MOVE TO GAIN STRENGTH
IN THE "S0LlO SOUTH"
But RuSc Did Not Have De-
sired Effect and President
Profits Instead Of Losing
Washington Notes,
BY c. S. ALBERT.

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/ tSppria BullCtin IUrr"spuudoncc.l
I NSIIINGTON. u e.. Mar The
Hr-t fruits Of colonel Rooscv"lts an
nounccd Presidential aspirations, and
the designation Of senator Joseph NJ.
Dixon a. his political manager. were
the attempted organization Of clique
In the senate to prevent ia" C"niir-
nation or an appointments in tn"
southern states until after the dele
gates t. the chicago convention w"r"
selected
This movement was inspired 10y Sen
aior Dixon. He sought to obtain tn"
assistance Of his brother PrOgrcssivcs
and some Of the regular Republicans
IT." started In To- arrange hard and
fast combination which would ahso-
mtcly hold up all Federal otiiCcholdcrs
In the South until after June is The
Democrats SHE'D at the proposition he
cause they could not possibly derive
any benefit from the scheme. Some
Of the Progressivcs plunged hcadlong
into II. while the Regulars talked nice
~ and southingly without committing
themselves 1t is not believed the plan
win accomplish much good when work.
ed out in action.
The fragrant misuse of Federal pat
ronago to driy" all southern office
holders into line for the denomination
Of President Tart was alleged as the
basis or the hold-up movement. Tho
various charges made in connection
/ with the situation created quite a sem
sation here. The end is not in sight
| and much viii he heard of this mat
] ter before the list of delegates Is com
| plctcd
/ Friends Of Colonel Roosevelt charge
/ that the use Of Federal patronage in
the South at this time, apparently un-
/ der the direction of Chairman Mckin-
ley of the Republican congressional
/ committee as the manager of the Taft
| campaign. II on scale that has never
before been known in American poll
| ties. and that all previous bounds have
| been ovCrstcppcd in the efforts to win
| delegations for the President and keep
them away from Colonel Roosevelt
Since Senator Dixon took charge Of
J the Roosevelt headquarters in Wash
| ington. the utmost activity has been
i manifested in the Roosevelt campaign.
| and on" important phase * the dirCc-
| ton of the fight in tn" southern
States Senator Dixon is 10y birth a
Suuthcrncr himself He Is perfectly
/ familiar with conditions there lie does
not propos" to allow the South to be
/ wrCstcd away from Roosevelt without
a struggle
II was declared at the Roosevelt
| headquarters today that astounding cv-
| ldcnc" concerning the activity of Fed
cral oficcholdcrs in the South was
/ coming to light one of the most SEN
slti"uu charges is that pOstofiiCc in
/ speCtors are being used and that evil
dcncc has come to light Of letters he
ing written to postmastcrs virtually
| threatening trouble for them IL they
support Roosevelt
| Alabama Is said to have been the
| seat Of no little activity OF this sort.
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