The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-17
Is MIR. BRYAN IGNORED
Announcement. That Should be
Made From His Department are
Made by Pres. Wilson
A RUPTURE Is EXPECTED

The President Is Ignoring Reaction
AIRY Senators in Matter OF Political
Appointments He May Hand
Messrs. Goodwin, Simmons, and
Oyer1nan "A Lemon in the Appoint
ment of n Postmaster at Whining
ton-SOuthern Cotton Mill Men
Protect Against the Democratic
Tariff BiIl-Mr. Hearst Also At
tacks the New Tariff BiIl-The
Gridiron Dinner.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, d. c., April Is, 1913.
Senator Simmons and Senator Ov-
erman on the one hand and Secretary
Daniels on the other, with their re-
spectiye followinss, are still much
stirred up over the appointment of a
Collector for the Western District of
North Carolina.
1t is understood that the President
does not want to appoint Mr.. Watts,
the Simmons reactionary candidate
There is, however, still doubt as to
whether Secretary Daniels is serious
ly opposing Mr.. Watts. If he Is, then
it is almost certain that the Presi-
dent will appoint Progressive for
Collector in the place of Mr.. Watts.
The President has already shown
that when a square issue Is made be-
tween Reactionary and Progressive,
that he will stand with the Progress
sive even though he alienates the
Reactionary Senators. In Maryland
Senator Smith and his standpat or
ganization squarely endorsed one of
their machine men for postmaster in
Baltimore. This office pays $4,000,
and is the best Office in the State.
The Wilson Democrats of that State,
though having no Senator here nor
any member of the Cabinet to speak
for them, yet protested so strongly
against the Smith machine candidate
candidate selected by the Progress
sives. He would, of course, do the
same thing in the case of the North
Carolina Collector if Daniels does not
| desert the Progressives.
The Wilmington POstOffice.
There is big fight on here for the
position of postmaster at Whining
ton Congressman Goodwin and Sen
ators Simmons and Overman have
joined in recommending the appoint
ment of ]. ]. Furlong. The Progress
sive Wilmington Democrats have
made great protest against the ap'
pointment but it is not known wheth
er or not Secretary Daniels has taker
a position with the Progressives ol
whether he has ducked. The Pro
gressives are pushing for the appoint
ment of Mr.. H. Mel. Green.
1t is announced that Doctor Edwin
A Alderman, President Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, has asked for tn
appointment of Mr.. Green, who, b.
: the way, is his brother-in-law, ant
that the President may give Mr.
Green the appointment on Doctor Al
| derman's endorsement. This may b.
clever blind behind which M. Dan
: iels is hiding, or it may be that tn
: President is more disposed to listel
| to the recommendations of colleg
= professors than to the recommends
/ tions of Congressman and Senators
However, there is here material TO
another big row of the political fam
: lily.
t Is Bryan Being Ignored?
i There is a persistent story her
r that the President is trying to fore
Mr.. Bryan out of the Cabinet. 0
y every hand attention is being calle
to the fact that, so far, every import
ant matter affecting the attitude G
|. this Government as to foreign go,
ernments, which should have bee
announced from the State Depar
ment, has been announced by Pres
dent Wilson from the White Hous,
Three of the most striking il
Il stances are as follows:
: Cd When the administration fe
: called upon to announce it's policy t.
L ward Central and South America
Republics, under the Monroe do
. trine, the statement was given to tt
/ press from the White House.
) CD When the administration d
s cided to reverse the dollar diploI
acy' policy of the Taft administr
ton, that the announcement w
made, not by Mr.. Bryan from Il
$ State Department, but by the Pres
dent himself.
t. CD That when the administratis
t. decided to recognize the Republic
j. China, again Mr.. Bryan was deni
Is the right to issue that statement, al
l. the President, himself, announced
ID from the White House.
re Besides, it is known that Pre-
lie dent Wilson appointed Mr.. Mere
nolds Attorney-General in his Cal