Show MIXES BUSINESS WITH First Assistant Postmaster General Tours the South on Special Mission I EXHORTS THE BRETHREN FINDS THEM ALL ROOSEVELT ROOSEVEL T BOOSTERS Washington April 24 First Assist Assistant AssIstant ant Postmaster General Hitchcock re turne today from the south had been for tor the past week we k primarily on an Inspect tour of the southern lr said he had learned only today to that his trip had been given a political significance in Inn newspapers n In hi the north in which th t tIe e c statement stat ment appeared that he was is on a mission for the Ule president to ascertain first hand regarding r any an new direction in the Republican sentiment in the south S Sr Talked Politics Some r Mr Ir Hitchcock denied with ith emphasis cm that President Roosevelt directed dr cf d his movements It is true that while my m trip was vas partially one of inspection he said and one which I had planned months ago I discussed politics to some extent This T ls was only natural as I was called on by many southern Republicans cans officially connected conne ted with the gov government gO government and otherwise Interested Ut I r saw sa no evidence evi ence to justify pub published published published reports of disaffection in the ranks of some of or the Republicans iA 14 the south such as organization of opt posing movements movement and that sort s rt of or thing which we have been hearing about for some time All for Roosevelt In those states which it X visited South Carolina Georgia and Florida the Republicans arc are in hearty accord with the administration They are are Roosevelt men through and through Referring again agnin to the question of Or opposing organizations Mr Hitchcock I remarked that of course there were disgruntled and discredited men m who have dropped out of the old organization tion but that such Were In the decided minority n |