The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-08
HANNA NOT TO BE CHAIRMAN.
Roosevelt Will Choose Another
 Leader to Manage in 1904.

From Washington to Chicago Tribune.
 1t is now certain that Senator Hanna
 will not manage the Republican campaign
 of l91i. when in all likelihood President
 Roosevelt will be the Republican candi-
 date for the Presidency.
 MT. Hanna has acted as chairman of the
 National Republican Committee since
 1896, ldrgcly because of his personal in
 terest in the late President Mckinley s
 welfare. The death of Mckinley has re-
 moved this incentive in active political
 management, besides which MT. Hanna
 health will not permit him to undergo
 any more physical ani mental strain than
 is absolutely necessary.
 More important than these two reasons.
 however, will be the feeling on the part
 of President Roosevelt that he ought to
 man of the National Republican Com
 mittee
 Crane May Succeed Him.
 Although the Presidential campaign is
 still two years distant. there is consider
 able gossip in political circles as to Sen
 ator Hanna's successor. Prominence IS
 given to the name of Gov. William Mu"-
 ray Crane of aMssachusetts and there
 is much possibility in the suggestion
 that he will be selected. President Roosevelt mas a high opinion of his po-
 htical sagacity. It was his confidence in
 his judgment, as well as in his executive and financial ability. that led the Presi- dent to invite him into the Cabinet, and it is not unreasonable to suppose that the President should wish him to assume the management of the campaign two years hence.
 With MT. Hanna's retirement there is really nobody except Governor Crane who fits all the requirements of the situation. Postmaster General Payne, who Is the vice chairman of the National Commit
 tee. would be a strong possibility were 1t
 not that his position in the Cabinet for
 bids his selection Governor Crane in
 1904 will be out of office. but he will not be out of politics. He has the confidence of the great business interests, he is a consummate manager. and he is popular He is young, energetic and resourceful. Roosevelt is to Choose.
 The chairman of the National Com- | mittee in each campaign is selected by
 the candidate, and is usually chosen from outside the committee. This was the case in 1884, 1888. 1892 and 1s96 neither Jones, Quay, Carter. nor Hanna holding any
 membership in the committee at the time of their selection. Should Governor Crane be chosen it would be following | the old practice.
 | It is hardly likely, of course, that the | President has yet consulted with him about the matter, although when asked | whether there was any foundation for | the talk Governor Crane has declined to | say anything for publication. It is Senator Lodges opinion that the | matter has not been discussed officially, | and he does not believe that any decision will be made for some time. MT. Lodge | is confident, however, that there will be | a new chairman of the committed, and he adds that President Roosevelt and | Governor Crane are close personal friends.
 Some Talk of Quay. There has also been some talk to the | effect that Roosevelts campaign would | be managed by Senator Quay. This gos- | sip undoubtedly has its origin in the fact | that Senator Quay personally wrote the | resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania | Republican State Convention indorsine | Roosevelt that State being the pioneer | in advocating MT. Roosevelts nomination | in 1904.
 | MT. Quay has for some time been con | vinced that Roosevelt would necessarily l be the candidate of the party two years | hence, and there is a perfect understand | ing between him and Senator Platt of l New York upon this point. MT Quay since his victory in securing the noml- nation of Judge Pennypacker as the Re l publican gubernatorial candidate in Penn | sylvania has been supreme in the party | organization in the State, and he Is now | the chairman of the State Committee i Even if he should not be the chairman of the National Committee, he will un- | doubtedly be potent factor in the cam paign which President Roosevelt will make for reelection.
 Three R's the Party Cry. | Roosevelt, Revision, and Reciprocity, would, in the opinion of Republican poli- ticians here. be an excellent slogan dur | ing the national campaign two years hence. This idea was suggested by the speech of Professor Schurman, who was | one of the Philippine commissioners, when he said: 'I believe the people want | to indorse the three Rs-namely: Roose- valt the nations leader; reciprocity with Cuba. the nations duty; and revision of the tariff, the nations interest"