The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
HANNA and HEATH TO RETIRE
HiNNt ron I'LL HEAITH. HEiTH
BECAUSE M MiST
h-Go,. crane Of Massachusetts VIII sue.
rrc,i Hanna ~ On airrnan Of National
onmittee-Iieath Must Resign as
secretary because lie Is 10 Be Prose.
cu,rd for Post once Irregularities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 The announce
uent made Yesterday by Senator Scott of
Vest Virginia a member of the Republican
'Io President. that the committee would
meet here early in December to select the
time and place for holding the national
convention next year, has brought to the
-Yr'a"a some interesting facts that have
heretofore been kept from the public. The
mos. important Of these relate to the selec-
lon Of a chairman and secretary of the Re-
publican national committee TO manage
reNr wears campaign
II L. "A foregone conclusion that Senator
llauna's health will not permit him to con-
duet the campaign next year, although 1t
4. not vet determined whether he shall
res q AT the December meeting or at the
FIST meeting of the new committee 10 be
chosen by the convention, Neither has
Senator llanna's successor as chairman
been decided upon, although the President
and his personal and political friends and
advisers are inclined TO think that the best
man for the place is former Governor Crane
Of Massachusetts
Last spring, when Senator Hanna's
probable resignation was being discussed,
there was Il strong movement in favor Of
tie selection of Senator Lodge but 1t Is
now admitted that there are reasons why
tie senator could not take the manage
mcut of the campaign, and II the present
programme is carried out Gov. Crane will
he Mr. Hanna successor. The present
Massachusetts, member of the nationa |
committee is George Won l. Never Am
lassador to Italy. but it would be an easy
matter to have Murray Cranes name
substituted in order that lie might be elected
chairman.
1t las already been decided that the sec
rntary of the committee. Perry :. Heath OF
tab, formerly of Indiana and FIRST Assist
ant Postmaster-ei General in the Mckinley
Administration. must go, and that he must
go at once, perhaps before the December
meeting of the national committee. In
deed it is now known positively that I'M
iess tie statute of limitations can be made
to intervene, Heath will be indicted and
prosecuted for alleged illegal practices
while an official of the Post Office Depart
ment Should the statute of limitations be
successfully invoked to save him. he will
Of the committee in disgrace. and he will
he publicly branded as dishonest official
Last summer, Immediately after return
ing from his long Western trip. President
Roosevelt made the announcement that,
whatever Heath's short co mings as an adj
minist ration offiter might have been, he
would escape punishment because of the
President S determination not to prosecute
the officers of his predecessors admins
tration. notwithst anding the charges made
against them. To use the Presidents wn
words, there was to be no raking over Of
dead mems bones, and Heath would bo
allowed to go scot free. Al that time
however the only charges tho President
had against Heath were contained in the
Tulloch report, which accused him Of
nothing more serious than juggling the
payrollS, giving siuecures so womer
and polit cal favorites allowing politicians
to travel about over the country at Govern.
ment expense, ostef sihly on Government
business, and matters of that kind.
Since then however, the situation ha;
changed and the charges against Heatf
IN the Tulloch report have bec' m trivia
and unworthy of discussion in view Of the
fact that the Bristow report accuses HEATH
If actual corruption in Office corruption
Of the kind for which Machen, Beavers
and others have been indicted, President
Roosevelt is therefore determined that
Heath must take his punishment.
The President 5 friends have been favor
able TO the selection of Col. Harry New OF
Indianapolis as Heath's successor as secre
tarv Of the nat ional committee, but this