The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
HANNA IN THE 1904 CAMPAIGN
WILL HE CONTINUE TO SERVE
~ CHAIRMAN: 20
Roosevelt OAce Expressed a Desire 1hat
He shou,,s--Ne Agreement Reached
The PrSsident Might Prefer Gov.
TAFT 70 Isevettdse for Rvnnins Mate.

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He sh0ul&--Ne Agreement Reachet
The rrssident Might Prefer Gov
Taft 10 Iseveftdse for RSnnsns Mate
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Gossip about
the probable resignation Of Perry s. heatf
as secretary of the Republican Nationa
Committee, IN view Of the disclosures OF
wrongdoing tdring his administration a.
First Assistant Postmaster in the
Mckinley Cabinet naturally revives the
question whether Senator Hanna will con.
tinue to act az chairman in the campai gr
Of 1904. It, 6an be stated on authority
that this MATTER has not been determined
upon or formally discussed recently. II
being certain that President Roosevelt
will be the Republican candidate for the
Presidency, his wishes as to the selection
Of a chairman Of the committee will OF
course have great weight.
II has been generally supposed that when
the President was Senator Hanna's guest
AZ the wedding of his daughter this subject
WAS talked over and some understanding
arrived at 1t IL a fact. however, that the
question was not discussed between the
President and the Senator at TINT time
Some months ago Mr., Roosevelt did talk
to Mr.. Hanna about the craftsmanship
and expressed desire to have him con-
,nue his services. But the Senator said
nth emphasis that owing to the state OF
his health he did not think he ought to
serve through another campaign,
This conversation took place before the
recent furry over the Endorsement of Roose-
welt by the Ohio Republican convention
hnr &c tn hol 10
the misunderstanding and 'ill-fceling en-
gendered by that incident has had it's effect
upon the programme to put the campaign
in 1904 in Mr.. Hanna s charge. No agree
ment has been reached, however, and Il
is understood that the subject will not be
formally brought up and discussed until
the fall.
The statements made by public men
who have talked with President Roose welt
since he returned from his Western trip
confirm tho popular belief that he is in
clined to regard Senator Beveridge Of In
considered, for the ice-presidential nom
nation. This statement is made with the
knowledge that President Roose welt has
a warmer regard for Gov. William H. Taft
of the Philippines than for almost any
other man in public life. and that he would
him for running mate next year. 1t may
be. too, that circumstances will so change
during the next six or eight months that
Judge Taft will be substituted in the Presi-
dents mind as the best man for the second
place on the Republican ticket.
But at present Judge Taft's mission
is in the East, and so far as can he learned
he proposes to stay there. The President
has the highest regard for Gov. Taft, not
only as friend. but as an intelligent. loyal
public servant, and II he does not come
home to accept the Vice -Preside ntial nomi-
nation, he will sooner or later become q
member of the United States Supreme
Court
That, of course, is a well known fact
Recently the rumor has.been revived that
Chief Justice Fuller would retire at the OPEN
ing Of the October term, having been
eligible since January last, and that Judge
Taft would be appointed to succeed him.
There is no foundation for this story, and
ii is not believed that Chief Justice Fuller
has any intention Of retiring in the imme-
diate future, as he Ia physically and men
tally al vigorous as he ever was. More
over. II he should retire now. Judge Taft
would not be appointed to succeed him,
as the President could not consistently
give two vacancies on the bench to Ohio,
and Judge Day of Canton was appointed
only few months ago.