The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-06-10
POLITICS AS SEEN AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CorteIyou May Manage RooseveIt's Campaign.
Parker Still the Leading Democratic Can
didate-Southern Delegates. Unnstructed.
A Stirring Campaign Expected.

(Mail Special to the Advertiser)
| WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S.-
Democratic politics are now upper
most in the consideration of WASH
ington residents. The Chicago con-
vention, from the Washington stand
point, Is chiefly a matter of waiting
three weeks. All has been done here
in the way Of preparation that can
be done. President Roosevelt has come
to a conclusion with his customary
promptness on all the matters requir-
ed of him In connection with the con-
vention. The chief of these was the
selection Of chairman of the Nation
al Committee. His friends who go to
the Chicago convention will carry the
word that it is his desire for Secre-
tary Cortelyou to be elected. The
| vice chairman Is yet to be settled
upon, but it may be that the President
will defer somewhat in that to the
nominee for the vice presidency on
the ticket with him. 1t is known that
Senator Fairbanks, If nominated, in
tends to claim that privilege, as it Is
his desire to have ex-Representative
Henry, Of Andersonville and Indian
apolis named. The President has had
several names for the vice chairman
ship in mind.
The question Of Secretary to the COM
mittee will also be taken up before
long, so that the Presidents wishes
may be made known to the new Ma
WV
have been discussed but it will be no
surprise If Mr.. l.. A. Coolidge, of this
city, secures the honor. He is a
Harvard graduate, has long been a
correspondent here for New England
newspapers, and is familiar with poll
tical affairs. One of his closest friends
is Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts.
Mr.. Elmer Dover, long assistant secre-
tary of the committee and now the
secretary since Senator Hanna died is
by no means certain that he could ac-
cept the place if it were offered him,
because of a lucrative business offer
in Cleveland, which he may feel that
it is necessary for him to accept.
The chairman of the National Com
mittee receives no salary, but as Sec
retary Cortelyou is a poor man and
has little means of his own. it is
taken for granted here that some COM
pensation will be arranged for him.
1t is safe to say that this compensa-
tion will equal the rate of $4,000 a year,
which is his pay as a cabinet officer
and that he will also be recompensed
for his expenses in travelling from
place to place during the campaign.
1t is not expected that Mr. Cortelyou
Will have a very active part in the
raising of funds for the campaign.
That will be left to the executive COM
mittee, of whom two of the leading
members will undoubtedly be ex-Sec-
retary of the Interior Cornelius N.
Bliss, the Treasurer of the National
Committee, and Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island. Both are experts in
that line. They have a wide ac-
quaintance among men of means who
are sufficiently interested in the sue
cess Of the Republican party to con-
tribute to its campaign expenses.
1t is still a question here whether
the President will at once announce
new member of his cabinet to sue
ceed Secretary Cortelyou or whether
he will allow the assistant secretary
to act in the interim. The probabili-
ties are that he will nominate a sue
cessor at once. That is the usual
rule