The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-05-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Which Treats Upon Variety of interest
ing Topics


dent Roosevelt for chairman OF the
Republican National Committee The
vice chairman will be either Harry 5.
New, of Indiana, or j. w. Blythe, of
Iowa. and the treasurer, Cornelius n.
Bliss, of New York. Owing to i'll
health Postmaster General PAYNE
will resign his present position as
vice chairman. Upon being formally
elected to this new office Mr.. Cortel-
you will resign his seat in the Cabi-
net, but it is expected that he will
later become Postmaster General. 1t
| is not vet known who will succeed
him in the Department of Commerce,
but the name of Carroll D. Wright
has been suggested. Secretary Cor
telyou is regarded as thoroughly fitted
to manage the Republican campaign,
and the Presidents choice meets the
approval of all party leaders.
Since Senator Hanna's death, the
question of who would be the chair
man of the Republican Committee
has been much discussed. The names
of many prominent Republicans were
suggested mt the White House. For
some time President Roosevelt has
been thinking of Mr. Cortelyou, his
newest and youngest Cabinet officer,
and after Mr.. Bliss, of New York, de-
ai6nI Iafinitalt- 70 tho
heavy burdens and grave responsible
tiles of the chairmanship, the choice
fell upon the Presidents former pri-
waite secretary. Mr.. Cortelvou' 5 quail
tications for the position are beyond
dispute. For five years, as private
secretary to President Mckinley and
President Roosevelt, he had opportu
nifty to become familiar with political
conditions in every State in the Union.
His relations with both Presidents
and with Senator Hanna were neces-
sarily both intimate and confidential.
Being a man of retentive memory,
this experience was dOubly valuable
to him. His power as an organizer
was fully demonstrated by the man
ner in which, as first Secretary of
Commerce and Labor. he built up
this new department.
Mr.. Cortelyou was born in New
York, and is not quite forty-two years
old. He studied law, became a law
reporter in New York City, and has
been in the public service since 1889.
He was atone time stenographer to
President Cleveland.
II am for the st. Louis nomine e,"
declared William Randolph Hearst,
when interviewed here on the report
that if he were not nominated by the
st. Louis convention he, with Bryan
and other radical members of the De-
mocracy, would bolt and form third
party. The young presidential aspi-
rant added: Il should of course, like
any other man, be honored and graft
fled should the Democrats see fit to
nominate me. But do not have to
be bribed by office to be a Democrat.
| have supported the Democratic tick
ct in the last FIVE campaigns. l sup
ported Cleveland three times and Bry-
an twice. | expect to support the
nominee of the party at st. Louis,
whoever he may be. | have been
making my fight for the nomination
in the name of progressive Democracy
but | have been making my fight
within party lines
This declaration OF Mr.. Hearst
is regarded here as destroying the
chances of the formation of a third
party of any magnitude. Bryan and
Others have not yet spoken, but as
the New York editor, with his big
bari" built up the organization,
which began to assume third party
attitude, it is thought that other
would-b be boilers at st. Louis could
do nothing without Mr.. Hearst's aid.
1t is believed now that the large radi-
cal vote which the New York Con-
gresham could have gathered to-
! gether in support of radical platform
will now be scattered. Few will go
to the Democratic party, if it is con-
trolled by the Hill-Parker faction;
many will go to President Roosevelt,
and many to the growing Socialist
party, which is now looked upon as
the natural register of discomfort.
By forbidding members of the Ma
rine Band to take the place of strik-
ing civilian musicians, President
Roosevelt has taken a hand in the
long conflict between the American
Federation of Musicians and the
United States Marine Band. After a
controversy with union musicians,
who demanded increased pay, the
management of the Lafayette Opera
House dismissed several union must.
clans from the orchestra and employ
ed members of the Marine Band in
their stead. The president of tbs
local organization of the American
Federation of Musicians called OIL