The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-16

The friends and supporters of the
President have recently been working
themselves into a state Of excitement
and political perspiration over the fall
ure Of Senator Hanna to sit down and
draw up the call for the Republican
national convention Immediately after
the national committee which iaet here
on December y. had swallowed coffee at
the banquet which the chairman gave.
Thirty days elapsed and no convention
call was issued, and the fretful parti-
sans of the President, always suspicious
when Senator Hanna sneezes or when
he fails to sneeze. began to place various
constructions upon hts failure to issue
the call.
Some with their vivid imaginations
figured out that the Ohio Senator was
planning to defer the call until after
several OF the State conventions have
been held I'm order that by some means
whatever advantage might inure 10 the
President in the way OF instruction OF
delegates might be defeated. II WASH {
quite clear Just what the disadvantage
| TO the President would be. but 10 was
feared the Ohio Senator had some
thing I'D his sleeve" and they were
certain it would not be used 10 the bcne.
1T OF the President. The friends OF the
| President want early conventions all
over the country with Roosevelt in
structsd delegates in order that there
may be no eleventh-hour stampede 10
Hanna or any other candidate who may
come out against the President.
To Swing Ohio Delegates.
| Others have calculated that Senator
| Hanna was delaying in order TO perfect
plan whereby all OF the Ohio delegates
/ to the national convention might be
selected by the State convention instead
| OF the Congress conventions. as has
long been the custom. IN Ohio, as in
/ other States, the practice has been for
each Congress district TO name two del
| egates and for the State convention 10
select the four delegates at large In
fact. IL IS the rule Of the national com
mittee that this shall be the method
| followed Either these friends OF the
President never read that rule or
thought Senator Hanna would ignore it,
| for they started the report that the
Senator would seek 10 have the State
convention i'm Ohio dictate the selection
OF the delegates. Senator Foraker, who
assumes to be the Presidents spokes-
man. especially in Ohio. became much
agitated lest his colleague had planned
i SOLAl- SUCH tOufbts TOT IL ID COHCeucu
that Senator Hanna viii control the
State convention. although he cannot
control all of the district conventions.
The Roosevelt enthusiasts have taken
| il for granted that Senator Hanna is
| inimical 10 the President, despite his
repeated declarations to the contrary,
and his statement that he is not can
didate for the Republican nomination.
and they are constantly on the alert.
Worry Was Useless.
1t develops now that their worry has
all been without cause. Senator Hanna
has broken no presidents in delaying
| the call for the convention for a month
after the meeting of the national COM
mittee The national convention is more
than five months away. and there have
| been instances where the call was not
/ issued until three months prior to the
convention. The draft of the call is
/ said to have been made more than two
weeks ago. and Senator Hanna is with
holding his signature awaiting tie re
! port of the COMMITTEES. consisting of Sen
ator McComas. Commissioner Yerkes.
and Representative Brownlow. who were
appointed to determine the manner OF
selecting delegates in the District of Co
lumbia. which plan must be included
In the call. That report will be submit
ted within few days and then the call
will be issued.
Another reason which it is said might