The Washington times., 1905-03-08
PRESIDENT NAMES
FRANK HITCHCOCK
Appointed First Assistant
Postmaster General.
| CHOICE OF MR.. C0RTELY0U
Had Made Rapid Strides in Government
Service Since 1se1-Will Take
Office Immediately.

The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination of Frank II. Hitchcock
to be First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral.
In nominating Mr.. Hitchcock President
Roosevelt is keeping in perfect line with
MS views upon the merit system. His
ideas in regard to Mr.. Hitchcock are
/ Identical with those of Postmaster Cen
| eral CoTtelyou.
| Mr.. Corte1you was one of the first to
recognize the unusual executive ability
of his new assistant. He strongly recon-
mended him for the position to which
he has just been appointed.
Made Rapid Strides.
Ever since Mr.. Cortelyou became ac-
qilainted with Mr.. Hitchcock's work he
| has kept Mr.. Hitchcock on a rapid
march from cne important position to
another. For the past two years the
new First Assistant Postmaster General
/ has not taken a day Of leave.
| When the Department of Commerce
and Labor opened for business in July.
! 1905 Mr.. Hitchcock began work as chief
| clerk: when the Secretary of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor Mr..
| Cortelyou. resigned to become chairman
of the National Republican Campaign
Committee, last summer, Mr.. Hitchcock
resigned also, and went direct from
Washington to New York as assistant
secretary to the national committee to
organize the work at the New York
| headquarters.
| After he finished up IN New York he
| went to st. Louis and spent a week
| closing up the exhibit of the Department
| OF Commerce and Labor at the Fair, of
| which he had charge. AS soon as that
was done he returned to Washington.
i Inaugural Committee Secretary.
Arriving here early one morning, he
called at the Republican headquarters
In the Arlington. He was told he was
/ wanted at the Riggs National Bank
| Walking around to the bank he met
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. who, the day be
fore, had been appointed chairman of
the inaugural committee.
i General Wilson received Mr. Hitchcock
1 cordially, and told him he had been ap-
| pointed secretary of the inaugural com
nitteel
i Mr.. Hitchcock went TO WORK irnmedi-
ateiy and has not missed day from
his desk since. At the same time he has
been attending to work for the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. and con-
ducting a great deal of correspondence
for the Republican National Republican
Committee, This has kept him at his
three months.
His First Position.
Graduating from Harvard University
with the class of 1891. Mr. Hitchcock
came Immediately TO Washington. He
was then twenty-four years of age. His
| first Government position was that OF
chief clerk to the superintendent of
/ construction of the PostofT1ce building.
Later he stood a competitive examina-
tfon under the civil service for the POSI-
ton of assistant biologist in the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
II At school and college Mr. Hitchcock
. had spent a great deal of tine in the
study of biology. It was an easy matter
for him to win the competition and pro-
cure the appointment.
| It was in the Department of Agricul-
ture that Mr.. Hitchcock's most fmpor-
Fl t3nt Government work was done. He
took up foreign trade work and made
: an exhaustive study of 1t. Then he or
of the Department of Agriculture, and
was made chief of the division in 1887.
Became an Expert.
| He continued this work for six years
During this time he travelled extensively
in this country and in Europe, visiting
all the important ports and studying
!. trade conditions on the ground. He pub
. lished about forty valuable reports dur
' ing this period, and was frequently call
/ ed before the Senate and House com
< mittees to give expert testimony on com
t merca.
e It was his career in the Department
g of Agriculture that led Mr.. Cortelyol
0 to make him chief clerk of the De
g partment OF Commerce and Labor
| There was no Assistant Secretary q
| that time, and Mr. Hitchcock had
great deal to do with the organization
| of the department.
Keeniy alive to Mr.. H1tchcock's talen
| for organization. Mr.. Cortelyou tool
= him to the headquarters in New York
| where he sustained the reputation h
| had made In two Government depart
| ments in Washington.
As soon as Mr.. Hitchcock's name /
acted upon by the Senate he viii resigl
| his position as assistant secretary t.
the Republican National Committee II
order that, like the Postmaster General
he may have no connection with po
ilitical affairs. Mr.. Cortelyou has aslke
that he assume the duties Of his ney
office at the earliest possible moment.