Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-28
ALLEGED DlsLoYALTY.

1t now looks very much like First
Assistant Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock, on the occasion OF his Wis
it to Arizona two months ago. was try
ing TO put the political stilleto under
the fifth rib Of Secretary Taft It is
now a well known fact that when
Hitchcock was in Arizona urging that
the republicans of the territory
should stand firm for Roosevelt, he
was only trying to string a few
delegates which could be handed over
to Secretary Cortelyou at the proper
time
1t seems that President Roosevelt
has caught up with Mr.. Hitchcock, or,
at least. is convinced that there has
been an attempt to double cross
Secretary Taft, the white house can
didate for the presidency.
On Tuesday evening the following
dispatch was sent out from Washing
ton which tells about the rebuke adj
ministered to Hitchcock and also tells
of other interesting political doings
which are attracting attention at the
national capital:
Political developments here today
bring to light two significant facts.
The one is that President Roosevelt
has visited a severe humiliation upon
Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant
postmaster general, thereby furnish
ing proof positive Of President Roose-
yelt's belief in the "Cortelyou con-
spiracy'' and the stories of Hitch
cocks anti-Taft activity in the south
ern states. The other is that Speaker
Cannon has organized and set In mo-
ton a Cannon machine designed TO
corral Cannon delegates outside OF
Illinois.
Subordinate in Charge.
Postmaster General George Won L.
Meyer has gone to New England to
spend the holidays in that dear, Bos-
ton, Mass. All the law and the gospel
regarding the Location of authority in
a government department, when a
head OF the department is absent, has
it that the first assistant, the second
assistant, he third assistant, etc, be-
Games acting chief in the order OF
their rank Although Hitchcock is in
Washington; although in the past ne
has been in command during the alb
sence of the department head. the
acting postmaster general today was
Second Assistant McCleary.
Charge of. Treachery Denied.
"Cortleyou and Hitchcock have both
entered vigorous denial to the charge
Of treachery to President Roosevelts
plans, which charge is involved in the
affair of the CoTtelyou conspiracy
That a movement was on foot durint
the recent meeting of the republican
committee here. such as was assert
ed by the many newspaper cores
pondents, who disclosed the facts as
{ othe conspiracy admits of no doubt.
foo
serted he truth of the essential fact
to allow room for successful contrc-
version
"The Cannon movement has been
put In charge OF a special committee,
which the speaker, no doubt, regards
as the Committee on my boom" The
committee does not appear in the Of
fetal list of house committees promul-
gated by Cannon just before the con-
gress took its Christmas recess. But
- Committee exists. Its chairman is
Sherman Of New York, who
chairman of the republican
sziCnal campaign committee,
and its other members are congress
men from such other states in which
Cannon hopes to do business.
Out to Hunt Delegates.
The various members, for the most
part, go home anyhow to arrange
dates for their congressional conven-
tons, and 10 do other personal log
rolling chores. The members CT the
committee on my boom" are to figure
upon the chances of having their con-
ventions name two Cannon district
delegates TO the national convention,
at the same time that Mr.. Congress
man is nominated. It is a modus OPP
erandi which savors of very practical
politics and shows that your Uncle
Toeor,b AZ for from, acfaar,