The Washington herald., 1907-01-06

or whether the national committee shall
be called together to elect a successor to
the present chairman.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, who
was mentioned in The Washington Her
aid yesterday as a probable aspirant for
the craftsmanship said:
No doubt Mr.. Cortelyou. before going
70 the Treasury Department, will call the
national committee together and let the
committee select its own chairman. That
would be the natural way Mr.. Cortel-
you was chosen as chairman only to man
age the national campaign of 1904. and he
Is not even "A member of the national
committee, the State OF New York being
represented on The committee by William
L. Ward
Not Fighting President.
There is NO fight so far rs I know.
over the craftsmanship. Personally, /
have a high opinion Of capt New. whom
have known for "a good many years.
am only speaking of what am certain is
the proper mode OF procedure. l have de-
MED time and again that j am lighting
President Roosevelt. and it seems 10 me
that that accuse ton. which is being rec
ncWcd i'm certain quarters is thrcshed-
out chestnut If such a figure OF speech
may be permitted. Because 7 differ with
the President sometimes is no reason why
should be put in the list of his enemies.
I was in consultation with him the other
day for an hour, and J spent very en-
joyable evening socially az the White
House recently"
Chairman Cortclyou was seen but ne
would not talk for publication. IL is evil
dent that Dee considers that he is acting
entirely within bis rights in his detormi-
nation 10 retire frem The Craftsmanship
and leave the duties Of acting chairman
10 be performed by Capt. New, who is
vice chairman of the committee. For
this course his friends cite the precedent
OF Henry G.. Payne When Mark Hanna
died Che duties Of acting chairman de-
volved on Mr. Payne. who was vice chair
man az the national committee and the
committee was not called together 10 elect
a chairman for the uHeXpired term.
Has served Five Terms.
Senator Scott is the Oldest member Of
the national committee. from the stand
point Of continuous service. except Pow
ell Clayton, of Arkansas. He has served
five terms as member OF the executive
committee OF the national committee. il
there is 10 be a canvass for votes among
the members of the national committee.
as now seems probable. Senator Scott no
doubt viii bee able to array a good many
members of the committee on his side.
The West Virginia Senator win not say
that he intends tO try 20 organize the
committee SO as TO have "a special meet
ing called 10 elect chairman when Cor
teIyou retires but that is supposed to be
bis contemplated plan. He merely says
that he believes C0rteIyou viii do the
right thing. which he intsrprets TO mean
that Corteiyou himself viii issue the call.
Senator SCOTS friends insist that there
is no precedent directing what shall be
done in such "a case, for the reason that
only since 1886 has the national commit
tee had a vice chairman. In that year ii
was decided 70 establish a Western head
quarters. which had never been done be
fore. and one day Mark Hanna said 90
Senator Scott
Scott. 7 want 20 put Henry c. Payne
in charge Of Western headquarters. and
We must have a title for him. What
shah il be?''
Succession Not Intended.
SO that Office was created. II is claimed
that the intention never was that the
vice chairman should succeed the ma
tional chairman as acting chairman in
case OF a vacancy.