Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
MENTION OF HITCHCOCK
Responsibility Ascribed to the Taft
Manager.
KEEPS OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT
Aids Chief in Every Way Possible.
Boom Expected Right Along
Until Election.

The understanding is that Frank H.
Hitchcock and certain New York men are
back of the talk of Secretary Cortelyou
for the vice presidential nomination on
the republican ticket, with Secretary Taft.
The relations of Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.
Cartelyou have always been close and
Interesting. The former assistant post
master general has been a protege of
Mr.. Cortelyou for several years. 1t was
the latter who first arranged for Mr.
Hitchcock TO have a good place in the
Department of Commerce and Labor
when il was organized. As the head Of
that department Mr. Cortelyou found the
service of Mr.. Hitchcock loyal and faith
dul. In the republican campaign four
Years ago Mr.. Hitchcock became the right
hand man of the chairman OF the national
committee. handling many phases of the
campaign in quiet, unoStenta tious way
He kept out of the limelight but with
his whole energy aided his chief in every
way possible After that campaign Mr.
higher honors as assistant postmaster
general. where he had charge of pat
Ionage distribution and where he learned
all about the game of politics In the
II,
most exclusively. There Mr.. Hitchcock
ascertained the motives and influences of
the southern offiCeholder and the men
dominated by him With this mass of
information he got busy at the beginning
of the republican presidential campaign
along two lines-first the denomination of
President Roosevelt: second, the nominal
ton of Secretary Cortelyou in the event
>1hat the President would not be can
\llidate.
Clever Work for Cortelyou.
Mr.. Hitchcock did clever work for Mr..
Cortelyou. having a half dozen southern
States we'll on the Cortelyou string. Co
Operating with him was John G. Capers.
commissioner of internal revenue and an
astute politician. President Roosevelt.
however realized that he was being
placed in a curious position by this work
BIZ Mr.. Hitchcock and that sooner or
ater he would appear as disloyal to Taft
What happened is now matter OF MIS-
tory Instantly Mr.. Cortelyou disap-
peared off the presidential map and there
was some i'll feeling on the part of TAFT
people. Then some Of Mr.. Hitchcock's
friends became busy in an attempt to at
tach him to the Taft campaign. They be-
lieved he would be valuable to Mr.. Taft
II put in charge of the southern campaign.
They managed it so that he was selected
by Mr.. Taft. Before he accepted the Taft
offer he conferred with his friend Cortel-
yoI. and the latter released him from OBJ
legations of any kind Mr.. Cortelyou like
wise relea sed Mr.. Capers.
All indications pointing to Secretary
Taft's nomination. Mr.. Hitchcock sees
chance to do a good turn for his old
chief. He wants him nominated for Vice
President on the ticket with the Ohioan.
Many good friends of Mr. Cortelyou have
promptly chined in and there will be a
Cortelyou boom right along until the day
of the convention.
Not Endorsed From High Places.
There is indisputable authority for the
statement that the Cortelyou boom has
sources that must sanction it before it
will be vitalized enough to make a show
ing in the convention. Mr. Hitchcock
does not represent Secretary Taft He
does not represent President Roosevelt,
who may have something to say. al
though announcing that he will keep
hands OF in this fight Mr. Hitchcock is
his choice at a time when there has been
little or no talk as to a nominee for sec
ond place.
Without crystallization of anybody else,
good shape. He is sounding sentiment.
and If the Taft people do not drop a
piece o. ice on the program the movement
VIII assume Roadway that may be i'm
poi toAl Aol the secretary OF the Treas
lry.
Likely to Be Discouraged.
Inside information is that Mr.. Hitch.
cock will probably get discouraging TIPS
from the two men who will have most to
Say as to second place on the republican
national ticket. They will make no OBJ
lection on personal grounds Mr.. Cor
telyou is admittedly a Clean able mar,
having the confidence of the business
world and a considerable backing among
labor people and colored leaders. He
would. as his friends say offset some of
the objections TO Secretary Taft in the
labor world and among the colored re-
publicans.
or these two elements is to be considered.
would the people take kindly to an en-
tire ticket being made up from the cab
met OF a man who is already accused of
Trying 10 fX succession to himself in
me chief magistracy of the country?
Would not the democrats seize the op-
portun!ty to proclaim that the admins
tration was surely making efforts to per-
petuaie- itself indefinitely? Would it be
wise tos give the ticket flavor of this
kl1d! haey are questions that Mr. Hitch
cocs VIII De expected to solve and that
VAL De put TO him at an early date
No Open Candidates.
So little consideration has been given to
the Vice Presidency up TO this time that
there are no open candidates for the
hohor presumably the President and Sec
rotary Taft Will agree that an eastern
man would geographically and politically
be the right selection. In this resnect
Mr.. Corielyou would fit in excellently as
New Worker The President has a most
kindly feeling for Gov Fort of New Jer-
sey Then there is Gov. Guild Of Massa-
chusetts
II an eastern man is not determined
upon. somebody from the west would
most likely be next TO he thought of.
Wisconsin men, realizing that La Toilette
is not In the race for first place, are talk
ing aroAnd that he is the man for run
ming mate for the Ohioan Gov Cummins
OF Iowa Is another nan whose friends
think he would fill the opening AS to
wee PRESIDENT Fairbanks. ii is generally
conceded that there could be no possible
objection except that of geography
WRECKED IN EAST RIVER.