The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-01
President Wants to Know
What Is Cause of Friction
in National Committee.
OLD-TIMERS RAP
CARD INDEX PLAN
Too Much Secrecy and System n
O. o. P. Headquarters, Is Com.
plant From Wheel Horses.

That the President and some Of his
closest advisers among the older poll
ticians are displeased with the manner
in which the campaign is now being
conducted by Chairman Hitchcock, and
that the chairman Is 70 come 70 Wash
ington later IN the week 70 explain 70
President Roosevelt why the reputed
friction exists between the national
committee and the Republican Congress
sional committee, was learned today
from an authority IN close touch with
the Administration.
IL is said that the President within
the past week has sent 20 New York
enc OF the most conservative and sea
soned caupaisners in the Republican
party in order that the veteran might
make an analysis Of the Unsatisfyirg
conditions complained OF by some party
leaders as existing there. and that the
President has now received a report
from this envoy that is BY no means
as encouraging as IL might be-
Closely following this report made by
the President is JLe announcement thar
Chairman Hitchcock is expected 20 ar
rive in Washington tomorrow or next
a. ~ r
velt VINO IL Is tacitly agreed. has as
sumed, with the sanction Of q number
Of the older Republican leaders. q more
or less general supervision over the
campaign
Much Criticism Made.
That a number OF those high in Re
publican councils have had much criti-
cism 20 make OF late as TO the apparent
disOrganization existing in campaign
headquarters Is well known II has
been reported that the chairman Is lI.-
accessible, that IN his absence the o.
ice force wears "a air OF general Uu-
certainty as TO what 10 Go or nov %
DO e. that Information re----t~e 20 what
Is reaEy being Gvne has been CaIei
ICr, and is not forthcoming. and that. IA
short, the present methods employed --
Republican headquarters are entirely al
variance with all precedent as cSraJ-
lsEed by the seasoned campalElers
who have brought the party tlrou-i
20 victory IN years past
Hearing the TuubIinEs OF internal dis
session OF general uncertainty, accom-
panied oy vigorous protests as 10 the
carl-lnleX system installed oy the pres
ent chairman the President IS under
stood 10 have determined 10 begin q
quiet inventory Of affairs as they are
His ambassador has reported JLaJ IL IS
ne sssary that something be done. ara
that Immediately, Il the campaign is 20
progress upon the well tried lines that
nave always brought success
Calls It Sepulchre.
Il became known today that one Of
the leading Republicans Of the country,
one who has interests at stake in tie
present campaign, has succinctly SUN
med up the situation by saying
Il am unable 10 obtain any desired in
formation from that sepulchre over
there"
The veterans OF many battles havA
! complained bitterly that the Republican
headquarters seem 20 be in charge Il
/ an aggregation OF young men wearing
/ Merry Widow hats VINO maintain d
/ clOister-like secrecy as 20 the inner
workings Of the organization and whose
/ the card indexes
/ Confronted by such reports. it IS nat
Ural that some Of the older set should
/ become alarmed, and that the President
especially should desire 10 hear from
AR Hitchcock himself lust how the
/ campaign is being managed. and why
/ reports continue 20 reach him that are
/ not just exactly as they should be-
Du POnt Case Is Cited
/ The appointment OF General Du Pont
I as Eeead OF the speakers bureeau. Is
i but enc instance Of the reputed misnaI-
I Ggement and near-sighteduess OF the
present manager. and his removal viz
/ tuaIly at the instance OF the President,
i has but served to acceutuate the STOW
I ing belief that there is 10 be a radical
I Change in the way the campaign Is
managed The President and others OF
4 the old school or politics. lr IS under
] stood. are especially al variance with
fl-e policy Of A1r- Hitchcock in declining
to seek advice upon certain important
appointments and matters relative TO
ths general conduct Of the campaign.
] II has been related at the White
/ House Lhat some days agO a very dis
4 tingulshed-loOSiDG gentleman appeared
( in the outer offices OF Chairman Hitch
/ cock with the announcement that he
{ had an important commission 10 Ill and
/ was deslr0Cs Of leaving the city within
a few hours
I Stays the Limit.
3! The story has IL that he stayed ths
/ limit (still in the outer Office and final
ly was Informed that Chairman Hitch
! cock had been called 10 Chicago and
scnt word that he would be glad to
have the visitor call In three days,
when the chairman expected TO return.
The visitor pulled slip Of paper out Of
his pocket and showed II TO the chair
! mans messenger. The varacious chroni-
s. 600 and that after the caller had show
60 II ne tore II INTO pieces and asked
I naents 90 Chairman Hitchcock.
Circulated IN White House.
/ This story and a number OF others
! have been circulating about the White
| Mouse for some days. but have been
/ given little credence until the charges
I Of mismana cement were disclosed to
l day.
/ Friends OF Chairman Hitchcock are
l preparing TO rush 10 his defense They
] say the charges OF mismanagemenr are
being circulated by party malcontents
who resent the fact that they had not
y been taken into counsel They declare
that some Of the older men have re-
/ seated from the first the selection OF a
| young chairman and have been carrying
oft quiet campaign OF criticism
against him