Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
SUMMARY ACTION
BY CHAIRMAN NEW
Hitchcock Looses Official
Position on Committee.
NEWS PROTESTS IGNORED
Objected to the Managers Use Of
Proxy.
COMPROMISE IN LOUISIANA
Proposed Scheme to Curtail South
ern Representation in Convention.
COMPROMISE IN LOUISIANA
Proposed Scheme to Curtail South
ern Representation in Convention.
Objection of Colored Leaders.
cial From a staff Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
CHICAGO, June 9-Frank II. Hitch
cock the Taft political manager. has
been removed from the post of assistan,
secretary of the national committee by
Chairman New and replaced by Mr.
Fisher, assistant to Elmer Dover. II
is said that several weeks ago Chair
man New learned that Mr. Hitchcock
would sit in the committee as a com
mtteeman. under a proxy. Chairman
New had no right to question a proxy
but he wrote to Mr.. Hitchcock suggest
ing that in his opinion it would be high
~ indecorOus for an officer of the com
mittee to also sit with the committee
the manager of one of the candidates
He urged Mr.. Hitchcock. in order to
avoid comment. to resign from the as
sistant secretaryship.
No reply to this letter was received
Chairman New thereupon submitted the
same suggestion. it is said. to the Presi-
dent and to Secretary Taft, but received
10 answer to either communication. The
next thing that happened was Mr.
IIitchcocks appearance In his three
fold capacity of campaign manager,
committee official and committeeman by
proxy. After putting up with it for a
lew days the adverse criticism became
so strong that Chairman New took
summary action. There is nothing to
prevent Mr.. Hitchcock's later appear
ance as committeeman by proxy. al
though there is strong objection to it
among members of the national COM
mittee. including some of Mr.. Taft's
friends on that body.
A big row is impending in the ma
tional committee over the choice of a
new chairman. A movement is afoot
10 return to the practice which existed
before Mark Hanna's time of the COM
mttee exercising its Judgment as to
national chairman regardless of dicta-
tion from the head of the ticket. 1t
will be recalled that Mr.. Hanna was
named chairman at the request of Mr..
Mckinley.
1t will also be recalled that four years
ago the national committee revolted
for a long time against President
l;oOsevelt'S dictatiOn of Mr.. Cortelyou
as chairman. but after swearing for
days and days it would ne-er consent.
consented The old politicians around
here are betting that it will turn out
that way this time and that whoever the
administration wants for national
chairman will be promptly accepted by
the new national committee, as that
body when formed will De probably 80
per cent Taft.
The Louisiana Case
According to the statement of some oi
The allies friends in the national commit
tee. the contests presented thus far have
been lamentably weak. Several OF them
are said TO have smacked very suspicious
~ of northern origin. Even if disposed
10 make fight in committee, the allies
have not been provided with good cases
UP TO yesterday. But late yesterday the
Louisiana case came up, and the presen-
taiion of the contestants made some i'm
preston on the committee There was
ground for doubt. and Immediately the
allies renewed their overtures for COM
promise. They begged for half the dele
cation. basing their appeal upon the
ground that it would placate the negro
Vot- in the north. That's where they
~llpped their trolleys. The Taft people
cmphatically refused to sacrifice half THEN
upon trying the case on it's merits and il
cnt over until today.
Before the national committee met this
morning the most intense interest was
manifested in the Louisiana situation The
question was whether the Taft people
would consent 10 splitting the delegation
half and half between the black anC
ians and the lilly whites The stu
alton was this: Ralph Tyler. auditor fol
HE Navy Department.. favored granting
the black and tans'' some show on tho
Committee. Ii is hinted that in this att;
ilde he had the Endorsement of Booker
l. Washington. On the other hand ex
Gov. Yarmouth and Pearl Wight, the ill,
white leaders. said that ii the delegation
was split they would abandon further in
terest In the administrators organiza
ian in, m, ,s-f.l
ne was tired of getting I'D organization.
and then having some one come in thirt,
days before a convention and get ready
10 force compromise. He declared sucf
"cuhs puts premium on disorganization
To Curtail Representation.
There are Indications that the new
scheme OF allies IL cnbarrass The. con.
Nentlon by springing the old resolution I,
'urtali southern representation NAV proy.
"A boomerang Ii will not be- surprising II
II is abandoned. The negroes are raisine
'lc question Are we To be sacrificed al
along the line? Are the -raft neoni. -
favor the lily-white faction and o,r s,,n
posed friends among the allies tn out.
ticrod Herod by taking away our right o
representation They complain furthe,
mat with the southern states c,Irtailne
ihe rlght OF suffrage and the northern
states the right OF representation i'm a con.
vention. the negro might as we'll give III
the polltlcal ghost and stick to the cot Tor
patch and the corn iield on election ,Iay
HE Taft people continuing thei,
missionary work among the negro minis
tcrs. About forty negro preachers assem-.
bled AT the auditorium last night anf
adopted resolutions praising Presidenr
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft, and closins
AS follows: THE democratic party is now
as il has ever been, uncomprornisinp In
its opposition TO the citizenship and The
civil rights OF the negro people. and N,
self-respecting and race-loving negro car
consistently support the denocra tic part,
AS national organization without stulti.
fyinS his sense of honor and his own self
respect.
John r. Millholland of New York city. ;
supporter of the Constitutional Leagl.
movement. was at the annex yesterday
Mr.. MiilhOlland characterized the unseat
ing of the southern delegates by the ma
tional committee a disgrace" and sal,
that the party was riding to a fall will
such Il record behind it, Continuing h
said: What may be done to redeem IN.
existing situation cannot be foretold thi