The Washington times., 1908-07-09
HITCHCOCK SUITS
ALL, SAYS DICK
Vorys Crowd Will Not Com
plain and Dover
Beams.
3 DISLIKES RUMOR
ABOUT QUITTING
Ohio Senator Thinks Gray Is
Democrats Best Man for
Second Place.

senator Charles Dick says the NOrys
faction in Ohio will accept uncomplain-
inglv the selection Of Hitchcock as
chairman OF the national committee
Secretary Dover, confronted with the
Question. If he had not threatened two
weeks ago to resign if Hitchcock was
named. says it's all a mistake.
The Democratic committee is busy
mailing campaign material, and saying
nothing their eyes all the while upon
Denver.
Speaker Cannon has left the city
for home, and a subsequent vaca-
tion.
This. in brief. is the sum total OF the
things doing politically N Washington
today. Denver. Hot Springs, and oyster
Bay are in the limelight and beyond
a few young men at the campaign mead
quarters, who are busy mailing cam
paign documents TO trusting voters, all
is serene.
Dover in Beaming Business.
Secretcry Dover sat beaminE at the
Republican national committee head
quarters His beams gave way to a
paineI expression when a reporter
asked.
The report was current two weeks
ago that you had cried aloud that you
would resign if Hitchcock was named
chairman. What are you going to do
about IT nOW2'
1T is a mistake l didn't say l would
resign. / was the Onfy one really elect
ed by the whole committee said III
Dover-
What did you say then? The re-
port was certainly current that you
would not relish the selection Of Mr..
Hitchcock
i prefer not TO talk about #. I am
not responsible for the misCOnstruc-
ton put upon ms attitude
1t is to be presumed then YOU Will
accept the result with true Republican
spirit and put your shoulder to tQe
wheel as he others suggested the
I'D rather not talk about it nov. ]
ann still on the job And Mr.. Dover
began 20 beam again as he disposed OF
the mooted question.
All Serene Says Dick.
Senator Dick. former custodian Of the
Foraker DiCk-Norys sentiment i'm turbu.
lent Ohio was all smiles as he talked
a Hitchcock's selection. Everything
Is all right" he said. 'and everybody
Viii fall in line for great victory This
fall The chairman really should have
been selected the day after tho con,
ventior- letting the fellows fall I'm line
etr. They would have done this just
as readily then as now. There was n
necessity for waiting this long How.
ever II Is now AT settled and MI
Taft viii not lose any strength in Obi,
by the selection.
sure. the campaign publicity plsI
is all right The time has come thai
the people demand il and IL is well thai
publicity will he had. regardless OF tbs
fact that the New York laws require
that the newly elected trea surer mus
make them public.
Favors Gray for Second Place.
Were ! a Democrat / would be Il
favor OF Gray rather than Johnson 70
second place. although Johnson is un
d0ubtedly a strong man in Minnesota
However. the Republicans will carr,
Minnesota this year, regardless, / be
lIevC-"
Senator Dick will remain in Wash
ingtOn the balance of the week II
may take the stump. he says, as 500
as the campaign opens
Mr.. Hitchcock passed through Wasf
ington last night en- route to confe
with Secretary Taft at Hot Springs.