The Washington herald., 1908-06-30

IN" hepuDilcan Nominee Finds n
Serious Problem on His Hands.
Adjournment TO the Hot Springs.
AT the outset OF his campaign for the
Presidency. w. IT Taft finds himself con-
fronted with an ugly snarl over the
chairmanship Of the Republican National
Committee that may wind up in a row
prejudicial to the interests Of the ticket.
Of which he is the head and front.
His friends in Ohio are kicking ND all
the trouble
They are insistent that Arthur I. Vorys.
who was in charge Of the Columbus
headquarters Of the Taft boom prior to
the Chicago convention. shall be made
campaign manager. They are bitterly
opposed to the selection Of Frank II
Hitchcock. the steam roller man. and are
predicting all sorts Of dire things If
Hitchcock is named.
Friends Of Secretary TAFT removed from
the influence Of the Ohio group are be-
ginning TO suspect that Vorys and his
supporters are more interested in de-
feating the aspirations Of Mr. Hitchcock
to become national chairman than they
are in landing Vorys himself in the sad
die.
Friends Of Mr.. Taft are saying II would
have been better II he had settled the
chalrmanship by naming the candidate
OF his choice the day after the Chicago
convention. when there would have beer
le"er maicontents than now and nothing
ior them to do but get in line. DELAY
has extended the agitation. until there
arc various groups favoring various can
didatcs- and Mr. Taft has a real nrob,en,
on his hands
Norys Gathers Adherents
Norys, TOO, has bad time IN p.tbor al
aerents TO his cause. There is no doubt
MT TAFT still has a comfortable majority
OF the national committee with him and
that any man he names will be elected
regardless Of protests. but the choice Of
any candidate after long deferred action
viii not please every one and readily close
the breaches.
That Secretary Taft is somewhat con-
cerned over the chairrnansbjn ta,glo ~.
made evident yesterday, when three Ohio
ieaders-Walter Brown. chairman Of the
State central committee: Harry Williams
chairman of the State executive commit
tee, and Walter Guilbert. auditor Of Tho
State-arrived in town. They were sum
moned here by the nominee.
Following their conference with cooro
tary Tart and Charles P. Taft word was
gwen out that Mr. Vorys had been asked
to be In Washington on Wednesday
Neither OF the Tafts, nor anv of those
Identified with the cause. were commun,-
cative as 10 the reasons that nromn,ad
William II. Taft to send for the three
Ohioans. who reached here Yesterday or
MI Norys. II is surmlsed. however tbo+
the nominee, who has a great ren,tatiop
as a harmonizer, is endeavoring n smooth
over the ruffled feelings OF his Ohio na,,,-
sans who have been In perturbed state
Of mind ever since It became known Mr.
Taft believed that Hitchcock was the man
10 whom his fortunes should be intrustad
in the coming campaign.
Whether the Ohoans were told that
Norys would not be selected in anv cir
cumstances cannot be learned. They left
the city soon after their call at the War
Department. The impression has prevail
ed here for long time. and II has not
been changed by recent developments
that Norys is out OF the running.
Significance was attached YESTERDAY 70
visit Of Postmaster General George Won
Lengarke Meyer on Secretary TAFT and
Charles p. Taft. Mr.. Meyer was closetod
with the Tafts for more than an hour
This conference started reports that Mr. |
Meyer would be selected chairman as /
compromise. Hitchcock and Vorys 10 he |
assigned TO vice chairmanships. and to |
play an important part is the campaign.
Doubt is expressed that Mr.. Taft has
Mr.. Meyer in mind as a campaign man
ager. While the Postmaster General de-
clines, OF course, to make a formal an
nouncement In this connection, II may be
stated on authority that IL the place
Continued on paEo a CoIuru